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The Economy • Taxes • Selling
The Economy: Sluggishness persists; recession still unlikely.
Taxes: IRS eyes government contractors for tax slackers.
Selling: New marketing options: Web and subleasing retailer space.

Taking Care of Business
Letters to the Editor
This week, readers talk about NCARB’s proposed change in the ARE format, calling yourself an architect in a state in which you are not licensed, and NCARB’s practice survey.

CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS
Be a Speaker at the AIA 2008 National Convention and Design Exposition in Boston, May 15–17
Share your unique knowledge as a continuing-education speaker at the AIA 2008 National Convention and Design Exposition, themed “We the People,” May 15–17 in Boston. We the People: Just as these words spoke to the potential of a nation, these words also define the potential of our profession as we begin the next 150 years. We are the people we serve, and we live in the communities we have designed. We focus on:

• Our Place in the World
• Where We Live
• Where We Work
• How We Come Together
• Our Place on the Land.

The 2008 Call for Presentations, speakers’ guidelines, and submittal forms are now available online.