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Come Fly with LAWA - New Location!
The LAWA Capital Improvement Program: Thursday, May 21, 2015, 11:30am - 1:30pm, CITY CLUB 
LAWA is in the midst of a multi-billion-dollar Capital Improvements Program at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) that is projected to last through 2019, and there are millions more dollars left to spend! Come hear about the upcoming design, engineering, and construction opportunities for your firms and meet LAWA's senior management face to face: Cynthia Guidry, PE, Deputy Executive Director of Capital Planning and Engineering; and Ellen Wright, AIA, Director of Terminal Planning. Special thanks to our Premier Sponsors, AC Martin and Hensel Phelps; and Event Sponsor, Jacobs for their valued support. Don't miss out on this exclusive networking opportunity! Members: $50 / Non-Members: $85 / Student Members: $20 w/ID / On-site: Add $15 City Club, 555 S. Flower Street, 51st Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
To attend or sponsor this event, click here.
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Advance Your Career - June 4th!The Spring 2015 Masters Series: Perspectives from Multifamily Housing Leaders
 A minimum of 100,000 new units are needed to meet the latest population growth in the City of Los Angeles, and developers are rushing in to fill this booming demand. In other words, the Multifamily Housing Market is HOT, and poised to engage lots of emerging architects, engineers, builders and other young professionals over the next 20 years! Don't let this building boom pass you by - we have assembled an exceptional panel of AEC leaders who will share their insights on this unprecedented surge in design and construction. You will learn about the opportunities they encountered, the decisions they made, the actions they took, and the challenges they overcame during the course of their careers to become the top multifamily housing leaders they are today: Winston Chang, AIA, LEED AP, Principal, TCA Architects; Sheri L. Bonstelle, RA, Esq., Partner, JMBM; and Joseph Didone, Vice President, Bernards. These inspirational role models will share their personal stories and provide discerning advice on career advancement in this thriving market sector. AAa/e Board Member Sonnet Hui, Executive Project Director of Hazens Group US, will moderate this exciting panel discussion and tremendous networking opportunity.
Thursday, June 4th, 6:00 - 8:00 pm - FREE to AAa/e Members!
Los Angeles County Department of Public Works: 900 South Freemont Avenue, Alhambra, CA 91803
Refreshments will be served. Free parking!
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Accepting scholarship applications NOWStudent members, submit your applications by Friday, May 29, 2015!
Each year, the AAa/e Foundation offers scholarships to full time students who: 1) are student members of AAa/e; 2) are pursuing a career in the AEC industry; and 3) have demonstrated a measurable level of involvement/service to the Asian-Pacific Islander community. This year we will be offering awards in six categories:
- High School Students Scholarship
- Community College Students Scholarship
- Undergraduate Students Scholarship
- Post-Graduate Students Scholarship
- Student Loan Support Grant
- University Award (in recognition of higher education programs whose objectives align with the AAa/e Association and Foundation)
Past recipients include students from Cal Poly Pomona, USC, SCI-Arc, Woodbury University, and UCLA to name a few. At the 2014 Annual Awards Banquet, we recognized 6 students, a recent graduate, and a University program with a grand total of $24,500.
Applications must be received on or before Friday, May 29, 2015 at 4:00 pm. If you have any questions, please contact the AAa/e Foundation President, Gary Mayeda 310.220.2744 at 310.220.2744, or gary.mayeda@ifactor.com. Click here for a link to the 2015 Scholarship Application Package.
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Eat, Drink, and Be Merry!
Don't miss out on our Annual Scholarship Fundraiser: Thursday, June 25th, 2015, 6 - 8:30 pm
Metropolitan Water District Courtyard, 700 N. Alameda St., Los Angeles, California 90012
Special thanks to our generous Fundraiser Sponsors: Allegion, ARC, Bluebeam, Brandow & Johnston, CH2M, Fuscoe Engineering, Gensler, Gruen Associates, HDR, Infrastructure Factor Consulting, PAC Architects, PCL Construction, Rose Hills Memorial Park & Mortuary, VCA Engineers, Metropolitan Water District, Miyamoto International, FPL & Associates, MATT Construction, Saiful/Bouquet, Heery, Tangram Interiors, and T.E. Roberts Inc.
To register for or sponsor this event, click here.
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Corporate Member Profile - HOK
AAa/e Welcomes HOK as our newest Corporate Member!
A global design, architecture, engineering and planning firm, HOK has used design to enrich people's lives and help organizations succeed. Since its founding in 1955, it has delivered exceptional design ideas and solutions through the creative blending of human need, environmental stewardship, value creation, science and art. Across a network of 24 offices on three continents, HOK's 1,800 design professionals develop solutions that result from a collaborative process that encourages multidisciplinary professional teams to research alternatives, share knowledge and imagine new ways to solve the challenges of the built environment.
As Vice President, Albert Kaneshiro, AIA, LEEDŽ AP BD+C is the HOK Los Angeles Leader for Transportation Architecture. Overseeing the development, delivery and quality of HOK 's regional transit projects, Albert's managed the Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center (ARTIC); the Santa Monica Big Blue Bus Expansion Project; Santa Clarita Transit Maintenance Facility and the new Golden Empire Transit Facility in Bakersfield. Albert also served as the HOK Los Angeles' Architecture Sustainability Manager for over eight years, and currently serves on the HOK Los Angeles Leadership Committee for strategic planning.
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Save the Date!
Our theme: "Innovate, Transform, Sustain"
Mark your calendars for: Thursday, October 1, 5 pm - 9 pm, Millennium Biltmore Hotel, Downtown Los Angeles! We appreciate the support of our generous Bronze Sponsors: Tangram and Transpogroup.
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Higher Education luncheon a sellout
AAa/e learns about upcoming Caltech and LACCD projects
 On Thursday, April 16, Cal Tech's Senior Director of Design & Construction Ken Hargreaves, and LACCD's Executive Director of Facilities Planning and Development James D. O'Reilly shared how the two higher education institutions are tackling their Capital Improvement Plans with delivery methods and funding mechanisms that are unique to each school. AAa/e members and guests got an exclusive look ahead at the upcoming projects at Caltech and the major projects at the various LACCD campuses throughout Los Angeles County. Special thanks to our Premier Sponsor, Gensler, and Event Sponsor, Gonzalez Goodale Architects for their support.
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Students and grads learn to network
AAa/e mentors students and recent grads, 7 become new members!
On Friday, May 1, more than 25 AEC students and recent graduates got a jumpstart on their careers by learning to network with AAa/e board members and other professionals. Glumac in Downtown LA hosted an evening of structured professional development helped young attendees improve their networking skills through a "What's my Communication Style?" workshop, where participants delivered their own 30-second elevator pitch to professional members for constructive feedback. In addition, a number of AAa/e's own emerging professional members shared their recent experiences transitioning from graduation to the working world. AAa/e received tremendous positive feedback on this mentoring event, and, as a result, welcomes 7 new student members from four schools: Hongyang Gao from USC; Basil Goto from Cal Poly Pomona; Joselyn Kenmotsu from Cal Poly SLO; and Aiden Leong, Hyun Dong Kim, Xueling Yang, and Xueqi Bai from UCLA. Stay tuned for more professional development programs in 2015!
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AAa/e Membership "Bundle"
AAa/e has launched its Membership Bundle. Non-members and renewing members will benefit from an AAa/e Membership and 6 events for the price of 5.
General Members - $375
Associate Members - $325
Includes AAa/e Membership and 6 events
Benefits:
- Savings of $50
- One-time payment
Click here to sign-up!
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SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Elevate the exposure of your firm, services or products with new AAa/e event sponsorship opportunities, including our monthly luncheons, Masters Series, Student and Grad Networking Events, Scholarship Fundraiser, and Annual Awards Banquet. Click here to find out more!
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UPDATES, NEWS, AND MORE...
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The AAa/e has made great strides to increase members' benefits and add value to each level of membership. All members enjoy:
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