Technology in Practice (TIP) Committee Archive

April 2002 Programs Press Release

Six Degrees of Collaboration: Information Technologies That Facilitate Collaboration in Architectural Practice, A Conference
Rescheduled from September 2001 to April 5-6, 2002
AIA National Headquarters, 1735 New York Avenue, Washington, DC 20006-5292

The September conference has been rescheduled for April, details are forthcoming. Attend with the AIA Baltimore TiPC as we journey to Washington, DC National AIA Headquarters for the Spring Technology Conference, organized by the National AIA Technology in Architectural Practice Professional Interest Area. Six Degrees of Collaboration promises to be a thorough exploration of collaboration techniques revolutionizing practice today. Ask questions and receive answers from architects and industry leaders. The three-day session will explore and explain 1) Attitude: the human factor in successful collaboration 2) Bits & Bytes: the business, legal, and technical aspects of sharing information electronically 3) The Level Playing Field: emerging industry standards to boost your productivity 4) Tools of the Trade: technologies you can use in your business today 5) New Horizons: how technology might change what you "do and how you do it" 6) Notes From the Field: case studies from the real world. Registration is now taking place. For details, see the conference listing on the AIA National web site, http://www.aia.org/pia/tap/conference/ , or you may call Lisa Harkins, AIA Registrar at 202-626-7429.

The AIABaltimore Technology in Practice Committee holds programs on the fourth Tuesday of the month. The reception begins at 5:30 PM and the program at 6 pm. The location varies. Any last-minute changes and additional information are posted on the TiPC pages to be found on the chapter web site, http://www.aiabalt.com/0_TiPC/TiPC.htm. Be sure to check for handout materials and reference links for this program. Past programs are archived on the site for your reference.

TiPC programs ask questions and seek answers to the challenges facing architecture practice today. For more information about Committee activities, or to be added to the TiPC mailing list, contact committee chair Geraldine Pontius, A.I.A. at gpontius@gcp-architect.com