March 30, 2009—In an effort to assist AIA members and firms during this prolonged economic downturn, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) has added 15 educational sessions to its national convention programming that are devoted to addressing the current economic situation.
These educational sessions include:
- Blueprints for Brighter Tomorrows: The Upside of the Downturn;
- Business Strategies and Tactics to Survive and Thrive in an Economic Downturn;
- Firm Valuation in a Turbulent Economy: The Best of Times/The Worst of Times;
- Making the Cut: The Pyschological Impact of Downsizing and Surviving a Layoff;
- Maximizing Firm Human Resources in a Complex World: Key components to success with Human Resources during good economic times and bad;
- Best Laid Plans: Business Planning for Small Firms;
- Redefining Your Practice in the Turbulent Global Economy: The Global Perspective and the Regional Context;
- The Construction Outlook: Implications for Architecture Firms;
- Coping with Stress in a Complex World: Tools to manage stress, create balance and harmony in your career, life, and company;
- Firm Closure: What You Should Know (working title) ;
- Define Your Career Vision: Practical Tactics and Strategies to Execute a Targeted Job Search
- Downsizing: What You Should Know (working title)
- Expanding your Firm with Minimal Capital Investment: How to Expand and Diversify Your Practice through Strategic Mergers and Acquisitions;
- Designing the Emergent Firm; and
- The Research Frontier of Risk Management in an Economic Downturn.
The AIA will also have representatives from a number of federal agencies on hand to advise members on how they can contract with the federal government and get their firms involved with stimulus-related projects.
The AIA National Convention and Design Exposition takes place April 30-May 2, 2009 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California.
