Libeskind Presentation Available Free
• Courses for AIA Continuing Education System credit will be available via eClassroom. The first of the 26 sessions and seminars available through eClassroom, the Daniel Libeskind presentation May 10, is available now, free of charge to AIA members ($49.95 for nonmembers). The rest will be posted as they are produced throughout the summer.
• For information on ordering audiotapes of the convention programs, visit the ACTS Web site. Click here for an order form (425 Kb PDF).

BEST PRACTICES (members only)
Some Tips on How to Present Your Fee to Clients
From Architect’s Essentials of Winning Proposals
by Frank Stasiowski, FAIA
H.H. Richardson is said to have declared that the three most important rules of architecture are “Get the job. Get the next job. Then get the next job.” Frank Stasiowski, FAIA, founder and president of PSMJ Resources Inc., the Boston-based management consulting firm for architects, can help you do that with his just-published book, Architect’s Essentials of Winning Proposals. The newest addition to John Wiley & Sons’ “Architect’s Essentials” series, Winning Proposals offers many helpful checklists of tips such as this one on “presenting your fee” to the client.

Save the Date: Take Part in the Architectural Record Innovation Conference October 8–9 in New York City
McGraw-Hill Construction is launching a new industry event this fall, the Architectural Record Innovation Conference designed to increase understanding of the latest technologies, processes, and materials that are changing other industries and can be applied to the architecture/construction field. This event will bring leaders of architecture and construction together with materials scientists, experts from aerospace and automobile manufacturing, inventors, venture capitalists, and economists. For details, click here.

Interiors Groups Collaborate on Sustainable Design Leadership Awards
Nominations due August 1
The AIA Interiors Committee, International Interior Design Association, and CoreNet Global are collaborating to support an international awards program that recognizes sustainable design leadership for the interior built environment. Two awards—one for a design professional or firm, the other for a business organization—will recognize “sustainable design leadership as articulated by advocacy, mentoring, and projects that reflect consistent commitment to the principles of sustainability in professional practice.” The Sustainable Design Leadership Award, underwritten by the Tandus Group, Dalton, Ga., will define design excellence in a new and expanded context, according to the group’s director of architecture and design marketing Ross Leonard. Nominations opened May 15 and will close August 1. Self-nominations or nominations by others are welcome, and applications are available at the Interiors Committee Web site. For more information, contact: Program Manager Martha Parker, 888-548-5800.

Is State Department Work in Your Future?
The U.S. Department of State, Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO), continues to seek to expand the base of firms with whom it does business. To that end, OBO will host its second Industry Day on June 5, at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, D.C. Interested parties should register before May 30. There is a nominal registration fee of $45. For additional information, visit the OBO Web site or call the Industry Day registrar, 301-459-3777.

AIA CAREER CENTER
Here Are This Week’s Featured Opportunities

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Urban Design Courses:
Check out the 25-percent discount on urban design courses this month. View all the eClassroom distance learning courses.

Check it out: Greenway’s 2003 Almanac of Architecture & Design, edited by James P. Cramer, Hon. AIA, and Jennifer Evans Yankopolus. $37.50 retail/$33.75 AIA members (plus $9 shipping and handling). To order, phone 800-242-3837, option #4; fax 202-626-7519; or send an e-mail.

Buy Now, Fly Later: Earn Plus Rewards™ Miles with every purchase using the AIA MasterCard. The application site has more information.

Get Members-Only Discounts on Automobile and Homeowners/Tenant Insurance. Liberty Mutual offers reasonable rates and excellent claims service. Find out more at the Liberty Mutual site or 800-281-1329. For more information about all AIA Trust programs, go to their site.