The 2008 AIANYS Convention will be held September 25, 26 and 27 in White Plains. This year we will open the convention on September 25th at the Crowne Plaza in White Plains, on September 26th all seminars and the annual Product Showcase will be at the Westchester County Center.
Then on September 27th we will return to the Crowne Plaza.

For your convenience AIANYS has made arrangements for a block of rooms to be held at the Crowne Plaza.

The convention will feature continuing education programs, the honor awards luncheon, closing keynote luncheon, and President’s Dinner and Design Awards Presentation at the Crowne Plaza Hotel; the Product Showcase at Westchester County Center and the host chapter party at Lyndhurst. There will also be tours of many historical landmarks.
Come and celebrate this year’s convention theme: Practice, Practice, Practice: Future, Integrated, Small Practitioner. It brings into focus the practice of today and the quickly evolving future. While it addresses the many challenges facing design professionals and their firms, it does so in such a way that encompasses and is applicable to the small practitioner as well as the large and medium size firms.

Earn Continuing Education Credit Through Seminars and Tours
Come for the continuing education programs led by experts in the fields. Or take a tour of the incredible architecture with knowledgeable guides leading the way. You have the opportunity to earn 12 LUs/HSWs!

2008 Product Showcase September 26, 2008 at Westchester County Center
Check out the latest products and services from our vendors all in one place! View demonstrations of the newest innovations that are changing the industry.

Social Events
This year’s host chapter, AIA Westchester/Mid-Hudson, will be throwing a party on Thursday, September 25, at Lyndhurst, one of America's finest Gothic Revival mansions. Designed in 1838 by Alexander Jackson Davis, this beautiful historic landmark includes incredible views of the Hudson River and a comprehensive collection of original art.
The President’s Dinner and Design Awards Presentation on Friday, September 26 will be held on at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. This black tie dinner will recognize outstanding works of architecture by New York State architects.

Two Can’t Miss Award Luncheons!
The Opening Keynote Luncheon and Honor Awards Presentation on September 25 will recognize the AIANYS Honor Award recipients. The keynote speaker for the Opening Luncheon will be George H. Miller, FAIA, Partner, Pei Cobb Freed & Partners Architects. The closing luncheon on September 27 will recognize the 2008 AIANYS Student Award recipients. The keynote speaker for the Closing Luncheon will be James P. Cramer, Hon. AIA. He is the former chief executive of AIA National, Design Futures Council co-founder and chairman and founder of The Greenway Group.