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Mark Your Calendars!
July 24:
Local Advocacy Committee Meeting
August 5: AIA Luncheon
August 20: COTE Top 10 Cont. Education Webinar
August 27: Architecture after 5 at Olsson
September 17: AIA Luncheon
September 24: Architecture after 5 at ZFI Engineeering
September 26: AIA Kickball Tournament
September 30 - October 2: AIAOK Conference on Architecture
October 17: 2020 AIA Architecture Tour
October 22: Architecture after 5 at Timberlake Construction
November 6: OCFA Drinks X Design
November 12: AIA Luncheon
November 13: AIACOC Design Awards Celebration
November 19: Architecture after 5 at Spur Design
December 3: Architecture after 5 at FSB Architects & Engineers
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AIA CENTRAL OKLAHOMA NEWS
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Sponsor Spotlight - CLS & Associates
We are thankful for the support we receive at AIA Central Oklahoma from our sponsors. Since we aren't seeing each other right now, we'd like to spotlight one of our chapter package sponsors each week!
2020 Tuscan Sponsor!
Three facts about CLS & Associates:
1). CLS & Associates design all types of site and landscape projects, including parks, streetscapes, commercial, and even your own home landscape!
2). We have been in business for over 20 years.
3). Last year, we published an award-winning book, "Oklahoma Native Plants, a guide to designing landscapes to support birds and butterflies", available from our office (signed), from local bookstores, or from Amazon.com.
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PANEL DISCUSSION: K-12 Preparing Back to School - with COVID-19
We're all making decisions on a daily basis to keep our families and employees safe in the midst of the pandemic. Superintendents have the difficult decision of balancing the safety of Oklahoma children and teachers, while still ensuring ensuring children are able to continue learning. Join us on Wednesday, August 5th for the August AIA Luncheon for a panel discussion with Dr. Rick Cobb, Superintendent of Mid-Del Public School; Craig McVay, Superintendent of El Reno Public Schools and Dr. Nick Migliorino, Superintendent of Norman Public Schools. We will be holding this luncheon in two formats. In person with a 50 person limit and virtual via Zoom.
A big thank you to our August Sponsors! Bell & McCoy Lighting & Controls, Best Companies, CEC, Miller Tippens Construction, Nabholz Construction and Smith & Pickel Construction.
 Dr. Rick Cobb is a life-long Oklahoman in his 27th year in education and fifth year as superintendent of Mid-Del Public Schools. He has been an English teacher, volleyball coach, principal, and assistant superintendent throughout the state prior to joining the district. He has earned degrees from the University of Oklahoma and Southwestern Oklahoma State University. Dr. Cobb has been recognized for his service to the field of education by a number of state organizations. In 2019 he received the Medal for Excellence from the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence, the State Superintendent Fine Arts Medal of Excellence, and the Oklahoma Association of School Administrators District 7 Superintendent of the Year award.
In addition to his work in the district, Dr. Cobb is also an adjunct professor for Southern Nazarene University and the University of Central Oklahoma. He and his wife, Inger, have three adult children.
 Craig McVay is the Superintendent of El Reno Public Schools in west central Oklahoma. McVay has served as Superintendent at El Reno since January of 2013. McVay is an experienced school administrator who has served as a teacher, counselor, principal, director and superintendent in several Oklahoma public schools. McVay is also certified by FEMA Refuge Evaluation and Safe Rook Design 101. McVay has published several newspaper articles and professional papers regarding the safety of students in Oklahoma public schools and the response of public officials following a disaster. McVay has taken an active role in the protection of students and community members over the last two decades.
 Dr. Nick Migliorino has served as Superintendent of the Norman Public School District since July 1, 2017. He previously served for three years as Assistant Superintendent for Administrative Services and Chief Technology Officer, where he provided oversight for bond projects and managed the district's maintenance, transportation, child nutrition health and technology divisions.
Migliorino was the district director of secondary education from 2008-2012, and a math teacher and coach at Irving Middle School from 1994-1997. His more than 20-year career also includes administrative positions with Moore, Tahlequah and Putnam City Public Schools. He earned his bachelor's degree in education from East Central University in Ada, his Master of Education from the University of Central Oklahoma, and his Doctorate from the University of Oklahoma.
(limited seating)
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Call for Chit Chat Speakers
Our September Luncheon will be our CHIT CHAT Luncheon which means various presenters will present in 20 slides, 20 seconds per slide. The September Luncheon will be held on September 17th is scheduled to take place in person at limited capacity and will also be streamed live for those unable to attend.
Please remember, these are not CE presentations but rather design oriented presentations. The presentations are meant to inspire the audience and showcase design and creativity.
Do you have a project impacting the city you'd like to present on? Or a group of projects?
Have you taken a cool vacation and you'd like to share the architecture with the group?
Are you a photographer and you'd like to share some of your work and inspiration with the members?
Are you an artist and would like to share your creativity with us?
If you'd like to present, please email Melissa at
[email protected] with your name, title of your talk and a brief description of what you will be talking about. The deadline is Friday, July 31.
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AIACOC Design Awards Call for Entries
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AIA Oklahoma Honor Awards Call for Nominations
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SIGN UP TO BE PART OF THE VIRTUAL MARKETPLACE!
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NEWS OF INTEREST TO OUR MEMBERS
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OKCPS Issues RFP
Interested firms should email
[email protected] before 10:00 AM, Wednesday, July 22, 2020, if interested in taking part in a Zoom Pre-Proposal meeting that will take place the same day at 1:00 PM.
The
district will accept proposals that meet all the RFP requirements regardless of participation in this meeting. Interested firms can only request interior site visits, to the same email address, until the end of the Pre-Proposal meeting, 2:00 PM.
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Understanding and Developing Pocket Neighborhoods presented by ULI Oklahoma
This half day course will focus on what it takes to permit, design and develop a pocket neighborhood. You will learn start to finish how it can be done and what methods will help get you started. Today's zoning codes make this type of development illegal with variances or special exceptions. This course will explain what cities can do to make development like this permittable making it applicable for designers, planners, engineers and developers wanting to understand cottage courts/pocket neighborhoods.
4 hours of HSW credit to attendees.
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| A BIG THANK YOU TO OUR AIA CENTRAL OKLAHOMA 2020 PACKAGE SPONSORS!
Corinthian Sponsors: 
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