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ALA Events, Conferences, Webinars, and Tours

Where the profession shows up.

Conferences that fill CE requirements in an afternoon, tours that put you inside real projects, and the annual meeting where the association’s direction gets set. Dates, credits, fees, and registration, all on one page.

2024 ALA Design Award · SilverBar Nico, Des Moines · ASK Studio · Photo: Cameron Campbell

Upcoming

  1. Oct16

    YALA · Free · Open to All

    YALA Showroom Crawl: River North Design District

    Friday, October 16, 2026 · 2:00 to 5:45 PM CT · River North Design District

    YALA walks five River North showrooms: Lightology, Glenview Haus, TOTO, Assured, and Cosentino. Free, open to members and non-members.

    Everyone registers with a name and email. No account needed.

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  2. Nov5

    Honors in Architecture

    The 2026 ALA Design Awards Gala

    Thursday, November 5, 2026 · 6:00 to 10:00 PM CT · Medinah Country Club

    An evening for the year's best work and the people behind it. ALA gathers at Medinah Country Club to honor the 2026 Design Awards winners.

    Members sign in on the registration page for member rates. Everyone else registers with a name and email, no account.

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  3. Nov18

    Tour · 1.0 LU · Attendance Is Limited

    Tour of the WJE Testing Laboratory

    Wednesday, November 18, 2026 · 3:00 to 5:30 PM CT · Janney Technical Center, Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates

    Tour WJE's Janney Technical Center in Northbrook: structural testing, petrography, metallurgy, concrete and corrosion labs. 1.0 LU.

    1.0 LUMembers sign in on the registration page for member rates. Everyone else registers with a name and email, no account.

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  4. Jan14

    ALA Member Event · In Person

    2027 Annual Meeting at Sub-Zero

    Thursday, January 14, 2027 · 6:00 to 9:00 PM CT · Sub-Zero, Wolf, and Cove Showroom

    ALA's 2027 Annual Meeting at the Sub-Zero, Wolf, and Cove showroom: the year in review, the direction ahead, and an evening with the membership.

    $25 a person · ALA members and their guests. Members sign in on the registration page to register themselves and a guest.

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Standing Programs

Spring & Fall

Conferences

Spring and fall assemblies built around concentrated education and learning units, with exhibitor tabletops from the industry.

The Conferences

Every January

Annual Business Meeting

The association’s governing assembly: leadership installed, finances reviewed, direction set, and the floor open to any member in good standing.

The Annual Meeting

Through the Year

Tours & Outings

Hard hats on. See notable projects and testing facilities in person and talk shop with the people behind them.

Tours & Outings

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