AIA Component Events
Click here to link to the calendar of AIA events across the country.

April–November
The National Preservation Institute offers a broad range of programs across the country providing professional training for the management, development, and preservation of historic, cultural, and environmental resources. Visit the NPI Web site for details.

April 24–25
Oklahoma City
"Defending Our Freedom: A Life-Saving Symposium," covering safety glass applications for blast and natural-disaster protection. For more information visit the Protecting People First Foundation Web site.

April 28–May 2
Nashville
Acoustical Society of America 145th meeting. Visit their Web site for more information.

May 1
Deadline to apply for the 2004–2005 Fulbright Distinguished Chairs Program. Visit the Council for International Exchange of Scholars for more information.

May 1
Washington, D.C.
COTE Top 10 Green Projects Lecture and Reception, sponsored by the AIA Committee on the Environment, contact Kathleen Lane for details. klane@aia.org

May 1–4
Berlin, Germany
AIA Continental Europe presents "Berlin: Its History and Its Future." For details, visit the AIA Continental Europe Web site.

May 1–4
Berlin, Germany
“Berlin, Its History and Its Future,” AIA Continental Europe’s spring conference, offers up to 20 continuing education units. For more information or to download a registration form, visit http://www.aiaeurope.org/events/eventset.htm.

May 8–10
San Diego
AIA 2003 National Convention and Expo
For program and registration information, visit the convention Web site.

May 21–24
Buffalo, N.Y.
Victorian Society in America 37th annual meeting and conference. Visit the society's Web site for more information.

May 28–31
Las Vegas
Society for Envrionmental Graphic Design’s 2003 annual conference and expo, this year themed, “Las Vegas Stripped—Revealing Contradictions. For more information, visit www.segd.org.

May 30–June 8
Newport, R.I.
“Victorian Society in America” Summer Schools in architecture, decorative and fine arts, design, and landscape, directed by Richard Guy Wilson, professor and chair of architectural history, the University of Virginia. Applications are due March 10. For more information, email info@victoriansociety.org.

June 1–4
Clemson, S.C.
Ninth annual North American Masonry Conference, sponsored by the Masonry Society and related masonry industry organizations, and hosted by Clemson University. Special educational seminars focus on design of masonry buiding envelopes, strength design of masonry, quality assurance, and structural design of concrete masonry using computer software. For more information, visit www.masonrysociety.org/conferences.

June 16–18
Chicago
NEOCON 2003, the world's trade fair for interior design and facility management. For more information, visit the NEOCON Web site.

June 21–25
New York City
Eighth International Urban Parks Conference, "Great Parks, Great Cities: Celebrating 150 Years of Central Park." For more information, click here.

June 25–29
Montreal
Third annual Design and Health World Conference and Exhibition, studying "How the Environment Can Affect Health and Well-Being" and "Stress-Reducing Design Strategies and Tools." For more information, visit the Design and Health Web site.

August 1
Deadline for traditional Fulbright lecturing and research grants. Visit the Council for International Exchange of Scholars Web site for more information.

August 13–16
Phoenix
Society of Marketing Professional Services/Professional Services Management Association National Conference. Click here for details.

September 8
Applications due for the James Marston Fitch Charitable Foundation Mid-Career Grant Program, which awards a $25,000 research grant to mid-career professionals who have an advanced or professional degree and at least 10 years' experience in historic preservation or related fields, including architecture. A smaller grant may also be awarded. The grants support projects of innovative original research or creative design that advance the practice of historic preservation in the U.S. For more information, contact the Fitch Foundation via phone, 212-252-6809; fax, 212-471-9987; or e-mail, fitchfoundation@aol.com.

September 12–14
Boston
Density Conference, sponsored by the Boston Society of Architects and cosponsored by the Regional and Urban Design Committee and Housing Committee. For more information, contact Tarra Davis. tdavis@aia.org

September 18–21
Chicago
Restoration and Renovation Exhibition and Conference, cosponsored by the Historic Resources Committee. For more information, contact Kathleen Lane. klane@aia.org

September 30–October 5
Denver
National Trust for Historic Preservation Conference, with workshops and events sponsored by the Historic Resources Committee. For more information on the Trust conference on "New Frontiers in Preservation", visit their Web site. For more information on the HRC events, contact Kathleen Lane. klane@aia.org

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