VMDO’s Kim Smith will be one of several panelists for the Mentoring Program at the AIA National Convention

Orchestrated by The Women in Architecture Committee AIA New York, this program is an opportunity for architects to meet and mentor other women professionals in a structured networking setting. Attendees will include women of varying professional experience levels. Focused on the technique of mentoring “up and down”, the participants will be selected so that small groups will have a range of levels of advancement in the field. Groups will engage in a discussion for approximately 20 minutes. There will be 3 rotations and an opportunity to meet at least 6 other women “face-to-face”. Conversations may range in topic from the best practices for advancing each woman's career to various career paths one can take, etc. The “take away” should be a set of contacts for all at a variety of levels for future professional relationships. For a look at the entire convention schedule, click here!