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The 2008 Outlook
Overall: For every negative, there’s a positive.
Challenges: Housing, spending, borrowing, energy, global competition, maybe inflation.
Opportunities: Employment, productivity, conservation, the Fed, foreign investment.

Nine Architects Declare Candidacy for Three Offices
Elections for the Institute’s next first vice president/president-elect, vice presidents, and secretary will be held in May at the AIA 2008 National Convention and Expo in Boston.

Nominations for AIA College of Fellows Bursar Due February 5
The 2008 College of Fellows Nominating Committee is soliciting members for 2009–2011 bursar. Interested members should include a letter providing a statement of interest (no longer than two standard pages) with name, address, e-mail address, and telephone number. Additionally, the applicant should provide a brief biography, a list of significant AIA activities and accomplishments, and letters of reference from three Fellows forwarded to the chair of the nominating committee. More information can be found on the COF Web site.

Taking Care of Business
Letters to the Editor
Michael Tardif’s “Master Builder: R.I.P.” article in the December 21 issue drew 21 letters to the editor—a record number for one story. Although the letters praising Tardif’s article and its concepts outnumbered the negative 17-4, we present below representatives from both sides of the fence. Thanks to all those who wrote in.

We also received a letter from a reader asking us to amplify our presentation of Whitney M. Young recipient Norma Sklarek’s role as an educator.