The Alberta Association of Architects (AAA) is issuing a call for presenters for their 2024 Banff Session event.
The event, which has been hosted every two years since 1956, brings together more than 400 architects, interior designers, academics, and students to the Rocky Mountains of Alberta to network, learn, and advance their professions.
Banff Session 2024 will take place on May 10 and 11, 2024, at the historic Fairmont Banff Springs hotel and will mark a return to a fully in-person experience.
Unlike past sessions, the AAA Annual General Meeting (AGM) will not be taking place in concurrence with this event. This year, the AGM will be taking place virtually on May 30, 2024.
Those interested in being presenters are invited to submit a proposal to provide a professional development session for the 2024 conference. Applications will be accepted until December 4, 2023, at 4:00 p.m. and all applicants will be contacted no later than January 15, 2024.
“Banff Session 2024 will explore the significance of rebuilding and the myriad ways our registrants and other industry professionals take part in reshaping the world. We will explore resilience and how we can rebuild our environments in the wake of extreme climate events and natural disasters,” reads the AAA’s website.
“We will consider reconciliation and how the design professions can rebuild relationships and work towards diversity, equity and inclusion. We will examine relevance and how we can continue to evolve the professions of registered architecture and licensed interior design while adapting to an ever-changing world. We will look at how we can rebuild current structures using green building technologies to reduce environmental impact.”
A special room rate has been secured for the attendees and will be made available when event registration opens.