April 16, 2012
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TRANSITION PLANNING FOR NEW AND EXITING LEADERS
A Town Hall with Internationally Acclaimed Consultant Hugh Hochberg
As more and more Baby Boomers retire in the Oregon architecture, engineering and construction (A/E/C), transition is becoming an industry norm. With this in mind, SMPS Oregon brings The Coxe Group partner Hugh Hochberg to Oregon for a ‘town hall’ style, interactive presentation on the do’s and don’ts of transition/succession planning.
This event is sponsored by:
Transition planning, also known as succession planning, is all the rage in Oregon’s architecture, engineering and construction (A/E/C) industry.
Firms such as FFA, Lease Crutcher Lewis, and Kennedy-Jenks Consultants have recently negotiated this great abyss with success but there are countless other firms in line behind them.
With this in mind, SMPS Oregon brings The Coxe Group partner Hugh Hochberg to Oregon for a ‘town hall’ style, interactive presentation.
Hochberg, an AIA Handbook of Professional Practice author, and a co-author of McGraw-Hill’s Success Strategies for Design Professionals will tap his 36 years of consulting to an estimated 800 A/E/C clients to provide Oregon Principals, Associates and Marketers with the ingredients of successful transition -- in Hugh’s words “how to make it happen.”
The Coxe Group partner will draw on concepts, case studies, and consulting experiences to provide the audience with real-life examples across a wide spectrum of situations and cultural dynamics.
The aim of the presentation will be to arm today’s and tomorrow’s leaders with the information they need to appropriately position their organizations -- and their careers - for the highest likelihood of success during transition.
Hugh’s “interactive” talk (participation required!) will address the components of transition, including:
• Ownership
• Management
• Governance
• Marketing
• Leadership
Hugh will make it a priority to pay very close attention to ownership – which he says often gets the most attention -- and leadership which, he describes as usually the most challenging and most critical to sustaining success.
Hugh adds that without a successful transition, firms languish and then disappear. He says to expect to walk away from this presentation with clarity about “what’s going well” in your firm in the context of transition and “what needs attention.”
Beer, wine & hors d'oeuvres will be available at this event.
WHEN:
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
4:30 pm Registration
5:00 - 6:30 pm Program
6:30 – 8:00 pm No-Host After Party
WHERE:
McMenamins Mission Theater
1624 NW Glisan
Portland, OR 97209
(503) 223-4527
PRICING:
Member: $45 (Only $35 if registered by May 2nd!)
Member Firm: $50 (Only $40 if registered by May 2nd!)
Non-member: $60 (Only $50 if registered by May 2nd!)
Group Discount: Receive a $10 per person discount when registering 5 or more people at one time!
RSVP:
On-line registration will close Tuesday, May 8th.
Late registrations will be subject to a $5 late fee per person.
Contact Viv Perry directly at vperry@froelich-engineers.com to request late registration,
but please register early to ensure your attendance!
More Information and RSVP
April 15, 2012
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via ASLA Oregon WVS Co-Chairs Arica Duhrkoop-Galas and Justin Lanphear, ASLA
Dear friends and colleagues,
There are quite a few events happening during the month of April that we would like to bring to your attention.
First, and foremost, we would like to encourage you to attend the Oregon ASLA Symposium on April 21. Due to this event falling in the same week we would normally hold our section meeting, we are opting to cancel our meeting in the hope that you will be even more likely to venture up to Portland for this wonderful Saturday happening.
The annual HOPES conference is taking place once again on the University of Oregon campus April 13 & 14, with some very interesting speakers. The theme this year is DIRT. Diana Balmori speaks on April 13 and Walter Hood speaks April 14. See http://hopes.uoregon.edu/ for more information.
Jeff Howe will be speaking at the University of Oregon on April 27 at 4:00 pm. Paula Morgan is scheduled to speak May 25 at noon. More details to follow.
Mid-term studio reviews in Lawrence Hall are scheduled for early May; please contact the UO Department of Landscape Architecture if you would like to offer yourself as a reviewer. Ron Lovinger is teaching a studio on the “butterfly” parking structure within our downtown park blocks, and there might be a different topic to suit your fancy. Remember; hours spent in the classroom can be applied to some of your your PDH requirements.
We are looking forward to better weather this summer and would like to prime you to start thinking about projects tours. What do you want to see? What can you offer? Please keep this in mind as we plow through the next couple of months at warp speed.
ASLA Oregon, WVS Co-Chairs
Arica Duhrkoop-Galas
Justin Lanphear, ASLA
For More Information Contact Arica Duhrkoop-Galas
April 15, 2012
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Sign-up today for Landscape Field Day - May 17, 2012!
Please RSVP for seminars at: Seminar RSVP
Click on the link for more information and for seminar schedule: 2012 Landscape Field Day.
Continuing education credits are available for OLCB, ASLA, and APLD.
We also need a head count for lunch. RSVP by May 10th: jlarson@cascadiannurseries.com
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April 15, 2012
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ASLA Oregon Chapter would like to extend special thanks to our
2012 CHAPTER SPONSORS
Gold Chapter Sponsor: Cascade Recreation
Cascade Recreation, Inc. offers a variety of unique, high quality products to meet your recreation equipment needs. Contact Martha Gaty, Oregon Sales Consultant | martha@cascaderec.com | 503.708.4878 | www.cascaderec.com
Newswire Sponsor: JB Instant Lawn
We provide: Sod, Big roll sod installation. Drill Seeding, Slitseeding ,Aerification, Verticutting, Hydroseeding and Trees. Contact Abbas Soltani | asoltani@centurylink.net | 503-260-9608 | www.jbinstantlawn.net
2012 SYMPOSIUM SPONSORS, EXHIBITORS,
SUPPORTERS & VOLUNTEERS!
Enlightened Landscape[s] Symposium, April 21st, 2012
View Symposium Page for More Information
Presenting Sponsor + Lunch Sponsor + Exhibitor: Buell Recreation
Buell Recreation is your outdoor environment specialist providing a variety of quality park and playground products, custom playground designs and on-going owner support services. Contact Doug Buell, Principal | doug@buellrecreation.com | 503.922.1650 | www.buellrecreation.com
Continental Breakfast Sponsor + Exhibitor: Rain Bird
A privately held company founded in 1933, Rain Bird Corporation is the leading manufacturer and provider of irrigation products and services. Contact Christen B. Funk | cfunk@rainbird.com | 503.410.4489 | www.rainbird.com
Nature Play Session Sponsor: Rocks & Ropes
With monolith-climbers, logs, boulders and rope bridges, Rocks & Ropes offers an exciting and adventurous linked-play experience inspired by nature. Contact Martha Gaty, Oregon Sales Representative | martha@cascaderec.com | 503.708.4878 | www.upcparks.com
Lanyard Sponsor
Teufel Landscape is a nationally recognized provider of quality plants, design, build, and maintenance services in commercial and residential landscape installations. Contact SuSu Hunniecutt | susuh@teufel.com | 503.577.9542 | www.teufel.com
Exhibitor: Cascade Recreation
Cascade Recreation, Inc. offers a variety of unique, high quality products to meet your recreation equipment needs. Contact Martha Gaty, Oregon Sales Consultant | martha@cascaderec.com | 503.708.4878 | www.cascaderec.com
Exhibitor: Cascadian Nurseries
Bring your landscape designs to life with the finest plant materials, such as classic and new plant favorites, available through Cascadian Nurseries. Contact Jim Larson | jlarson@cascadiannurseries.com | 503.647.9292 | www.cascadiannurseries.com
Exhibitor: JP Stone Contractors
We at JP Stone Contractors are a full service landscape contracting company who can take your design to completion. Contact JP Stone | info@jpstonecontractors.com | 503.209.5982 | www.jpstonecontractors.com
Exhibitor: Landscapeforms
A leading designer/manufacturer of commercial site furnishings & amenities. Contact Tim Gish, NW Territory Manager | timg@landscapeforms.com | 503.381.4964 | www.landscapeforms.com
Exhibitor: Monrovia
Monrovia offers a complete, container-grown line of ornamental and edible trees and shrubs. Contact Katharine Rudnyk | krudnyk@monrovia.com | 1.800.999.9321x1148 | www.monrovia.com
Exhibitor: Northwest Playground Equipment
Northwest Playground Equipment provides commercial playground systems, safety surfacing, aquatic spray parks, shelters, ironsmith tree and trench grates and a complete offering of site amenities. Contact Bob McGarvey, President | bob@nwplayground.com | 800.726.0031 | www.nwplayground.com
Exhibitor: Recreation Services, Inc.
Innovative playground products and custom designed natural play elements. Contact Clay Nored | clay@rsnorthwest.com | 541.914.1357 | www.rsnorthwest.com
Exhibitor: The Western Group
We are a local manufacture of woven wire, welded wire, and perforated plate for your architectural needs. Contact Marty Salade | portland@thewesterngroup.com | 503.222.1644 | www.thewesterngroup.com
Exhibitor: Columbia Cascade
Makers of eco-friendly TimberForm & PipeLine Playground Equipment and Outdoor Fitness Systems, TimberForm Site Furniture and CycLoops & CycLocker Bicycle Management Products. Contact Steve Kirn, Sales Manager | stevek@timberform.com | 503.223.1157 | www.timberform.com
Exhibitor: Fryer Noble Co. / Vertigrow
Fryer Noble Co. / Vertigrow provides modular parallel-panel mesh trellis systems for building exteriors and improve wall durability, energy efficiency, and air quality. Contact Monica Herbst | monica@fryernoble.com | 206-568-3900 | www.vertigrowtrellis.com
Exhibitor: Iron Age Designs
Iron Age Designs provides designer cast metal trench drain grates, catch basin grates, tree grates and other architectural castings for public and residential use. Contact Rich Lee | richlee@ironagegrates.com | 206.932.6366 | www.ironagegrates.com
Exhibitor: Northwest Recreation
NW Recreation delivers superb design, tough durability and high performance craftsmanship in urban site furnishings, athletic facilities and park & playground structures. Contact Jim Ringelberg | jim@nwrecreation.com | 503.248.7770 | www.nwrecreation.com
Exhibitor: Toro
Toro and Irritrol are manufacturers of the new Precision line of water saving irrigation products. Contact Dave Snell, Specificatiion & Municipality Sales | david.snell@toro.com | 503-784-2047 | www.toro.com
Community Partner Sponsor: Cascadia Green Building Council
Join Cascadia Green Building Council May 2-4 for Living Future 2012, where the green building movement’s leading thinkers and practitioners come together to share their deep expertise and dearest hopes, to leap ahead as a movement and as a society. Living Future is where cutting edge practice meets inspiration and where visionaries get down to business. This three-day unConference has earned a reputation as the must-attend event for many of the green building movement’s most innovative and influential leaders. This years conference will take place in Portland, Oregon and is themed “Women Reshaping the World”. For more information please go to the Living Future 2012 website. Contact Elizabeth Flanagan | beth.flanagan@gmail.com | 971.275.5119 | http://cascadiagbc.org/living-future/12
Supporters
Alta Planning + Design
Atelier Dreiseitel + Place
HL Stearns
Maul Foster & Alongi
Mayer/Reed
Marianne Zarkin Landscape Architects
Greenworks, P.C.
Koch Landscape Architecture
Lango Hansen Landscape Architects
Nevue Ngan
Quatrefoil Inc.
Shapiro Didway Landscape Architecture
Walker Macy
Volunteers
Cody Erhart
Beth Flanagan
Martha Gaty
Jim Hencke
Emily Hull
Andrea Kuns
Kurt Lango
Teresa Long
Christopher Olin
Nick Overall
Bruce Powers
Jeff Schnabel
Mary Stewart
Marianne Zarkin
April 7, 2012
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via Christopher Olin, ASLA Oregon Chapter Communications Chair
April is Landscape Architecture Month!
ASLA Oregon is pleased to announce our Spring 2012 Chapter lineup of Portland Events!
Join fellow like-minded student and professional peers in networking, learning and fun!
To learn more, register for events, find resources and subscribe to our mailing list visit www.aslaoregon.org.
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Visit ASLA Oregon's Online Event Calendar
April 4, 2012
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via Nancy C. Somerville, Hon. ASLA
Executive Vice President and CEO
American Society of Landscape Architects
American Society of Landscape Architects
Annual 2011: A Report to Our Members
As we dive into what promises to be another very busy year for ASLA, I wanted to take a moment to review our accomplishments in 2011. Despite a very challenging economy that has affected us all, ASLA members and their Society made real progress in raising awareness of the profession and ensuring that the profession’s voice was heard.
On August 17, 1,000 volunteers hit the streets, the parks, and the sidewalks in their communities to share examples of landscape architecture projects and to explain the benefits your work brings to people’s lives. More than 250 events, half of which involved direct, one-on-one discussions, happened almost simultaneously. Collectively, these events generated more than 80 news stories in all media, reaching an estimated 15 million people.
So who says one person can’t make a difference? There are less than 30,000 people employed in the landscape architecture field in a nation of more than 312 million. Yet we were heard, big time. And we’ve only just begun.
Working hand-in-hand with our chapters and their dedicated public-awareness volunteers, we will continue that engagement with activities at the grassroots level supported by resources created by the national office. And this April chapters across the nation will once again celebrate National Landscape Architecture Month, introducing the profession to the public through a series of standalone events while also coordinating a common public outreach on April 26, Frederick Law Olmsted’s birthday.
On the PR and communications side, much of our energy—and creativity—continues to be focused on web communications, because of the ability of the web to reach the largest audience. In 2011, the site attracted 644,000 unique visitors and more than 5 million pageviews, continuing healthy year-to-year growth.
To complement the public awareness materials, we have developed special areas on the site to serve as resources for policy makers, educators, students, and members of the other design and construction industries.
As part of the 08.17.11 events, we launched www.asla.org/design, a basic introduction to the profession as a destination for the curious public. So far, it has received more than 55,000 pageviews.
Designing Our Future: Sustainable Landscapes features 30 case studies and eight animations that detail sustainable landscape design. These resources have attracted more than 370,000 pageviews thus far, and the animations have been viewed an additional 85,000 times.
To establish landscape architects in the forefront of discussions of key issues affecting the profession, we have developed detailed resource centers around topics such as transportation, green infrastructure, and livable communities, as well as corresponding resources for residential projects.
And we continue to leverage The Dirt blog to keep our voice in the mix. The blog is widely read and syndicated, consistently ranks among the top 10 on environmental subjects, and has received some 1.3 million pageviews since relaunch in 2009
These outreach efforts provide a solid foundation to support our equally significant progress on the advocacy front, in spite of the challenging political environment in Washington.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is in the midst of a critical national rulemaking on stormwater. The process started with an EPA-commissioned National Research Council study on the effectiveness of the Agency’s current stormwater program. NRC’s conclusion: Big pipes and grey infrastructure are not going to solve the problem, but green infrastructure and low-impact development can.
To support its rulemaking, EPA asked ASLA to help document the use and effectiveness of green infrastructure approaches. We turned to you, and set an ambitious goal of 300 projects. You responded with 479 case studies, covering 43 states, D.C, and Canada. We provided all that data to EPA, and those case studies are now catalogued and available on the ASLA website. These projects are a compelling demonstration of the value of green infrastructure—and the critical role of landscape architects.
Another priority focus this year has been transportation. With the surface transportation bill coming up for renewal, we are advocating for inclusion of a federal Complete Streets policy in the legislation, along with supporting essential existing programs that support transportation alternatives, enhance community livability, and provide jobs for landscape architects.
Many of these programs came under a barrage of attacks in 2011, especially the transportation enhancements program. An example: On October 17, ASLA’s government affairs staff learned of a serious threat: Senator John McCain was preparing to offer an amendment to a fiscal year 2012 spending bill to gut the transportation enhancements program.
Since McCain did not include bicycle and trail projects on his hit list, many of our usual coalition partners opted not to challenge the proposal. So ASLA took the lead. We prepared a letter in opposition, got 12 other organizations to sign on, and put the letter into the hands of each senator’s chief of staff, legislative director, and transportation legislative assistant. And we sent out a red alert to all of you through our Advocacy Network. You responded. We had the best performance from the Advocacy Network to date, with 655 activists sending 1,338 messages to their senators over the two days preceding the vote.
It worked. The roll-call vote on October 19 was 59 to 39 to table the amendment, essentially killing it.
Your grassroots-level advocacy, combined with our D.C.-based outreach efforts, not only reversed the threat, but also raised ASLA’s profile on Capitol Hill. ASLA was cited by the influential Democratic Policy Committee as an opponent of the amendment, and multiple senate staffers cited ASLA’s opposition and outreach as a major contributing factor to votes against the amendment.
Threats are continuing, and vigilance and quick action are still required. I commend you all for your support of ASLA and your direct involvement in issues of importance to the profession and to the country. It would be easy in such very difficult and stubborn financial times to lose faith and withdraw. That’s not our style, and the relative health of ASLA and the profession is testimony to that, as are such success stories as I’ve just shared.
There’s a lot more I could tell you about, like the changes I hope you’ve been noticing in our fantastic Landscape Architecture Magazine, the second-largest Annual Meeting and largest Expo in ASLA history, and the progress of our Sustainable Sites Initiative partnership. I urge you to stay engaged and help us help you, as you all did so effectively in 2011. Thank you all.
Nancy C. Somerville
April 3, 2012
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2012 ASLA/OLCA Golf Tournament
when
Friday, June 1, 2012
where
Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club
12930 Old Pumpkin Ridge Road. North Plains, Oregon 97133
schedule of events
Registration Begins - 12:30 pm
Tee Time (Shotgun Start) -1:30 pm
Dinner & Prizes -7:30 pm
rules and registration
Your registration includes: 18 holes of golf, shared cart rental, a 1-hour custom club fitting & swing evaluation session in Pumpkin Ridge Learning Center, dinner & prizes.
Register Today!
Event Flyer PDF