Emerging Professionals- Establish Yourself as an Expert in Your Field

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Urban Land Institute Young Leaders Group (ULI YLG) invites you to their first installment of their Professional Development Series.

Hear from a panel of experienced speakers that have established themselves as experts in their fields.  With help from our panel of experts, you will have a hands-on opportunity to begin developing your own plan and ideas for establishing yourself.

Panelists:

James Ray, Principal & President, MacKay & Somps

Richard Rich, Managing Partner, Mosaic Development Partners

John Taylor, Managing Partner, Taylor and Wiley 

 

Tuesday, January 17

5:30 – 7:30 pm

 

Drexel University

 

One Capitol Mall, 2nd Floor

REGISTER HERE

 

 

 

CANCELLED – AIA & ASLA film night ~ featuring the documentary: Helvetica

Helvetica Film Night

Come join AIA & ASLA at the AIACV Gallery for film night featuring Helvetica: A Documentary Film by Gary Hustwit.

Helvetica is a feature-length independent film about typography, graphic design and global visual culture. It looks at the proliferation of one typeface (which celebrated its 50th birthday in 2007) as part of a larger conversation about the way type affects our lives.

When: Thursday, January 19, 2012
Time: 5:45 pm
Where: AIACV Gallery, 1400 S Street, Suite 100, Sacramento
Cost: $5

Click here for the flyer

Please reserve your tickets at: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/221088

Popcorn and drinks will be provided.

NCARB Announces New ARE Vendors

The National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) has signed long-term contracts with Alpine Testing Solutions, Inc. and Prometric, Inc. for the Architect Registration Examination® (ARE®). These two vendors were selected for their unique strengths that will allow NCARB to continue to provide the profession with the highest quality licensing exam, enhance the candidate experience, and position the ARE for a more agile future.

Click here for a news clip with more information.

Herman Miller Healthcare Scholarship – Deadline Extended

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Herman Miller for Healthcare will sponsor eight intern architects to attend HealthcareDesign11, the fall conference of the Center for Health Design/AIA Academy of Architecture for Health. The conference will be held November 13-16, 2011 at the Gaylord Opryland in Nashville, TN.

Each selected intern architect will receive up to a $1,500 reimbursement to cover registration fees, air travel, and hotel room costs. (Note: This amount typically does not cover all the expenses one incurs to attend a conference.)

This scholarship program is part of Herman Miller’s continuing commitment to excellence in healthcare architecture and support of young architects.

Extended Submission Deadline: August 19th 2011

For more information and to see application requirements click here.

Emerging Professional Scholarships Available to Cover AIA Fall Knowledge Conferences

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Emerging  professionals are eligible for scholarships to attend an AIA Knowledge Community Fall Conference.  Recipients will be required to blog, tweet, and use social media to cover  the conference in order to  capture the conference topics and help deliver them to wider audiences during and after the conference.

Download the program overview and application today - Due date is August 15th 2011.

Yodeng New to Sacramento

A Young Designers Networking Group (Yodeng) has been established in Sacramento. The group is  geared towards those in any and all design related professions and studies; from graphic to furniture design, advertising, architecture, interiors, etc.

Meetings are planned every 4th Thursday of the month at various restaurants and bars for happy hour.

Click here for a flyer.

For more information,  contact:  Olivia Graf Doyle , HMC Architects at 916 325 1100.

 

 

Reminder: Revitalization of the River District

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The River District is comprised of approximately 1,050 acres located within Sacramento’s Central City.  This vibrant and eclectic area provides a variety of development opportunities including residential, office, neighborhood retail, service commercial, hotels and restaurants.

Join local emerging professionals and young leaders groups for a panel discussion and walking tours, featuring the planners, designers and builders of the landmark projects in the district.

Tuesday, April 19, 2011, 5:00pm-8:00pm

$10 AIA/ULI/APA/ASLA, $20 non-members.  Register online by April 18th.  Click here for a poster.

Event Photos from “Visual Acoustics” Film Screening

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A special screening of the documentary “Visual Acoustics: The Modernism of Julius Shulman” was held at the Crocker Art Museum on Thursday, April 7, 2011 at 7:00 PM. This film celebrates the life and career of Julius Shulman, whose photographs brought modern architecture and progressive architects into American mainstream. Director Eric Bricker introduced the film and led a post-screening discussion.

Part of Crocker Art Museum’s Film Frame series during “Thursdays ’til 9″, Visual Acoustics was presented in collaboration with SacMod — an organization dedicated to promoting, preserving and protecting modern art, architecture and design in the Sacramento region — and AIA Central Valley, the local chapter of the American Institute of Architects.

Click below to view pictures from the event.

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