Small Firm Roundtable Meeting

(Small Firm Roundtable for 1 to 9 employees)

The “Meeting of the Roundtables” serves as an educational opportunity to bring AIA members together from firms of various sizes to discuss pertinent practice topics in a structured and facilitated format.

Engage in a dialogue regarding how the AIA can best position you to be successful in creating positive change in the built environment and the profession.

Earn 1.0 AIA LU

Register online.

Learning Objective 1:
Describe risk management techniques and best practices

Learning Objective 2:
Discuss human resource management and understand how to implement best practices

Learning Objective 3:
Discuss best practices for firm transitions and describe how to support emerging leaders

Learning Objective 4:
Share your experiences navigating firm management during an economic downturn. Discuss collaboration, business development, and project management during COVID-19 and hear the experiences of other firm leaders and designers.

Earn 1.0 AIA LU

Register online.

 

There’s An App For That

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An initiative of the AIA Small Firm Round Table (SFRT), AIAKinetic is a smartphone-based guide for architects covering what it takes to be successful in practice. It is a career guide for emerging professionals, a primer for young architects and a resource for mid-career professionals – easily accessible on multiple platforms.AIAKinetic logo large

Developed in conjunction with the app’s content editor Rena M. Klein, FAIA (editor of The Architect’s Handbook of Professional Practice, 15th Edition) and the AIA’s Young Architects Forum, AIAKinetic is a constantly growing collection of succinct, 250-word articles, short enough to be easily read and long enough to convey essentials of architecture practice.

Architects from all over the country have seeded Kinetic with more than 250 valuable articles. All users are invited to provide commentary as well as additional articles. The SFRT has a team of editors and curators committed to keeping the content fresh and current.

“It’s an empowering tool,” says Brian J. Fricke, AIA, a principal at Kerns Group Architects in Falls Church, and SFRT chair. “You’re going to learn about best business practices, you’re going be able to contribute by rating and commenting on the articles, and with AIAKinetic you can earn points that you can cash in for purchases from the AIA.”

Details are available from:
http://network.aia.org/smallfirmroundtable/home

AIA Kinetic is fully operational and available for any user anywhere to download on both iOS and Android platforms:
iTunes App Store https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/aiakinetic/id1018993757?mt=8
Android App on Google Play https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.steven.myaia

article courtesy of AIA Northern Virginia Sept/Oct 2015 Newsletter