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Over the next few weeks, there are several conferences that will be in Atlanta that are both interesting and informative. Starting March 8, the Georgia Planning Association and Georgia Chapter of American Society of Landscape Architects will host its Annual Conference and Trade Show. The month continues with Park Pride's 6th Annual Parks and Greenspace Conference on March 19, followed by the Southface Energy Institute's Greenprints Conference and Tradeshow on March 22-23.

The Georgia Planning Association and Georgia Chapter of American Society of Landscape Architects Annual Conference and Trade Show

March 8 – 10, 2007
Sheraton Buckhead Hotel

The Georgia Planning Association and Georgia Chapter of American Society of Landscape Architects will host a joint conference at the Sheraton Buckhead Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia. Highlights of the conference include an interdisciplinary Collaborative Symposium on Growth and Design on Thursday (with co-sponsors CNU-Atlanta, the Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development, Georgia Chapter of Institute of Transportation Engineers, and the Livable Communities Coalition), 25 breakout sessions in 5 tracts on Friday, and mobile workshops on Saturday morning. Conference registration cost is $75 each day. Visit the website at www.regonline.com/Spring07 to register online.  

Shannon G. Kettering, ASLA, AICP, Vice President of Ecos is co-leading the session, Comprehensive Development Plan Update: Processes and Tools for Preserving Rural Character, with Robert Reed, President of Preston & Reed Sustainability Solutions on Friday, March 9 from 10:30-11:30 a. m. The session will provide the right tools and process for retaining the unique character of a town or county during a comprehensive plan update.

Ecos President Kerry Blind, FASLA will be speaking as part of a three-member
roundtable discussion on different practice types on Friday, March 9 at 1:00 pm.

Alfie Vick, ASLA, LEED AP, Vice President of Ecos, will be a member of the panel discussion, Planning for Watershed Health. The discussion which will be held on Friday, March 9 at 1:00 p.m., includes Tom Debo, Becky Champion and moderator, Susan Rutherford and will provide information about best management practices that landscape architects can use to protect watershed health.

Ecos Vice President, Stephen Brooks, ASLA, LEED AP was involved in planning the interdisciplinary Collaborative Symposium on Growth and Design to be held on Thursday, March 8. For more information, please visit the Georgia Planning Association website at www.georgiaplanning.org.

Park Pride's 6th Annual Parks and Greenspace Conference

March 19, 2007
Atlanta Botanical Gardens

Ecos Environmental Design, Inc. is proud to be a Bronze Sponsor for the
second year for Park Pride's 6th Annual Parks and Greenspace Conference,
'Understanding the Value of Parks and Greenspaces.'  This conference will focus on how public-private sponsorships can improve our parks and our quality of life. This is a wonderful opportunity for professionals working on parks, greenspace,
quality growth and new urbanist development issues to spend a day learning
from their peers and industry leaders.

Shannon G. Kettering, ASLA, AICP, Vice President of Ecos will be moderating
the session, Programming in Parks.

Greenprints Conference and Tradeshow

March 22 – 23, 2007
Westin Peachtree Plaza

Greenprints remains the Southeast region's most thought-provoking forum on
sustainable communities. In addition to educational tracks on residential, commercial and community design and development, Greenprints boasts a "green" tradeshow with the latest green building products and services, as well as hands-on learning opportunities and an alternative fuel vehicle show.

Ecos Environmental Design, Inc. will once again participate in the Southface Energy Institute's Greenprints Conference and Tradeshow this year. If you are planning to attend, please be sure to stop by and see us at Booth #7.

While you’re at the Greenprints Conference, stop by and see the Ecos project, Cabbagetown Park, which was selected by the Atlanta AIA-Committee on the Environment (COTE) as a model example that best illustrates regional efforts to integrate environmentally responsible design methods and materials.

And don’t miss the charrette with Shannon G. Kettering, ASLA, AICP, Vice President of Ecos and Robert Reed, President of Preston & Reed Sustainability Solutions on Green Development Challenges on Thursday, March 22.

During this session, you will learn about the charrette process and have the
opportunity to test and implement your knowledge of sustainable development
by attempting to take an already green community to another level. Kanawha
is a planned development in South Carolina whose goal is to successfully
integrate sustainability and New Urbanism concepts in one place. This
community aims to set the standard for environmentally responsible mixed-use
pedestrian friendly design. Using this proposed EarthCraft Community as an
example, participants will be challenged to explore innovative site and land
planning strategies in a development attempting to incorporate 1,200
dwelling units, 200,000 square feet of commercial space, and serve as an
example for the Stans Museum of Life and the Environment that will be
located within the development.

 
For more information on Greenprints, visit www.southface.org.