Meet Face-to-Face with Federal Procurers with Stimulus Funds
AIA President Marvin Malecha, FAIA, has a special message about the AIA convention in San Francisco April 30–May 2. Architects will be coming together to network; learn about leveraging those connections to get meaningful, economy- and community-building work; meet with federal procurement officers in GSA, the U.S. departments of Transportation and Education, and the Homeland Security and other agencies; and, as a unified profession, map a course to a future of recovery and prosperity. Register by March 3, and you will receive the early-bird registration fee as well as an additional 5 percent reduction. For more information, visit AIAconvention.com.

Partner Strategically Now; Set a Path to a Thriving Future
ZweigWhite Partner Giles Jacknain explains how strategic partnering creates emergent opportunities for forming, redirecting, and broadening the scope of a design firm. One key component, he notes, is to partner with people who have complementing abilities and shared vision. Listen to the podcast interview with Douglas Gordon, Hon. AIA.

AIA North Carolina Sees Their Part in the Stimulus Package
AIA North Carolina has proved that effective advocacy can flow from the state component level as well as the national and federal level. On Monday, Feb. 16, AIA North Carolina Executive Vice President David A. Crawford, Hon. AIA, and Ann Collier, AIA, AIA North Carolina president, met with U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge at Bugg Creative Arts and Science Magnet Elementary School, currently undergoing renovation in Raleigh, as he celebrated the passage of the federal economic stimulus package.

112 Elevated to Fellowship, 9 to Hon. FAIA
The 2009 AIA Jury of Fellows elevated 112 AIA members to its prestigious College of Fellows, an honor awarded to members who have made significant contributions to the profession. The Jury of Honorary Fellows further recognized 9 non-U.S. architects for their distinguished careers.