Time has flown! It seems we were just planning our next 5 years and now a year has passed. The foundations for AIA Dayton’s future have been laid over the last year. We have sunset programs such as the EP picnic and the Architrave and are developing replacements for them, such as a new EP mentoring program and a stronger social media presence.
We achieved greater public outreach and inclusion with a photography award in our Focus on Design Awards and our Roundtable with Mayor Whaley. Next year we look to sponsor PK Night and have AIA members presenting.
We took a long hard look at our finances and made some difficult decisions. It had been at least 20 years since the sponsorship levels had been set. Inflation had killed their value. We are adjusting them over the next 2 years to bring them up to date. We made other changes as well, requiring CEU providers to be sponsors or Professional Affiliate members, and providing a sponsor and CEU at next year’s annual meeting.
The 2020 convention committee asked itself why with all the options out there would anyone want to come to convention? The answer: For the experience! We are going to provide an experience you can’t get at a lunch and learn or a webinar. We are planning walking tours and small group dinning excursions of our great city of Dayton. We are going to show it off to our peers in September 2020 at the AIA Ohio Convention!
We have laid the foundations for the next few years. I look forward to helping to build the rest of AIA Dayton’s future!
To you and yours I wish you a Merry/Happy/Joyous/Honorable…
TUE DEC 24 Christmas Eve
WED DEC 25 Christmas
WED DEC 25 Jesus' Birthday
THU DEC 26 Boxing Day
THU DEC 26 Kwanzaa
THU DEC 26 National Candy Cane Day
THU DEC 26 National Thank You Note Day
FRI DEC 27 National Fruitcake Day
SAT DEC 28 National Call a Friend Day
SAT DEC 28 National Chocolate Candy Day
SAT DEC 28 National Download Day
SUN DEC 29 Still Need To Do Day
MON DEC 30 National Bacon Day
TUE DEC 31 Hogmanay
TUE DEC 31 New Year's Eve
Brian McAlexander
AIA, LEED AP