COTE
The Committee on the Environment (COTE) and the AIA's Government Affairs Department have been working closely on President Bush's proposed National Energy Policy. On June 26, COTE member Greg Mella, AIA, testified on behalf of the AIA at one of a series of public meetings DOE held on the policy. COTE and Government Affairs followed up this effort with a testimonial supporting DOE and its contribution to improving the built environment. For more information contact Peg Hamil, 202-626-7317.

DAC
The Design for Aging Center's call for entries for its sixth Design for Aging Review has been mailed out and can be downloaded from the portal, www.aia.org. Final submissions are due August 31. Successful entries will be published in a book and will be eligible for exhibition at the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging show in November and at the AIA convention in Charlotte in May 2002. Questions can be emailed to designforaging@aia.org.

HRC
The Historic Resources Committee is getting involved in the fight to save Eero Saarinen's TWA Terminal at the John F. Kennedy Airport in New York City. This preservation effort, spearheaded by DOCOMOMO (International Working Party for Documentation and Conservation of Buildings, Sites, and Neighborhoods of the Modern Movement), involves writing letters to New York Governor George Pataki and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. For more information contact Kathleen Lane, 202-626-7468.

Professional Practice
Richard L. Hayes, PhD, AIA, presented "Architecture for Poets: An Introduction to the Key Terms, Concepts, and Operations of Architecture Firms" to the national component staff on June 28. This was the second presentation in an ongoing series designed to familiarize staff with the practice of architecture. The majority of the session addressed "What are Architectural Services?" For more information contact Hayes, 202-626-7539.

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