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AIANYS Convention in Syracuse September 25-27, 2013-Save the Date! 
AIA New York State and AIA Central New York are working together to bring to you the 2013 convention September 25-27, 2013 at the ONCENTER and Sheraton Syracuse University Hotel. This event will bring together architects from all over New York State.
The convention will feature a trade show with vendors from all over the country, continuing education programs, tours of historical landmarks and evening social events, including the Opening Night Party at the Museum of Science and Technology. The theme for this year's convention is Rebuild, Renew, Re-create.
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AIA 2013 Fellows Announced
AIA elevated 122 architects to its prestigious College of Fellows, an honor awarded to members who have made contributions of national significance to the profession.
Fellowship is conferred on architects with at least 10 years of membership in the AIA who have made significant contributions in the following areas: the aesthetic, scientific, and practical efficiency of the profession; the standards of architectural education, training, and practice; the building industry through leadership in the AIA and other related professional organizations; advancement of living standards of people through an improved environment; and to society through significant public service. They will be invested in the College of Fellows at the 2013 AIA National Convention and Design Exposition in Denver June 20-22.
The following are the 2013 Fellows from New York State:
AIA New York:
Israel Berger, Heidi L. Blau, Raymond C. Bordwell, Carlos Brillembourg, Susan A. Chin, Judith DiMaio, Charles J. Kirby, Kenneth D. Levien, Carol Loewenson, Richard Metsky, Margaret E. Newman, Terrence E. O'Neal, Peter Schubert and Claire Deborah Weisz.
AIA Long Island:
Orlando T. Maione
AIA Westchester + Hudson Valley:
Russell Davidson |
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Registration Now Open for AIA National Convention in Denver June 20-22
Registration is now open for the 2013 AIA National Convention & Design Exposition June 20-22 in Denver, CO. The theme for this year is Building Leaders.
There are over 200 planned program offerings, including pre-convention workshops, theme presentations, continuing education learning units (CEUs) and expo education. The diversity of offerings, allows you to enhance your knowledge of design, practice management, and career development.
The Design Exposition is scheduled for all 3 days. AIA Expo2013 introduces you to more than 800 exhibitors to discover new products and services. AIA Expo2013 will also house special display areas, educational opportunities, pavilions and association offerings.
For more information, go to:
https://registration3.experientevent.com/showAIA131/Default.aspx.
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Dennis A. Andrejko, FAIA, Declares Candidacy for AIA 2014 First Vice President/2015 President-elect
Dennis A. Andrejko, FAIA, member of AIA Buffalo/Western NY and former AIANYS board member, has declared his candidacy for the office of AIA 2014 First Vice President/2015 President-elect. Elections will be held at the AIA 2013 National Convention and Expo in Denver June 20-22.
The following members have also declared their candidacy:
2014 First Vice President/2015 President-elect:
Kevin J. Flynn, FAIA, AIA St. Louis
Debra S. Kunce, FAIA, AIA Indianapolis
Elizabeth Chu Richter, FAIA, AIA Corpus Christi
2014-2015 Vice Presidents (2 will be elected)
Nicholas D. Docous, AIA, AIA Central Valley
James Easton Rains, FAIA, AIA North Carolina
Thomas Vonier, FAIA, AIA Continental Europe
2014-2015 Treasurer
Greg Ames, AIA, AIA Connecticut
John P. Grounds, AIA, AIA Washington, DC |
AIANYS 2013 Lobby Day-Save the Date!
The date for the 2013 Architects in Albany Lobby Day has been set-April 30, 2013! This is your chance to meet with your legislators one-on-one and discuss issues that are important to all architects. AIANYS will be hosting a webinar on April 16, 2013 to help with your prep for Lobby Day. More information will be forthcoming so be sure to check www.aianys.org for updates! |
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AIANYS Members Featured in Crain's NY Article Architects Seek Good Samaritan Status in Disasters
Having been effectively barred from helping out post-Sandy by liability fears, designers and engineers push for a law to allow them to pitch in next time sans fear of being sued.
On Nov. 2, three days after Surperstorm Sandy hit New York City, the local chapter of the American Institute of Architects dispatched an urgent email to members under the subject line: "Architects and Engineers Needed for Post-Hurricane Building Evaluations." Overnight, hundreds of architects stepped forward, all prepared to apply their expertise to the task of assessing storm-damaged properties.
Yet in the end, few of them ever went anywhere near the tens of thousands of battered structures and homes. Instead teams of over-worked and overwhelmed city inspectors were left to try to determine which properties could be saved and which must go, decisions that had to be made before rebuilding could begin. The reason was simple: Architects feared that they could be sued if a property owner disagreed with their assessment.
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AIANYS to Use AIA National Funds to Assist Chapters Disaster Relief Efforts
AIANYS recently received funds from AIA National to be used to assist those Chapters affected by Superstorm Sandy. These funds would normally have been added to National reserves and represent the commitment that AIA has to its members, components and their communities.
The AIANYS Board empowered the Executive Committee to assess the outreach effort of those Chapters who have expended funds in assisting the community and members in the Sandy recovery process and distribute the monies received.
In order to assist the committee in the assessment process, Chapters were asked to submit the following: Description of any Chapter expenses incurred as a direct result of Superstorm Sandy; description of any chapter expenses incurred as part of an outreach activity during the aftermath of Sandy; dollar amount expended and results of outreach.
The Executive Committee is making their final decisions and will be informing the chapters shortly. |
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Renew Your AIA Membership by March 31st!
You have until March 31, 2013 to renew your AIA membership! After this date, your membership will lapse. To renew your membership online, go to: https://ams.aia.org/eweb/dynamicpage.aspx?webcode=gettingstarted&mode=renew&upgrade=true#Header.
All renewing members are eligible to participate in the 2013 Dues Installment Plan. Enroll by April 30, 2013 and pay your membership dues in installments. 2013 dues must be paid in full by June 30, 2013. For more information, go to the frequently asked questions about dues installment plan at: http://www.aia.org/about/AIAB081429. |
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Update Your Contact Information Now for the 2013 AIANYS Membership Directory
Preparation has begun on the 2013 AIA New York State Online Membership Directory. Your primary contact information must be updated prior to March 1, 2013. To ensure that your contact information is printed correctly, please access the AIA membership database at https://ams.aia.org/eweb/StartPage.aspx. If you have problems logging into your account, contact AIA National's Membership Department at 202/626-7300.
You can also purchase a Firm Profile. The two options are: the Standard Firm Profile and the Upgraded Firm Profile. The Upgraded Firm Profile is a half-page and includes 3 color photos of your projects in the listing. Both firm profile choices are accessible to the public. The Firm Profiles are separate from the member listing and cost $225 for the Standard Firm Profile and $400 for the Upgraded. Go to: https://www.cvent.com/events/2013-handbook/registration-2b776ba2c10948b48cc4edc72d39bef3.aspx.
The directory is accessible right from the AIANYS website homepage. It is available to the public and used as the AIANYS's Architect Finder. Your firm will be online and searchable through our digital directory. This is an opportunity to increase your firm's exposure to potential clients, prospective employees and possible referrals. Take a look at the 2012 AIANYS Directory at: http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/aianys/2012deskreference/.
For questions or more information, contact Michele Brown, Membership & Data Manager, AIANYS at mbrown@aianys.org. |
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Deborah Berke, FAIA, Berkeley-Rupp Architecture Professorship and Prize Recipient Featured in O Magazine
Deborah Berke, FAIA, a New York City-based architect is the first recipient of the University of California, Berkeley's College of Environmental Design Berkeley-Rupp Architecture Professorship and Prize. This is awarded to a distinguished practitioner or academic who has made a significant contribution to promoting the advancement of women in the field of architecture, and whose work emphasizes a commitment ot sustainability and the community. This prize awards $100,000, a semester-long professorship, a public lecture and a gallery exhibition.
Deborah Berke is featured in the March issue of O The Oprah Magazine: http://dberke.com/news/130219/index.htm.
She is founder of Deborah Berke Partners in New York City, which was a 2012 AIANYS Design Award recipient. Deborah is also an adjunct professor at Yale University.
For more information on the Berkeley-Rupp Prize, go to: www.archdaily.com/272982/...awarded-new-berkeley-rupp-prize.
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Michael Graves, FAIA, Appointed to Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board
President Barack Obama appointed Michael Graves, FAIA, as a member of the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board.
As a member of the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, also known as The Access Board, Graves will devote his time to accessibility for people with disabilities. Created in 1973 to ensure access to federally funded facilities, the Access Board has become the leading source of information on accessible design. The Board develops and maintains design criteria for the built environment, transit vehicles, telecommunications equipment and for electronic and information technology. It also provides technical assistance and training on these requirements and on accessible design and continues to enforce accessibility standards that cover federally funded facilities.
Graves is an AIA Gold Medal recipient. |
Georgi Ann Bailey Receives CAE Designation 
The American Society of Association Executives has announced that Georgi Ann Bailey has received the Certified Association Executive designation, the highest designation that a member of ASAE can receive. The CAE designation is an accredited certification program, which requires association and other nonprofit executives to demonstrate the requisite knowledge and skills necessary to achieve operational and leadership excellence in the association and nonprofit community. Less than 5% of association executives across the country hold the designation. To earn the CAE, candidates must submit proof of satisfying professional experience and achievements, educational requirements consisting of 100 hours in defined subject areas, and passing of a challenging four hour examination on the nine different domains found in association management. The designation also requires stringent continuing education for renewal. Georgi Ann, along with the other class of 2013 Designees, will be recognized at the ASAE convention in Atlanta.
Georgi Ann has been with AIANYS for 10 years. In addition to her responsibilities as Director of Programs and Operations, starting in January she was appointed by the Board of Directors to act as the Executive Director. With the implementation segment of the Strategic Plan now in progress, her responsibilities extend across the membership, knowledge and government advocacy initiatives and portfolios. She remains the point of contact for AIA continuing education, administers both the design and honor awards program, staff liaison for convention seminar programming and keynote events, provides assistance to local chapter leadership and is the staff liaison to the Board of Directors and Executive Committee. She has twice been the recipient of AIA scholarships. This year she has been asked to serve as a member of an AIA CACE committee focused on professional development.
Prior to coming to AIANYS, she served as the Director of Programs and Conferences at the Professional Insurance Agents of New York, Connecticut and New Jersey. There she headed up a team of 14 staff specialists in the yearly planning, marketing, administrative and fiscal management of over 400 seminars, two designation programs, three conventions and two regional meetings across the three states. While at PIA she developed a series of education programs for large firms called, Custom Class, the seminars provided firms with customized continuing education programs in their offices and is still being utilized by the organization today. She also implemented new registrant procedures that lead to enhanced member services to those participating in education programs. She is credited with developing and implementing a series of marketing plans that lead to increased enrollments in education and convention programs.
Prior to that, Georgi Ann was the Director of Education for the New York State Association of Realtors, a 65,000 member trade association representing the real estate industry. While at NYSAR she worked closely with the Department of State in the development of new regulations for industry based mandatory education requirements and was also the staff liaison to the Department of State in other matters related to continuing education and pre-licensing . Working in conjunction with local REALTOR staff and leadership, she developed extensive partnering opportunities that provided non-dues revenues to both the local and state levels of the organization.
Her achievements at NYSAR include heading up a collaborative consortium of the five largest real estate associations in the country to develop a facilitator's manual that insured quality delivery of the NAR Realtor Institute program across the country. She was also a presenter in the Instructor Training Institute, a program that teaches how to develop and present non-lecture based education programs and seminars.
Georgi Ann was the lead staff person in the development and production of an award winning, nationally recognized video based program on fair housing. She also chaired several association executive committees at the national level. While at NYSAR she developed and presented a series of leadership programs for volunteers resulting in heightened effectiveness of those serving as leaders at the state and local levels. The programs were presented regionally within New York and also at National Association of REALTOR conventions and midwinter meetings. She served as the staff liaison to the association's seven education committees. During her time with NYSAR the
association's educational offerings grew from 25 Realtor Institute programs to over 132 statewide designation and single focus seminars, eight statewide regional education seminars that attracted 100 to 600 attendees and eight regional leadership programs that provided assistance to local officers and chairs in their program planning and governance initiatives.
In addition to the CAE designation, Georgi Ann is a graduate of the Association Leadership Academy and in 2010 was presented with an Honorary AIA New York State membership. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Business, Management and Economics from the State University of New York. She is a member of the American Society of Association Executives and the Empire State Society of Association Executives. |
Enter Your Chapter Events on the AIANYS Online Calendar
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. |
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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 AIANYS to support the following events in February: Senator David Valesky, Assemblymember Michael Benedetto, Assemblymember Michael Cusick, Assemblymember Bill Magnarelli, Assemblymember Robin Schimminger, Senator John Bonacic, Senator Kenneth LaValle, Senator John Flanagan and Senator Mark Grisanti. In-district events: Senator Martin Malave Dilan (Brooklyn), Assemblymember Amy Paulin (Westchester), Senator Mike Ranzenhofer (Buffalo). |
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