Continuing its commitment to increasing communication on issues affecting architecture internship, ArchVoices—an independent, intern-driven, nonprofit think tank—announced that it will organize a 2002 National Summit on Architectural Internship in Norman, Okla., October 4–6 in conjunction with the College of Architecture at the University of Oklahoma.

The conference aims to:
• Formulate specific benchmarks for successful implementation of each of the nine Collateral Internship Task Force (CITF) recommendations
• Explore and discuss existing university-, firm-, and state-board-based models of implementation for applicability in other jurisdictions
• Institute methods to continue and expand the ongoing national dialogue regarding architecture internship.

The nine 1999 Collateral Internship Task Force (CITF) recommendations are:

I. Accessibility into the profession should be broadened
II. Practice should be integrated into education
III. Education should be integrated into practice
IV. Every candidate for registration should have a professional degree from a NAAB/CACB-accredited program or its equivalent
V. Alternative paths for obtaining professional experience leading to registration should be accepted
VI. Examination should be permitted on graduation
VII. Continuous learning and mentorship are fundamental to the profession
VIII. National and international reciprocity should be strengthened
IX. Architecture graduates should be recognized for their knowledge and abilities.

Laura Lee, AIA, associate professor of Architecture at Carnegie Mellon University, and John Cary Jr., Assoc. AIA, graduate student at the University of California, Berkeley, and cofounder of ArchVoices, will host the summit.

Conference participant application information and sponsorship opportunities are available online starting April 12. The site is open for discussion of four specific questions until May 31. Responses will determine some of the summit participants.

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