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Design Awards-Portfolios Due By May 11, 2009
This is just a reminder that AIANYS Design Award portfolios, checklists and photo releases are due by May 11, 2009 to the AIANYS office (postmarked by this date). The checklist and photo release are available on the AIANYS website at www.aianys.org. The Design Award Jury will meet in June to decide the winners and the recipients will be notified soon after.
Design Award recipients will prepare a design board for display during the AIANYS convention. All of the AIANYS Design Awards will be presented at the President's Reception, Dinner and Design Awards Presentation on Thursday, September 24, 2009 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Rochester during the convention.
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Register Now for 2009 Spring Symposiums in Long Island May 20-21 and Syracuse May 28-29
Two of the AIANYS Spring Symposiums are still open for registration. The Spring Symposium in Long Island will be held May 20 and 21, 2009 at the Hilton Garden Inn, 1575 Privado Road, Westbury, co-sponsored by AIA Long Island. The other symposium will be held May 28 and 29, 2009 at Double Tree Hotel, 6301 State Route 298, Syracuse, co-sponsored by AIA Central New York.
The symposium titled, "Tools and Techniques for Sustainable Daylighting," is being funded by a grant from NYSERDA. The first day will cover sustainable daylighted building design. The second day will cover design and specification of daylight harvesting control systems.
This program will include interactive lectures, case study reviews and hands-on sessions. The faculty and staff of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's Lighting Research Center will be conducting this cutting-edge program. You will receive 6 LUs/HSWs for each day for AIA continuing education credit under the new sustainable CE requirements as well as NYS CE credit. You will have the option to register for one or both days. Space is limited to 30 participants. The registration fee is $100 per day and will include continental breakfast and lunch each day, as well as all course materials and manuals. For a detailed description of the program including instructor bios, as well as registration, go to http://www.lrc.rpi.edu/education/outreachEducation/daylightInstitute.asp
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AIANYS Executive Director Appointed to Housing, Planning and Zoning Initiative Advisory Work Group
Edward C. Farrell, Executive Director, AIANYS, has been invited by the Secretary of State and the Director of the Office for the Aging to sit on a Work Group to develop recommendations and advance the goals of Governor Paterson's "Housing, Planning and Zoning Initiative." The purpose of this initiative is to help municipalities better plan for the housing and community needs of the State's older people, younger people with disabilities, families and caregivers.
There will be five work groups: housing options; housing development, financing, taxes; livable communities, universal (life cycle) design; green buildings (integrative design), energy efficiency-planning; and land use, transportation and mobility.
The work groups will include representatives from State agencies, the aging and disability communities, consumers, legislators, and community leaders. Members of all work groups will review the final draft prior to its submission to the governor and legislature. There may also be some hearings planned around the state. Ultimately, a technical assistance tool kit will be developed for municipalities.
"I am honored to have been chosen to participate in this important undertaking proposed by Governor Paterson. I look forward to working toward meeting the goals of the housing, planning and zoning initiative," said Farrell.
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AIANYS to Hold Reception During AIA National Convention
The 2009 AIA Fellows, Honor Award recipients, Edward C. Kemper Award recipient and AIA Associates Award recipient from New York State will be honored at a reception during the AIA National Convention at The City Club of San Francisco on Thursday, April 30 from 7 to 9 PM. All AIANYS members and their guests/spouses attending the convention are invited to this reception. All AIA Fellows and Honor Award recipients from New York State, as well as Barbara A. Nadel, FAIA, 2009 Edward C. Kemper Award recipient, and Venesa Alicea, Assoc. AIA, 2009 AIA Associates Award recipient will be honored at this reception.
The Club is located on 155 Sansome on the 10th floor. The building was designed by noted San Francisco architects Miller & Pflueger under the direction of Timothy L. Pflueger (1892-1946). The building opened in 1930 and housed the offices of the brokers who worked on the floor of the adjacent San Francisco Stock Exchange. For directions and photos of this beautiful building, go to www.cityclubsf.com. This complimentary reception is once again sponsored by IBEX Construction. Thank you to IBEX for helping us to honor all of the award recipients.
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Dennis A. Andrejko, FAIA, Candidate for AIA National Vice President 
Dennis A. Andrejko, FAIA, AIA Buffalo/Western New York, is running for AIA Vice President. The elections for national office will be held during the AIA National Convention in San Francisco April 30 through May 2, 2009. To see his Candidate's Speech at the Grassroots Conference, go to www.aianys.org.
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Mullen Named Keynote Speaker for MAINSTREETS Convention
Dennis M. Mullen, Upstate President of Empire State Development, has been named the Keynote Speaker for the Opening Luncheon on Thursday, September 24, 2009 at the MAINSTREETS Convention. Mullen joined state government in September of 2008, bringing with him a strong background of general management expertise. Previously, Mr. Mullen served as President and CEO of Greater Rochester Enterprise (GRE), an economic development organization dedicated to the revitalization of Rochester's regional economy, from 2005 to 2008. Under his leadership, GRE focused on marketing Rochester's core assets-alternative energy, biotechnology, food and beverage manufacturing and optics-in an effort to attract new business to this area.
Prior to his role in economic development, Mr. Mullen worked for more than 28 years in the food industry in a number of senior leadership positions. Most recently, he served as the Chairman, President and CEO of Birds Eye Foods for 10 years where he spearheaded an aggressive acquisition strategy of the Birds Eye Foods brand from the Dean Foods Corporation in 1998, doubling the size of then Curtis Burns Foods. With this acquisition, Birds Eye Foods became the nations' largest processor of frozen vegetables. Mr. Mullen also served as President and CEO of three other food enterprises including Globe Products Company, Nalley's Fine Foods and Comstock Foods.
The convention will be held September 24, 25, 26, 2009 in Rochester. AIANYS and the 2009 Host Chapter, AIA Rochester, will for the first time collaborate with AGC of New York State, ACEC, NYS Society of Professional Engineers, NYS Association of Professional Land Surveyors and American Society of Landscape Architects, New York Chapters. The convention will be held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel and the Riverside Convention Center.
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AIANYS PAC Events
By donating to the NYS Architects Political Action Committee (NYSAPAC), you have helped to fund the opportunity for Edward Farrell, Executive Director to attend the Friends of Senator Toby Stavisky event and representatives from AIA Central to attend the People for Assemblyman William Magnarelli event in April.
It is essential for AIANYS to be represented at these events and raise our profile among the top decision makers in the state! This is our chance to deliver our message personally. But we need your support in order to continue to do this. If you would like to donate to or have questions about the PAC fund, please contact Edward Farrell, Executive Director at efarrell@aianys.org or 518-449-3334.
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AIANYS Sponsored Enhancing Main Street Program Held in Fort Plain
The Preservation League of New York State in conjunction with Mohawk Valley Villages and AIANYS, presented a program "Enhancing Main Street: Making Upper Floors Work Again" at the Fort Plain Museum on April 2. This program addressed design, building code and financial strategies essential to downtown revitalization projects. Presenters included two AIANYS members: Clinton Brown, AIA, President, Clinton Brown Company, Buffalo and Elise Johnson-Schmidt, AIA, Johnson-Schmidt and Associates, Corning.
Pictured: (left to right) Edward Farrell, Executive Director, Elise Johnson-Schmidt, AIA, and Clinton Brown, AIA at the Fort Plain Museum.
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AIA Central New York Golf Tournament May 27th
The 14th Annual Syracuse Chapter CSI-AIA Central New York Golf Tournament will be held Wednesday, May 27, 2009 at The Links at Sunset Ridge, 2814 West Seneca Turnpike, Marcellus, NY. Shotgun start at 11 AM. The golf and dinner package includes 18 holes of golf and cart, lunch and dinner. Dinner only is $30 per person. Registration deadline is May 6, 2009.
For more information, go to www.aiacny.org. If you have questions, call John P. Goodman., FAIA at 315-682-2157 or Steve Poplarski at 315-479-5561. |
AIA Westchester/Mid-Hudson Golf and Tennis Tournament June 15th
The 2009 AIA Westchester/Mid-Hudson Annual Golf Outing and Tennis Tournament Scholarship Fundraiser will be held on Monday, June 15, 2009 at Hampshire Country Club, Mamaroneck, NY. Registration and lunch is at 11:30 AM, golf shotgun and tennis start at 1 PM. Dinner starts at 5:30 PM.
For more information, contact Valerie Brown at 914-232-7240 or visit the website www.aiaarchitect.net. |
AIA Converting Management System-All AIA Members Must Change Passwords
On last Thursday, April 23, AIA discontinued use of the Timss system and begin the final conversion to the netFORUM association management system. On Monday, April 27, 2009 netFORUM will be accessible for business operations. This includes allowing component staff to begin processing membership payments, adding new members, special events registration, contract documents sales and license activations, knowledge community membership changes, and address updates. In addition, there will be a new online store that includes contract documents sales, a new membership profile, and an online join process.
Phase I of the netFORUM implementation addresses membership, bookstore, contract documents, and customer relationship management (individual and company records) functionality. All other modules will be scheduled for launch during Phase II.
This week communications to member and nonmember customers will be included in the various AIA newsletters and on the AIA web site to inform users of the changes that are occurring. All users of the AIA Web site with a current SSO password will receive an email from AIA National starting April 27, 2009 requiring them to change their passwords. This will be necessary in order to access member's only content and personal information online.
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AIA Compiled Guide to Stimulus Funds
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) that was signed into law in February has just now begun releasing tax dollars into the economy. The AIA estimates that the ARRA contains up to $130 billion that can be used for the design and construction of buildings. AIA has compiled a list of where much of this money is going. Go to http://info.aia.org/aiarchitect/thisweek09/0417/0417n_stimulus.cfm to check it out!
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Check out New York Landscape Architects Website
The American Society of Landscape Architects-New York Chapter and New York Upstate Chapter has a new and improved website! Check it out at www.nyscla.org.
The site includes general information on landscape architecture, current events, continuing education information and links to other organizations.
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2009 Annual Spring Environment Conference & Green Technology Expo
The 2009 Annual Spring Environment Conference and Green Technology Expo will be held on Wednesday, May 6, 2009 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Albany. This expo is sponsored by The Business Council. The purpose of the expo is to identify ways to better use green technology and develop best green business practices. Go to http://www.bcnys.org/whatsnew/events/environmentconference-spring.htm for registration and program information.
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National Solar Energy Conference in Buffalo May 11-16, 2009
The American Solar Energy Society is holding the National Solar Energy Conference May 11-16, 2009 at the Buffalo Convention Center in Buffalo. This is America's leading conference on emerging tends, technology, and opportunities shaping the new energy economy. For more information, go to www.solar2009.org.
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