The National AIA Young Architects Forum (YAF) Advisory Committee is seeking to fill five positions for 2006: vice-chair, communications adviser, events adviser, public relations adviser, and regional liaison adviser. Interested young architects—persons licensed less than 10 years—should apply with a letter of interest, up to five pages of backup materials, and three letters of recommendation by 5 p.m. EDT on September 30.

All terms begin at the start of the calendar year. Nominees must be young architects for at least the first year of their term. Appointments are based on submitted materials and selection will be made by the YAF Advisory Committee selection committee in early October. If selected, applicants must be prepared to attend the first meeting YAF/YCF Working Weekend in Birmingham, November 3–5.

Applications for open positions require:

• Applicant Letter of Interest: one-page maximum, describing the applicant’s interest in a specific position or positions
• Back-up materials: five 8-1/2x11 pages maximum, including applicant’s resume at minimum
• Letters of Recommendation: three required, including one from a local, state, regional, or national AIA component.

Mail application materials to: Suzanna Wight, AIA, Emerging Professionals director, at The American Institute of Architects, 1735 New York Avenue NW, Washington, DC, 20006-5292. E-mail questions to swight@aia.org.

For details, visit the YAF Web site.

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