AIArchitect This Week is coming to you fresh from San Antonio, where we will present updated coverage as the AIA National Convention unfolds. This link will continue to be updated as the convention progresses. Stay tuned for convention news and speaker reports. Results for the election of national officers will be posted late Friday night. We also will send you a wrap-up in next week’s all-convention edition.

Election results: Marvin J. Malecha, FAIA, Elected 2009 AIA President
Delegates to the AIA National Convention in San Antonio elected Marvin J. Malecha, FAIA, as the Institute’s 2009 president and Arsenault and Manus to each serve a two-year term as vice president and declared Hal P. Munger, FAIA, as the Institute’s treasurer beginning in 2007. Learn more about your colleagues who will take the profession into its next 150 years.

2009 President:
Marvin J. Malecha, FAIA. Click for details.

Vice Presidents:
Peter J. Arsenault, AIA; Clark Manus, FAIA. Click for details.

Treasurer:
Hal P. Munger, FAIA. Click for details.

Delegates Vote to Expand the Scope of AIA Membership Categories
Resolution passes for a coalition in support of sustainable practices

After an introduction on the morning of June 5 to the newly elected officers of the AIA, the delegates to the AIA National Convention in San Antonio voted affirmatively on three Bylaws Amendments and a Resolution advocating professional collaboration as the path to a sustainable future for society.

• Bylaws Amendment 07-A, that the scope of potential nominators for Honorary Fellowship be expanded to include any member of the Institute, passed.
• Bylaws Amendment 07-B passed, allowing incapacitated members the option of Emeritus membership.
• Delegates also passed Bylaws Amendment 07-C creating an Associate-member Emeritus category.
• Resolution on collaborating with allied professional organizations to address the challenge of sustainability passes.

Follow this link for the details.