A message from your Chapter President

{"version":"0.3.0","atoms":[],"cards":[],"markups":[["a",["href","https:\/\/www.aia.org\/pages\/89901-blueprint-for-better-campaign-2019"]],["em"]],"sections":[[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"Spring is officially here but there is no grass growing under our feet. The Chesapeake Bay Chapter of AIA has been actively engaged with local and national events. "]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"Grassroots, the annual leadership conference for chapter and board executives, was held in DC in early March. Prior to the official start of the conference, more than 600 AIA architects ascended on the Capitol to discuss key issues with your legislators. Each one of us echoed the role architects play in our communities and the value of engaging architects early in the legislative process. Even a chapter such as ours has a unique opportunity to use our voices to promote safer schools, greener streets, and the value of preservation on a local level, under the AIA\u2019s "],[0,[0],1,"\u2018Blueprint for Better\u2019"],[0,[],0," campaign."]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"It may feel like the year has just started, but we are already in full swing. The Design Awards portal is set to open soon and we are hoping for a record number of entries. In addition to the fall Design Awards Gala, scheduled are an exclusive tour of the Harriett Tubman Visitors Center, a tour of a new temple of worship on the Eastern Shore, the beginning of a \u0027Best Practices\u0027 series, and other educational programs to earn valuable learning credits. In September we will combine the opportunity to enjoy tasty steamed crabs with another exclusive tour, as Cloverfields Preservation Foundation welcomes us to the mansion site in Queenstown for our annual Crab Feast. In the coming months, the Chesapeake Bay Chapter will partner with Historic Annapolis, the City of Annapolis, and other involved parties to launch a design charette focused on the city dock redevelopment guided by the recent ULI TAP report."]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"Our recently formed Emerging Professionals committee is seeking members to develop programs, organize study groups, and coordinate events that will help educate and encourage the next generation of architects."]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"Commitment to our members is paramount, and while I am confident we will have another banner year in 2019, we won\u2019t be as good as we "],[0,[1],1,"can"],[0,[],0," be without "],[0,[1],1,"you"],[0,[],0,". This year, consider attending one more event than you did last year. Join us for a board meeting, or better yet, join a committee and leave your imprint on this great chapter. "]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"On behalf of the Board of Directors of AIA Chesapeake Bay, I wish all of our members a successful 2019!"]]],[1,"p",[]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"Matthew Ormsby, AIA"]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"2019 President"]]]]}