The current COVID-19 pandemic has inevitably had an effect on the AIA UK Chapter's regularly scheduled programming for 2020. Chapter leadership are working to enable the digitization of events where possible, and collaborating with sponsors to offer continuing education opportunities through online platforms for the next few months. Changes to dates of key events and any upcoming CES opportunities will be communicated to members via email and social media; email chapterexecutive@aiauk.org to sign up to the mailing list, or follow us on social media (Instagram: @aia.uk, Twitter: @aiauk).
The AIA UK 2020 Design Awards are still on! The deadline has been extended to Friday, June 5, 2020,
so once you're settled into your work from home groove, please consider entering the awards. Eligibility is not limited to AIA members; more details here: http://www.aiauk.org/call-for-entries-2020, or get in touch with Katharine Storr, AIA, at vicepresident@aiauk.org
The Chapter's Annual General Meeting took place in January and was graciously hosted by our sponsors, Herman Miller. 2019 President, Amrita Raja, AIA, gave a summary of the chapter's activities over the past year, bench-marked against ambitions to focus on diversity and inclusion. 2020 President, Chris Musangi, AIA, presented the new board and upcoming events. Details can be found at the article here: http://www.aiauk.org/news/2020/2/4/2020-annual-general-meeting
The chapter recently amended its mission statement and future goals to capture the prioritization of responding to climate change. Details on changes and goals can be found in the newsletter article here: http://www.aiauk.org/news/2020/2/4/aia-uk-amended-mission-statement-future-goals. As part of the renewed focus on sustainability, the chapter leadership have created a subcommittee headed by Alex Miller, AIA, and Dr. Mark Breeze, AIA. Sustainability resources have been made available via the AIA UK website (http://www.aiauk.org/sustainability), and an article reflecting on work done by the chapter to date, here: http://www.aiauk.org/news/2020/2/4/looking-back-looking-forward-aia-uk-and-sustainability-10-years-on. Please send comments and suggestions for further initiatives regarding sustainability to chapterexecutive@aiauk.org.
