Opportunities for Involvement with ARCC (recorded during 1997 Annual Meeting)

Ideas and Possible Action Items (from November 1997 ARCC Meetings)
(in other words, initiatives and networking opportunities awaiting a champion)

• Get the ARCC Proceedings indexed by an indexing service (Avery?) [currently part of ARCC Journal initiative]
• List papers from the ARCC Proceedings for inclusion on the Soc Arch Hist WWW site
• Develop a cumulative index to ARCC publications [part of the ARCC Journal initiative]
• Develop a list (WWW) of architecture-related organizations (start with DC attendees)
• Develop a list of listservers (related to architectural research)
• Develop a list of Federal agency research/grant WWW pages [adopted but needs continuing updating]
• Ask Don Watson to outline his suggestion for a "skin-shedding" workshop (done)
• Architecture-related organizations should get together to coordinate information sharing [part of ARCC/EAAE initiative]
• Develop ARCC archives [new archivist initiative in place]
• Develop general index of ARCC materials held by various parties[part of ARCC Journal initiative]
• Investigate NAAB criteria that deal with research / research methods
• Instigate outreach to university presidents / vice-presidents / provosts
• Provide plaudits for past leaders of ARCC (met with mixed opinions)
• Review ARCC Awards program — especially w/r/t involving students[King Medal in place]
• Activate ARCC interest networks (links to agencies, links to AIA PIAs)
• Develop a formal "What is ARCC" presentation
• Promote the concept of "architecture" to Federal agencies
• Consider active ARCC involvement in/at ACSA Administrators’ Conference (DC, Nov 1998) (this is in place)
• Support U of Ariz POE initiative (information was circulated to all ARCC reps)
• Keep interested parties involved with ARCC activities
• Consider ARCC organizational "structure" (student members, multi-reps, etc.)
• Consider "publishing" on ARCC WWW site (abstracts, papers?) (reviews for 1998 Spring Research Conference were Web-based)
• Add search capabilities to ARCC WWW site
• Cooperate in move to get "A/R" successor updated and up on the WWW
• Task groups as established on Sat. Nov. 8:

• "Language" task group — Julia (Chair), Brian, Michelle, Scott, Walter
• PATH" task group — Carolyn (Chair), Michael, Dave vB.
• "Proposal Development Guide" task group — Dale (Chair)
• "International Coordination" task group — Brian (Chair)
• "What is Architectural Research" task group — Bob (Chair)
  [brochure / slides / video]

To volunteer for any of these initiatives (or just for more information),
contact: Walter Grondzik

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