Networking Meeting
Tuesday February 23, 2010 5:30pm to 8:00pm.
- Learn about the history of SDA – from Day 1!
- Chat with previous board members – how SDA has benefited them!
- Meet current board members – tell us what you expect from us!
- Tell us what interests you – we really want to know in order to serve you better!
- News! – we want your input for our Newsletter!
- Volunteer for a committee – be a part of SDA 2010 – we need your help and support!
- You can register for the event at here
SDA Election and Round Table Event
Monday November 16, 2009
It has been a difficult year for the 2009 Board, all of the work has been completed by a handful of members. Although we are relatively happy with the response to our regular meetings, as an Executive we are fast approaching the burn-out stage. We are looking for several positions for the 2010 Executive Board including President and Vice-President.
We will not be sending email after email reminders, asking for your help with the nomination process. We know you are busy however, please take the time to nominate someone you feel will be ACTIVELY INVOLVED and will help us advance in order to maintain SDA Canada.
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION TOPICS: Disaster Planning, Pandemic Planning, Social Media – Risk or Benefit?, Multi-Generation Office..
canstruction 2009
Tuesday, November 3-7, 2009
Structures can be found in the TD Tower, TD Waterhouse Tower, Canadian Pacific Tower, Royal Trust Tower, Ernst & Young Tower, Design Exchange and Simcoe Place in Toronto from November 3 to November 7, 2009.
Canstruction is a unique competition highlighting the creativity and generosity of Toronto’s design professionals. Teams design and build structures completely out of canned food for the benefit of the Daily Break Food Bank, last year donating 97,000 lbs of food. This year food bank usage rose 14% in the first 3 months of 2009, meaning your participation in 2009 is more crucial than ever.
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Sharpening your Presentation Skills
Thursday, October 22, 2009
One of a professional’s most crucial skills—and one that is usually given little attention—is the ability to present information orally. Crucial to getting projects, presentation skills carry through to public meetings and many other presentation venues. This program will give you useful, real-world insights into the public performance aspects of presenting, based on David’s nearly 30 years of professional practice as an architect and in public speaking, drama and radio.
The primary goal of the session is to help you extract the boredom from your presentations and replace it with audience engagement, empathy and enthusiasm. Topics covered will include appropriate movement, appropriate use of visual aids, annoying habits to avoid, how to maintain eye contact when presenting detailed information, the importance of humour, and how to finish a one hour presentation in fifty minutes. Since interaction is a key to successful presentations, the seminar will include multiple opportunities for interaction between the presenter and participants. These opportunities will include examples of interactive goal setting, brainstorming, consensus building and prioritization, all activities in which managers are routinely expected to show leadership.
David is a Principal with Populous (formerly known as HOK Venue), the convention center design practice of HOK Sport Venue Event, the world leaders in public assembly design. As a speaker, he has presented or co-presented at more than 80 regional, national and international conferences in the past ten years. His seminar, “Sharpening your Presentation Skills” has been among the highest-rated programs at six national conventions of the AIA. He has also published a book on the subject called “Architect’s Essentials of Presentation Skills.”
SDA June Social
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Please join the 2009 Executive Board in the Distillery District, at The Mill Street Pub for our Annual June Social. This promises to be a fun evening to reconnect with members, meet new friends and network. Please invite principals, associates or just a friend if you prefer. There will be two tours of the Distillery offered, 6:00 pm and 6:30 pm.
Risk Management for Architects and Engineers
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
The liabilities facing professionals in the architectural and engineering industries are as diverse and varied as the industries themselves.
ENCON provides professional liability insurance for a wide range of architectural and engineering firms, from small, single practitioner operations to multinational, multidisciplinary firms with tens of millions of dollars in billed fees. Our products help to safeguard design professionals, and their businesses, from claims and allegations of professional negligence.
The job of designing the infrastructure of the world we live in is constantly evolving. What can the Design Industry do to stay on top?
Stephen D. Panciuk, V.P. ENCON Group Inc. and Manager of Architectural and Engineering Department
The Green Office
can save you Green
Wednesday April 29, 2009
Why go Green? What is in it for you as a design administrator? Michelle Xuereb of Quadrangle Architects Limited will discuss the ever evolving green office. Using the framework of LEED for Existing Building Operations and Maintenance, Michelle will discuss issues such as sustainable work policies, solid waste management plans, occupant comfort and productivity and energy metrics.
Michelle Xuereb is Quadrangle’s sustainability advocate and employs her expertise in this area in all the firm’s incoming projects, and reviews the firm’s internal and external practices to minimize our environmental footprint.
Purchase/Sell/Merge/Fold
Wednesday March 25, 2009
What will your firm look like in 5 years, 10 years and beyond? Elaine Pantel and Maj-Lis Vettoretti of Shimmerman Penn LLP will discussoptions to shape the future of your firm and plan for an exit strategy to manage the retirement of existing owners.
February 26, 2009
Tips for Surviving the
“Credit Crunch”
During these strenuous financial times, companies are being forced to get creative with their resources.
How’d we get here? Not all is Bad. Tips to Weather the Storm. These are just a few of the topics being highlighted at our general meeting presented by Barry Mutis, Senior Manager, Professional Services Group, RBC Royal Bank.
Barry Mutis is a Senior Relationship Manager with RBC’s Commercial Financial Services Division in Toronto. He brings his 25-plus years of experience to us in our first seminar of 2009.
December 2, 2008
SDA Holiday Party
ACADEMY OF SPHERICAL ARTS
6:00 PM
November 18, 2008
Our Ever Popular Roundtable and
Election Night
•You decide on the questions
•Our members talk about their practices and policies
You learn from their experience
Asking our members to present in this manner is what SDA Canada is really all about. We want to provide a forum for our members to share their experiences, questions and insights with each other.
October 22nd, 2008
Accounting Software Showdown – Our Panel with Our Members
Over the last couple of years we have heard your request for more
information on not only the different accounting software alternativesavailable to our industry but how to decide which one is right for you.
September 24, 2008
Your Web Site: Building Trust to Build Business
The selection of a professional service firm is typically much more emotionally charged and much less "logical" than the selection of a typical business product. The apparent focus is always on tangible, expertise-based questions, credentials and reference, gadgets, timelines and deliverables. However, rarely are the issues of trust, fear or uncertainty discussed. These issues are often at the forefront of the client's mind.
Will Munroe, Principal, ClearIntent: Sites That Sell. An accomplished online retail consultant, Will Munroe brings a unique and valuable perspective to e-commerce consulting: Web sites and wireless applications should do more than inform, they should actively persuade customers to
Tuesday June 17, 2008
Art of Listening
This program will help attendees develop strategies for getting more useful information out of all their face-to-face interactions, from client meeting to employee reviews.
Presenter David Greusel, a Principal with HOK Sport Venue Event located in Kansas City, Missouri, brings an unusual combination of skills to this presentation.
Thursday April 17, 2008
Current Trends and Concerns in Human ResourcesHuman Resource Directors and Administrators need to develop creative solutions to deal with these particular issues, and the challenge lies in creating programs that will engage employees and help them develop the skills they need to maintain a professional edge and meet increasing client expectations.
Tuesday March 18, 2008
Alternative Growth Strategies: Mergers and Acquisitions
In a highly competitive market, the “need for speed” increases for growth-focused firms. Acquiring a company or effecting a merger can be an effective shortcut to the desired growth. And, taking advantage of synergies, the two firms together can be stronger and more profitable than either was previously. If you are looking at this alternative strategy to grow your business, this information-packed panel discussion will provide you with thought-provoking ideas:
February 20, 2008
Bored by the Barrage of Babble about Branding?
Elizabeth Stewart, Stewart Associates, returns to SDA with some straight talk about what really matters. What’s the real meaning of your brand? Why does it matter? What elements should you be managing? And how? Learn the facts and take away practical steps you can implement the next day.
PLEASE NOTE:
SPACE IS LIMITED! DON’T DELAY IN REGISTERING.
ONCE THEY’RE GONE, REGISTRATION WILL BE CLOSED.
