Thank you to all who attended Design in Action 2011, and special thanks to our local hosts, volunteers, and sponsors. We’re proud to report that we welcomed 223 delegates to this year’s meeting in Philadelphia. People came to Design in Action from 30 U.S. States and from as far away as Seoul, Korea to take advantage of this rare networking opportunity within our industry.

Taken together, design education, community design, and public programming represent a solid cross-section of today’s most important design advocates...

Read the full letter from AAO Executive Director Michael Wood and ACD Board President James Wheeler.

In response to the requests we've had for the conference presentations, we've made available on our website all materials that we have an author's consent to share. Want to review David Ghoogasian's tips on engaging audiences from "The Architecture of the Brain" or take a second look at the suggestions for "Managing Finances in a Changed Economy" from the Nonprofit Finance Fund? Find those and many more at aaonetwork.org. We're still tracking down a few presentations, so check back periodically. Thank you to all our wonderful speakers!

View the presentations from Design in Action 2011. 

Many thanks to everyone who submitted photos from the conference. Our flickr set captures some great moments from the opening reception, plenary sessions, Philadelphia tours, the Build It! workshop, and the Teddy Cruz keynote event.

Have some more pictures to add? Join the flickr group "Design in Action 2011" and add your own conference photos or tag them with "DIA2011."

See photos from Design in Action 2011 on our flickr set.

Inspired by Teddy Cruz's community-based work? Learn more about our keynote in this hour long public radio interview with Cruz, Beth Miller, Executive Director of the Community Design Collaborative, and Mami Hara, Principal at Wallace Roberts & Todd and Community Design Collaborative Board Co-Chair. From WHYY:

The cutting edge in architecture and community design: For this hour of Radio Times, we invite three designers into the studio to discuss how they are incorporating new ideas and visions into civic and private spaces, including here in Philadelphia.

Listen to the Radio Times program from October 10 on Philadelphia public radio station WHYY.

What are your thoughts on this year's conference? Let us know by completing a brief, 10 question survey. Your insight will help us plan an even better event for next year. We'd really appreciate hearing from you!

Even now, we're on the lookout for new ideas, emerging projects, and established voices that we can all learn from. Help us expand our reach by informing us of a seasoned presenter or industry leader you think could contribute to our next meetings. Use the survey or email aao@architecture.org or events@communitydesign.org with suggestions for future conference speakers.

Find the DIA2011 survey here.

Thanks to everyone who participated in the active online #DIA2011 conversation! Here are a few tweets that stood out:

Great day #DIA2011... all tuckered out with visions of neighborhoods+inspiring words from #teddycruz #aaronlevy #davidjurca #dianalindindex

Had a great time chatting w/ the architecture & design nerds today at #DIA2011- Thanks to @AAOnet for inviting me! An honor.

Community design panel: "What you do on yr own is what you already know. What you do in collaboration is what you don't yet know." #DIA2011

Read more highlights from the #DIA2011 twitter conversation.