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1. MESSAGE FROM AIAMI PRESIDENT JEFFREY HAUSMAN, AIA

Fall 2006 - Post Labor Day thoughts and actions. I hope everyone had a wonderful Labor Day Weekend. Fall is in the air, the days are getting shorter, mornings are becoming crisp and if you're like me your children started school. Therefore, if your kids are going to be doing homework it is time for you to think about the same thing. Are you up to date on your continuing education credits?

Check out your transcript at  http://sparky.occe.ou.edu/aia/member/login/menu.cfm

If you're not up to date there is an excellent opportunity to earn all of your required (8) Health Safety and Welfare learning Units for the year at 17th annual AIA Michigan Design Retreat. The retreat is held at Camp Hayo-Went-Ha on Torch Lake the weekend of September 15 -17. I guarantee that you will learn something and meet some new people. How can I be so sure? Because there are always students that attend this annual event, so there is always someone new to meet. The students also bring a different perspective - you'll hear questions from their point of view. The presentations are based on the award winning projects from the AIA Michigan Honor Awards so the architecture is first rate too. This year's guest speaker is Bob Benson. Bob is a former Detroiter and LTU professor. He is now the Dean of the School of Architecture and Interior Design at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. I'm looking forward to hearing his thoughts. I'll be at the retreat and would really like to see you there. One final enticement, if you like being out on a golf course you can also get in a scramble on Friday afternoon. Art Smith tells me everyone has a good time no what theirmatter skill level.

I hope to see you for this excellent program. Check out the registration form at: http://www.aiami.com/cont_ed_design_retreat.htm

The next AIA Michigan Board Meeting is going to be a special event that you will not want to miss. Bob Daverman (AIA Grand Valley Chapter and AIA Michigan Board Member) has organized a lessons learned and look forward presentation on the January 2005 West Michigan Regional Design Charrette. This Charrette was unique because of the multi-jurisdictional inclusion and regional framework. The approach was framed by the goal of identifying the hidden assets within the focus area and illustrating the value or opportunities they could bring to the redevelopment of the urban area at large. Since then, what has happened? Listen and learn from the mayor and city managers of the communities involved. Also, learn how the Grand Valley Chapter is taking the next step with its next forum and delivering on the AIA promise of a gift to our communities with the Blue Print for America through AIA150. The Board meeting is on October 19 at DeVos Place in Grand Rapids. If you want to join us please let Cathy Mosley of AIA Michigan know. She can provide additional details.

Finally, a quick look back at the great 63rd annual Mid-Summer Conference held at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island the weekend of August 4 -5. It was a great time that we shared with the contractors of AGC Detroit and Michigan. We learned about Risky Business and Building Information Modeling. We heard from the new Executive Vice President and CEO of AIA National, Christine McEntee and First Vice-President and President Elect for 2008, Marshall Purnell, FAIA. By the way Marshall grew up in Grand Rapids and is a graduate of the University of Michigan. We played Bocci and Golf. We toured wonderful cottages and had great food. It was a spectacular way to enjoy the many benefits of belonging to the AIA, gaining new knowledge, advocating for our profession with one of the groups that affects us most, the contractors and enjoying the fellowship of other architects. Make your plans now to join us next year. The dates are August 9 -12, 2007.

Also during the mid-summer conference we elected the AIA Michigan Executive Committee for 2007. It will be:

Dennis King, FAIA - President
Stephen Smith, AIA - Vice President/President Elect
Ron Campbell, AIA - Treasurer
Alan Cobb, FAIA, Secretary
Celeste Novak, AIA - Regional Director
Jeff Hausman, AIA - Past President
Rae Dumke, Honorary AIA - Executive Director

Currently we are searching for a new chair of the public awareness committee. If you are interested in public affairs and the AIA we would be glad to give you more information about how you can assist AIA Michigan with fulfilling this critical portion of our mission.

As an aside, with Marshall Prunell's election to the position of First Vice President/President Elect that will make 3 out of 5 AIA National presidents with Michigan connections - Gene Hopkins, FAIA (president 2004), R. K. Stewart, FAIA (president 2007) and Marshall Prunell, FAIA (president 2008). Michigan continues to provide leadership and service to our profession

Please let me know if you have suggestions for how we can serve you better as a member. One of our goals is to continue to improve our services to our members.

I am continuing to work with our committees and board to Design a Better Michigan through the AIA.

2. GRAPEVINE / FIRM NEWS

Marilyn Wheaton, AIA Detroit Hon. Aff. member, former cultural affairs director for Detroit in the Dennis Archer administration, takes over as director of the Marshall Fredericks Sculpture Museum at Saginaw Valley State University...Peter J. Cavanaugh, JD of Thomas M. Keranen & Associates and Gary Quesada, Hon. Aff. AIAMI were recently appointed to the American Arbitration Association’s National Roster of Neutrals, Construction Industry Panel...Angelo Torcolacci, AIA is director of business development with NSA Architects of Farmington Hills...Geoffrey (Geoff) Murken joins Barton Malow Company as Vice President responsible for the firm’s Energy and Process Group...JJR welcomes new employees; Clare Jagenow joined JJR as an entry level site designer; Ashley Rivera joined JJR as Human Resources Coordinator; Brad Burton joined JJR as an entry level site designer; Kyle Trulen joined JJR after graduating in May 2006 cum laude with a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture from Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana.

3. OPPORTUNITIES

AIA MI Job Board
Looking for a position or need to hire. Post your ad on the AIA Michigan job board.
http://aiami.com/aiami%20job%20board/index.asp

AIA Michigan and Hartland Insurance Group,
have teamed up to introduce a new commercial insurance benefit for Architectural and Technology based firms! You may be in a position to lower your cost of doing business.
See: HAR and AIA Architects.pdf

4. ARCHITECTURAL UNIVERSITY LECTURE SERIES

Andrews University - www.arch.andrews.edu for more information.

Lawrence Technological University - visit www.ltu.edu for more information

University of Detroit/Mercy - www.arch.udmercy.edu for more information

University of Michigan - visit http://www.tcaup.umich.edu for more information

5. UPCOMING EVENTS & ACTIVITIES

Highlights of Upcoming AIA Michigan & Chapter Events

Be sure to mark your calendar for these upcoming events:

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