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BOT Midyear Meeting WebinarsMarch 31 and April 1, 2015

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Introductions and Roll Call

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President Richard Zweifel, FASLA

Agenda

• UN Global Compact• Code of Environmental Ethics• Constitution and Bylaws Review• Education – LAAB Standards and STEM Update• World Landscape Architecture Month• Landscape Architecture Magazine• SITES Education and Environmental Justice PPN• Membership Update

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Agenda

• UN Global Compact• Code of Environmental Ethics• Constitution and Bylaws Review• Education – LAAB Standards and STEM Update• World Landscape Architecture Month• Landscape Architecture Magazine• SITES Education and Environmental Justice PPN• Membership Update

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U.N. Global Compact

• Action item on midyear agenda• Participation requires:

o Commitment to the 10 principles

o Annual Communication on Progress

o Revenue-based administration fee ($250 for ASLA)

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Agenda

• UN Global Compact• Code of Environmental Ethics• Constitution and Bylaws Review• Education – LAAB Standards and STEM Update• World Landscape Architecture Month• Landscape Architecture Magazine• SITES Education and Environmental Justice PPN• Membership Update

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Code of Environmental Ethics Review

• Code adopted in 2000, amended 2003, 2006

• Should reflect current ASLA policies

• Review to be conducted by Ethics Committee for approval by the Board

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• UN Global Compact• Code of Environmental Ethics• Constitution and Bylaws Review• Education – LAAB Standards and STEM Update• World Landscape Architecture Month• Landscape Architecture Magazine• SITES Education and Environmental Justice PPN• Membership Update

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Constitution and Bylaws Review

• Review every five years as a best practice

• Should reflect the policies and practices of the Society

• Engage/query all stakeholders

• Conducted by Constitution and Bylaws Committee for approval by the Board.

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Constitution and Bylaws: Issues for Midyear Discussion

Regarding the composition of the Board: • Should an associate be added?• Should a public member be added?• To promote leadership development, consider terms of

trustees

Should length of associate membership term be lengthened?• Would enable graduating dues over a longer period

Should use of ASLA logo by members/firms be broadened? • Last considered in 2005

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Agenda

• UN Global Compact• Code of Environmental Ethics• Constitution and Bylaws Review• Education – LAAB Standards and STEM Update• World Landscape Architecture Month• Landscape Architecture Magazine• SITES Education and Environmental Justice PPN• Membership Update

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Education Programs

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LAAB Standards Review• Standard Review Committee (SRC): Kenneth R. Brooks, FASLA (Lead),

Leonard Hopper, FASLA (ASLA Rep), Rodney Swink, FASLA (Practitioner)

• 1st Call for Comment was due Oct. 15, 2014

• LAAB Board reviewed/discussed 2015 Winter Meeting

o Minor tweaks, consistency, remove redundancy

• SRC incorporating feedback, will propose changes to be reviewed at 2015 Summer LAAB meeting

• 2nd Call for Comment Fall 2015

• ASLA COE will review proposed changes for ASLA

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STEM• Completing final revisions of useful resources and rationale documents

supporting the STEM initiative

• These resources will be useful to professionals, educators, etc. to help make the case at the state and university level

• STEM resources were shared with LA program chairs prior to CELA meeting

• ASLA COE Chair, Sean Rotar, ASLA and COE member Malcolm Cairns, FASLA presented about LA in STEM at CELA Meeting in Kansas State University

• Continuing to work with ASLA government affairs staff

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Annual Meeting Education and LA CES™

• The 2015 Annual Meeting education program scheduled

• Speakers confirmed for 119 education and 15 field sessions.

• Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System (LA CES):o 11 new provider applications approved in the first

quarter (9 in 1st QTR 2014)o Number of active providers consistently above 200

during 1st QTR 2015 (record high)

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QUESTIONS?

Staff Contacts:

Susan Apolloniosapollonio@asla.org

Kris Pritchardkpritchard@asla.org

Agenda

• UN Global Compact• Code of Environmental Ethics• Constitution and Bylaws Review• Education – LAAB Standards and STEM Update• World Landscape Architecture Month• Landscape Architecture Magazine• SITES Education and Environmental Justice PPN• Membership Update

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Public Awareness Summit

January 9 – 11, 2015

Meeting of the Minds

• 47 of the 49 Chapters Sent Representatives• Media Training and Pitching• Group Planning• Case Studies• Collateral Assessment• Action Plans for 2015

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Increase Landscape

Architecture Visibility

Worldwide

Social Media

Connecting ASLA Chapters & IFLA

Organizations

Student Outreach

Goal: New Connections and Awareness

Going Global• In April, LAs in U.S. and worldwide will photograph favorite

landscapes with cards "Designed by a Landscape Architect.“

• Images will be gathered online and tagged on a Google map with paired chapters and IFLA organizations.

• Full-press promotion campaign as global story, also custom messages for students, emerging professionals, and established LAs and principals.

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https://tagboard.com/wlam2015/search

Sketch Out/Loud• Also in April, Sketch Out/Loud, a month-long event organized by

Rutgers University and the New York and New Jersey ASLA Chapters.

• ASLA will promote the event, urging members to take "sketch walks" and post the results to a central website.

http://sketchoutloud.blogspot.com/

Student Outreach• Students are being recruited to share contact information if they are

interested in becoming a "Skype Pal" with a student in another country.

• IFLA to host email conversations on private site.

Press Push• A press release announcing the launch of WLAM in the States was

distributed via several wire services, including a national Hispanic service.

• Release was upgraded to a multimedia release translated into Chinese, Spanish, Portuguese, and Arabic.

• The multimedia release was "tweeted" in China on four popular microblogging sites similar to Twitter, which is banned in China.

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Questions?

jtaylor@asla.org

Agenda

• UN Global Compact• Code of Environmental Ethics• Constitution and Bylaws Review• Education – LAAB Standards and STEM Update• World Landscape Architecture Month• Landscape Architecture Magazine• SITES Education and Environmental Justice PPN• Membership Update

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First Quarter Progress UpdateASLA Board of Trustees, April 2015

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The Landscape Report, March 31 debut

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Frac sand mining in Wisconsin, March 2015 issue

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Closure of Chatham University LA program, March 2015

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Profile of Jerry van Eyck, ASLA, principal of !melk, February 2015

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Next in 2015:

-Continuing Education revamp

-Web site enhancements

-Education coverage

...see you all in April!

Agenda

• UN Global Compact• Code of Environmental Ethics• Constitution and Bylaws Review• Education – LAAB Standards and STEM Update• World Landscape Architecture Month• Landscape Architecture Magazine• SITES Education and Environmental Justice PPN• Membership Update

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Professional Practice

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Professional Practice

• Professional Practice Network highlights: three live Online Learning presentations, with 50+ attendees; and approval of a new PPN on Environmental Justice

• ASLA standard form agreement for construction documents under development

• New LATIS paper, Suburban Stormwater Retrofitting, being finalized for publication

• ASLA selling custom salary survey reports as a practical business resource available exclusively to members

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SITES EducationASLA 2015 Annual Meeting sessions: • Ask the Experts: Questions about the SITES rating system, certification,

and more • SITES "hackathon": a hands-on, real-world introduction to the SITES v2

Rating System

Greenbuild 2015 - Green building system synergies: LEED-SITES-WELL(education session submitted—decision in May)

SITES page on the ASLA website:• Short introductory videos• Special FAQ sections, ie “for the client”

Presentations in development:• Introductory and specialized presentations• Webinars• Mini-trainings

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ASLA’s 20th Professional Practice Network (PPN)

Environmental Justice

Mission:

• Create a network of knowledgeable landscape architecture professionals involved in, inspired by, and interested in pursuing environmental justice through education, research and practice.

• Collect, compile, advance, and disseminate state-of-the-art information and research related to environmental justice practices.

• As needed, support and inform ASLA programs and policies on related issues

• Support initiatives, programs, and mentoring opportunities that expose underserved student populations to landscape architecture career options and promote diversity.

• Encourage members to share knowledge and develop resources, including with allied professionals.

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QUESTIONS?

Staff Contacts:

Susan Cahill, Hon. ASLAscahill@asla.org

Deborah Steinberg, ASLAdsteinberg@asla.org

Shawn Balon, ASLAsbalon@asla.org

Agenda

• UN Global Compact• Code of Environmental Ethics• Constitution and Bylaws Review• Education – LAAB Standards and STEM Update• World Landscape Architecture Month• Landscape Architecture Magazine• SITES Education and Environmental Justice PPN• Membership Update

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Membership Trends

0.07% ↑ in 2014 (15,214 on 12/31/14) 1.34% ↑ in 2013 (15,203 on 12/31/13) 2.76% ↓ in 2012 (15,002 on 12/31/12) 1.08% ↓ in 2011 (15,428 on 12/31/11) 3.86% ↓ in 2010 (15,597 on 12/31/10) 5.88% ↓ in 2009 (16,223 on 12/31/09) 5.97% ↓ in 2008 (17,236 on 12/31/08)

Membership Data: year-end totals

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Year-End Membership Total

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Membership Data: By Category

By Member Category

Full & Fellow Year-end % ↑↓ Affiliate Year-end % ↑↓2008 11,092 2008 8502009 10,718 -3.37% 2009 718 -15.53%2010 10,362 -3.32% 2010 667 -7.10%2011 10,035 -3.16% 2011 631 -5.40%2012 9,891 -1.43% 2012 562 -10.94%2013 10,089 2.00% 2013 592 5.34%2014 10,238 1.48% 2014 661 11.66%

Associate Year-end % ↑↓ Student Affiliate Year-end % ↑↓2008 1,562 2008 6362009 1,454 -6.91% 2009 495 -22.17%2010 1,413 -2.82% 2010 411 -16.97%2011 1,503 6.37% 2011 379 -7.79%2011 1,583 5.32% 2012 319 -15.83%2013 1,704 7.64% 2013 360 12.85%2014 1,734 1.76% 2014 301 -16.39%

Student Year-end % ↑↓ International Year-end % ↑↓2008 2,644 2008 1612009 2,364 -10.59% 2009 179 11.18%2010 2,265 -4.19% 2010 181 1.12%2011 2,401 6.00% 2011 162 -10.50%2012 2,181 -9.16% 2012 173 6.79%2013 2,006 -8.02% 2013 183 5.78%2014 1,809 -9.82% 2014 202 10.38%

Membership Data: Retention

78.31%

77.28%

79.01%

80.30%80.92%

81.84%

80.00%

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Retention by Year

2015 Membership & Chapter Initiatives -Completed

Nat’l Student Representative Election

LA Bash Annual student record

clean-up Q1 Chapter

Membership Chair Call

2015 Membership & Chapter Initiatives – On Target

Expanded support to Chapter Mbr Chairs Identify additional ways to connect with students &EPs Expanded member affinity (discount) program Update the new member welcome packet Launch an academic recruitment campaign Design a firm recruitment campaign Continue letter to LA program chairs Continue the lapsed member survey Continue the quarterly new member survey Continue the LAM false cover

Questions?Thank you.

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