Building Code Board that successfully got the State to adopt the 2018 code with amendments. • We continue to support Idaho QBS Board, and this year QBS passed bill #1042. • Public outreach: our website includes a very active job service. The programs calendar and announcements have been a great public relations/PR tool. We get many public contacts through the website. • We inform members of upcoming continuing education, AIA programs, and new jobs through our monthly newsletter. We recently surveyed our membership and are taking all suggestions and ideas into consideration for future program planning. • Our Professional Affiliate Member Network has been growing, and we continue to grow relationships that help us with sponsorships and continuing education. This includes sponsoring the Design Awards. Thank you for your continued support and partnership! • The 2021 Design Awards Conference just took place in Ketchum, and it was a successful event for everyone. We received great coverage in the statewide media. Congratulations to the designers and all the winning project teams! • AIA National is transitioning to the new state representation model and dissolving the regions as they were previously. As of January 2022, our state will have a representative on the AIA Strategic Council for the first time. • In 2021 AIA Idaho board signed the Memorandum of Understanding. It formalized our state AIA structure with one Mandatory (AIA Central Idaho) and three Voluntary sections (AIA Eastern Idaho, AIA Mountain Idaho and AIA Northern Idaho). • We are financially healthy and continue to provide scholarships and encourage board member attendance of the state and national events like Grassroots and State Governance network. I encourage you all to continue to be involved in AIA programs and accept leadership roles in your sections and state board. I know this has been a time for growth and education for me. Thank you, Chad Blincoe, AIA President, AIA Idaho Our membership has been actively growing, so that’s a sign of a healthy organization. We are currently at a 327-member count. Since 2018, our membership gained 55 new members, five transitioned to Emeritus status, and 21 became licensed. 5
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