November 14 - 17, 1996
San Juan Marriott Hotel & Stellaris Casino
San Juan, Puerto Rico

Thursday, November 14

"Understanding and Managing Risk" A Schinnerer Seminar

Victor O. Shinnerer & Company has scheduled one of their national "Understanding and Managing Risk" full-day seminars for our regional meeting. These seminars are held throughout the United States cooperatively with the American Institute of Architects and the National Society of Professional Engineers and with the cosponsorship AIA Puerto Rico. Local AIA members would pay $175.00 ($125.00 if their firm is insured by the CNA/Schinnerer program) for the full-day program - note that this includes lunch, two morning coffee breaks and afternoon coffee/pastry break, and their workbook binder of information and exercises.
18 LU AIA (HSW)

8:00 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.
"Understanding and Managing Risk"

6:00 p.m.- 7:30 p.m.
Welcome Reception and Cocktails Sponsored by Business Horizons of the Americas and AT&T Communications

7:30 p.m.-
Dinner on your own

Friday, November 15

7:30 a.m.- 8:30 a.m.
Family Continental Breakfast

8:30 a.m.- 10:30 a.m.
Session A: Building Business in Cuba: A Framework for Today and Tomorrow Sponsored by McConnel Valdes, attorneys in international trade, San Juan, PR
4 LU AIA

10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Refreshment Break
Start of tour of Old San Juan sponsored by the State Historic Preservation Office, 8 LU AIA

11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Session B: Annual Assembly of AIA Puerto Rico
Lunch included

12:00 n - 6:00 p.m.
Golf, Tennis, Watersports
Tours
Free Afternoon

6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Host's Cocktails and Caribbean Reception Banker's Club at Old San Juan

8:00 p.m. -
Dinner on your own in Old San Juan
Fellows Dinner by invitation only

Saturday, November 16

8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Session C: Hurricane Preparedness Sponsored by Law Engineering, Florida
4 LU AIA (HSW)

Session D: Recent Architecture of Central America Presented by Guatemala Society of Architects (Spanish only)
4 LU AIA

10:00a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Refreshment Break

10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Session E: Architecture of Puerto Rico and the Spanish Caribbean
Sponsored by AIA Puerto Rico
4 LU AIA

Session F: Architecture as it differs from Engineering
Speaker: Keith Bailey, AIA Florida
4 LU AIA (HSW)

12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Caribbean Forum and Luncheon
Sen. Kenneth McClintock - Chairman,
Government Affairs Comittee,
Keynote Speaker

2:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Session G: Designing the electronic village for the Caribbean
J. Arango, Panama
J.A. Moreno, AIA Puerto Rico
Carlos Jorge, Dominican Republic
L. Badillo, moderator
4 LU AIA

Session H: Regional Bridging and Communication Panel

C. Haeussler, president, Guatemala Society of Architects
W. Blizzard, president, AIA Florida
M. Chalgub, president, AIA Virgin Islands
B. Vargas, president, AIA Puerto Rico, moderator
4 LU AIA

7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Presidents' Reception

8:00 p.m. - 12:00 m
President's Banquet & Ball
Welcome address: B. Vargas, president AIA Puerto Rico

Sunday, November 17

10:00 a.m.
Start of tour of Ponce and the south coast sponsored by the State Historic Preservation Office. (Approx. 4 hour duration)
8 LU AIA

Hotel Check Out at 12:00 n

Enchanted Port Steeped in legend. Where an ancient castle hovers near the ocean. Where centuries-old churches dot the landscape.

Cosmopolitan Mecca Pulsing with energy. Brimming with world class shopping, five-star dining and a bounty of nightlife. Where shoppers delight and visitors endulge.

Welcome to the splendor of San Juan!

As host chapter we invite you to an event organized by architects and architect's organizations along the Caribbean. We hope the architectural activities complement and focus the buissness aspect of this conference which include discussions from 500-years-old historic rehabilitation projects to "on-line" electronic forums, a range that can only take place here.

The buisness exchange opportunities can also be framed within Puerto Rico's public and private sectors. They are on record to be comitted to the Caribbean Basin Initiative, NAFTA and other forms of cooperation with other countries in the region to reach common goals of economic development. We feel Puerto Rico is a fertile ground with extensive infrastructure to nurture all ideas forthcoming from this conference and also offers a friendly atmosphere for our Latin American colleagues to feel more at ease.

AIA Puerto Rico is a certified provider of continuing education under AIA/CES guidelines. In particular those noted as "HSW" are courses related to health, safety and welfare. The courses offered here can also meet Florida's Board of Architecture continuing education requirements. All the offerings except as noted will be in English, however do consider Spanish is the main language of our other guests.

After a visit by Hurricane Hortense in mid- September, this chapter's efforts were diverted to help our fellow islanders. The effort was so complete and thorough that we felt ready to continue our commitment to this regional meeting even with a two week delay on our schedule. We hope you share our enthusiasm and we look forward to your
support in making this conference a success.

Benjamin Vargas, AIA
President
AIA Puerto Rico

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FAIA/AIA/Associate/ Affiliate $95.00
PR-FAIA/AIA/Associate/Affiliate $40.00
Registered Architect (Non- AIA)
Other design Professional $125.00
Guest/Spouse/Student/Staff $40.00
Total Registration fee $___________

All of the above include Old San Juan tour, Thursday Reception, Friday Breakfast and Reception, Saturday Lunch, Reception and Ball.

AIA / Non AIA
Session "A" $50 $100 $___________
Session "B" Puerto Rico members only N/C
Session "C" $40 $80 $___________
Session "D" $40 $80 $___________
Session "E" $40 $80 $___________
Session "F" $40 $80 $___________
Session "G" $50 $100 $___________
Session "H" $50 $100 $___________
Total Sessions fee $___________

Registrations may be cancelled up to November 4 with a $50 refund fee. No cancellations will be accepted beginning November 4. Registrations may e transferred to another person. All cancellations and refund requests must be in writing to AIA Puerto Rico. No verbal or phone requests will be taken.

Check enclosed made payable to AIA Puerto Rico
Return to: AIA Puerto Rico
Caribbean Basin Architectural Initiative P.O. Box 193756
San Juan, P.R. 00919

ACCOMODATIONS

The conference headquarters hotel is the San Juan Marriott Hotel & Stellaris Casino, located in the Condado area of San Juan, 15 minutes from San Juan' s Luis Muñoz Mar!n Airport.

Double room $150.00
All rates are subject to tax. Please note that a limited number of rooms have been reserved for the conference. Call for reservations at (787) 722-7000

For more information, E-mail to:
Benjamin Vargas: GDTorres@caribe.net
Luis V. Badillo: 103360.1310@CompuServe.COM

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