NCARB Live

In February, we kicked off NCARB Live, a new webinar series for emerging professionals. Launched as part of our “Destination Architect: Getting it Done!” campaign, each broadcast includes experts covering tips and tools for getting through the licensure process and answering attendee questions.

 

●  February: Q&A about ARE and IDP, featuring Examination Director Jared Zurn and Internship + Education Assistant Director Nick Serfass answering questions about the IDP and ARE. (233 attendees, 500 YouTube views*)

●  March: “Tips for Getting Licensed Quicker,” featuring Internship + Education Assistant Director Nick Serfass and Customer Relations Assistant Director Demetrius Norman discussing ways interns can shorten their time to licensure. (375 attendees, 464 YouTube views*)

●  May: ARE 5.0 Transition Plan, featuring Examination Director Jared Zurn and Examination Research Assistant Director Ryan Misner explaining the transition plan to ARE 5.0. (304 attendees, 187 YouTube views*)

●  June: Supplemental Experience, featuring Internship + Education Assistant Director Nick Serfass and Outreach Manager Kimberly Tuttle explaining all of the different ways to earn IDP credit through supplemental experience. (174 attendees, 101 YouTube views*)

 

*YouTube views are through June 30, 2014.

 

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2013 Intern Development Program Coordinators Conference—Miami, FL

Nearly 200 state, educator, auxiliary, and student coordinators from across the country came together for the 2013 IDP Coordinators Conference in Miami, FL, in July 2013. Jointly hosted by NCARB and the American Institute of Architects (AIA), the conference included engaging sessions about the latest licensure requirements, best practices for supporting emerging professionals, future versions of the IDP, and more.

 

Coordinators spent time networking in regional groups before taking part in round-robin breakout discussions on a wide array of topics. AIA Director, Component Development Ann Dorough and Director, Emerging Professionals Erin Murphy facilitated a lively exchange among coordinators about ways to partner with local AIA components. Member Board Executives offered tips to coordinators on how to partner with their state licensing boards, noting that “by encouraging students to start IDP while they're still in school, we get them on the path to licensure sooner."

 

In addition, IDP coordinators from across the country led an engaging series of presentations about their own licensure-related initiatives. Several shared ways they leverage their networks and create unique and regular opportunities to connect with emerging professionals.

                                IDP Coordinators discuss blue-sky ideas related to the future of IDP.Professor of Architecture Dr. Hsu-Jen Huang, Assoc. AIA, Ph.D., from Savannah College of Art and Design.ACSA President Norman Millar chats with IDP Coordinators.Guests at the IDPCC Miami outreach event.IDP Coordinators learn about the 2012 NCARB Award-funded project, Disentanglement and Gates: An Interactive Game of Architecture Practice, an architecture learning game.Coordinators took part in round-robin breakout discussions that covered a wide array of topics.During the New Coordinator Training session, coordinators from across the country learned about the basics of licensure, IDP, the ARE, and more.Alexis McCune, Coordinator of Student Programs, Carnegie Mellon University.(From Left) NCARB IDP Assistant Director Nick Serfass, NCARB IDP Manager Martin Smith, IDP Director Harry Falconer, AIA Center for Emerging Professionals Directors Kevin Fitzgerald and Erin Murphy.More than 100 students, interns, and architects turned out for a standing-room only outreach event hosted by AIA and NCARB.AIA Miami President Allan T. Shulman, FAIA.Guests heard from NCARB IDP Assistant Director Nick Serfass, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP, PMP (shown here) and Manager, IDP Martin Smith, AIA, NCARB, LEED GA.Guests at the IDPCC Miami outreach event.IDP Coordinators discuss blue-sky ideas related to the future of IDP.NCARB CEO Michael J. Armstrong answers questions about the Council's latest initiatives during a round-robin breakout.2012 Intern Think Tank members shared their proposals for future paths to licensure.2012 Intern Think Tank members.Guests at the IDPCC Miami outreach event.The American Institute of Architects President Mickey Jacob, FAIA, and NCARB President Blakely C. Dunn, AIA, NCARB.University of South Florida Master’s student and IDP Student Coordinator Linaea Floden with Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture President and Dean of Woodbury University Norman Millar, AIA.AIA Center for Emerging Professionals Director Kevin Fitzgerald helps kick off day one of IDPCC.  

AIA National Convention: Be Bold

Over 500 people visited the NCARB booth at the AIA National Convention in Chicago. The conference theme

“Be Bold” reflected many of the bold, new initiatives happening at the Council. Attendees visited our booth to learn about the future of licensure, what’s new at the Council, and ask questions about our programs and services.

 

In addition, NCARB hosted two engaging workshops to share what’s changing with our programs and how to give back to your community and earn IDP credit. CEO Mike Armstrong was interviewed by Architect Magazine editor-in-chief Ned Cramer during a live broadcast on the expo floor to share the latest updates on the proposed path to licensure upon graduation and other exciting news from the Council.

 

For the first time, we ran a contest for visitors to our booth. Attendees who spoke to staff could have their badge scanned to receive a free t-shirt and be entered to win a prize. Each day we selected a winner who had a choice of one of the following prizes: one (1) division of the ARE, one (1) intern application, one (1) NCARB Certificate renewal, or one (1) NCARB Certificate application. The winners were:

●  Joshua Mings (ARE division)

●  Martha Martinko (ARE division)

●  Glenn DeSimone (Certificate renewal)

 

 

                               Customer Relations Assistant Director Demetrius Norman with a convention attendee.NCARB experts are on hand to answer your burning questions.NCARB President Dale McKinney and Vice President Dennis Ward!Stop by our booth to learn how you can stand out from the crowd!Examination Research Assistant Director Ryan Misner chats with a convention attendee.NCARB CEO Michael Armstrong preps for his live interview with ARCHITECT magazine Editor Ned Cramer. Plus Cool Spaces: The Best New Architecture host Stephen Chung!Great conversation about recent program changes and the possibility of licensure at graduation.  

 

Read Tweets from the convention (Here).