We started 2012 with our first Executive Board meeting on Jan. 11th at 5:30 pm at the UMIAQ offices of Richard Rearick, past President. Thanks to Richard for the hospitality and the use of his conference room! There were nine board members present, and two more teleconferenced from Fairbanks.
Topics we covered:
Board Meeting Schedule: Meetings are scheduled this year for Jan. 11 (Anchorage), April 19 (Anchorage), August 16 (Anchorage), & November 16 (Fairbanks).
High School Design Competition: Information packages were sent to the participating schools on Jan. 11th by Richard Rearick, who will be committee chair. He invited section members to let him know if there are more schools interested in participating.
Alaska Professional Design Council: Janet Matheson & Ramona Schimscheimer are the two AIA Alaska representatives this year, plus Catherine Call will be attending the Legislative Fly-In on Feb. 8-9, 2012.
Financial Report: Angie & Anna Lee presented the 2011 year-end report, and discussed the 2012 budget approved at our October 2011 general membership meeting.
Associate Director Melissa Morse reported on current activities & items of interest for Associate members. AIA Associate dues are only $140/year – have prospective members contact Angie for details on signing up.
Section Reports were received from Sarah Salazar & Gavin Wells – Central Section, and Trent Schoenemann – Northern Section. Section revenue-sharing funds will be distributed as soon as they are requested.
2012 State Convention (Fairbanks): Trent Schoenemann & Tracy Vanairsdale recapped progress to date on planning. The location will be the Westmark Hotel in downtown Fairbanks, Nov. 16-17, 2012, preceded by a reception the evening of Nov. 15.
Design Awards: Central Section will handle the State Design Awards in 2012.
Continuing Education: Efforts will be made this year to expedite CEU seminar registration with AIA National and then CEU recording of member credits.
Government Affairs: On the national level, Janet Matheson, Ramona Schimscheimer, & Angie will attend 2012 AIA Grassroots, will be held March 7- 10, 2012, in Washington, DC. Our Government Affairs committee chair, Catherine Fritz, attends the SGN conference annually, this year in July. At the state level, AIA Alaska participates in the APDC Legislative Fly-in, and monitors legislation affecting our members.
AIA Pacific Northwest Regional Director Bill Seider will be visiting Alaska this year. We will confirm the date and location(s).
Other topics discussed:
Daphne Brown AIA’s memorial service (Jan. 12, 2012)
Teeland Middle School student trip to India & their fundraising activities
High school engineering student mentoring program, currently piloted in Anchorage & Fairbanks
Ways to promote publicity for AIA Alaska State Design Award projects
February will bring updates on State Legislature & AELS Board actions, and other AIA activities around the state. Check with your local Section for speakers, tours, and don’t forget the Alaska Design Forum!
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