Advancing AIA Seattle Plan 2010:
Strategic Directions for 2006-07

As AIA150 highlights the 2007 nation-wide celebration of the establishment of the AIA), AIA Seattle will aim to coordinate the annual program of events around the AIA150 theme of supporting and making visible architects working with their communities to create a better future by design.

Mossrooters 'on the water' at the Snohomish River

In concert with AIA Seattle's AIA150 Strategy Team, the Board of Directors will focus on the future, engaging partners from the range of design and building disciplines and various aspects of public life, to gather fresh resources and energies for advocacy and action in community work, around the 'On the Water' program funded as part of AIA's national Blueprint for America – with major elements including
· the AIA Livable Communities Conference: Walking Working Water in Seattle September 2006
· EarthDay/Birthday/Sustainable Design Forum April 2007
· A series of community workshops continuing through 2007, developing proposals for implementation in 2008 and beyond.

The Board of Directors, with the advice of the AIA150 Strategy Team, will direct the allocation of resources to coordinate action and programs of AIA Seattle committees to support community engagement expressing professional values.

COMMUNITY: Membership Connection
� Engage inter-generational systems and relationships to conceive and achieve visions for the future of the profession.
� Encourage and appreciate volunteer action through Board interaction with committee members
� As AIA governance structure shifts, anticipate and reflect changing modes of participation by Board, Committees, Members, and staff.
� Systematically support Board and Committee Chair relationships in conceiving and producing a strong annual program of events, sustained by broad-ranging sponsorship and participation.
· Mobilize the potential of the AIA Seattle Community of Honor as a locus of inter-generational and interdisciplinary connection.

KNOWLEDGE: Professional Development
� Involve design, development, and building disciplines in knowledge creation and sharing through AIA Seattle programs in all media.
� As/if CE becomes mandatory in WA, make sure to hold the 'high road' for AIA Seattle brand in CE.

ADVOCACY: Community Action
� With a basis in AIA public policies and expertise specific to design professions, engage Members in organizational action, particularly around issues relating to the quality of public life.
� Establish and extend partnership with public officials and community organizations
· Elevate stories of professional engagement in community activism.
� Redefine role of AIA Seattle committees, review committee charges, to align with policy directions.
� Continue to advance "AIA Seattle leadership school."

VALUE: Governance
� Clarify/distinguish the purpose and nature of Board meetings v. Membership Meetings
� Sustain systematic inclusiveness of professional and practice diversity, as a prime source of organizational strength, creativity, and flexibility.
� Mobilize organizational liaison and relationships in the face of possible regulatory shifts, and support legislative liaison (AIA WA Council).
� Nurture Board-Committee connections, and "committee leadership succession planning."
� Press for maximization/efficiency of AIA local-state-regional-national system.

Initiatives
� Establish and support "Futures Group" to develop and oversee implementation of AIA150 heritage project(s)

Board Commitments
� Attend Board meetings.
� Stay current on AIA Seattle programs and activities by regularly reviewing The AIA Seattle Architect and/or www.aiaseattle.org.
� Initiate/retain connections to committee activity, encourage others to get involved.
� Encourage colleagues to activate AIA membership, and to attend and sponsor AIA programs and activities.