United Architects of the Philippines
38TH NATIONAL CONVENTION
My warmest greetings to all the delegates from the United Architects of
the Philippines and from the Union Internationale des Architectes (UIA), to 38th
UAP National Convention.
Our theme for this year’s convention is “Architectural Pride: Landmarks,
Leadership, & Legacy”. Three days of this convention will give the participants
the opportunity to meet our colleagues, interact and learn from the seminar
sessions that feature topics from the three sub themes: Landmarks, Leadership
and Legacy. The convention is also packed with several activities such as the
Arkilympics sports events, CONEX Exhibits 2012, opening ceremonies, honor
dinner, seminar sessions, architectural tours, and the 2nd International
Lighting Association of the World (ILAW) conference. This will culminate and
conclude with a fellowship night with the theme: Cartoon Festival 2012.
To coincide with the convention, UAP takes pride and honor in hosting
the 119th Union Internationale des Architectes (UIA) Council Session from
which architects from different countries worldwide, including three of UIA’s
past presidents (who are honorary fellows of UAP) would be attending. This
is a milestone and landmark for the organization to be given the privilege of
hosting the council session for the first time.
Through this current administration’s leadership, it has set new
benchmarks with a series of “firsts” to its credit. With its two distinguished
landmark events achieved (the first was hosting the ARCASIA Office Bearer’s
Meeting last February 3-5, 2012 parallel to the conduct of the first Summit in
Boracay), and now with the hosting of the UIA Council Session parallel to the
conduct of the National Convention, it created a significant legacy of delivering
new approaches and setting quality standards in conducting assemblies,
conventions, international business meetings and council sessions.
With the full support, cooperation and hard work rendered by the
members of the Organizing Committee, the UAP Secretariat and our ever
hard working National President, we will look forward to this convention to be
another memorable and unprecedented event.
In behalf of the Organizing Committee, I welcome all delegates to the 38th
UAP national convention.
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Lora B. Rivera, FUAP
Convention Director
38th UAP National Convention