*AUTHORIZED DELEGATES: “Any AIA or Associate AIA Member of a Component in the
Region or members of affiliate organizations may attend the Annual
Meeting and participate in all business of the Conference, except
that only duly authorized Delegates of Components and others
authorized by these Bylaws may vote on amendment(s) to the Bylaws,
elections and any other matters put to a vote at the Annual Meeting.
UNOFFICIAL MINUTES
Opening –
Director Bruce Blackmer called the meeting to order at 7:10 a.m.
Minutes
The Minutes were presented. Every
Delegate received a copy by mail on July 8, 2002.
They were approved.
Committee Reports
Bruce announced that the Committees’ Annual Reports are on the
table at the back of the room for Delegates to pick up.
Business Items
Year-End Financials
Executive Director Mary Mauerman reviewed the Financials, which
Delegates received by mail on July 8, 2002. Sue Lani Madsen asked if seed money had been returned from
one of the grants the Education Commission had given during the
spring. It had not.
It was Moved, Seconded, and Carried to file the Financials
for audit.
Conference Summary
Jim Merritt reported the Conference Committee estimates they have
made about a $5,000 profit on this Conference. Two-thirds of their income was projected to come from
sponsors and they have made that target.
He announced there are 180 people registered for the
Conference, with 160 of them being architects. He reminded everyone
of the dragon boat races scheduled later in the day.
Election
Bruce introduced Gary Chandler, Elections Chair.
Gary reviewed the voting procedures as outlined in the
Bylaws.
Bruce asked for nominations for Regional Director from the floor.
As there were none, he declared the nominations closed.
It was Moved, Seconded, and Carried to elect Norm Strong as
Regional Director from 2003-2005 by acclamation. Norm spoke for a
few minutes about his background and thoughts about the future.
Portland Conference
AIA Portland made a presentation on the 2003 Regional Conference
scheduled for August 20-24. Plans
for the Conference are well underway, but additional input is always
welcome. The theme is
“Practice Made Public.”
Montana Conference
Tom McNab and Clark Llwellyn gave a report on planning for the AIA
Montana 2004 Conference, “Big Sky Explorations:
Architects & Explorers”.
Other Business
Fred Creager voiced concern about the Honor Awards Program.
He asked that in the future the program place an emphasis on
sustainability. Jim Dillman noted some suggestions made at his
breakfast table about future classes on subjects such as vinyl
windows, fiberglass window, outdated computer equipment, vinyl
siding problems, off-gassing from wood products, life-cycle of
buildings, total energy audits on materials, coatings, reflectivity
of roofing, etc. He
suggested having boxes on breakfast tables at future conferences for
possible items for consideration.
Bruce responded by saying the Professional Interest Areas are
working on a lot of those issues and are struggling to find the best
way to distribute the information.
Fred Creager raised the issue of ethical
practices in architecture. He
feels the standards need to be revisited and challenged the Region
to begin a review of them.
Bruce announced that Miller Hull has made it to
the final five in the selection process for the Firm of the Year
Award. He urged other
firms from the region to apply for this award in future years.
Ken Maynard introduced Scott Sandlin, Young
Architect of the Year.
AIA Seattle announced they would host the
Region’s 2005 Conference.
Bruce announced the Finance Committee would
meet immediately following this meeting.
Resolutions
Bruce introduced Resolutions Chair, Dan Chun,
introduced three resolutions for the body to consider.
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- Resolution
#1 – Gratitude to Sponsors of the A02 Conference, was
Moved, Seconded and Carried.
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- Resolution
#2 – Gratitude to the Host Chapter, was Moved, Seconded
and Carried.
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- Resolution
#3 – Gratitude to Region Directors, was Moved, Seconded
and Carried.
Copies of the Resolutions
are attached to these Minutes.
Directors’
Comments
Bruce reviewed the process that lead to the National
Conversation and reported on a synopsis of the information that has
been compiled so far. Three
issues have emerged as consensus items:
1) Definition of the Profession, 2) Professional Knowledge,
and 3) Need for Inclusiveness within AIA.
He indicated that three things have also emerged as “going
right”: 1) Involvement of architects in their communities, 2)
professional continuing education, and 3) improvement in
collaboration. There
was no consensus on the issues of titling architects and roles of
firms in educating architects.
The floor was opened for discussion.
Rena Klein asked if there was any information
about certification that came from the Region.
Bruce responded by saying there was discussion of
certification, but it was impossible to ascertain which Region the
information came from. Dale
commented that the Continuing Education Committee has not decided to
study the certification issue.
Sue Lani is concerned about “gatekeeping” inherent in
basing certification on experience. Norm commented that certification adds a layer that could be
confusing. Clark is
concerned people will work toward a certificate, rather than
becoming educated. He
urged a stronger partnership between schools and the profession.
Norm commented on a non-certified course being offered by the
University of Washington. Jim
expressed caution about creating gaps in the profession if
architects specialize.
Norm asked why registration had not surfaced as
an issue. Bruce
responded that there was no consensus on that isssue in these
discussions. John seconded that point, but did say there is consensus that
the bar should not be lowered. Rich Wagner complimented Bruce in his
presentation of the National Dialogue and asked that it be
distributed throughout the Region.
Announcements
Jim Merritt made a couple of announcements relative to
the tour leaving for Olympia, activities and seminars scheduled for
the rest of the day, materials left for sale and a silent auction
for a safety vest.
Adjournment
Bruce adjourned the meeting at 8:45 a.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Mary Mauerman,
Executive Director
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