Ben Kasdan – Building an Emerging Professionals Network
AIA Grassroots 2017
March 10, 2017
Friday, March 10, 9:30–11am
Workshop C3
Building an Emerging Professionals Network
Nicolas Caravella, Assoc. AIA, Director-at-Large, AIA National Associates Committee
Megan Dougherty, LEED AP, Assoc. AIA, Regional Associate Director, AIA California Council
Ben Kasdan, AIA, AIA California Council
Brandon Warshofsky, Assoc. AIA, Region Associates Director, AIA New Jersey
At all levels of the AIA, components are seeking ways to engage emerging professionals, to empower them as effective leaders within the organization, and to provide them with the tools to become advocates for the profession and within the communities they serve. This session will focus on two components’ experiences in establishing an emerging professionals network and provide attendees with tools and specific recommendations that can be implemented within their own components for successful results.
Learning objectives
• discuss how to structure emerging professional leadership groups
• examine strategies for identifying leadership opportunities for emerging professionals
• identify resources needed for successful engagement
• examine how to organize grassroots advocacy efforts
Grand Hyatt Washington
1000 H Street NW
Washington DC 20001