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You can now pay on-line for your registration to attend our 2010 Golf and Dinner Event AND you can also pay for your submission to our 2010 Design Awards Program / Daniel J. Rowen Memorial Design Awards; click here
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For elibility criteria and registration form, click on page 5 "NEWS" and follow the link.
If you would to participate in this EXHIBIT you can submit your registration payment on-line click here
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We have a busy summer/fall season ahead so please visit our page 7 "CALENDAR" to get an update on our special programs and events.
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Click on page 4 "RESOURCES" for exciting news about the 2010 Golf and Dinner Event to benefit Scholarship and Education Fund and the venue for this year. The Long Island National Golf Club will be our host for the lunch, golf, cocktails and dinner event on Tuesday, September 14th. Reserve early for a great day of golf or just plan on coming for cocktails and dinner. Don't forget....one CES credit is available.
NEW for 2010 ...Hole-in-One prizes:
$ 40,000 cash for a hole-in-one on the 9th hole
6 days/5 nights escape at the exclusive Makena Beach & Golf Resort in Hawaii for a hole-in-one on the 6th hole
A vacation at Atlantic City Trump/McCullough's Emerald Golf links for a hole-in-one on the 11th hole
A Callaway Diabio Edge Driver and a set of Fairway Woods, 1, 3 and 5 for a hole-in-one on the 14th hole
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The Dan Rowen Memorial Design Awards
Click on Page 8 - AWARDS for Call for Entry and additional details
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SAVE THE DATE ...... and plan to attend this wonderful event. We look forward to seeing YOU there ....:
Use the link below for additional information and registration:
http://www.aianys.org/2010Convention/index.html
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2010 Scholarship Committee from top left: William Sclight, AIA, Richard Sheckman, AIA and Chairperson Debbie Kropf, AIA
Scholarship Winners from bottom left: Paul Renner, Zachary Salinger-Simonson, Alexander Morris
The 2010 AIA Peconic Scholarship Committee and Chair, Debbie Kropf, AIA of Southampton, were pleased to present $7,500 in merit and financial aid scholarships to several deserving applicants. AIA Peconic is a Chapter of the American Institute of Architects. This presentation took place at a recent AIA Peconic Member Dinner Meeting held on the grounds of The Southampton Historical Society and Research Center in Southampton. The AIA Peconic membership was able to personally congratulate the recipients at this event which was sponsored by Riverhead Building Supply and Marvin windows.
This 2010 class of scholarship winners represent high schools from several of the east end communities and the students are matriculated with colleges and universities throughout the United States. The funds for this Scholarship Program are raised through the proceeds of the AIA Peconic Golf and Dinner Event which is open to the public and will take place on September 14 at the Long Island National Golf Course in Riverhead. Reservation forms and additional information can be found on the AIA Peconic website, http://aiapeconic.org.
The six area students who received Scholarships from AIA Peconic this year are:
Paul M. Renner: McGann-Mercy High School - NY Institute of TechnologyDeirdre Zoder: Mattituck High School - University of Hawaii at Manoa
Alexander Morris: Ross School - Roger Williams University
Zachary Salinger-Simonson: Southampton High School - Rhode Island School of Design
Karen Munoz: Bridgehampton High School - Farmingdale State University
Nathaniel Fyffe: East Hampton - University of Colorado at Boulder
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AIA Peconic Promotes Blueprint for Economic Recovery
Local architects representing AIA Peconic recently attended the 2010 AIA Grassroots Leadership and Legislative Conference held in Washington DC. This annual conference brings together over 800 architects representing chapters from all fifty states. The focus of this year’s conference was “Let’s Create Jobs that Rebuild and Renew America”, using design for inspiration, engagement and collaboration. AIA Peconic President Anne Surchin, Vice President Marjorie Goldberg and New York State AIA Representative Richard Stott attended the general sessions, workshops and lectures relating to the AIA’s Blueprint for Economic Recovery. The trio spent a full day on Capital Hill and met with Congressmen Tim Bishop and Steve Israel and staff from the offices of Congressman Peter King and Senators Schumer and Gillibrand, to encourage implementation of the AIA’s recovery blueprint.
America’s architects, as well as AIA Peconic, stand ready to help our communities, rebuild and renew themselves, through common-sense policies that not only create jobs, but also lay the foundation for long-term prosperity. This nation’s architects employ more than a quarter of a million people and are the leading edge of a design and construction industry that accounts for nearly one in nine dollars of the U. S. GDP. On Long Island the unemployment rate in the construction industry is currently at 30%.
Every $1 million invested in construction creates 28 full-time jobs. As Congress debates a jobs bill, AIA Peconic urges legislators to include its five –point plan to help rebuild and renew our nation.
- HELP STRUGGLING COMMUNITIES REBUILD.
Communities face unprecedented upheaval from foreclosures and abandonment. Just as they help communities rebuild after natural disasters, local architects are ready to help our communities recover from this economic downturn. Congress should enact the AIA’s Rebuild and Renew America’s Communities Act to provide grants to rehabilitate abandoned buildings, converting them into vital assets like community centers, fire stations, health facilities and libraries, which would raise property values and restoring vitality to struggling neighborhoods.
- UNFREEZE CREDIT TO GET AMERICA BUILDING AGAIN.
Banks received billions in federal taxpayer bailouts; now it’s time to get those banks to lend. The AIA calls on Congress to extend the Term Asset Backed Securities Loan facility (TALF) through 2011 and enact legislation to promote the use of covered bonds.
- ENCOURAGE THE COMMERCIAL SECTOR TO BUILD GREEN.
Buildings accounts for 40% of carbon emissions and 70% of electricity generated in this country. By increasing incentives for green building design and renovation, Congress can stimulate economic activity while securing our energy independence. Congress should increase the Energy Efficient Commercial Building Tax Deduction from the current $ 1.80 a square foot to $ 3.00 a square foot as included in the Expending Building Efficiency Incentives Act.
- PROVIDE RELIEF FOR SMALL BUSINESSES.
Small businesses are the backbone of our local economy and they are the first to suffer in an economic crisis. Congress needs to pass the Small Business Financing and Investment Act to make financing more available to small businesses. In addition, the Recovery Act COBRA subsidy has placed a heavy cash flow burden on entrepreneurs who are now forced to choose between pay premiums and making payroll. Congress should help small business like those on the East End to address this issue.
- INVEST IN OUR CHILDREN with 21st CENTURY SCHOOLS.
Investing in green schools is a triple winner. It creates jobs, lower school district energy bills and creates better learning environments for students and teachers. The House has passed the 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act to fund the modernization and renovation of K-12 public schools. Now the Senate needs to act.
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FEMA Maps are being revised....
The new FEMA maps for the East End are being revised...click on #4 RESOURCES for more details _______________________________________________________
Code Hurricane Rules Opposed....
The AIA Peconic CODE's Committee has been engaged in an ongoing effort to improve the NYS Building Code. Using the above menu, go to # 5 NEWS and you will find press releases and relating position papers.
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B. Kay Jones, Executive Director |
AIA Peconic, Inc. |
P O Box 327 |
Hampton Bays, New York 11946 |
phone: 631-728-7832 |
fax: 631-728-7831 |
e-mail: aiapeconic@USA.net |
web site: http://www.aiapeconic.org |
2010 AIA PECONIC OFFICERS
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Bruce Siska AIA |
Treasurer
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| Past President | William Sclight AIA |
| AIA NYS Rep. | Richard Stott AIA |
EAST END SECTION CHARTERED Presidents
1992 Andrew Weiss AIA
1993 Joseph Deppe AIA
1994 Anthony DiSunno AIA
1995 Robert Ortman AIA
1996 Armando Ortiz AIA
1997 Richard Stott AIA
1998 Henry Flynn AIA
1999 Shawn Leonard AIA
2000 Debbie Kropf AIA
2001 Andrew Weiss AIA
2002 Maziar Behrooz AIA
2003 Armando Ortiz AIA
2004 Christopher DiSunno AIA
2005 Douglas Moyer AIA
AIA PECONIC CHAPTER CHARTERED Presidents
| 2005 | Douglas Moyer AIA |
| 2006 | Richard Stott AIA |
| 2007 | Richard Stott AIA |
| 2008 | Ian McDonald AIA |
| 2009 | William Sclight AIA |
2010 AIA Peconic President’s Message
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to heaven, we were all going direct the other way - in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only.
It seems almost inconceivable that those immortal words written by Charles Dickens in 1859 to the opening of A Tale of Two Cities could still be used to describe our present period 150 years later. Never has the practice of architecture been more complex or controlled by more entities with only a modicum of knowledge than it is today. Yet, it is our job as architects to navigate the muddied waters of regulation while providing our clients and the public with information that will help with informed decision making. We are not only asked to perform these tasks but also to weave the art of architecture into the mix.
The architecture profession, in a time of economic upheaval propelled by toxic assets and an energy crisis, has come to a crossroads of sorts. For some, the constraints of practice have given way to personal reinvention, while for others the mastery of a new knowledge base is opening unexpected roads to success. At AIA Peconic, a component chapter of the American Institute of Architects, we offer avenues for research, for continuing education, for professional practice and, most importantly, the means and methods to advance the state of the art.
Coupling the desire for collegiality and fellowship among colleagues, elevating the standing of the profession, and promoting the artistic, scientific, and practical profession of its members has been the mission of the AIA for over 150 years. While AIA Peconic’s goals clearly dovetail with this mission, we also hope to have, even in these extraordinary times, (dare I say it) a bit of fun as well.
