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Chicago Copyright © 1983, McGraw Hill, Inc. Dodge Construction Serving The Construction Industry Since 1946 $4.00 per copy Monday, November 21, 1983 Vol. XXXVII-No. 225 National meeting of black women architects planned for Dec. 3, Washington Accomplishments by minority women in architecture and related fields will be recognized at a national conference, "Minority Women in Architecture: A Sense of Achievement," cosponsored by the American Institute of Architects and Howard University's School of Architec- ture and Planning, Dec. 3 at Howard Uni- versity, Washington DC. The first formal national gathering of black women architects will feature pre- sentations on professional development and opportunities for success. The wide range of topics includes the myth of superwoman, how to market design skills, career options, networking and learning to negotiate. Norma Merrick Sklarek, FAIA, vice president of Welton Becket & Assocs., Los Angeles, will deliver the conference's keynote address. Ms Sklarek is the first black woman architect elevated to fel- lowship in the Institute. A graduate of Columbia University's School of Archi- tecture, she has worked at Skidmore, Ow- ings & Merrill and taught at New York City Community College and the Univer- sity of California at Los Angeles. Other speakers at the conference in- clude Joan Maynard, executive director of Weeksville Historical Society, Brook- lyn, NY, who will discuss community de- velopment and preservation; Marguerite Villeco, contributing editor to Architec- ture, who will talk about architectural journalism; Darwinna Neal, president- elect of the American Society of Land- scape Architects, who will give a presen- tation on landscape architecture; and Yina Moore, former assistant director of the AIA's education programs, who will discuss the art of selecting a mentor. Dianna Peeples, architectural de- signer, Grad Assocs., Newark, NJ; Ozie R.M. Quarterman, design division, Veter- ans Administration, Washington, DC; and Laura Erickson, a designer with Harry Weese & Assocs., Washington, DC, will [[image]] Norma Merrick Sklarek also speak at the conference. For registration information, contact Renee Kemp-Rotan, Howard University, (202)636-7487; or Beverly J. Sanchez, AIA, AIA member component affairs depart- ment, (202)626-7434.