Newsletter | Sep/Oct 2007


OWA Annual Planning Meeting

by Suzanne Stewart
We had a good turnout (probably twice the attendance from last year) for the October 2nd Annual Planning Meeting here in Berkeley. Thank you to all the OWA members for their interest and time in contributing to the organization by attending this important meeting.

We discussed the Event Calendar for 2008 and the most popular events are the tours. So we are looking into tours of the Bancroft Library, Academy of Sciences, ILM, Federal Building in SF, and more. Members: if you know of a new building you'd like to tour and have a contact there the SC would be delighted to know about it and if viable organize a tour.

Other topics of interest for presentations are: OWA Health Insurance Q & A with the insurance representatives; another panel presentation on Women in Architecture, sub-title to be determined; Money and investment presentation: "How to start a 401k", a trip to Moscow! There is great enthusiasm for all the above. We'd love to hear comments and suggestions from all our members.

Lisa Kramer and Lisa Kleissner are going to work on the idea of an philanthropic foundation or arm of OWA and the merits of making an annual donation or not. Caroline Soohoo has agreed to be the liaison to the Steering Committee.

A while back a grad student at Virginia Tech did her research paper on OWA. Lisa Kramer offered to contact her for a presentation.

Margaret Goglia is going to spearhead organizing and completing the OWA archives.

We are looking for OWA members to profile in the newsletter. This may be a long time member, a founding member or a new member. Regardless of the length of time with OWA the idea is to get to know each other a little more in depth. It can be a full profile or a short bit on a recent project that was just completed.

Lastly, please feel free and welcome to email me your triumphs and successes with or without photos. There is always room in the newsletter to acknowledge our members' completed projects be it interior or exterior environments, landscapes, lighting, art, writings, etc. Don't be shy.




Tue, Oct 2, 2007
6:00 pm
Yearly Planning Meeting Home of Suzanne Stewart,
Bring your questions, comments, suggestions, ideas, etc!
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Thank you!


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