Registration and Session Proposals Open for the 2026 AEC Acoustics Best Practice Roundtables!

Written By Phil Read

Sign up for Leadership Retreat and Best Practice Roundtable Updates!

$1499 Early Bird Event Pricing. $1899 Pricing beginning March 1. Pricing includes all lodging, meals, roundtable sessions, and offsite / onsite activities. The 2026 AEC Acoustics Best Practice Roundtables is capped at 40 attendees.

Who Should Attend?

The AEC Acoustics Best Practice Roundtables is for subject matter experts, solution providers, builders, team leaders, and business decision makers. We're deliberately smaller; a quieter "Acoustic" version of larger AEC conferences. The event is attended by globally recognized industry presenters, and practitioners. The Best Practice Roundtables event is focused on discovering best practice workflows for teams that design, engineering, and construct buildings.

2024 AEC Acoustics Best Practice Roundtables Attendees

Conversations > Presentations.

Formal presentations are guaranteed to work at big AEC conferences, which rightfully focus on a single host's solutions. But in the real-world, best practices involve integrating cross-vendor solutions designed to save time, money and stress. We understand that no single tool rules them all. Result? No silos or sales pitches, just sharing real-world experience. Our goal is that just one round-table discussion, lesson learned, and properly implemented solution recovers the entire investment in attending the event.

Grab a coffee and a seat at the table. No Powerpoint or pre-scripted handouts. Expect honest and open discussions about integrating a rapidly evolving AEC software and hardware space. Each facilitator leads a discussion in order to crowd-source best practice workflows across disciplines. It's not about enforcing brand loyalty; it's about discovering new ideas that scale when real-world results matter. Forget the buzzwords. We're focusing on best practices.

Carl Storms Facilitating the 2024 Roundtable Discussing "100 Days of AI"

When registering be sure to indicate your interests by proposing up to 3 roundtable sessions. If selected, facilitators agree to complete a 2-3 page Executive Summary no later than one week after the event. Post event, executive summaries will be available for download by the broader AEC community. Complimentary registration is provided to all facilitators for the roundtable event.

Session Highlights.

Here's a sample of sessions highlights from previous AEC Best Practice Roundtables. Stay tuned for session highlights for the 2026 event!

"What's New in Revit 2026" with Scott Davis / Sr AEC Technical Solutions Executive at Autodesk

"One Plan to Rule them All: Innovation in Construction Deliverables" by Scott Brown / National BIM Manager | Senior Project Manager at The Beck Group

"AI: Overview of AEC Workflows, Best Practices and Limitations" by Phil Read / CEO at Read | Thomas

"Celebrating and Leaning Into Success: Encouraging Personal and Professional Growth" by Jason Rostar / Corporate Practice Technology Leader at HED

"Motivating and Engaging the Unwilling: From Business Leaders Technical Teams" by Michael Freiert / AEC Digital Practice, BIM Technology at HGA

"Empowering Workflows for the Largest and Smallest of Teams" by Kerry Thompson / Owner at KTA Ltd

Every meal is an important opportunity for ongoing discussions and discovery. What can you expect? Let's go over a past menu with Chef Charles Semail.

Where We'll Meet

The AEC Best Practice Roundtables is an "Un-conference". T-shirts, shorts and tennis shoes are perfectly fine. We're about discussions without distractions; flashing lights or pulsing music. Disconnect and reconnect with recognized industry peers. Sunrise and sunsets. Campfires and crickets. This is an alcohol free, and family friendly event where everyone has time for quiet, focus, and be surrounded by nature.

Lake Swan Camp in Melrose, Florida is rustic, comfortable, and welcoming. Everyone has their own private cabin or motel style room. Yes, there's air-conditioning, wifi, and espresso! The camp borders a clear, spring-fed lake with a clean sandy bottom. Expect weather that's warm enough for a swim or paddle before breakfast or dinner. Typically mid-80s during the day and mid-60s at night.

Here's event highlights from the Fall 2024 AEC Leadership Retreat.

Event Schedule.

Arrive Sunday, April 26. Relax and catchup with your industry peers. Head down to the lake, go for a walk, paddle, or grab one of the rocking chairs on pine deck of the Lake View Lodge.

Monday April 27. Unplug and Reconnect. We'll depart after breakfast via motor coach for Ichetucknee Springs State Park and enjoy a day of networking and team building.

There's something for everyone, with hiking trails, boardwalks, kayaking on pristine spring-fed rivers, and swimming in crystal clear springs. A full list of state park amenities is here.

Paddling Peaceful Spring-Fed Rivers

Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.

  • Sessions at 9am, 10.30am and 1pm.

  • Open afternoons from 2.30pm - 5.30pm for check in with the office and ongoing discussions.

  • Evening networking from 7pm.

Friday, May 1. Breakfast at 8am. Depart by noon. See you next year!

Propose Your Session and Register Today!

$1499 Early Bird Event Pricing. $1899 Pricing beginning March 1. Includes all lodging, meals, roundtable sessions, and offsite / onsite activities. The 2026 AEC Acoustics Best Practice Roundtables is capped at 40 attendees.

Questions? Please email or reply in the comments section below.

Kind regards -

Phil Read - CEO Read | Thomas / phil@readthomas.com

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