The AIA’s Small Firm Exchange (SFx) is seeking state representatives. Use your voice and experience to advocate for small firms within the AIA and beyond. See the complete position description. Virginia’s representative position is currently vacant.
Commitment
This position is a 1-year commitment, renewable for up to 5 years total.
Every month this position will require up to 4-6 hours of your time and participation in two 1-hour calls.
Advancing
the mutual interests of architects practicing in small firms.
Advocate for small firms within the AIA and in
outside organizations and agencies
Promote leadership in small firm professional
development and practice
Facilitate and support the local component
round tables and small firm networks
Influence – Advocacy & Leadership Development
Firms
are struggling to afford healthcare. SFx
is working with AIA Trust, following the models of AIA Kentucky and AIA
Portland, to create state-component healthcare groups. Current legal issues are slowing this
down.
SFx is
advocating for Small Firm Recognition at local and regional Design Awards.
SFx
Lien Rights Awareness Initiative: with the help of state components and their
local lobbyists, SFx will create a customized lien rights awareness
presentation for webinar or conference for the benefit of architects within
that state.
AIA
National Leadership Development Program – 3-year combination of gatherings,
webinars and coaching calls to support individual leaders on firm, community
and/or professional leadership growth.
Nominations open. First weekend
tentatively scheduled for late January 2020.
We
want to hear from you! If you have small
firm advocacy issues, reach out to your SFx regional rep.
A’19 National Conference
SFx
has a number of workshops, sessions, and gatherings at A’19:
Business School Series, co-developer
WE101 (Wed. 8-12) – The Business of
Architecture: Tools for a Profitable Practice
WE301 (Wed. 1-5) – The Marketing of
Architecture: Tools for Winning Great Projects
Wednesday 5:30-6:30 PM – SFx Gathering at the
Wynn Hotel
Thursday – Series 2 Podcast Interviews
Thursday 6:30-8:30 PM – Community Connections
Social (SFx/SPD/HKC/CRAN) – Linq Hotel / High Roller Wheel House
FR205 (Fri. 9:30-11) – Leadership Skills Taking
Us to the Next Level / Introduction of the National Leadership Development Program
ME302 (Fri. 1-2:30) – Joint Small Firm Exchange
(SFx) and Small Project Design KC (SPD) Forum
Business Lounge, with Friday 3pm Small Firm
Gathering
SA207 (Sat. 11:30-1) – Small Firm Needs (hosted
by SFx)
Practice
SFx is
seeking feedback on its Business
Plan Beta Template for Small Architectural Firms. The results of the SFx / SPP / CRAN survey
can be found here: Business
Models for Small Architectural Firms.
SFx is
working with other Knowledge Communities to create Curated Collections for
Small Firms: TAP, COTE, CRAN. With AIAU,
SFx is working on a Small Firm Series.
SFx is
working with the AIA Center for Practice to look at small firm issues such as
electronic seals, software/hardware technologies.
Outreach
At
A’18, SFx conducted a number of interviews.
These have been created into Series One on the Small Firm Exchange
YouTube Channel. We are currently
scheduling A’19 interview for Thursday of the conference. Sign-up or listen in.
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The Board of Directors of the American Institute of Architects Region of The Virginias has selected Colin M. Arnold, AIA, as Regional Representative to the National AIA Small Firm Exchange (SFx).
