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     The 2012 AIANYS convention, in conjunction with AIA Eastern New York, was held September 27-29 at the Hilton Hotel and City Center in Saratoga Springs.

     The convention opened with Keynote Speaker Peter Marino, FAIA who presented "Building an International Practice." Kelly Hayes McAlonie, AIA, President, presented a President's Citation to The Lafayette Hotel, in Buffalo. Eric Goshow then presented Kelly Hayes McAlonie with the Matthew W. Del Gaudio Service Award.

     The opening night party on Thursday night at the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, located across from the historic Saratoga Race Course, allowed attendees to stroll along the displays of thoroughbred racing history while eating lobster mashed potatoes and chopped salad. An open bar and a ragtime band made the party complete. All attendees left the party with milk and cookies. After the party, over 70 people returned to the hotel to screen the new film "Unfinished Spaces."

     Friday started with a General Session called "Architects, If They Only Knew" featuring speaker Billy Procida, President, Procida Advisors. Two Honor Awards were also handed out during this session. Abby Suckle, FAIA received the President's Award and Paul Segal, FAIA received the Fellows Award.

     A panel discussion "Design and Delivery Trends: A Look to the Future," featured Russell Davidson, AIA, Vice President, AIA; Michael Benson, Chairman, Associated General Contractors of NYS; Chuck May, RLA, President, NYS Council of Landscape Architects and Donald Nims, PE, Immediate Past President, NYS Society of Professional Engineers. Carol Patterson, Esq., Senior Partner, Zetlin & De Chiara served as moderator. This was a discussion and question and answer on different topics of concern to all facets of the profession and building industry.

     Friday was also the day of the Product Showcase. Located right in the City Center beside the classrooms, the trade show which sold out of all available space, featured 88 booths from vendors from across the country. Once again attendees could play the exhibit passport game collecting stamps from sponsoring booths- the following 7 attendees won fabulous prizes: Nancy Goshow, AIA, Kindle; Anna Campas, AIA, Saratoga-themed basket, Thomas P. Farrell, AIA, iPod, Michelle Murnane, AIA, Saratoga-themed basket, Frank Genese, AIA, Kindle, Douglas Casper, AIA-iPod and Darlene Riemer, AIA, 2013 Convention registration.

     AIANYS also gave away two Corporate Allied Memberships (valued at $1,500 each). All 88 exhibitors were entered into the drawing. The winners were: Ryan Baver, Ameristar Fence and Glenn Gidaly, AICP -Barton & Loguidice.

     Lunch was served right on the trade show floor-the cheeseburgers and flatbread pizzas were a big hit, as well as the cupcakes in the afternoon!

     Friday night was the black tie affair which began with the 2012 President's Reception and continued with the Design Awards Presentation in the Saratoga Hilton Ballroom. Kelly Hayes McAlonie, AIA along with Helene Combs Dreiling, FAIA, 2014 AIA National President, presented 50 2012 AIANYS Design Awards with the help of officers: Eric Goshow, AIA, President-Elect, David Businelli, AIA, Immediate Past President, Raymond Beeler, AIA, VP, Public Advocacy, Tim Boyland, AIA, VP, Government Advocacy and Randy Collins, AIA, Secretary.

     Three Honor Awards were also handed out during the ceremony: Honorary Member of AIANYS Award, Andy Frankl, IBEX Construction; Firm Award went to Caples Jefferson Architects and the James William Kideney Gold Medal Award was presented to Walter Hunt Jr., FAIA by Lee Bearsch, FAIA. The Best in New York State Award was given out to East River Waterfront-Esplanade and Pier 15, New York, New York, SHoP Architects, New York, New York.

     Saturday started off with the viewing of the film "A Child of the Sun" followed by a discussion moderated by David Businelli, AIA, Immediate Past President. Saturday was the Closing Keynote luncheon, the Irving P. Marks Memorial Luncheon, which featured speaker Eric Cesal who presented "Down Detour Road: An Architect In Search of Practice." 

     Four more Honor Awards were given out at the luncheon: Student Award went to Kate Spata; Intern-Associate Award to Julie Ann Engh, Assoc. AIA; Educator Award to Michael Sorkin, and the Community Development Award to the Friends of the High Line. The AIANYS Student Awards were also handed out (7 out of the 11 students attended the luncheon) and the first-ever AIANYS ARE scholarship recipient, Karen Kubey, Assoc. AIA was recognized, as well as the Emerging Professionals Logo Competition winner Aiyesha Amir.

     Special thanks to the AIANYS Convention Committee, the AIA Eastern NY Convention Committee, Jeff Morris, AIA, Chair, AIA Eastern NY Convention Committee, Dan Wilson, AIA, President, AIA Eastern NY and David Pacheco, AIA, Volunteer Coordinator and all of the volunteers who helped make this convention possible!

     Save the date for the 2013 AIANYS Convention which will be held in conjunction with AIA Central New York Chapter in Syracuse September 25-27.

     Many Thanks to the 2012 AIANYS Convention Sponsors: Zetlin & De Chiara LLP; Prosurance Redeker Group; Hohmann & Barnard; Weyerhaeuser/Trusjoist; L'Abbate, Balkan, Colavita & Contini, LLP; Baer & Associates; Sam Greco Construction Inc.; McGraw Hill Construction; The LA Group; Atlantic Testing Laboratories Limited; BST & Co.; The Chazen Companies; CT Male Associates; Crawford Door & Window Sales; ImaginIt Technologies; In Pro Corporation; Buffalo Engineering PC; Kevin Koval's Adirondack Basement Systems; International Code Council; McLaren Engineering Group; Overhead Door Co of Glens Falls Inc.; PHP Systems Design; Shen Milsom Wilke; Singleton Construction Consultants; Terrazzo Association of Northeastern States; Turner Construction; Unilock; Windo-Therm Advanced Energy Panels, John G. Waite Associates, Architects and Wolf Gordon, Inc.

Photo 1: Peter Marino, FAIA, was the keynote speaker at the Opening Keynote Session on Thursday afternoon. He presented Kelly Hayes McAlonie, AIA, President with a special ring. (Photo courtesy of Rick Bell, FAIA).

Photo 2: The Opening Party was held at the National Museum of Racing.

Photo 3 : Walter Hunt Jr., FAIA received the James William Kideney Gold Medal Award from Lee Bearsch, FAIA, during the AIANYS Design Awards Presentation.

Photo 4: (left to right): Edward Farrell, Executive Director, David Businelli, AIA, Immediate Past President, Helene Combs Dreiling, FAIA, AIA 2014 President, Kelly Hayes McAlonie, AIA, President, Ray Beeler, AIA, VP, Public Advocacy, Eric Goshow, AIA, President-Elect and Tim Boyland, AIA, VP, Government Advocacy presented the 2012 AIANYS Design Awards.

Photo 5: Abby Suckle, FAIA, recipient of the President's Award with Helene Combs Dreiling, FAIA and Kelly Hayes McAlonie, AIA.

Photo 6: Dan Wilson, AIA, President, AIA Eastern NY handed over the AIANYS Convention Trophy to Julia Haffkta Marshall, AIA, AIANYS Board Member and member of AIA Central NY. The 2013 AIANYS Convention will be held in Syracuse September 25-27.

     AIANYS delegates elected the officers, Associate Director and Regional Director at the Annual Meeting during the AIANYS convention on September 27, 2012. Jeff Smith, AIA will serve as Treasurer (second year of a two-year term) and F. Eric Goshow, AIA, will serve as President in 2013.

Raymond Beeler, AIA             

Timothy Boyland, AIA
AIA Staten Island Chapter
 

Vice President, Public Advocacy
Mary Burke, FAIA
AIA New York Chapter

Ric Stott, AIA
AIA Peconic Chapter

Associate Director

Julie Ann Engh, Assoc. AIA

AIA New York Chapter

Regional Director

Burton Roslyn, FAIA

AIA New York Chapter

    The AIA and International Trade Administration took a five-day Architecture Services Trade Mission to India earlier this month that introduced U.S. firms to India's rapidly expanding market for architectural services, helping U.S. companies in their pursuit of new Indian partners. Francis Pitts, FAIA, New York Regional Director, was one of the 30 architects who travelled to India.
     The mission to India included representatives from leading small, medium and large-sized U.S. architectural services companies that provide state-of-the-art and world class designs. Targeted sectors holding high potential for U.S architectural firms include master planning, regional and neighborhood design, as well as architecture for ports, hospitals, health care facilities, airports and other transportation infrastructure, mixed-use projects, and architectural services.
     India, one of the world's fastest growing economies, is seeking to invest $1 trillion in its infrastructure during the 12th Five-Year Plan (2012-2017) and is looking for private sector investment to fund half of this massive expansion. The rapid growth of the Indian economy, averaging 8 percent over the past 10 years, has created a pressing need for infrastructure development and the country requires significant outside expertise to meet its goals.
      "This was an exciting opportunity to meet with Indian officials and prospective partners," said Francis Pitts, FAIA. "As one of the world's fastest growing economies, India holds many opportunities for architects and, for our firm, the chance to share the wealth of knowledge we have developed on the relationship between design and the treatment of mental illness."

     The mission visited Chennai, Kolkata (Calcutta) and Bangalore, where participants received market briefings and participated in customized meetings with key Indian officials and prospective partners. Mission participants also had the option of making additional stops at Mumbai, Ahmedabad and New Delhi, where ITA's U.S. Commercial Service arranged meetings with both private sector developers and state and local government officials.

Pictured (left to right): Mickey Jacob, FAIA, AIA First Vice President/President-Elect, Bill Turner, Assoc. AIA, Senior Associate Director, National Associates Committee, Francis M. Pitts, FAIA, Regional Director and Janice Corbett, Regional Director of ANESA, accepting greetings on behalf of the delegation during their visit to Kolkata.

     AIA Staten Island is holding the first-ever Marshmallow and Spaghetti Building Contest on Friday, November 9, 2012 at Blessed Sacrament School in Staten Island starting at 6 PM. Contestants ranging from 2nd through 8th grade were encouraged to build structures out of marshmallows and dried spaghetti and bring them to the venue for judging. Cash prizes will be awarded to the top 3 entries in each category. The two categories are 2nd through 5th grade and 6th through 8th grade. For more information, go to www.aiasiny.org.

     AIA Buffalo/Western NY held their annual chapter meeting on October 18th at The Buffalo Club. The night included cocktails, dinner, the naming of the 2013 Board and officers and the meeting where Ed Farrell, Executive Director, gave an update on AIANYS activities.

Pictured: Ed Lindsay, AIA, President-Elect, Joe Kedron, AIA, Treasurer, Ed Farrell, Kelly Hayes Mcalonie, AIA, President, AIANYS, Tim Rider, AIA Secretary and Bob Stark, AIA, President.

     AIANYS has an online calendar on the website that all chapters can now submit events to. It's easy and only takes a few minutes. Go to: http://aianys.org/members/index.php?m=1&p=1.

     You can also see what other Chapters are up to all around New York State.