Member Board Outreach: On the Road

In FY14, NCARB CEO Michael Armstrong, Council Relations Director Katherine E. Hillegas, and other NCARB representatives have visited 15 Member Boards as part of our outreach initiative. Visits are designed to address specific areas of interest and concern relative to the jurisdiction, to develop stronger relationships through face-to-face visits to jurisdictional board meetings, and to identify common issues. It is Armstrong’s goal to visit all 54 Members within four years. Since the initiative began in FY12, he has visited 41 jurisdictions-that leaves just 13 for FY15!

 

 

Legislative Tracker

As a new resource to the Member Boards, NCARB has begun monitoring, reviewing, and summarizing legislation being introduced nationwide that affects the regulation of architecture. The Legislative Tracker provides information and insights into legislation so that Member Boards can review legislation pending in other jurisdictions and collaborate on shared objectives and related issues. Member Boards receive a monthly compilation of proposed, modified, or passed legislation, as well as mid-year and end-of-year reviews.

2014 Regional Summit/MBE Workshop

For the first time, all six regions of U.S. architectural licensing boards came together for a single spring Regional Summit. Regarded as a critical forum for debate in advance of the June NCARB Annual Business Meeting, spring regional meetings provide valuable feedback to NCARB regarding proposed resolutions and programmatic adjustments. There were 175 Members and executives in attendance, and a record 53 jurisdictions represented.

 

Each of the six Regions met individually and collectively to debate and share relevant news from legislative updates, to controversial topics such as the role of the Council in monitoring continuing education. Following a keynote address and discussion on the role of ethics in architecture, the attendees conducted regional business and discussed proposed resolutions and other initiatives presented by the Council. Discussion topics included the need to maintain the rigor of the architectural licensing process as the Council explores an additional "licensure at graduation" option; the importance of strengthening the Council’s role in monitoring continuing education; and the merits of several proposed resolutions, including modifications to the qualifications to serve as a regional director on the NCARB Board.

 

The summit concluded with presentations from NCARB President Blakely C. Dunn and CEO Michael Armstrong, a town hall session, and closing remarks from Region 4. Dunn highlighted initiatives designed to simplify the Intern Development Program (IDP), including a proposed action to allow partial credit for experience submitted after the six-month reporting rule deadline. Dunn also provided an update on efforts to redesign the Broadly Experienced programs involving architects, foreign architects, and a potential new "Broadly Experienced Intern" program. Armstrong promoted data integration with jurisdictions and NCARB with a graphic illustration of how jurisdiction data can be analyzed and used to illustrate trends and equip the Member Boards to educate their legislative and architect stakeholders.

 

The summit was preceded on Thursday with the Member Board Executives (MBE) Workshop, which covered various proposed legislative changes, updates on ARE 5.0, and to view an analysis of jurisdictional licensing statistics.

2014 NCARB Annual Business Meeting

95th Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA

 

The 95th NCARB Annual Business Meeting was held June 19-21, 2014, in Philadelphia, PA. Throughout the three-day conference, delegates attended workshops, heard from NCARB officers, received a review of the Council’s financial status, and voted on resolutions.

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Attendees:

●  134 Member Board Members (MBMs) were present

o  52 boards were eligible to vote on Saturday

●  32 Member Board Executives (MBEs) were present

●  7 Past Presidents were present

●  There were a total of 363 attendees, which included collateral representatives, NCARB staff, and Member guests.

 

DAY 1: June 19, 2014 Full Recap

●  Panel discussion on proposal to streamline and overhaul the Intern Development, Broadly Experienced Architect (BEA), and Broadly Experienced Foreign Architect (BEFA) programs

o  Learn more:  | IDP Proposals  | BEA/BEFA Proposals

●  Candidate speeches from First Vice President Candidate Dennis S. Ward, Second Vice President Candidate Margo P. Jones, Treasurer Candidate Kristine A. Harding, and Secretary Candidates Gregory L. Erny and John R. Sorrenti

●  Keynote Speaker: Mitchell Rigie and Keith Harmeyer from SmartStorming

●  Four workshops:

o  A Regulator’s Insight into Regulation

o  First Why, Then How: Leading Change in Your Organization

o  ARE 5.0: The Next Generation in Testing

o  Cognitive Biases, Blind Spots, and Other Impairments of Ethical Vision

 

Day 2: June 20, 2014  Full Recap

●  Speech of President Blakely C. Dunn | Recap

●  Speech of CEO Michael J. Armstrong | Recap

●  NCARB to Shorten ARE Retake Policy | More

●  Regional Meetings

 

Day 3: June 21, 2014  Full Recap

●  Speech of President-elect Dale McKinney | Recap

●  Forging an Additional Path: A panel discussion on “licensure at graduation”

●  Update on the Council’s data gather initiative, system developments, and data security

●  Election of the FY14 Board of Directors | More

●  Vote on 2014 resolutions | Learn more

●  Honoring the 2014 NCARB President’s Medalists for Distinguished Service  | Learn more