2009 Indiana Green Expo Lunch

INASLA is proud to sponsor the 2009 Luncheon at the Indiana Green Expo. Mark your calendars for :

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

11:00-12:30

Indianapolis Convention Center

The featured speaker will be Peter Lindsay Schaudt, FASLA of Hoerr Schaudt Landscape Architects in Chicago. For more than two decades, Peter has achieved numerous design awards and honors, highlighted by the coveted Rome Prize Fellowship in Landscape Architecture and Fellowship with the American Society of Landscape Architects. His career is marked with strong credentials in the art of design, stewardship, and social responsibility. With ideals of restraint, elegance, and simplicity, Peter strives to achieve a timeless design quality for each project.

The cost for the luncheon is $25.00 and includes a box lunch and entrance into the trade show. This event also counts for 1 CEU.

For additional information on the conference and to register online visit ww.indianagreenexpo.com

ASLA In-District Advocacy Day

This year ASLA In- District Advocacy Day has been scheduled for February 18, 2009!

During In-District Advocacy Day 2009, ASLA members will discuss securing federal funding for the Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS) and the importance of historic landscapes to our nation. ASLA maintains a HALS website to provide critical information on the program and advocacy efforts for securing its funding.

ASLA is gearing up for the 2009 ASLA In-District Advocacy Day. In-District Advocacy Day was created to help landscape architects establish and build relationships with the members of Congress and staff from their respective districts. By strengthening relationships with Members of the House of Representatives and Senate, landscape architects can better communicate their legislative priorities and realize the passage of legislation that positively impacts the practice of landscape architecture.

In-District Advocacy Day participants will also discuss the importance of good transportation planning and design for all users and including a “Complete Streets” policy in the upcoming reauthorization of the surface transportation bill. The Complete Streets Coalition, which ASLA is an active member, maintains a Web site that includes comprehensive information and tools to learn about and advocate for Complete Streets policies.

ADVOCACY TOOLS

If this is your first time visiting a Congressional office, you have no need to worry. Each Congressional District has one or more offices in the district that are established for the purpose of listening to constituent concerns.

ASLA’s Advocacy Network has a wealth of tools available including tips on visiting your Representative’s office, contact information, guidance on the legislative process and more.

Additionally, ASLA recommends that you review its “Guide To Interacting With Your Legislator” located on the ASLA website for important advocacy tips for landscape architects.

The upcoming 111th Congress will bring many new federal legislators to Congress and many new issues to the forefront of the legislative agenda. It is extremely important that landscape architects reach out to their Members of Congress and Senators to encourage them to support issues that are important to the profession.

Sustainable Sites Initative UPDATE!

The Sustainable Sites Initiative invites public comment on the new report titled Guidelines and Performance Benchmarks Draft 2008, the most comprehensive set of national guidelines yet developed for the sustainable design, construction and maintenance of landscapes. The report is available for download at www.sustainablesites.org, and an online feedback form has been created for users to help improve the guidelines.

These guidelines will enable built landscapes to support natural ecological functions by protecting existing ecosystems and regenerating ecological capacity where it has been lost. The report includes more than 50 prerequisites and credit options that cover everything from initial site selection to construction and maintenance. The report represents thousands of hours with input from 37 technical advisors in hydrology, vegetation, soils, materials and human health and well being. These credits were tailored to apply to any landscape, with our without buildings.

For information, contact info@sustainablesites.org

Summer Native Plant Bus Tour

Thank you to Spence Restoration Nursery for providing us with this video containing highlights of this summer's Native Plant Bus Tour. The Bus Tour was held on July 30, 2008 and was presented by Spence Restoration Nursery, EcoLogic and Williams Creek. INASLA hopes to be a part of this event in the future as well.

Are you preparing to take the LARE?

If so, plan on attending the INASLA Annual Meeting on Friday, October 24th for an afternoon LARE Workshop! This workshop will be most beneficial to anyone planning to take the LARE/Section C and/or E for the first time, or those who have had prior difficulty with the Sections.

The session will begin promptly after the lunch & awards presentation, and will end by 4:45pm. This workshop is packed with information on Sections C and E of the Landscape Architect Registration Exam (LARE). Among the topics covered will be:

• General LARE format
• Specific Sections C and E content
• Fundamental skills required
• Exam scoring and pass rates
• Important exam expectations and strategies
• Review of example problems, solutions, and evaluations
• Advice/perspective from people who recently passed the exam

Attendees will complete a short vignette problem. So BRING all the tools necessary to take these exams (pencil/eraser, engineering scale, drafting equipment, trash paper, and calculator). Once complete, we will review & discuss the vignette's solution.

Register for the conference by contacting Corrie Meyer (cmeyer@schmidt-arch.com) to confirm you attendance at this workshop. An email confirmation of attendance for this workshop is required for this session- for planning purposes. Only registered participants of the INASLA annual meeting can attend this workshop, badges will be checked.

Mail a completed form along with payment to:

INASLA

PO Box 441195

Indianapolis, IN 46244

Fees:

ASLA Members- $125.00* Non-Members- $150.00* Students- $35.00*

*Registration fees includes parking, breakfast, all educational sessions and lunch.

Progress takes time

The chapter executive committee would like to apologize for the delay in posting our new website. We are currently contracted with a company to revamp the page to make it more user friendly. This process has taken longer then expected and we apologize. In the meantime you can visit the INASLA live blog link to find up to date information on upcoming events, landscape architects in the news, and other chapter information. If you ever have questions, or need additional information please feel free to contact the executive committee at our chapter e-mail address: indiana.asla@gmail.com