Although the profession of architecture has seen in-creasing numbers of minority and women practitioners, there is a feeling that the membership of the AIA has yet to fully reflect this diversity.
Efforts are underway at both the national and local levels to change the situation.
With this goal in mind, Worn invited representatives from seven organizations to participate in a discussion of inclusiveness with attendees of the annual meeting. The representatives were dispersed throughout the au-dience to assure that they would be talking with and not at the AIA members. Alise Rush and Glen Rasmussen participated as Associate AIA members . To this end, moderator Little suggested drawing up a list of threats to inclusiveness followed by a list of opportunities. Organizations such as NOMA and CWA have sprung up in this perceived vacuum to represent the specific views of women and minori-ties.