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AIA Monthly Virtual Advocacy Meeting

The Monthly Virtual Advocacy Meeting is a time to share key items that impact you – AIA members – as well as share action items and next steps. AIA members and representatives of components have the opportunity to share their stories and successes, as well as ask questions and share ideas. In addition, each month we have a central discussion topic, presented by guest speakers.

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Upcoming Virtual Advocacy Meetings

The AIA Government Relations & Outreach Team is planning four webinars this January to help prepare members for the 2013 Grassroots conference and to introduce the 2013 federal issues agenda. These webinars will replace our monthly advocacy call, as one will occur during our normal call time. All four webinars will cover the same content so component leaders will have four separate opportunities to learn about the key issue asks the AIA will take to Capitol Hill in March. In addition, these webinars will be open to all members who are interested in being in-district advocates during the 113th Congress.

To sign up for a webinar briefing please click the registration link for the date and time that works best for you:

Monday, January 14, 2013 3:00 pm, Eastern
https://aiaevents.webex.com/aiaevents/onstage/g.php?d=664980169&t=a

Tuesday, January 15, 2013 12:00 pm, Eastern
https://aiaevents.webex.com/aiaevents/onstage/g.php?d=663926123&t=a

Wednesday, January 16, 2013 5:30 pm, Eastern
https://aiaevents.webex.com/aiaevents/onstage/g.php?d=662075157&t=a

Thursday, January 17, 2013 4:00 pm, Eastern (same time as our regular monthly advocacy update call)
https://aiaevents.webex.com/aiaevents/onstage/g.php?d=669395765&t=a

If you have any advocacy questions, please send us an email at govaffs@aia.org.

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As a reminder, these meetings take place on the third Thursday of each month, at 4 pm ET. They are open to all AIA members. As such, please forward to anyone you feel may be interested in participating.

There will be visual aids online using WebEx (information below). However, you can join us solely via phone if you are unable to join the online portion of the meeting.

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Recent Virtual Advocacy Meetings

December 2012 – The monthly advocacy call for December was cancelled.

November 2012 - Andrew Goldberg, Assoc. AIA and Adam Melis discussed the results of the recent election and what it means for AIA members. They also looked forward to the lame duck session of Congress and examined what can be expected. The recording of this call will be posted once it becomes available.

October 2012 - Andrew Goldberg, Assoc. AIA discussed the recently published AIA study regarding sequestration of the federal budget, and Adam Melis gave a brief overview of the upcoming election and DesignVote12. ArchiPAC and the 2013 Call for Issues were also discussed. The recording of this call will be posted once it becomes available.

September 2012 - John Rademacher, AIA and Russ Davidson, FAIA will lead a discussion on green schools, particularly focusing on architects’ roles and the challenges they may face in regard to financing. The recording of this call will be posted once it becomes available.

August 2012 – The monthly advocacy call for August was cancelled.

July 2012 - Arica N. Young from the U.S. Department of Commerce joined July’s call to discuss the U.S. trade mission to India. Ms. Young outlined what firms will get if they participate in the mission. The powerpoint presentation is available here, and you can read a summary of the call on the main Issues & Advocacy page. Recording: U.S. Commerce Trade Mission to India

June 2012 - Jen Zolkos, Jeff Hatcher, and Dave Hanrahan from AIA Rhode Island will join the call to discuss how the state initiated the Architects and Engineers Emergency Response Task Force, a group of design professionals who work with building officials and emergency managers to prepare for disaster response. Topics of discussion included:

• The architect’s role in disaster response and recovery

• Approaches that can protect volunteers from liability.

• How participation in this issue enhances the credibility of the profession

• Steps to get your state or local component engaged

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Questions? Contact Amanda Stratton at amandastratton@aia.org or (202) 626-7356.