The AIA Board of Directors is sponsoring amendments
to the AIA Bylaws and has stated its support for a resolution scheduled
for consideration by the delegates at the annual business meeting in Charlotte
May 11. Bylaws amendments require the approval of a two-thirds majority
of all votes accredited to be cast at convention, while resolutions require
approval by a simple majority.
Bylaws Amendment
02-A; Term of the Student Director on the Institute's Board of Directors.
The Institute's officers and regional directors take office in December
each year. The president of the American Institute of Architecture Students
(AIAS) is also a member of the Institute's Board of Directors, but his
or her term as AIAS president begins each year on July 1 and continues
until June 30 of the following year. This proposed amendment would revise
Section 6.03 of the Bylaws to confirm current practice, specifying that
the individual who is AIAS president at the adjournment of the annual
AIA Board meeting in December shall serve on the Institute's Board from
that point until the Board's next annual meeting the following December.
Motion: The
delegates assembled at the 2002 Annual Meeting amend the Institute's Bylaws
to read as follows:
6.03 Student
Director. The American Institute of Architecture Students shall
have a representative on the Board of Directors. The Student Director
shall be the person who holds the office of the President of The American
Institute of Architecture Students at the adjournment of the annual meeting
of the Board and shall serve as Student Director until the adjournment
of the next annual meeting of the Board.
Bylaws Amendment
02-B; Apportionment of Regional Directors.
The Institute's Bylaws require that delegate representation at the Institute's
annual meeting be based on the total number of assigned Architect and
Associate members. By contrast, the count used to determine the apportionment
of regional directors is currently based on the number of Architect members
(including Emeritus members) only and does not include Associate members.
This amendment would revise Section 6.012 of the Bylaws to provide that
the count used to determine regional director apportionment would include
both assigned Architect members and assigned Associate members in good
standing.
Motion: The
delegates assembled at the 2002 Annual Meeting amend the Institute's Bylaws
to read as follows:
6.012 Number
of Regional Directors. The total number of Directors elected from
regions shall not exceed thirty-four. The number of Directors for each
region shall be determined from the Secretary's annual count of assigned
Architect and Associate members in good standing:
1.75% to 4% = 1 director
more than 4%, up to and including 8% = 2 directors
more than 8%, up to and including 12% = 3 directors
more than 12%, up to and including 16% = 4 directors
more than 16%, up to and including 20% = 5 directors
with one additional director for each 4% increment of the membership or
fraction thereof above 20%.
Bylaws Amendment
02-C; Inclusion of Associate Representative on the Institute's Executive
Committee.
Associate members are currently represented on the Institute's Board of
Directors by an associate director, but do not have a representative on
the Executive Committee. This amendment would provide that, upon the completion
of his or her one-year term on the Board, the associate director would
become a voting member of the Executive Committee. This position would
be added in December 2004.
Motion: The
delegates assembled at the 2002 Annual Meeting amend the Institute's Bylaws
to read as follows:
6.5 The Executive
Committee of the Board. There shall be an Executive Committee of
the Board composed of the elected officers of the Institute and the Executive
Vice President/CEO. In addition, the immediate past Associate Director
shall be a voting member of the Executive Committee, and shall serve a
term of one year in that position. The immediate past president of the
Council of Architectural Component Executives shall also be included as
a member of the Executive Committee, but shall have no voting rights on
the Executive Committee. If that individual is unable or unwilling to
serve, the Council shall be represented by such other individual as the
Council's Executive Committee shall designate.
Bylaws Amendment
02-D; Creation of an International Associate Membership Category.
Individuals who have an architecture license or the equivalent from a
non-U.S. licensing authority and demonstrate honorable standing in the
profession in the locale in which they are licensed are eligible for Associate
membership within the Institute. Under current practice, these individuals
are commonly referred to as "International Associates." This
amendment would revise Section 2.2 of the Bylaws to create an "International
Associate" membership category for which such individuals would be
eligible.
Motion: The
delegates assembled at the 2002 Annual Meeting amend the Institute's Bylaws
to read as follows:
2.2 Associate
and International Associate Members.
2.21 Eligibility for Associate Membership. Individuals without architectural
licenses from a U.S. licensing authority who meet any of the following
requirements shall be eligible for Associate membership in the Institute:
a) Those who are eligible by education or experience and are employed,
enrolled or participating in circumstances recognized by licensing authorities
as constituting credit toward architectural licensure, or
b) Those who are employed under the supervision of an architect in a professional
or technical capacity directly related to the practice of architecture,
or
c) Those who have a professional degree in architecture, or
d) Those who are faculty members in university programs in architecture
and who are actively involved in research, administration or the teaching
of architecture.
2.22 Eligibility for International Associate
Membership. Individuals without architectural licenses from a U.S. licensing
authority who meet the following requirements shall be eligible for International
Associate membership in the Institute:
a) Those who have an architectural license or the equivalent from a non-U.S.
licensing authority and demonstrate honorable standing in the profession
in the locale in which they are licensed. Such persons may be resident
within or outside the U.S.
2.23 Rights and Privileges of Associates and
International Associates.
2.231 Title. Associates in good standing may indicate that they are Associates
of The American Institute of Architects, subject to applicable state laws,
and may use the title Associate AIA, but not AIA Associate nor the initials
AIA alone, as a suffix to their names. International Associates in good
standing may indicate that they are International Associates of The American
Institute of Architects, subject to applicable state laws, and may use
the title International Associate AIA, but not AIA International Associate
nor the initials AIA alone, as a suffix to their names.
2.232 Pin and Symbol. Associates and International Associates in good
standing may wear the silver AIA pin. Associates and International Associates
shall not be permitted to use the gold AIA pin nor the AIA symbol.
2.233 Privileges. Associates and International Associates shall have the
same rights and privileges as Architect members, except as noted below
and in Sections 2.231 and 2.232 above:
a) Associates and International Associates together may not hold more
than two seats or one-third of the total seats, whichever number is greater,
on section, chapter, or state organization boards.
b) Associates and International Associates may not vote on dues for Architect
members.
c) Associates and International Associates together may not constitute
more than one-third of any component delegation to state, regional, and
national AIA conventions.
d) Neither Associates nor International Associates shall be eligible to
serve as a national officer, regional director, component officer, or
on the National Ethics Council.
2.234 Advancement from Associate to Architect Membership. An Associate
who receives an initial license to practice architecture thereby becomes
eligible for Architect membership and may not renew membership as an Associate.
Also to be considered for a vote at the convention
is a resolution submitted by AIA Philadelphia, "Broadening Membership
and Strengthening the Institute," which the Institute's Board of
Directors has voted to support. The resolution would allow a limited number
of components to run pilot programs designed to increase their membership.
Results of the pilot program will be measured and reported to the components
annually.
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