- Stop by Howard University campus
- Check out the University of DC campus
- Take a walk in Union Station and see all their tracks
- Walk the Metropolitan Branch Trail
- Visit the O Street Museum that was once residents to Rosa Parks
- Take an electric bike ride down by the Smithsonians
- Stop by one of the DC local farmers markets
- Visit the Library of Congress
- Paddle boat on the Tidal Basin
- Eat at some of the incredible restaurants in DC
- Visit the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial
- Explore the National Zoo and meet the pandas – Tian Tian, Mei Xiang, and Xiao Qi Ji!
- Explore the Arlington Cemetery
- Explore the National Portrait Gallery
- Explore the National Museum of the American Indian
- Explore the The Renwick Gallery
- Explore the Washington Monument
- Explore the National Museum of Natural History
- Explore the Hirshhorn Museum
- Explore the Lincoln Memorial
- Explore the Korean War Veterans Memorial
- Take a picture in front of the white house!
- Bike or scooter (safely) around the city!
- Take the Metro (DC has some of the best public transit in the country)!
- Walk (or scoot) the National Mall
- Enjoy a scenic walk along the C&O Canal in Georgetown
- Visit the steps from the 1973 horror film, The Exorcist
- Explore the gardens of Dumbarton Oaks
- Visit the “Barbie Pond on Avenue Q”
- Take a stroll through the beautiful National Arboretum
- While at the National Arboretum, visit the National Bonsai Museum
- View D.C. from atop the Old Post Office Tower
- Explore Theodore Roosevelt Island
- Visit the United States Botanic Garden
- Check out the Maine Avenue Fish Market at the Wharf
- While your hanging out in the hotel neighborhood, stop by Planet Word
- Hangout at the DC iconic squares and circles
- Attend our Sustainability Tour
- Attend our Accessibility Tour
- Attend our Transportation Tour
- Attend our Construction Tour
- Grab breakfast with the Presidents of all of the Alliance Organizations
- Attend the AIA Advocacy Workshop
- Attend the NCARB Open House
- Attend the Leadership Q & A
- Bust a move at the Silent Disco
- Attend the NCARB Licensing Session
- Learn about best practices on how to run a chapter at our “Run a Chapter” Session with Vice President, Nicole Bass
- Attend the “Storytelling in Architecture” Portfolio Techniques and Presentation Techniques with Adam Fogel
- Attend the Student Health and Well Being Task Force Session (SHWBTF) w/Nabil El-Ghoroury, PhD
- Prep your Portfolios and bring them to our portfolio review!
- Attend the live Ask An Architect Session
- Inauguration of your incoming AIAS 2023-2024 Board of Directors.
- Catch up with AIAS Executive Director, Larry Hoffer, to learn about all of the new and amazing things we have done in the 2022-2023 Board of Directorsast year!
- Hang with AIAS Staff and ask us about what we do day to day!
- Catch up with Enn Mathis, our social media and communications manager, and chat with her about all of the amazing initiatives you can submit to to be featured on our social media
- Catch up with Jody Allen, our Director of Programs and Education, to learn more about CRIT, FBD, and SO MUCH MORE!
- Catch up with Elizabeth Caccavano, our Director of Membership and Marketing, to learn about how to discuss the value of membership to your chapter!
- Say hi to our awesome AIAS sponsors, who make this conference possible!
- Network with other chapters from around the world!
- Roll call! Showoff your chapter’s personality
- Learn more about bidding to host your quad’s conference.
- Learn strategies to serve in your community in the best way possible, while getting architectural experience (yeah, we’re talking AXP hours) along the way!
- Learn more about how to get involved in AIAS national committees
- Get a grant to attend Grassroots: 2023 AIAS Grassroots Freedom By Design Grant Application
- Network with your peers – You never know who you might meet!
- Meet other students from all the different 6 quads and regions.
- Get your portfolio reviewed during our portfolio review session
- Meet firms and partners at our Career Expo
- Quad Breakouts. Meet your Quad Director or Regional Director and peers. Learn how you can work together to make the best quad!
- Meet the leaders of and the AIAS liaisons to the Alliance organizations – AIA, ACSA, NAAB, NCARB, NOMA, and the AIAS!
- Meet Alumni of the AIAS at sessions and portfolio reviews
- Network with professionals, from architects, executives, faculty advisors, industry leaders, and much more.
- Pick up AIAS Merch and Grassroots 2023 Merch!
- Establish your Freedom by Design presence.
- Explore the more historical side of Washington D.C. during our Monuments Tour hosted by Past President Cooper Moore!
- Join Tamarah Begay from Indigenous Design Studio + Architecture, LLC for her Keynote Speech
- Join Jake Day and Trinity Simons Wagner for their Keynote Speech
- Attend walking sketch tour #1
- Attend walking sketch tour #2
- Attend walking sketch tour #3
- Meet your outgoing 2022-2023 Board of Directors
- Meet your incoming 2023-2024 Board of Directors
- Meet the incoming Officers Colt Brock and Julia Andor
- Learn about the FORUM 2023 in New Orleans
- Practice your interview at the Career Expo
- Go to your quad reception and mingle with all your local chapters
- Pick up an AIAS tote
- Pick up your AIAS badge
- Learn more about the election from your Officers
- Recongize the recipients 2022 Honor Awards
- Learn more about the 2023 Honor Awards
- Stay to here Presidential Citation from President Moore
- Participate in the quad chants
- Attend the Alumni Reception if your Alumni or recent grads
- Renew your membership at the conference
- Learn to get some rest at the sessions
- Learn more about adjacent architecture fields from leaders
- Learn best practices for unrest
- Learn to work with AIA components
100 Reasons to Attend Grassroots 2023
