Do you remember the print copy of of the PM digest? What about the Small Project Practitioners Journal? They were two of the shining examples of where I really, I mean REALLY got value for my AIA membership.
As an Advisory Group member on SPP when the AIA decided they 'just couldn't afford to print those newletters anymore' I fought tooth and nail to keep the worthwhile materials - alas, the Advisory Groups were unsuccessful, and had to accept the 'Oh, we'll just turn them into an E-newsletter'.
Ahem, AIA? they NEVER were intended to be
newsletters, relegated to perception as being the same electronic crap that fulls all our email boxes; ya just didn't get it.
Now, the call for submissions for the online versions is still there, but with all the blogs and message boards folks can write to (and write on), it seems like the publications have become irrelevant, thanks in large part to strategic moves by your leadership at the AIA.
Excuse me now - I've gotta go do some architecture in my small practice; after all AIA still does a good job (most the time) of maintaining my CEU's, and presenting some pretty good webinars.
(ps - I really liked that the Journals/Digests had Editors; many times crap like this post of mine wouldn't have made it in the document...)
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Lisa Stacholy AIA
LKS Architects, Inc.
Dunwoody GA
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