New Chairpersons Announced

ASLA is pleased to announce the new chairpersons for the Residential Landscape PPN. Kristin Faurest, ASLA and Jeff Michell, ASLA have come forward to volunteer as the new chairs of the professional practice network. Each will bring a wealth of knowledge to the group. A third individual has expressed interest and has selected to participate in the creation of a possible new
professional practice network on plants. We look forward to this new development which may be of interest to our network members.

Congratulation!!!

ASLA Roundtable Session with Home Builders

The session entitled Client Roundtable: Home Builders may be of interest for my of the residential landscape design PPN members. Moderated by Dean Hill, ASLA, the panel consists of Henry Delozier with Pulte Homes, Michael Roy Nagel with Remodel One Inc, and Scott Sevon with Sevvonco. The session is Monday, October 8 at 8:00-9:30 am in Moscone West 270 of the Moscone Convention Center. The session host is Rosheen Styczinski, FASLA, the out-going residential landscape PPN chairperson.

ASLA Student Award Project of Interest

ASLA has announced the National Student Awards. One of the winning entries is on a topic of interest to residential designers.

Go to the recent LANDOnline (9/10/07) and check out all the winners and especially this entry:

RESEARCH HONOR AWARD
Living Lightly: Minimizing Impact and Maximizing Function of Suburban Yards
Mike Teed, Student ASLA University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC,
Canada Faculty Advisors: Ronald Kellett and Patrick Condon, ASLA

PLEASE NOTE!!!
The Residential Landscape Architecture PPN meets on Saturday, October 6, 2007 at the Moscone Convention Center at 1:30 pm -3:00pm.

See you in San Francisco!!!