The LTU AIAS chapter has prided itself on the progressive momentum it has made in the past few years but nothing has given the chapter quite a boost like winning the Midwest Quad Conference Bid for the spring of 2012 at the AIAS National Grassroots Leadership Conference in Washington D.C this July.
Each year, regional conferences take place in the fall and spring in the Midwest, Northeast, South, and West Quads. These gatherings, known as Quad Conferences, are hosted by local chapters who have been selected to organize the event by their Quad. Themes vary based on the city, local culture, and architectural topic of choice. This year, LTU AIAS came together and decided to put a bid in for the Midwest Quad Conference. Students worked quickly to research and gather information about all possible spaces and events within Detroit. Quad conferences usually include key note speakers, firm crawls and a variety of workshops among many others.
