The Housing Steering Committee serves as a conduit for architects.

The purpose of the Leadership Development Committee is to engage members in volunteer development and recruitment. The charge is to create a member-led structure which identifies volunteer opportunities and creates a process to recruit AIA members to serve in various positions of leadership throughout the organization. This Committee will assist the AIA CA President by making recommendations for appointment.

This Monterey Design Conference Committee is responsible for planning and executing the world-renowned Monterey Design Conference. The committee is tasked with the planning, marketing, and speaker and sponsor recruitment while maintaining the integrity of the program.

The California CACE Opportunity Fund encourages grant proposals for pilot programs that may be models for other components, provides leadership training opportunities for components, and provides funding to expand membership activities that would be of benefit to all components. This committee is responsible for vetting all proposals and making recommendations to the AIA CA Executive Committee for funding. Members who have submitted proposals, recuse themselves from the selection process.

The Planning and Finance Committee is a Board committee responsible for developing operational and programmatic strategies to achieve Board-approved goals and objectives. They also review the budget operations within the organization.

The Procedure and Documents Committee is a Board committee responsible for considering all matters relating to AIA California documents, amendments thereto, and interpretations thereof, including allegations of non-conformance with AIA California policy embodied within the documents, and shall report its recommendations to the Board or the Executive Committee for action.

The purpose of this committee is to identify emerging trends in practice and facilitate and broadcast communication about the wide range of topics that are relevant to today’s practice of Architecture in all its various forms.

This committee develops and implements the awards program to recognize and celebrate examples of innovation and excellence in housing design in California and across the country.

Natural disasters everywhere are increasing in frequency and intensity as they are being exacerbated by climate change, and California is no exception. These disasters impact our buildings and communities and are major contributors to carbon emissions that are largely being overlooked.