Internship is a critical time in the life of an architect, but there are things that need change. First, we must realize that the dire predictions of the profession becoming extinct may indeed be true. We, as members of this profession, must work with organizations that represent this profession to dispel the "us against them" attitudes towards interns. This must be done so that the lifeblood of the profession (interns) will not decide to walk away from this profession for lack of support. Other professions find value in talents learned in architecture and are willing to open their doors to our interns in a way we have not fully been able to implement. Since this profession needs constant innovation and talent, we must focus on working together with our professional organizations and truly begin to solve this crisis. Otherwise, we will miss out on accomplishing great things for our profession without the vitality that interns bring to our profession.

Interns also have a part to do. They must become more focused on the bigger issues of this profession and become more active in the creating their own organization with representation. The NAC continues to hold a great deal of promise in representing interns, and is a good start, but it needs a more active membership of interns. Interns also need to be proactive about their roles in this profession and become engaged as responsible professionals, and to take on the responsibility of being a part of "it." Interns have a lot more strength than is believed, and the profession truly wants to listen as shown by this event.

Ultimately, the argument about whether academia or the profession is most responsible for internship is moot-everyone in this profession has a personal responsibility for their own future as well as the future of this profession and must all make the effort to work with our representative organizations collaboratively to create an internship experience worth having.