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Juniper Tour
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Articles about Conferences
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Urban Design Panel Charrette
Event Notice:
AIA/APA/ASLA Urban Design Panel Central City 2035 Charrette
Date and Time: Thursday, June 7, 2012, 8am to 5pm
Venue: Museum of Contemporary Craft, 724 NW Davis, Portland, OR. (evening open house to follow)
Partner: Portland’s Bureau of Planning and Sustainability, Urban Design Studio
Interested in attending?
ASLA Oregon is accepting applications from our membership to represent our profession and fill 9 to 12 spots at this joint AIA/APA/ASLA event. Please provide a one page written description/application (include name, contact info, business, and short explanation of “why I am uniquely interested/qualified to participate”) on or before May 11, 2012 to ASLA Oregon Immediate Past-President Jim Hencke at hencke@pbworld.com. Applications will be reviewed at the May 14, 2012 ASLA Oregon Executive Committee Meeting and notice of selections will be made later that week.
Questions? Call Jim Hencke @ 503-478-2353.
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SMPS Leaders Event
via SMPS Oregon
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
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NAEP Conference
via Robin Gyorgyfalvy, ASLA Oregon Chapter Public Awareness Representative
NAEP Conference being held in Portland on May 21-24:
Of particular interest to landscape architects is the Symposium for Advanced Topics in Visual Resource Impact Assessment being held on Monday, May 21, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM. This day-long symposium targets visual resource specialists, public land managers, NEPA practitioners, and developers with a basic understanding of visual impact assessment (VIA) procedures.
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More April Events!
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
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Landscape Field Day
via Jim Larson, Cascadian Nurseries
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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2012 Sponsors, Exhibitors & Volunteers
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
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Upcoming Events Poster
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.
Download Upcoming Events Flyer PDF - 11x17 Screen
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March 2012 Newswire
MARCH 2012 |
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UPCOMING CHAPTER EVENTS (APRIL IS LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE MONTH!)04.20 | ASLA Oregon North Park Block Design Charrette OTHER UPCOMING OPPORTUNITIES
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Living Future 2012 unConference
via Beth Flanagan, International Living Future Institute
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.
For questions please contact Beth Flanagan at beth.flanagan@gmail.com
Quick Links:
Keynote and Reception, Dr. Vandana Shiva
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Pine Nursery Design Charrette
Join ASLA Oregon Chapter at an NLAM Design Charrette Event, April 12, 2012, in Bend, Oregon!
Join landscape architects as they lead a People’s Garden Design Charrette at the Bend Pine Nursery in Bend, Oregon. This partnership is a collaborative effort involving community members, the Deschutes National Forest, and Bend Parks and Recreation District.
Contact Robin Gyorgyfalvy for more information!
rgyorgyfalvy@fs.fed.us
541.383.4786
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CNU Summit and Micro-Charrette
via Mary Vogel, PlanGreen
March 15th: CNU Cascadia Low Carbon Neighborhoods Micro-Charrette: Participatory Workshop on the Seattle 2030 District in South Lake Union, 1-5 pm, South Lake Union Discovery Center, Seattle WA. Engage in collective brainstorming and dialog exploring opportunities for the South Lake Union neighborhood of Seattle to achieve 2030 District energy, water, and transportation goals. Attendance is limited for this advanced workshop. Info and registration: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/109540
March 16th: CNU Cascadia Regional Summit: Envisioning Resilient Communities, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle WA. Join us for educational sessions, keynote presentation by Prof. Patrick Condon and expert panel, and tours of Downtown Bothell and Seattle Waterfront. Info and registration: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/109540
Mary Vogel, CNU-A
PlanGreen and Chair, Advocacy & Alliances CNU Cascadia
A Woman Business Enterprise/Emerging Small Business in Oregon
503-245-7858
http://www.plangreen.net
Sustainable Industries PlanGreen Blog
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UO A&AA Career Symposium
via Kassia Dellabough, PhD
Director, UO A&AA Office of Outreach & Development for Students
You are invited to participate in the 9th Annual A&AA Career Symposium. This is an opportunity to meet with students from the University of Oregon School of Architecture and Allied Arts and serve as a mentor and assist with their career choices and preparation for their respective Fields. The school has nine departments and programs: Architecture, Interior Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Fine Art, Arts Administration, Art History, Product Design, Historic Preservation, and Planning Public Policy and Management. Your candid feedback and advice is invaluable! Students from both the Eugene and Portland campus will be attending. We provide transportation for the Eugene students and they all pre-register.
NEW THIS YEAR!
Recruitment Opportunities - info table displays and individual interviews. Sign up for space. LIMITED SPACE so sign up early! We will follow up directly with you with billing and set up details.
MENTOR SESSIONS:
Select from roundtable topics, small group portfolio reviews or practice interviews all designed as informal mentoring opportunities to assist students in their next steps.
DATE: April 26, 2012
LOCATION: Left Bank Annex, 101 N. Weidler, Portland, OR
SCHEDULE:
9:00 - 5:30 Optional Recruitment Table/interviews
*welcome to participate in regular sessions
8:30 - 9:15 - check-in, coffee & pastries
9:15 - 9:30 - WELCOME
9:30 - 12:30 -MORNING SESSION:
Opt for small group portfolio reviews, practice interviews or round table discussions
12:30 - 1:45 - networking lunch
2:00 - 5:00 - AFTERNOON SESSION:
Opt for small group portfolio reviews, practice interviews or round table discussions. Also a “speed dating” activity
Hope you can join us!
DEADLINE to register, Monday, April 2
Kassia Dellabough, PhD
Director, A&AA Office of Outreach & Development for Students
264 Lawrence Hall
541-346-2621
d:541-346-8272
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The Intertwine Alliance Summit
via The Intertwine Alliance
What: Intertwine Alliance Summit
Where: Portland City Hall (Quarterly Trails Forum in Ptld Bldg), 1221 SW 4th Avenue, Portland, OR 97204
When: February 3rd, 2012, 2pm - 6pm
Please join civic and elected leaders and professionals from across the Portland - Vancouver region for the largest Intertwine Alliance summit yet with afternoon workshops and an after-hours happy hour celebration and networking event:
Afternoon Workshops
2:00 to 4:10 Quarterly Trails and Active Transportation Forum, with a featured presentation by Claire Robinson, Executive Director of Amigos De Los Rios of Los Angeles.
Location: Portland Building Second Floor Auditorium
2:00 to 4:10 Presentation of the nearly-complete Regional Conservation Strategy plus a featured panel discussion with Melinda Pruett-Jones, Executive Director and Laurel Ross, Chair of Chicago Wilderness and John Cronin, Executive Director of Houston Wilderness
Location: Portland City Hall Council Chamber
2:30 to 4:10 The Intertwine Conservation Education Leadership Council meets, plus a featured presentation by Richard Cron, Houston Wilderness.
Location:Pettygrove Room at City Hall
4:20 to 5:30 Intertwine Alliance Summit
Share your success stories. Hear from from conservation leaders from Chicago, Houston, Cleveland, the Bay Area, and Los Angeles. Learn about the region's first Regional Conservation Strategy. Get introduced to The Intertwine Alliance's new website, which integrates parks and trails information from agencies and nonprofits across the region. Hear news and updates from across the region.
Location: Portland City Hall Council Chamber
5:30 Happy Hour and Networking
Network with your peers and meet conservation leaders from across the US.
Location: Portland City Hall Atrium
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BCSLA Call for Papers
via the British Columbia Society of Landscape Architects
The British Columbia Society of Landscape Architects (BCSLA) is pleased to request a call for papers for the 2012 BCSLA Annual Conference, Showcase and Annual General Meeting “DIVERSITY”, to be held April 13th and 14th at the Pinnacle Hotel at the Pier (138 Victory Ship Way, North Vancouver, BC).
The BCSLA Annual Conference is an excellent opportunity for design professionals, practitioners, and key stakeholders, from the public and private sector, academia, and the community to come together to share ideas and projects. The goal of this year’s conference is to illustrate the diversity that we find in the urban landscape so that we further develop the techniques and tools of our profession.
Best regards,
Jessica Tan, Administrative Assistant
BC Society of Landscape Architects
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2012 SYMPOSIUM
Elevate your understanding of landscape by taking it to a higher level. ASLA Oregon invites you to expand your thinking over two days of inspired guest speakers, discussions and a design charrette. Join us for learning and networking opportunities, as well as the opportunity to earn valuable professional development hours (PDH’s).
more information + registration
2012 sponsorship opportunities
2012 supporting sponsor - only $100!
Your company name will be featured on the event program!
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Reverse Vendor Trade Show
via Oregon Public Purchasing Association and Columbia Chapter of NIGP
Attached is a detailed flyer for the Reverse Vendor Trade Show to be held March 6, 2012 at the Rose Quarter Memorial Coliseum in Portland, Oregon.
Please note: An earlier flyer had incorrect email for Sherry Taylor. Correct email is sherry.n.taylor@multco.us
The Trade Show will begin at 10:00 a.m.; doors will be open for sponsors at 9:00 a.m. Vendors who choose to be a sponsor of the 7th Annual Reverse Vendor Trade Show will have an additional hour to meet with agency representatives.
We look forward to seeing you at the 2012 Reverse Vendor Trade Show!
Sincerely,
Oregon Public Purchasing Association and Columbia Chapter of NIGP
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Phoenix 2012: Call for Annual Meeting Presentations Issued
ASLA has announced the call for presentations for the 2012 Annual Meeting and EXPO, to be held September 28–October 1 in Phoenix at the Phoenix Convention Center. The deadline for education session proposals is January 20, and detailed information is available online.
More than 6,000 attendees are expected, and the meeting will feature a diverse spectrum of industry experts speaking on a wide range of subjects, from sustainable design to active living to best practices and new technologies. More than 130 education sessions and field sessions will be presented during the meeting, providing attendees with the opportunity to earn up to 21 professional development hours under the Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System. Many of the sessions will also qualify for continuing education credit with the Green Building Certification Institute (toward LEED AP credential maintenance), the American Institute of Architects, the American Institute of Certified Planners, and other allied professional organizations and state registration boards.
The 2011 Annual Meeting and EXPO in San Diego featured more than 460 exhibits as well as 135 education sessions for the 5,571 registered attendees—the second-largest attendance in ASLA history. For an overview of the 2011 sessions, see http://www.asla.org/2011meeting/EdOverview.html.
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2012 Soils and Urban Tree Conference
Urban Forest Innovative Solutions (UFIS) is pleased to announce the 2012 Soils and Urban Tree Conference, to be hosted at the University of British Columbia (UBC) Faculty of Forestry in Vancouver on May 3rd and 4th, 2012.
Sponsored by Tree Canada, the conference brings together five leading soil experts for two days of lectures and field studies to present the latest concepts relating to ideal soil structure and biology. Attendees will learn how a new breed of arborists are growing healthy trees and preserving mature trees by literally looking at the roots of tree care.
Who should attend?
Arborists
Landscape architects
Urban foresters
Parks and public works personnel
Landscapers
Tree nursery personnel
Anyone interested in improving urban soils and tree health!
To download the complete brochure visit: http://www.ufis.ca/pdf/Soils-and-Urban-Trees-2012.pdf
To register visit: http://www.ufis.ca/soil2012.php
Speakers:
William Bryant Logan is an award-winning natural history writer and environmental columnist. He wrote the Cuttings column for the New York Times and helped launch Garden Design magazine. Bill has been a contributor to numerous magazines. His book on gardening tools won the Best Book of the Year award from the Garden Writers Association of America. In 1992, he founded Urban Arborists to care for trees in New York City. Three years later he published Dirt: The Ecstatic Skin of the Earth.
Paul Stamets has been a dedicated mycologist for over thirty years. Over this time, he has discovered and co-authored four new species of mushrooms and pioneered numerous techniques in the field of edible and medicinal mushroom cultivation. He has been named one of Utne Reader’s “50 Visionairies Who Are Changing the World” for his pioneering research and applied mycology. See Paul’s TED Talk at www.ted.com/speakers/paul_stamets.html
Olaf Ribeiro, B.S. (Agr.), M.S. (Plant Pathology), Ph.D. (Plant Pathology & Genetics). Olaf has over 30 years experience in diagnosing plant health problems in both the U.S and overseas. He has published over 50 scientific papers in refereed international journals as well as many popular articles on plant diseases and tree preservation. He is internationally recognized for saving historic and ancient trees by improving their health.
Peter Wild is the founder and CEO of Arborjet Inc., a manufacturer of tree injection systems and medicaments. Wild is also the president and owner of Boston Tree Preservation, an organic-based, proactive tree-care business founded in 1977. He was one of the first people to develop and use vermicomposting for fertilization and disease and insect pest management.
James Urban, FASLA, specializes in the design of tree plantings and soils in urban spaces. He has written and lectured extensively on the subject of urban tree planting and has been responsible for the introduction of numerous innovations, including many leading-edge standards relating to urban tree plantings across North America. His 2008 book Up By Roots: Healthy Trees and Soils in the Built Environment, has become one of the principal tree and soil references, and won the ASLA Honor Award in 2009.
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Intertwine Alliance Summit Save the Date!
via The Intertwine Alliance
Please join civic and elected leaders and professionals from across the Portland - Vancouver region for the most exciting Intertwine Alliance summit yet with afternoon workshops and an after-hours...
What: Intertwine Alliance Summit
Where: TBD
When: February 3rd, 2012, 2pm - 6pm
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2011 Oregon Landscape Expo
via Metro Nature in Neighborhoods November eNewsletter
2011 Oregon Landscape Expo
December 1, 2011
Oregon Convention Center, Hall E
777 NE Martin Luther King Blvd., Portland
Class topic areas include business/marketing, irrigation, maintenance, construction and sustainability.
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October 2011 Newswire
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Green Day FORUM 2011
via The Earth Advantage Institute:
2011 Green Day Forum
Meet the Champions: Achieving the Triple Bottom Line in Green Building
One of the hallmarks of striving for sustainability in the building sector is achieving the triple bottom line: sustainable practices that benefit the planet, people, and profit. As the design and building industry struggles to survive in the current economy, achieving the triple bottom line has often been elusive. Join us for an inspiring day of dialogue with those who have successfully championed for a more sustainable built environment that benefits society, the environment, and the economy. Learn why economic profit and equitable access to healthier, more efficient buildings and communities are not mutually exclusive, and come away with an understanding of the models and strategies that have led to success.
This year's event is quite different and inspiring, and should be of interest to all architecture, urban studies and planning professionals. We're focusing on green building-related business models that help create community and financial stability. We'll be hearing from "Champions of the Triple Bottom Line" who will offer an innovative perspective on how the industry and cities can meet sustainability goals in all senses of the word.
Speakers include:
Mark Edlen of Gerding Edlen
Trisha Miller of DC-based Enterpirse Community Partners
Jeff Zotara of the Green Schoolhouse Series
When: November 3rd, 2011
Where: The Gerding Theater, Portland, Oregon
Individual Cost: Partner Discount for ASLA Oregon Members > $99! (instead of $125 full price)
Group Cost: Partner Discount for Members or Employees of the Same Organization > $89 for parties of 5 or more!
more at www.greendayforum.org
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Purchase your 2011 Design Awards Soiree tickets by Sept. 23rd!
2011 DESIGN AWARDS: a celebration of design
Please join us for a festive evening of great food and socializing as we celebrate our design community:
Saturday, October 1st, 2011
Emerald Ballroom at the Tiffany Center
1410 SW Morrison Street, Portland, OR
6:00pm - 11:00pm
$65/person - $45/students - $85/non-members - $520/table
Purchase Tickets HERE by Fri Sept 23rd!
or call Association Manager Dana Baisden @ 503.227.6156
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ARCSA 2011 National Conference
ARCSA 2011 National Conference
September 27 – 29
Portland, Oregon
REGISTER NOW!
Speakers:
• Kenny Kurtzman, Senior Partner, Booz & Company
• Billy Kniffen, ARCSA Lead Instructor and Education Chair
• and more
Session Topics Include:
• Research in Rainwater Catchment
• Agricultural Rainwater Systems
• Rainwater Harvesting and Low Impact Development
• Water Treatment for Potable Uses
• Stormwater Mitigation
• Rain Water Harvesting Education
• Codes and Standards
• Technical Tours to residential, large agricultural, municipal applications and more
Networking Opportunities - time is built into the conference agenda to encourage informal meeting with presenters and conference attendees. Hosted hospitality in the vendor hall, dinner at Skamania Lodge, food and beverage breaks with the vendors are great times to network with colleagues.
Sponsors and Exhibitors - Lots of vendor exhibit hall time - including hosted reception on Tuesday night
Rainwater Harvesting Training Opportunities:
• 100-Level Sept 24
• 200-Level Sept 25-26
• 300-Level presentations during Conference
• 300-Level Design & Construction Workshop Sept. 29 – Oct. 1
Poster Session to highlight new research as well as your most innovative and uniquely designed catchment system.
Visit our website www.arcsa.org for more information.
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Urban & Community Forestry Conference
Don't miss this conference taking place June 2 at the World Forestry Center, sponsored by Oregon Community Trees. Learn how to better utilize trees in your stormwater management designs and projects from experts including keynote speaker Dr. Susan Day of Virginia Tech.
Oregon Urban & Community Forestry Conference - Community Trees for Healthy Streams
Thursday, June 02, 2011 from 8:00 AM - 3:30 PM (PT)
Miller Hall
World Forestry Center
4033 Southwest Canyon Road
Portland, OR 97221
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UPCOMING CHAPTER EVENTSLANDSCAPE FUSION: 2011 ASLA Oregon Chapter Annual Symposium & Charrette
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Join us for a screening! 
Confluence Project invites local artists, architects, and/or designers living in Oregon or Washington to submit their qualifications for the artistic design of an interpretive pavilion and plaza to complement Maya Lin’s tribute artwork at Celilo.
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Illuminated City: A Light with Context Symposium
The Department of Architecture at Portland State University is proud
to announce its second annual symposium, Illuminated City: A Light
with Content Symposium, on Saturday, April 9, at the PSU Shattuck Hall
Annex. Made possible through generous private donations and strategic
partnerships, this year's event will explore new lighting technologies
and strategies that enrich the built environment, and will feature
presenters and artists from around the globe.
"This symposium, the second in a new series of annual events, brings
international perspectives into the local and regional debate about
architectural issues that affect us all," said Clive Knights, Chair of
the Department of Architecture. "As a school fascinated by the
capabilities of material to embody meaning, it seems imperative to
talk about what is perhaps the most pervasive medium of all - light."
This all-day event will showcase the work of national and
international experts, including Leni Schwendinger of Light Projects,
LTD, Ali Momeni of Minneapolis Art on Wheels, Thomas Schielke of
Germany's arclighting, and the founders of Urbanscreen, a light
projection company from Germany. All will present their research in
lighting design and technology, and discuss how practitioners here in
the Pacific Northwest can make use of this emerging element to
architecture. Presenters will also demonstrate some of their more
recent works on-site at Shattuck Hall.
"Attendees will get first-hand information on radically new ideas
about urban lighting and the technologies that make them possible,"
said Jeff Schnabel, Assistant Professor of Architecture and the Chair
of the Symposium Committee. "They will see demonstrations of light
media in the venue and will be able to talk with the designers who
created them."
In conjunction with the symposium, the Department of Architecture will
host a special PechaKucha ("chit-chat" in Japanese) night, open to
attendees and other members of the public. Devised in Tokyo in 2003 as
an event for young designers to meet, network and show their works in
public, PechaKucha hinges upon a 20-image x 20-second presentation
format, which keeps the event concise and rapidly paced.
The second in a series of annual symposia, Illuminated City is
sponsored in-part by InFocus Projections, SpitBall Media, the Regional
Arts & Culture Council and the Portland Development Commission. The
event is open to the public with payment of a $45 registration fee,
and is an AIA-approved continuing education event.
The PSU Department of Architecture's faculty hopes that this event
will bring the strategic use of light and projection to the forefront
of the Portland architecture community's conversation about emerging
media, as well as strengthen Portland's reputation as a leader in
progressive, sustainable architecture.
"Several European countries and Australia are currently the centers of
renewed interest in urban lighting," Schnabel said. "It is moving
slowly into the States, but we have the unique opportunity to make
Portland a leader while simultaneously enriching the place we live. As
designers and planners, we often don't think as much about the
nighttime condition as we should. This symposium is an opportunity to
change that."
For more information on the event, visit www.illuminated-city.com.
Please contact the Department of Architecture at 503.725.8405 or
architecture@pdx.edu with questions.
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2011 ASLA Oregon Symposium
April 15-16, 2011: Portland State University, Shattuck Hall
Design Charrette will be held at ALTA Planning & Design
Symposium will offer 6.0 hours of HSW PDH credits and 1.5 hours of general PDH credits. Charrette will offer 1 hour of PDH credit.
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Join ASLA Oregon as we explore a FUSION of ideas, concepts, and design that will inspire you to see the Northwest landscape in a whole new light. Two days of activities and education sessions led by national and local experts will generate its own unique energy, providing power and passion for attendees, as well as valuable professional development hours (PDHs), networking, and fun!
