Remarkable event linked to the international architectural arena, the 19th General Assembly of the Commonwealth Association of Architects (CAA) was hosted by Sri Lanka Institute of Architects and was held concurrently with the Annual Sessions of SLIA. Although  Sri Lanka is one of the founder member countries of CAA, this was the first time in history that Sri Lanka  hosting the general assembly of CAA.  A Student Design Competition was also be held as part of CAA proceedings.

The event was graced by eminent figures of the global architectural fraternity such as the President of International Union of Architects - Archt. Louis Cox from Australia, President of CAA - Archt. Gorden Holden from Nealand, President Elect CAA - Archt. Mubassar Husseine from Bangladesh. Also, Archt. Gorden Chong from USA, Archt. Kenneth Yang from Malaysia as well as the Immediate Past President of the Union of International Architects (UIA) - Archt. Gei Tan Sue from Mauritius graced the event as key note speakers. Archt. Jayantha Perera, Immediate Past President, SLIA was the National Convenor - CAA Colombo 2010.