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BDC Event - BuildBoston

November 17-19, 2010

Seaport World Trade Center

Boston, Mass.

http://www.buildboston.com/ResPlus/BuildBoston/

Professional Development Conference

The professional development program focuses on a range of issues that are timely and of special interest to the building industry including energy, building technology, firm management and profitability, urban design, preservation, interior design and more.

The Academy of Architecture for Justice
The Academy of Architecture for Justice (AAJ) promotes excellence in the design of justice facilities. The AAJ focuses on effective project delivery, team building, collaboration, project management, fiscal management, communications skills, management skills and cutting-edge design issues for architects who provide the diversified services associated with justice architecture.

AIA New England
Participate in both exclusive AIANE meetings and lively Build Boston sessions. The conference will be brought to a close with the AIANE Design Awards, recognizing excellent projects designed by New England firms or built in New England, and announced at an awards reception and dinner on the final night.

Workshops

Attend over 200 workshops and other professional-development opportunities. Ask your colleagues and they’ll tell you that the workshop program is the finest and most diverse in the country.

Earn all your continuing-education credits and AIA LUs in three short days.

Take advantage of workshop tracks covering all aspects of the design and construction industry.

Exhibits

Build Boston features the largest design and construction industry exhibit hall in the Northeast. Visit more than 250 booths filled with the nation's leading suppliers of building technologies, products and services while getting a glimpse at new products being debuted at the show.

Date:

Wed, 2010-11-17 06:00 - Fri, 2010-11-19 06:00

Location:

Boston, MA

United States

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