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Upcoming CEU Opportunities

Look for upcoming lunch & Learns at AIA Tampa BAY!
From noon to 1pm, AIA Tampa Bay will be holding monthly luncheons. Don't miss this great opportunity to earn CE credit!

click here to see the calendar

AIA Florida 2009 Annual Convention, Tampa

Early-bird registration for the AIA Florida 2009 Annual Convention is now open. Please add this LINK to your component's website and encourage your members to register now!

This year's event will be held in Tampa, home of the 2009 Super Bowl. You and your members will get a full dose of continuing education, great speakers, exciting events such as the AIA Florida/Caribbean Honor & Design Awards programs, tours and of course the renowned tradeshow that draws hundreds of vendors and attendees each year.

There's still more. New this year is the emerging professionals' one-day track on Aug. 1. For this track, sessions will be tailored to the interests of your EPs and will include topics such as the ARE and IDP, mentoring programs, and alternative paths. This one-day track comes with a special one-day rate. This is a great opportunity for your EPs to have a program tailored to their needs, but still allows them to network with experienced architects.

Don't forget to remind your members that they can also save on their registration when they participate in the "Bring a Student" Mentor program. With this program, members can have a student shadow them for the duration of the convention. The students can attend CE sessions, the tradeshow and the President's Design Awards Reception and there is no cost for the student to attend. CLICK HERE to see a flyer. CLICK HERE to get copies of the registration form.

This year, we will be at the Marriott Tampa Waterside Hotel and Marina on July 29-Aug. 1. Please remind your members that hotel reservations are still available. Single/double rooms are $149+tax until July 7 or until the room block sells out, whichever comes first. Call (800) 228-9290 or (813) 221-4900 for reservations and have your members tell them they are with the Florida Association of the American Institute of Architects. See you in Tampa!

Free Online Ce Course:
Resilient Flooring & Green Building
1 Sustainable design credit

Now, LG Floors is a continuing education provider. The course Resilient Flooring & Green Building is now live on AEC Daily's Online Learning Center.

This course provides an overview of green building; demonstrating how resilient flooring can support green building through the use of recyclable material, air quality, materials and maintenance.

This course provides 1.0 sustainable design learning credit from the AIA & state credit, it qualifies for HSW, and is FREE!
View the course here or on our website: -- to sign up for a free subscription to LG Expressions

Free Online Ce Course: "Hydronics & Propane"
1.5 LU AIA/CES (HSW) Credits

-Identify the uses for propane around the home
-List the benefits of using propane
-Describe what hydronic heating is and why it's useful
-Classify different heat emitters by component and location
AND MUCH MORE!

-Compete the course as time permits
-Take a break, the system automatically bookmarks where you left off
-Your credit is automatically reported to AIA upon completion of the course
-Print certificate for your records

Click here to take the Free AIA/CES course "Hydronics and Propane” from Propane Education & Research Council.

ALSO AVAILABLE FROM PERC: "Community Propane Systems", "Green Building with Propane", "Propane and Underground Propane Tanks", and "Green Water Heating with Propane".

Click here to take these valuable, FREE courses!

helpful information on self reporting

What are Self Reported Activities?

If a program is not offered by an AIA/CES Registered provider, members have the option of self reporting the program or activity. The intent of this activity must educational in nature and new knowledge in reference to their practice of architecture. Members must indicate whether the activity they are reporting is self-designed, structured, or professional community service self-reported educational activity:

Self-Designed Activity. This type of learning activity is organized by the member specifically to meet his or her individual needs. A self-designed activity frequently involves more than one type of medium or method, such as research, reading, interviewing subject experts, listening to audiotapes, and/or viewing videos. To determine what qualifies for self-reporting, ask yourself the following questions: (1) Is this a planned learning activity? (2) Is this activity intended to be educational or operational? (3) Are you acquiring new knowledge or are you sharing your knowledge with others? (4) How will you apply this new knowledge to your practice? This method is not acceptable for health, safety, and welfare (HSW) credit. Some state licensing boards will not accept this type of reporting for mandatory continuing education (MCE) requirements. (Recommended minimum of three hours)
Structured Self-Reported Program. This is a structured activity offered by an organized, third-party, non-CES provider. Documentation of attendance/participation will usually be required as a supplement when reporting this activity to meet a state licensure requirement. For members who self-report a structured activity, the AIA is not able to assist in acquiring any support documentation that may be required by a state licensing board MCE audit.
Professional Community Service This type of activity could include architecture panels or community board meetings. Members can self-report 2 hours (LUs) of community service per calendar year.

To be eligible for credit, all self-reported activities must be planned educational activities that provide you with new knowledge that can be applied toward the practice of architecture. Members should complete the AIA/CES Self-Report Form and submit it to AIA/CES Records at the University of Oklahoma. Be sure to specify which type of learning activity you are reporting so the data can be entered accurately into your transcript. Title should be indicative of the program content. Members calculate LU hours for self-reported activities by reporting the number of hours spent in architecture-related learning. Think in terms of billable hours applied to learning.

Can I self-report HSW hours?

Yes—but with restrictions. You may self-report any structured activity that is HSW related and receive HSW credit for it. In other words, the activity must be developed and presented to you by a third party organization. You cannot receive HSW credit for any self-designed activity. For example, even though code research is HSW in nature, if it is a self-designed activity, the AIA does not allow HSW credit for it. This policy was adopted to ensure quality control guidelines are enforced and to comply with state licensing board requirements.

Can I receive credit for my volunteer work?

Volunteer work is a wonderful way to give back to the community, and AIA/CES recognizes that many members are volunteers on community boards, panels and design groups. In 2007 AIA CES approved 2 hours total annually of professional community service. Also, if a member completed research for the professional community service he/she can self-report up to 50 hours per research activity. Professional community service, and research are not eligible for HSW.

Check the AIA Provider Search Database for CEU Classes in other areas.