The American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS) presents the 25th annual Grassroots Leadership Conference to be held in Washington, DC on July 23-26, 2009. The Grassroots conference offers instruction on how to be an effective leader, how to run a successful AIAS chapter, techniques to motivate and organize students and the opportunity to meet student leaders from across North America. The conference is designed for the chapter presidents. Every chapter is expected to be represented.

The conference offers more than leadership development programs. The attendees will also participate in the governance of the AIAS when they meet as the Council of Presidents (COP). During these meetings, the delegates participate in the governance of the AIAS and are informed on important issues and ideas relevant to students, architectural education and the profession. This discourse sets the future direction for the organization.

Registration will be available in the Spring. For more information, please contact the AIAS at 202.626.7472 (9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. ET) or mailbox@aias.org.