Join us as you attend this event, we are a proud sponsor!
The Building Technology Educators’ Society (BTES) is an organization of architectural educators, passionate about teaching the technology of building design and construction. To register: https://btes.wildapricot.org/event-2417794
DAY ONE, Thursday, June 8: PAPER SESSIONS & TOURS
8:00-9am: Conference Registration & Breakfast
Location: Pappajohn Education Center Lobby
Food/Drink: LaMie Bakery
9:00-10:15am: Welcome, Opening Keynote Lecture:
Lecturer: Professor Tom Leslie, AIA, Pickard Chilton Professor in Architecture and Director of Graduate Education, Iowa State University
Pappajohn Education Center Large Classroom
10:30am-noon: Paper Session I (Three concurrent sessions)
Pappajohn Education Center classrooms
Noon-12:45pm: Lunch & Peer Mentoring Session
Location: Sculpture Park (Lobby if raining)
Food/Drink: Tacopocalypse
1:00pm-2:30pm: Paper Session II (Three concurrent sessions)
Pappajohn Education Center classrooms
2:30-2:45 Coffee Break
2:45-4:15 Paper Session III (Three concurrent sessions)
Pappajohn Education Center classrooms
4:30-6:30pm Des Moines Tours
7:30pm: “Dine Arounds” in Des Moines
Reservations made at several restaurants in downtown Des Moines near conference location; sign-ups at conference. (Cost not included in the conference registration)
DAY TWO, Friday, June 9: PAPER SESSIONS, TOURS, & AWARDS DINNER
7:30-9:00am: Breakfast / Coffee
Location: Pappajohn Education Center Lobby
Food/Drink: LaMie Bakery
8:00-8:45am: BTES Board Meeting
Pappajohn Education Center Classrooms
Coffee / Tea available
9:00-10:15am: Keynote Lecture:
Lecturer: Rod Kruse, FAIA, Principal, BNIM,
2011 AIA Firm of the Year, http://www.bnim.com/people
Location: Room 201 Pappajohn Education Center
10:30am-noon: TAD Round-Table Discussion
Des Moines Public Library
Noon-12:45pm: Lunch & Award Winner Presentations
BTES Book Award and Emerging Faculty winners to present their work during lunch
Location: Pappajohn Education Center Lobby
Food/Drink: Pi515
1:00pm-2:30pm: Paper Session V (Two concurrent sessions)
Pappajohn Education Center classrooms
2:30pm-2:45p: Coffee Break
2:45pm-4:15pm: Paper Session IV (Three Concurrent Sessions)
Location: Pappajohn Education Center Classrooms
4:15pm-4:45pm Transportation provided to DM Art Center
4:45-6:15pm: Cocktails in the Courtyard
Des Moines Art Center (Eliel Saarinen, I.M. Pei, and Richard Meier building wings enclosure courtyard)
Drinks and Appetizers served
6:15pm-7:30pm: Final Keynote Presentation
Fiona Cousins, Arup Fellow
I.M. Pei Levitt Auditorium, Des Moines Art Center
7:30-9:00pm: Awards Dinner & Reception
Courtyard and Lobby, DM Art Center
Catered Plate Dinner
9:00-9:30pm: Transportation back to Downtown Des Moines
DAY THREE, Saturday, June 10, 2017: WORKSHOPS (Optional)
Workshop descriptions and registration details: https://btes2017.wordpress.com/register/workshops/