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My warmest greetings to all the delegates of the United
Architects of the Philippines to the 40th UAP National
Convention!
The theme for this year’s convention is “O.N.E.: OrganizationMovers. Nation-Builders. Earth-Keepers.”. Three days of this
convention will give the participants the opportunity to meet
our colleagues and learn from the seminar sessions that feature
topics from the two sub themes: The Business of Architecture
and Architects in Nation Building. These are all aimed at
promoting further and enhancing our professional development.
The convention is also packed with Arkilympics sports events,
Convention on Exhibits (CONEX), opening ceremonies, seminars,
architectural tours and fellowship night. To coincide with the
convention, UAP is also hosting the Architects Regional Council
of Asia (ARCASIA) Office Bearer’s meeting from which architects
from Asian countries will be attending. This is another milestone
for the organization to be given the privilege and opportunity of
hosting the ARCASIA meetings. Let this event also redefine our
expertise and renew our passion in hosting conventions
The opportunities towards the vision in making UAP the prime
organization of Filipino architects is at our doorsteps. Our mission
as an organization mover, nation builder and earth keeper is to
reaffirm and fulfill that vision by being ONE in our pursuit for
unity in the organization. With our participation, this will signal a
strong manifestation of our support and commitment to the vision
of our organization.
With the full support, cooperation and hard work extended
by the members of the Organizing Committee headed by Ar.
Antonio Valdez, the UAP Secretariat and our ever hard working
National President, we commend your significant contributions and
we can only expect this convention to be another memorable and
unforgettable event.
LORA B. RIVERA,
FUAP
National Executive Vice President