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AIANYS 2008 Convention in White Plains
The AIANYS 2008 Convention will be in White Plains Thursday, September 25 through Saturday, September 27. Over 40 continuing education courses divided into three tracks that refect the theme of the convention "Future, Integrated and Small Practice" will be presented with the opportunity to earn up to 12 LUs/HSWs. Classes will be scheduled at the Crowne Plaza on Thursday and Saturday and at the Westchester County Center on Friday. Topics include: sustainable and green design, practice management, risk management, AIA contract documents and much more. Classes will also be offered specifically for associates and emerging professionals. Many tours of the great architecture of the Hudson Valley will be available, including Kykuit Estate and Frank Lloyd Wright's Usonia.
The Opening Keynote Luncheon and Honor Awards Presentation on Thursday, September 25 will feature keynote speaker George H. Miller, FAIA, Partner, Pei Cobb Freed & Partners Architects and 2009 AIA National First Vice President/President-Elect. AIANYS will also celebrate the 2008 Honor Award recipients during this luncheon.
The 2008 Prosurance Cup will be held at Old Oaks Country Club, Purchase, NY on Thursday afternoon. The 18-hole Old Oaks course at the club was designed by A.W. Tillinghast/Colt & Alison and opened in 1927. This event is sponsored by Prosurance Redeker Group, Ltd. and Victor O. Schinnerer and Company.
This year's host chapter, AIA Westchester/Mid-Hudson, will be throwing a party on Thursday night on the grounds of Lyndhurst, one of America's finest Gothic Revival mansions. Designed in 1838 by Alexander Jackson Davis, this beautiful historic landmark includes incredible views of the Hudson River and a comprehensive collection of original art. Noteworthy occupants included: former New York City mayor William Paulding and railroad tycoon Jay Gould. The party will include cocktails, dinner and music and the chance to socialize and network in a relaxed setting. Lyndhurst will be open for tours during the cocktail hour.
The 2008 Product Showcase will be held at the Westchester County Center on Friday, September 26. This is your chance to view the latest products and services in the industry from companies all over the country with several hours of "show only" time. The President's Dinner and Design Awards Presentation will be held Friday night at the Crowne Plaza.
The closing luncheon on Saturday, September 27 will feature keynote speaker James P. Cramer, Hon. AIA. He is the former chief executive of AIA National, Design Futures Council co-founder and chairman and founder of The Greenway Group and author of "The Next Architect."
Online registration for convention will be open starting in mid-July. Check for updates on the AIANYS Convention website at http://www.aianys.org/conv_2008/index.htm.
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 AIANYS Held Board Meeting and Planning Retreat
AIANYS held a board meeting and planning retreat June 18-20, 2008 at the Gideon Putnam Hotel in Saratoga Springs. During the board meeting on June 18, Robert Lopez, Executive Secretary, State Board of Architecture, came in to discuss several issues of concern including the NCARB 6 month rule.
Local component and state leaders attended the two day retreat led by facilitator Karen "KC" Harrison, Director, Component Support, AIA. The first day began with a presentation by Ron Kermani, a public relations consultant, who led a lively discussion on the right and wrong ways to deal with the media.
Next, the first part of the planning began with the group was broken up into four groups for a brainstorming session. The discussion centered around topics which arose from the responses of the survey AIA had sent to AIANYS leadership. Each group then reported on the key issues they identified. During lunch Russell Davidson, AIA, gave a presentation on the 2008 AIANYS Convention in White Plains.
In the afternoon, KC gave a summary of the environmental scan showing the latest issues and trends in the profession. A review of the 2006 AIANYS strategic plan then followed. Groups were then broken up into four core service areas: communications, membership/governance, education and government advocacy/public advocacy. This session was in a round robin format so groups could move on every half hour. Once completed, each group reported on their findings.
On Friday the 20th, four groups, one for each service area, developed 4 to 6 goals and ranked them by importance. Each group gave a report, then the entire group voted on the four most important overall goals. This information will be used to write the 2009-2010 AIANYS strategic plan which will be finalized and released within the next few months. AIANYS would like to thank all of the attendees of the retreat and KC Harrison for all of their hard work!
Pictured: Orlando T. Maione, AIA, President, AIANYS, went over the AIANYS 2006 strategic plan for the group assembled during the 2008 planning retreat. |
 Russell Davidson, AIA, Nominated for New York Regional Director
The AIANYS Regional Director Nominating Committee has announced the nomination of Russell A. Davidson, AIA, for the New York Regional Director to the AIA Board. AIANYS component delegates will elect the Regional Director at the Annual Meeting during the AIANYS convention on September 25, 2008. The three year term will begin in December. Regional directors are the link connecting the local and state components and the AIA. To read Russell's statement of philosophy, click here.
The 2008 Committee Chair is Kelly Hayes McAlonie, AIA with Leevi Kiil, FAIA, Senior Regional Director, who reports on the progress of the committee and provides procedural information to the group. |
| Wick's Law
Wick's Law goes into effect July 1, 2008. The threshold has increased to the following amounts: $500,000 for Upstate New York, $1.5 million for Long Island/Westchester, and $3 million for New York City. This can be circumvented if the locality signs a project labor agreement. |
 AIA Peconic Granted Full Component Status from AIA
AIA Peconic has been granted full component status from AIA. AIA Peconic leadership received the permanent charter during their member meeting on June 12, 2008 at Pierre's Restaurant in Bridgehampton. Edward Farrell, Executive Director, AIANYS, Orlando Maione, AIA, President, AIANYS, Peter Arsenault, Vice President, AIA National and Russell Davidson, Immediate Past President, AIANYS, all attended the ceremony. "We commend all of the hard work of the leadership and members of AIA Peconic. It is because of their dedication over the last two years that they were able to reach full component status," said Edward Farrell, Executive Director, AIANYS.
Pictured above (left to right): Edward Farrell, Executive Director, AIANYS, Orlando Maione, AIA, President, AIANYS, William Sclight, AIA, President-Elect AIA Peconic, Ian McDonald, AIA President, AIA Peconic, Peter Arsenault, Vice President, AIA National and Russell Davidson, Immediate Past President, AIANYS, pose with the AIA Peconic charter.
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Upcoming Chapter Golf Outing
AIA Brooklyn is hosting their 15th Annual Golf Outing Thursday, August 14, 2008 at Dyker Beach Golf Club, 7th Ave. & 86th Street in Brooklyn. Sign in and breakfast starts at 6:30 AM and shot gun tee off time is 8 AM. The fee for AIA members is $185, non-members, $200. This includes breakfast, green fees, shared cart, sleeve of golf balls and tees and BBQ lunch. Golf or lunch only packages are also available. To register, click here for form. Deadline to register is July 24, 2008. For more information, contact Nick Raschella at 718.837.6800, ext. 201. |
CES Award for Excellence Webinar July 18
If you are serious about improving the quality of your CES courses, earning a 5 Red Star rating, or applying for the 2009 CES Award for Excellence, this webinar is a must! It will be held Friday, July 18, 2008 from 12 to 1 PM and presented by Thom Lowther, Ed. S., CES Senior Director at AIA. Gather hints, tips, and suggestions that you can use before submitting your organization's award application. You can either post your questions prior to the webinar at http://2009cesaward.blogspot.com/ or take the opportunity to ask questions during the webinar.
This webinar will cover all of the key elements of building an award winning continuing education program. You will hear about some of the best practices and techniques that award winning components, firms and stakeholder organizations use in the design industry. You don't need to be applying for the CES Award to benefit from this webinar. The cost is only $25 per site. This is a great opportunity to have your entire professional development team learn about award winning systems.
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Barbara Nadel, FAIA, Named to Homeland Security Television Editorial Advisory Board
Homeland Security Television, the world's first online, on-demand network for broadcast quality videos on homeland and cyber security, recently announced the completion of the first-round of appointments to its editorial advisory board. A total of eight national security experts with a wide range of backgrounds have agreed to join HSTV's board.
The Homeland Security Television Editorial Advisory Board will work directly with Executive Producer, Dan Verton, to review HSTV programming and make specific recommendations on future programming topics and approaches.
The first eight members of the Homeland Security Television Editorial Advisory Board are: Barbara Nadel, FAIA, Principal, Barbara Nadel Architect and Senior Consultant to Good Harbor Consulting, The Hon. Tom Ridge, The Nation's First Secretary of Homeland Security and CEO, Ridge Global LLC, Dr. Parney Albright, Former Asst. Secretary of Homeland Security and Managing Director, CIVITAS Group LLC, Carlos Solari, Former White House CIO and V.P. of Security Solutions, Alcatel-Lucent, Col. Randall Larsen (USAF-Ret), Director, The Institute For Homeland Security, Dr. David McIntyre, Director, Homeland Security Integration Center, Texas A&M University, Dave Drab, Principal, Security & Compliance, Xerox Global Services and Charlotte Franklin, Deputy Coordinator, Public-Private Partnerships, Arlington County Office of Emergency Management.
Congratulations Barbara! |
AIANYS Welcomes New Staff Member
AIANYS welcomes Heidi Benjamin as the new Administrative Assistant. Previously, she was a Division Administrative Assistant at Waddell and Reed, a financial firm in Albany.
She can be reached at hbenjamin@aianys.org.
Michele Brown has been promoted from Administrative Assistant to Membership and Data Manager. Please join us in welcoming Heidi! |
2008 AIANYS Allied Members
The following are 2008 AIANYS Allied Members:
Corporate Allied Member: Robert Brewer, Stephen Mannhaupt and Adam Wolf, Grassi & Co. CPA's, 2001 Marcus Avenue, Suite 2655, Lake Success, NY 11042, Phone: (516) 256-3500, Fax: (516) 256-3510, rbrewer@grassicpas.com,
smannhaupt@grassicpas.com, awolf@grassicpas.comIndividual Allied Members: Robert J. Kartes, Architectural Sales Mgr-North America, Conservatek, 498 North Loop 336 East, Conroe, TX 7730, Phone: (936) 539-1747, Fax: (936) 539-5355, Email: bkartes@conservatek.com, www.conservatek.com
Steven R. Goldstein, Attorney, Shaub, Ahmuty & Spratt, LLP, 1983 Marcus Avenue, Lake Success, NY 11042, Phone: (516) 488-3300, Fax: (516) 355-7145, Email: sgoldstein@sacslaw.com, www.sacslaw.com |
AIA Speaker's Bureau
Do you need a speaker for your component's continuing education program? AIA and the Knowledge Community has a staff member who will work with you to find a speaker to meet your needs. If you are interested in AIA Knowledge Communities finding a speaker for you, please email Bruce Bland at bbland@aia.org who will work to find a speaker in your geographic area. Please include the Knowledge Community that interests you and your contact information (name, position, component address, phone, email and fax).
If you and the KC speaker develop a new CE course, please remember to register the course under your component CES Provider Number. If you have CES questions or concerns, please email Maria Sigillito, AIA Continuing Education at msigillito@aia.org.
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New Grant and Technical Assistance to Encourage Community Center Schools
The National Trust for Historic Preservation is offering the opportunity for organizations to analyze their state's current policies and develop an educational outreach program with policy recommendations to help citizens and officials make informed choices when spending their limited dollars on school facilities. Selected organizations will receive a year of technical assistance and $6,000 to research state policies and practices; convene a policy summit to develop recommendations; develop educational materials; and hold a press event to announce policy findings.
By participating in this program, organizations will secure community-centered schools for their state through the implementation of state-level policies. The proposal deadline is July 14, 2008 at 5:00 PM. For more information, go to www.preservationnation.org/issues/historic-schools.
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