Ok, let me put this in perspective.  The AIA, a voluntary organization, requires members to show evidence that some effort has been made to coble together a number of CEU's each year to maintain membership in a voluntary organization. What?  Wake up people?  IF enough people had the guts to stand up and say no, what would the AIA do?  The only reason CE was established by the AIA was to keep it afloat when membership revenues were taking a nose dive in the 1990's. Oh, and to support those practicioners who need credits in other states. Now the rest of us who haven't "volunteered" for service in the AIA are facing CE requirements because the AIA lobbied Virginia for it.  I signed the requisite papers back in 1974 to become an architect, but never signed anything pledging or affiliating myself with the AIA and never will. I am proud to say that I have put the initials AIAIA after my name numerous times, including my office sign at one time.  AIAIA means "Ain't In (the) AIA.