Summary: If you are one of the thousands of architects who plan to take advantage of the AIA 2007 National Convention and Design Exposition—May 3–5 in San Antonio—as a rich venue for continuing education, please take note of the following opportunities. Also, some of the sessions scheduled to take place on the Expo Floor have proven so popular that they had to be moved to a larger venue, so please check your schedule.

Changing your registration: Changes to continuing education programs, preconvention workshops, tours, and events can be made by using the personal URL address provided in your confirmation letter. (Once your registration packet has been mailed, you can make changes on-site in the AIA registration area.)

1. Unique leadership training opportunity
Sponsored by the AIA Committee on Leadership Education, the AIA Leadership Conference is a four-day learning event where you practice and experience personal development for your leadership style. It offers 14.5 LUs and is recommended for Young Architects. Attendees who register for the AIA Leadership Conference must attend the entire conference (four days) to receive 14.5 LUs. Partial credit will not be given. Attendees who register for WE20 will automatically be registered for SA04 Ethical Leadership, Culture, and Performance. The Saturday session is open to all conference participants.

2. Sessions moved
To accommodate the many people registered, the following “CES Theater” programs (originally slotted for presentation on the Expo Floor) have been moved to the Lila Cockrell Theater.

• TH01 Airflow Modeling: An Essential Part of an Integrated Sustainable Design Process
  Thursday, May 3
  10:30–11:30 am
• TH02 Concrete for Cool Communities
  Thursday, May 3
  Noon–1 p.m
• FR25 Integrating Acoustics and Technology in High Performance Interiors
  Friday, May 4
  10:30–11:30 am
• FR26 Energy Methods and Metrics
  Friday, May 4
  Noon–1 p.m
• SA24 Architectural Fabric Structures
  Saturday, May 5
  10:30–11:30 am
• SA27 Hit the 50 Percent Reduction Mark Using Today's BIM Tools
  Saturday, May 5
  Noon–1 p.m.

3. CES Theater Adds Extra Shows
To replace these sessions, two programs now will run in the CES Theater on the Expo floor twice:

• FR52 Intelligent Transparency for Building Skins: ETFE Systems
  Friday, May 4
  3–4 p.m.
• FR53 Intelligent Transparency for Building Skins: ETFE Systems
  Friday, May 4
  Noon–1 p.m.
• TH25 Architecture and Life Cycle Assessment
  Thursday, May 3
  3–4 p.m.
• TH28 Architecture and Life Cycle Assessment
  Thursday, May 3
  Noon–1 p.m.

And a new program has been added:

• TH29 The Role of Air and Water-Resistive Barriers in Cavity Wall Construction
  Thursday, May 4
  10:30–11:30 am.

4. New programs, new format from research initiatives:
New to the schedule (and a new program format this year), are presentations from the AIA RFP research initiative:

• FR27 An Investigative Study of the Integration of Physical Systems in Sustainable Tall Buildings
  Friday, May 4
  10:30–11:30 am
• SA52 Inpatient Unit Design: Defining the Design Characteristics of a Successful Adaptable Unit
  Saturday, May 5
  10:30–11:30 am
• SA53 Residential Site Environments and Yard Activities of Older Adults
  Saturday, May 5
  Noon–1 p.m.