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Mar/Apr 2012
A Report on OWA's first program event
OWA April Program: Tips from the Client's Point of View
Oliver Ranch Tour, A Benefit for Art at the Cheese Factory
From Arch Daily: An interesting study on Women in Architecture
Book Circle Report: Architecture: A Woman’s Profession Edited by Tanja Kulluck

Jan/Feb 2012
OWA Program Feb. 21: Maria Cristini; Set your Priorities and Vision for your 2012 Success!
ACE Mentoring Program starts up February 8
A Reminder to Pay Your Annual Dues
Members thank Mui Ho for Hosting the Annual Holiday Party
Hamilton Family Center Thanks OWA for Donations
A.C.T. Presents a Play About Architects
Design San Francisco, Feb. 1-3, 2012 and a Special Event
Book Circle 3: Women and the Making of the Modern House

Nov/Dec 2011
Annual Holiday Party
Increase Your Visibility on the Web with OWA-USA.org
City of San Francisco HRC Small Business Event: "Maximizing Your Success with Public Works Contracts" 12/12/11
OWA Members Tour City College of San Francisco Latest Campus Building Under Construction
Annual Meeting Endorses Four New Steering Committee Members
Inge Horton: Winner of 2010 Milka Bliznakov Prize
Golden Associates, Landscape Architects, add new Senior Associate

Sep/Oct 2011
OWA Annual Business Meeting, October 18, 2011, 6 - 9 PM
OWA Video Taping Monday Nov 7th 1pm - 4pm
From Iceland to the OWA Retreat at Westerbeke
Annual Retreat at Westerbeke - Sustaining Places Slide Mosaic
OWA Pods
Women's Leadership Summit: Advancing Women in Leadership Positions

Jul/Aug 2011
How to Talk About What We Do...
What OWA Means to Me
American Academy in Rome: Rome Prize 2012
July 31 Reception for Leslie Allen Paintings
Get to Know Your OWA Colleagues by Joining the OWA Steering Committee
Annual Retreat at Westerbeke, September 16-18.
Julia Morgan 2012
Register for Volunteer Day at Mosswood Park

May/Jun 2011
OWA Annual Westerbeke Retreat: 16 - 18 September 2011
Nominations Open for OWA 2012 Steering Committee
Website Addition - Member Portfolio List
June 7 Live Web Presentation at 6PM: Investments with Lisa Kleissner
Visioning Retreat Focuses on What Makes OWA Vital
Summary: Healthy Alternatives for Interior Finishes & Materials
OWA Scholarship Award, ACE Mentor Program
Gilda Puente-Peters: Accessibility Seminar - June 16th
Architecture Firm Enjoys Aspen's Designation
Leslie Allen Painting Show Reception - July 31

Mar/Apr 2011
Invitation to OWA Visioning Retreat in Lafayette on May 7th
Healthy Alternatives Presentation April 19
Call for Steering Committee Nominees and Newsletter Articles
Announcing OWA Scholarship Program
NEWS FROM THE MEMBERSHIP:
GAB Report: Promoting Green Projects, Products and the OWA
Solar Opportunity
Great News from Topher Delaney
University of Iceland Centennial Lectures
Current Exhibitions on View
Book Circle #2: Discrimination by Design

Jan/Feb 2011
Introducing Our New Steering Committee Members
Public Relations and Group Outreach Project
OWA Welcomes Beverly Willis
In Memorium: Early OWA Member Rebecca Wood Watkin
Fox Theater Tour
Book Circle #1: Early Women Architects of the San Francisco Bay Area
RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP FOR 2011

Nov/Dec 2010
Notes from the Editor
OWA Holiday Party and Gifts to the Hamilton House
Public Relations and Group Outreach Project
October Annual Business Meeting
2010 Membership Survey Summary
November Steering Committee Summary
OWA Book Circle
New Website Features
In Memoriam: Milka Tscherneva Bliznakov
Office Spaces to Rent
Announcements

Sep/Oct 2010
Editors Notes
OWA Urban Vitality Exhibition
Constructed Wetland Lecture
Steering Committee Nominee - Susan Aitken
Sterring Committee Nominee - Suzan Swabacker
Steering Committee Nominee - Dede Tave
Request for Projects to Photograph by Joanne Chow Winship
Proposals to promote OWA Mission
Westerbeke Retreat

Jul/Aug 2010
OWA Schedule
Annual OWA Westerbeke Retreat September 24-26, 2010
Design Competition and Events around the Bay
July Marketing Tips
STEERING COMMITTEE NOMINATIONS DUE AUGUST 30.
Sandhya Sood: Book Launch
New Book Chronicles 100 Years of UC Berkeley's Architecture Department
June Meeting - Rainwater Harvesting
OWA Policy and Procedures Sub Committee
Mentorship Program
OWA Health Plan
Members in the Community: theonepercent.org

May/Jun 2010
Editor's Note
Meeting Report: Search Engines, Social Media and Marketing
May Marketing Tips
Lectures and Events around the Bay
Award and Recognition: Cary Bernstein and Alice Prussin
Steering Committee Notes
OWA Policy and Procedures Working Group
OWA Mentorship Program
OWA Health Plan
OWA 2010 Dues Reminder
June Meeting Event: Rain Water Harvesting
Members in the Community

Mar/Apr 2010
Presentation Report: UC Berkeley Archives
Search Engine Optimization, Social Media and Marketing

Jan/Feb 2010
Editor's Note
General Meetings in 2010
OWA Program: CED Archive Lecture and Tour
Steering Committee Update
Meet Our New Steering Committee Members
New Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws
Holiday Benefit Party
OWA Policy Manual - Sub Committee
Mentorship Program
80% Federally Funded Program for new hires in Alameda County!

Nov/Dec 2009
Editor's Note
New Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws
Organizational Structure and Behavior
Holiday Benefit Party
Mignon’s Wedding
OWA Steering Committee News:
Health Insurance with the OWA

Sep/Oct 2009
Editor's Note
Vote on OWA new Bylaws and Articles
Seattle Architectural Tour
Upcoming Events-Laguna Honda Hospital Tour
Westerbeke Retreat Report
OWA-AIA Architecture and the City Exhibition and Reception

Jul/Aug 2009
Editior's Note
OWA Panel Discussion: Women in Green, Aug 18th
OWA Exhibition for AIASF Architecture in the City, Sep 1st
Member's Forum: Annette Janotta
OWA Tour of San Francisco Federal Building

May/Jun 2009
Editor's Note
Mignon O'Young's Green Architecture and Building Report
OWA Westerbeke Retreat 2009
OWA-AIA Reception and Exhibition
OWA Health Plan Meeting

Mar/Apr 2009
Editor's Note
Member's Forum
Disabled Access Course April 4th
OWA-AIA Reception April 30th
Designing the Green Transport Refueling Hub
OWA Program: Real Estate by Design with Candice Hyde-Wang

Jan/Feb 2009
Editor's Note
OWA Program: Real Estate by Design - Candice Hyde-Wang
Inge Horton's Pioneer Women in Architecture
Letter from Hamilton Family Center
New Steering Committee member: Carolyne Orazi
International Archive of Women in Architecture
Member's Forum
Time to Renew Your Membership!

Nov/Dec 2008
Editor's Note
Holiday Benefit Party- 7 December 2008
Honor Your Professional Legacy
OWA Annual Business Meeting Summary
2008 Annual Retreat: Watercolor Journaling
2008 OWA Calendar

Sep/Oct 2008
Editors Note
Early Careers in Architecture: a Panel Presentation
A Visit with Julia Morgan
Mui Ho: Something to share with all my OWA friends
A Reminder About Additions to the OWA Web Site

May/Jun 2008
Featured Members: Wendy Bertrand, Susan Hershman
Christ the Light Cathedral Tour Photos
Summer Reading
Call for InDesign Expertise
A Reminder About Additions to the OWA Web Site

Mar/Apr 2008
One Women Architect's Journey: Ireland
Spenders vs. Savers: Financial Planning with Gregory Hannah
Architectural Tour: Cathedral of Christ the Light
New Steering Committee Member: Darlene Jang
Call for Entries: The XVI Pan-American Biennale
The Path of an Artist: Painting Tour of France
Additions to the OWA Website.

Jan/Feb 2008
Two for One on Tuesday, February 5th!
Membership Renewal
Book Review: Letters from Women in Architecture
OWA Holiday Party Photos
New Steering Committee Members
Off the Calendar: Potential OWA Tours
On the Calendar
Additions to the OWA Website.

Sep/Oct 2007
Westerbeke Retreat
Norwegian Council on Accessibility
IAWA and Sigrid's Bequest
Photos from Retreat
Hello from Women in Architecture
OWA Annual Planning Meeting
California Building Code 2007
OWA Calendar Sep/Oct 2007

Jul/Aug 2007
In Memoriam: Vera E. Jansone (1915-2004)
New Book on Green Architecture
Postcard from Vietnam
The Greening of StopWaste.org
Retreat Reminder
Announcement: UFIA Conference in Bucharest
Annual Planning Meeting
OWA Calendar Jul/Aug 2007

Mar/Apr 2007
Prepare for the Inevitable
The Russ Building
The San Francisco Conservatory of Music at the Civic Center
Update: Health Net Lawsuit
Hats Off, Hands Together for...
RSVP
Yahoo! Group
Task Force

Jan/Feb 2007
Estate Planning with Nancy Jarvis
Travelogue from the Editor
My Favorite Things
Informal Group Events
OWA Annual Donation
Yahoo! Group
Holiday Benefit Party
On the Move
Newest Steering Committee Member
2007 OWA Calendar

Nov/Dec 2006
Annual Retreat at Westerbeke Ranch, Sonoma
Memorial Bench Donation
OWA Annual Donation
Steering Committee Adieu
Steering Committee Solicitation
Yahoo! Group
December Holiday Benefit Party

Sep/Oct 2006
Lighting Tour of BMS and Nevitot Shalom
My Heart Attack
OWA Retreat Reminder
Photos from OWA's Housing for Nicaragua Meeting

Jul/Aug 2006
Housing for Nicaragua
OWA Member Nan Croley (1939 – 2006)
New Steering Committee Members
XV Quito Architecture Biennale
In Search Of...

May/Jun 2006
Nan Croley (1939-2006)
Architectural Tour of the de Young Museum
North Beach Citizens: A Neighborhood Model to End Homelessness
OWA Mentorship Mixer
Special Thanks
Steering Committee
Retreat
OWA Yahoo Group

Mar/Apr 2006
How I Became an Architectural Tour Guide
OWA Mentorship Program - Guidelines
February's Meeting - Universal Design
Of Interest: Third Annual Bay-Friendly Garden Tour
Steering Committee
In Search of...

Jan/Feb 2006
Accessibility and Universal Design Presentation
Your Dues are Due
OWA Web Site Improvements
Holiday Benefit Party
OWA Mentorship Program
Steering Committee
Meeting General Information

Nov/Dec 2005
2005 Retreat: Space, Place and Grace
December's Holiday Benefit Party
October's Meeting on Acoustical Design
New Steering Committee Members
In Search of...
Of Interest: Green Dollhouse Project
OWA Health Insurance Update

Sep/Oct 2005
Do We Have Your Email Address?
Program 100: Overview of Acoustical Design
OWA's August Book Exchange
Hidden Treasures in Peru
Upcoming Events

Jul/Aug 2005
A Missing Issue!

May/Jun 2005
Do We Have Your Email Address?
Socially Responsible Investing
Donation to the Conservatory of Flowers
Website and Yahoo Groups Update
Ecological Planning in Tibet
Upcoming Events
Grants for Research on Women in Architecture
Meeting General Information
Photos from the Private Tour of the Conservatory of Flowers

Mar/Apr 2005
Do We Have Your Email Address?
This Old Conservatory
Director of the Conservatory of Flowers: SCOT D. MEDBURY
Join the OWA Yahoo Group
Your Dues are Due
Looking for SWAM Firms
Mahoney Architects named winner
Meeting General Information
Orit Yanai's Earth Plaster Wall Finish Demonstration

Jan/Feb 2005
Do We Have Your Email Address?
Earth Plaster Wall Finishes: Demonstration
Greenbuild goes to Portland
Join the OWA Yahoo Group
Your Dues are Due
Julia Morgan Birthday Party: January 20, 2005
Documenting the Dammed
Meeting General Information
Annual Meeting and Holiday Benefit Party

Nov/Dec 2004
Six Programs for Defeating Homelessness
Holiday Benefit Party
OWA Health Insurance
We Want Your Email Address
The Miracle of Ghee
New Steering Committee Members
Documenting the Dammed
Snapshots from the 2004 OWA Retreat

Sep/Oct 2004
South China Vernacular Architecture
Obligations to Persons with Disabilities
OWA Health Insurance
We Want Your Email Address
2004 Annual LEADD* Dinner
Groundbreaking Women in Construction

Jul/Aug 2004
In Memoriam - Sigrid Lorenzen Rupp, 1943-2004
OWA Health Insurance
Annual OWA Retreat : Westerbeke Ranch Sep 17-19
Profile: Jill Pilaroscia

May/Jun 2004
OWA Scholarship for AAUW Tech Trek at Mills
Shades of Green
Photos of Filoli Garden
New and Old Steering Committee Members
Strong Women Summit June 4-6

Mar/Apr 2004
Filoli Garden Tour
Asian Art Museum: Architectural Tour
The Changing Faces of Architecture
RIBA: Why do women leave architecture?
New Steering Committee Members
Wanted: OWA Archival Material

Jan/Feb 2004
Editor's Note
OWA Program: Mediation in Construction
Mignon O'Young Photography Exhibit Reception
Ugly Food in Beautiful Barcelona
Film Recommendation: "MY ARCHITECT"
Space for Rent
Steering Committee News

Nov/Dec 2003
Editor's Note
Holiday Benefit Party
Gala Dinner at Treasue Island
Bay to Breakers -- run run run
Ecuador Trip
Symposium at UC Berkeley Recap
Keeping in Touch in Barcelona
Steering Committee News

Sep/Oct 2003
Editor's Note
Symposium Reminder: Toward an Engaged Architecture
A Nontraditional Career

Jul/Aug 2003
Editor's Note
OWA Program - Tour of Berkeley Central Library
Anniversary Ecuador Trip
History of the OWA
The OWA Symposium - Toward an Engaged Architecture

May/Jun 2003
Editor's Note
San Francisco Bay to Breakers
OWA Gala Dinner Recap
OWA Gala Dinner Photos Available
Orit Yanai – Special Effects in Painting
Visit ArchVoices

Mar/Apr 2003
Editor's Note
OWA Program - Tuesday 22 April 2003
Update on 30th Anniversary Celebration
30th Anniversary Bay to Breakers Run
September Symposium Planning
Symposium Program
OWA Anniversary Retreat
Recap of February Meeting

Jan/Feb 2003
Editor's Note
2003 Calendar
2003 Anniversary OWA Retreat
Notes From Barcelona
Wanted: Long-Lost OWA Members
OWA Finances
Tricia Felber on Interior Art and Design - Feb 11
OWA 30th Anniversary Gala Party
Steering Committee Note

Nov/Dec 2002
Editor's Note
Upcoming OWA Events
2003 Calendar
Trip to Ecuador
30th Anniversary Gala Party
Symposium Speaker Profiles
Member Profiles
Website

Sep/Oct 2002
Editor's Note
Trip to Ecuador
Upcoming OWA Events
Calendar
Space Available to Share
Steering Committee Note
Website

Jul/Aug 2002
Editor's Note
Third Milka Bliznakov Prize Competition
International Archive of Women in Architecture
Book Review: Design for Diversity
Member Interview: Margaret Chu
May Meeting: "Ono Mazé" Restaurant
Tricia on Plastering
Steering Committee Note
July Meeting: Darlene Jang, Speaker
Website

May/Jun 2002
Editor's Note
Upcoming OWA Events
Laura Eichel bids farewell
30th Anniversary Celebration
The New OWA Web Site!
Member Interview - Rosemary Muller
Member Interview - Patricia McGowan
OWA May Event - Omo Maze Restaurant
OWA June Event -Fairyland
Members' News

Mar/Apr 2002
Editor's Note
The New OWA Website!
OWA March Event - Green Buildings
OWA May Event - Ono Maze Restaurant
Review of January Event - Yerba Buena Tower
OWA 30th Anniversary Celebration Update
Member Interview - Helen Degenhardt
Member Interview - Joy Ohashi
EVENTS CALENDAR
May/June 2002


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