| Tuesday, April 29, 2008 | ||
| Hotel Chester | 3:00pm - 5:00pm | Check-in/Registration |
| 5:00pm - 7:00pm | Cocktails & Hors d'oeuvres hosted by MS & AL ASLA Chapters | |
| Wednesday, April 30, 2008 | 7:00am - 8:00am | Check-in/Registration |
| Landscape Architecture Dept. | 8:00am - 8:50am | Sustainable Golf Course Management - Pat Sneed, Superintendent of MSU Golf Course |
| 8:50am - 9:00am | Trey Whitley - Hydro-Tech (Sponsor) | |
| 9:00am - 9:50am | Can an Industry Greened by Chemicals Make the Leap to Sustainability? - Max Maxwell | |
| 9:50am - 10:00am | Gordie Hall - JA Dawson (Sponsor) | |
| 10:00am - 10:50am | Organic amendments and fertilizers in the landscape - Dr. Bill Evans | |
| 10:50am - 11:00am | Ken Stone - Water-tronics (Sponsor) | |
| 11:00am - 11:50am | Urban Forest Preservation - Henry Hughes | |
| 11:50am - 12:00pm | Vendor / Sponsor | |
| OR | ||
| Landscape Architecture Dept. | 8:00am - 8:30am | LA Month Event Preparation |
| Local Elementary School(s) | 8:30am - 10:00am | LA Month Event Presentation to Elementary School Group(s) |
| 8:00am - 11:00am | Golf Clinic at MSU Golf Course for non-conference attendees | |
| 11:00am - 6:00pm | Golf Tournament hosted by (Vendor / Sponsor) - MSU Golf Course | |
| 1:00pm - 5:00pm | Refuge Tour & Cheese Store hosted by (Vendor / Sponsor) | |
| Landscape Architecture Dept. | 7:30pm - 10:30pm | Crawfish/Shrimp Boil by Vendor / Sponsor |
| Thursday, May 1, 2008 | 7:00am - 8:00am | Check-in/Registration |
| Landscape Architecture Dept. | 8:00am - 8:50am | Low Impact Site Planning for Megasites - Wayne Wilkerson |
| 8:50am - 9:00am | Luke Robinson - Robinson Iron (Sponsor) | |
| 9:00am - 9:50am | Avoiding Labor & Employment Litigation Liability - Tori Winfield | |
| 9:50am - 10:00am | BREAK | |
| 10:00am - 10:50am | Sustainable Site Development - Jim Figurski | |
| 10:50am - 11:00am | Phillip Hunter - Hunter Trees (Sponsor) | |
| 11:00am - 11:50am | Green Roof Technologies and Construction - Trey Whitfield/Hydro-Tech | |
| 11:50am - 12:00pm | Mike Prevost - Prevost Stamper, Inc. | |
| 12:00am - 1:00pm | Brown Bag Lunch by Hydro-Tech | |
| 1:00pm - 1:50pm | Cotton District Tour/Impact on New Urbanism - Dan Camp | |
| 1:50pm - 2:00pm | Rob Nelson - Kichler Lighting | |
| 2:00pm - 2:50pm | Pervious Concrete - Robert Varner | |
| 2:50pm - 3:00pm | BREAK | |
| 3:00pm - 3:50pm | Regenerative Technologies for the LA Dept - Pete Melby | |
| 3:50pm - 4:00pm | Jim Tart - Hadco/Viking | |
| 4:00pm - 4:50pm | Campus Gardens Tour - Bob Brzuszek | |
| 4:50pm - 5:00pm | Skinner Nurseries - Mike Callecod | |
| 5:00pm - 6:30pm | Vendor / Sponsor / Trade Show | |
| Bost Extension Center | 6:30pm - 9:30pm | Student Awards Banquet with keynote speaker: |
| ASLA President Perry Howard | ||
| Friday, May 2, 2008 | 7:00am - 8:00am | Check-in/Registration |
| Landscape Architecture Dept. | 8:00am - 12:00pm | Leadership Development Conference - Sadik Artunc and Bill Eubanks |
| ADJOURN | ||
...a conference focusing on the landscape architecture community and its role in creating and providing sustainable and green technologies for mankind...
2008 Twin States
Conference
schedule of events
Hosted by AL & MS ASLA
April 30 - May 2
Starkville, Mississippi
Department of Landscape Architecture
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE MONTH EVENT
Conference attendees have the option to participate in an outreach event with local school-aged children. The Discover Careers in Landscape Architecture theme is being used and although we would like for all of the attendee to participate—we have a limited number of spaces for participants. Please sign up (on site) at the conference registration.
GOLF CLINIC
This is for everyone (including non-conference/guest attendees) who needs ‘a little help’ prior to tee-off. The Mississippi State University Golf Course Pros’ are there to help you straighten that drive, control that fade, or just get you started. They have a very limited number of clubs for rent: 3right-handed men’s, 1 left-handed men’s, 1 right-handed women’s, and 1 right-handed junior—please call (662) 325-3028 to reserve—ask for Jimmy Johnson, or Ryan Moore.
GOLF TOURNAMENT
For the golfers... Four-person scramble—shotgun start at 11:00AM, 18 holes with 2 longest drive holes and 2 closest to the pin holes. Greens fees include golf cart and practice balls.
NOXUBEE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE TOUR
For the non-golfers (including non-conference/guest attendees) that would like a diversion and an extended tour of the Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge. Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge is located in east-central Mississippi. This 48,000-acre refuge was established in 1940 and contains a diversity of habitats. Noxubee is one of over 500 refuges that make up the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Refuge System. This National treasure, set aside for wildlife, provides enjoyment for over 30 million visitors a year. Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge is located in three counties (Noxubee, Oktibbeha, and Winston) and was created from lands obtained through the 1930’s Resettlement Administration. Before Government ownership, the land area within the Refuge was intensively farmed and over grazed. After years of proper land stewardship, Noxubee is now an excellent example of forest and wildlife management. This change has caused a return of bountiful wildlife populations and a progression toward restoration of the pine and hardwood forest types that were so devastated in the early 1900’s. The Refuge provides needed habitat protection for the extremely valuable, rapidly disappearing bottomland hardwood forest communities. Approximately 42,500 acres of the Refuge is comprised of bottomland and upland woodlands. These forest lands are occupied by a variety of game species including quail, deer, and turkey. The endangered red-cockaded woodpecker relies on the Refuge for its existence in east-central Mississippi. In addition, many neotropic species greatly benefit from the Noxubee forests. Four green-timber reservoirs (GTRs), two major lakes (Bluff Lake-1200 acres and Loakfoma Lake-600 acres), 16 small impoundments, and assorted wetland areas provide important habitat for the wood stork, American alligator, bald eagle and wintering waterfowl. Over 125,000 visitors annually participate in activities including fishing, hunting, hiking, wildlife photography, wildlife observation, environmental education and research. Noxubee serves as an outdoor classroom for Mississippi State University and other local educational institutions.
A wildlife biologist from the Noxubee Refuge will lead meeting attendants and their guest through the Refuge showcasing the physical attributes of the refuge along with highlighting management techniques associated with the many landscapes and habitats. The tour will consist of both window and hiking tours. Sturdy shoes are recommended.
CRAWFISH & SHRIMP BOIL
End the day enjoying freshly cooked crawfish & shrimp at the Department of Landscape Architecture
STUDENT AWARDS BANQUET
The Student Awards Banquet will recognize graduating students both in Landscape Architecture and Landscape Contracting in their curriculum accomplishments (design, construction, etc.); students in leadership activities; faculty of the year selected by the students (teaching); faculty of the year selected by faculty (teaching-research-service); alumni for their accomplishments; and supporters and friends of the Department of Landscape Architecture/Contracting for their contributions. ASLA President Perry Howard, FASLA will give the keynote speech for the evening.
TRADE SHOW
Vendors, sponsors, exhibitors will showcase products and services relative to the landscape architecture community.
events
events
sponsors
The Alabama and Mississippi ASLA Chapters would like to sincerely thank our sponsors and vendors for their participation in the Twin States Conference —this conference would not have been possible without their support.
GOLD SPONSORS: $1000, or more
Prevost Stamper - Crawfish Boil Sponsor
Robinson Iron—Garden Tour Sponsor
Hydrotech USA—Brown Bag Sponsor
Water-tronics - Brown Bag Sponsor
SILVER SPONSORS: $500
Hunter Trees
J.A. Dawson & Company
Mississippi Landscape Architecture Advisory Board
Kichler Lighting
Landscape Structures/ Skatewave
Viking
Skinner Nurseries
Pinnacle Lighting Group
BRONZE SPONSORS: $250
Longshadow Planters
Invisible Structures
Hardscapes USA
GENERAL SPONSORS:
Mercier Landscape Architect, LLC
Max Maxwell
Sustainable Golf Course Management • Pat Sneed, MSU Golf Course Superintendent
Speaker and topic information available at later date.
Can an Industry Greened by Chemicals Make the Leap to Sustainability? • Max Maxwell
Longtime Southeast green industry leader discusses how old hippie organics is now becoming mainstream, cutting-edge, sustainable technology.
Max Maxwell holds a degree in Agronomy/Turfgrass Management from Mississippi State University, 1981. Max was a Certified Golf Course Superintendent at The Country Club of Jackson from 1984-1994; Past President Mississippi Turfgrass Association; 1989 Mississippi's 'Outstanding Turf Professional'; 1991 LA/MS Golf Course Superintendent Association's 'Outstanding Superintendent'; and President of Maxwell Golf Group, Inc. 1994-2004. Max also designed Golf Digest's 2004 “America’s Best New Affordable Golf Course"; and is currently principal in Nature’s Remedy, LLC and Maxwell Golf Design & Consultation, LLC.
Organic Soils • Dr. Bill Evans
Speaker and topic information available at later date.
Urban Forestry • Henry Hughes
Speaker and topic information available at later date.
Low Impact Development Strategies for Landscape Architects • G. Wayne Wilkerson
Using low impact development strategies to create a more sustainable and environment friendly residential or commercial development by preserving open space, farmland, and other environmental amenities; while maintaining a distinctive, attractive community with a strong sense of place and recognizing the correlation between sustainable design practices and water quality.
G. Wayne Wilkerson is an Associate Professor and the Graduate Coordinator in the Department of Landscape Architecture at Mississippi State University. He joined the faculty in 1999. He received his MLA from Louisiana State University in 1988, with a focus in geographic information systems. After graduation he was hired the LSU Agricultural Center to be the first manager of the Louisiana Agricultural Decision Support System (LADSS). He later joined Gulf Engineers and Consultants (GEC) in Baton Rouge as the Director of the Applied Computer Technology Group. During his employment at MSU and LSU he has been the PI or co-PI on over $1.25 million in sponsored research. His current research interests are in spatial decision support systems and low impact development strategies, with a special interest in urban hydrology.
Avoiding Labor & Employment Litigation Liability • Tori Winfield
An overview of the state and federal labor and employment laws, including non-compete clauses, employment contracts, immigration issues and professional liability insurance (in terms of how much coverage is needed and how to insulate yourself from other persons negligence).
Tori Winfield is an attorney with Phelps Dunbar LLP in Jackson, MS and specializes in labor and employment law. She routinely advises corporate clients on federal and state employment laws dealing with race, age, disability, gender, religious, national origin and sexual orientation discrimination. For the past two years the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has asked Tori to speak at EEOC training seminars on varying topics in Jackson, Mississippi; Birmingham and Orange Beach, Alabama; and Destin, Florida. In addition to providing training on behalf of the EEOC, Tori works with public and private sector clients to develop strategies for managing day-to-day human resource dilemmas such as properly documenting potential employment issues, employee discipline and terminations, including large scale reductions in force. Tori also represents business entities during administrative proceedings before the EEOC and other governmental agencies, and defends employers during all stages of federal and state court litigation. Tori received her undergraduate degree cum laude from the University of Miami, and her Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Florida. She is a former federal law clerk and practiced in Miami, Florida prior to joining Phelps Dunbar LLP in 2003. Tori holds memberships and affiliations with numerous organizations and is admitted to practice in Florida and Mississippi. Most importantly, Tori and her husband, Michael, are the proud parents of their one year old son, Eli.
Sustainable Site Planning • Jim Figurski, ASLA
Sustainable Site Development: strategies, methods and examples of how to develop in a sustainable manner in both the private and public sector. Case histories of built projects and current projects in planning stages will be used to illustrate these principles.
Jim Figurski is a licensed landscape architect with over 25 years of experience dedicated to service to public and private clients in a sustainable and environmentally responsible manner. As a Principal and Technical Director at GreenWorks, Jim has successfully managed the firm’s most challenging and time sensitive projects. He has been involved in, led and completed master plans for a wide range projects ranging from two-acre neighborhood parks, to several thousand-acre state and National Park facilities. In nearly eleven years with Portland Parks and Recreation Jim was equally involved in highly visible and challenging projects. Jim led the planning and design efforts for new construction, expansions and renovations of thirty-four (34) parks and eight (8) community centers and was also responsible for planning and design projects at Portland Parks & Recreation’s four public golf courses and Portland International Raceway. Nearly all of these projects included active, visible and sometimes controversial community involvement programs in addition to complex land use, environmental reviews and permitting processes.
In addition to his direct project experience Jim has spent the last 20 years in leadership roles on various boards, commissions and national organizations leading strategic thinking and visioning sessions to guide future programs and development. These include service on the Clackamas County Design Review Board (1987-90), the Tualatin Architectural Review Board (1987-95), the City of Tualatin Sign Ordinance Committee (1991-92), the Oregon Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (1990-92), the Oregon State Landscape Architects Board (1994-2006), the City of Portland Stormwater Advisory Committee (2001) and the national Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards (1995-2007).
While at Portland Parks and Recreation Jim was given the “CP Keyser Award” (1993) in recognition for outstanding service and the 1995 “Mayors Spirit of Portland Award” for service to the community in leading volunteer efforts to plan, design and construct the “Nathan Thomas Memorial Soccer Field” in Laurelhurst Annex. These
are only two examples of the dedication and creativity Jim applies to his work.
Garden Roof Planning • Trey Whitley
Drawing on 30 years of experience in Europe, garden roofs have shown to aid in the reduction of urban heat islands, improve storm water management, protect roofing membranes and increase the amount of usable space. The course reviews typical components and installation methods of a garden roof.
Trey Whitley is the South East District Sales Manager for American Hydrotech, and a native of Jackson, MS, He has lived in Greenville, SC, for the last 10 years with his wife Amanda. Trey holds a degree in business from USM, 1992. Trey has 15 years experience in the construction products industry, mostly in roofing and waterproofing, and has been with American Hydrotech for 7 years. Trey has been involved in well over 500,000 sf of extensive and intensive Garden Roof installations throughout the Southeast. Because Hydrotech is a manufacturer, they are able to provide a warranty for extensive Garden Roofs that can include the removal and replacement of all the components including the soil and plants in the unlikely event of a leak. Hydrotech also offers a 2 year 80% coverage thrive-ability warranty on extensive roofs. The Hydrotech Garden Roof department includes a Soil Scientist, a Landscape Architect, and a LEED AP on staff in the technical department. www.hydrotechusa.com
The Cotton District and New Urbanism • Dan Camp, Mayor of Starkville
The Cotton District of Starkville, Mississippi, appears to be a historic neighborhood with its combination of traditional architecture and finely grained urbanism - the kind of neighborhood where wealthy families tend to reside over many generations. But the Cotton District is less than 25 years old and contains housing that is not only beautiful, but affordable. And the whole area was actually designed and built by one person: Dan Camp.
Dan Camp has single-handedly transformed the Cotton District , one property at a time, into an identifiable place. And his efforts have not gone unnoticed. Among advocates of the New Urbanism, Camp has many admirers. While lecturing at the Starkville campus of Mississippi State University, architect and urban planner Andres Duany saw Camp's "historic neighborhood" and invited him to present it at the first congress for New Urbanism in 1993 (P/A, Dec. 1993, p.36). Camp was well received at the conference, and is frequently asked to be a part of such events.
Dan will discuss the history of the Cotton District and how it has become a model for New Urbanism in the United States. On the walking tour of the neighborhood, Dan will take us through the history of the place and what the future holds for this ever evolving project.
Pervious Concrete • Robert Varner
Pervious concrete is an earth friendly paving material that reduces stormwater runoff by allowing water to filter through its open pores. This pavement models the natural path of rain water to replenish ground water while providing a hard surface for parking lots and multipurpose trails. This presentation will highlight critical areas of design and construction as well as Mississippi's experiences with pervious concrete.
Robert Varner, PE is the Senior Concrete Materials Engineer for Burns Cooley Dennis, Inc. Robert is active on several ACI committees including committee 330 for Concrete Parking Lots and Site Paving, 522 for Pervious Concrete and 610 for Technician Certification. Robert is also active in the Mid-South Chapter of ACI serving as secretary/treasurer and the Jackson Chapter of the Mississippi Engineering Society where he is the current Vice President. Robert served as Executive Director of the Mississippi Concrete Industries Association from 2000 to 2007 and Technical Services Director from 1998 to 2000. Robert worked at Gulf States Manufacturers as a metal building design engineer with from 1993 to 1997. Robert is a 1992 graduate of Mississippi State University, holding a Bachelor of Science
degree in Civil Engineering.
Regenerative and Sustainable Elements of the Landscape Architecture and Landscape Contracting Department
Pete Melby, ASLA
This presentation and facility tour will focus on the planning and programming that comprised the building and site program adopted by the University and State Building Commission as prepared by Mississippi State University professors. The presentation will focus on how the L.A. Facility buildings are among the top 10% of the most energy efficient buildings in the United States and how landscape architects must play a significant role in developing sustainable buildings and landscapes.
Pete Melby, ASLA, is a professor of landscape architecture at Mississippi State University; Co-Director, Center for Sustainable Design; Water Resources Research Institute; has numerous ongoing and completed research and design projects; has authored books on irrigation design, planting design, and regenerative design techniques; and holds a Masters Degree in Landscape Architecture, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1973; Bachelors Degree in Landscape Architecture, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1970
MSU Campus Gardens Tour • Bob Brzuszek
Join Bob Brzuszek on a tour of some of the newly installed gardens on the MSU campus. We will start at the Veterans Memorial Rose Garden on the North Farm, designed by former LC instructor Darryl Ray. Pam Collins, director of MSU gardens, will give a short overview of the proposed campus arboretum to be located there. Then we will visit the new entry garden to Thompson Hall, home of the departments of forestry and wildlife, which features native wetland plants. Finally we will review the entry garden and courtyard plans for the LA facility.
Bob Brzuszek is an assistant professor of landscape architecture at Mississippi State University. Prior to coming to MSU in 2003, Bob was the senior curator at The Crosby Arboretum, a native plant arboretum in Picayune, Mississippi for fourteen years. He holds a master’s degree in landscape architecture from Louisiana State University, and a bachelor’s degree in horticulture from Michigan State University. Sponsored by Robinson Iron.
Keynote Speaker at the Student Awards Banquet • ASLA President Perry Howard, FASLA
In 1965, Dr. Charles A. Fountain, professor of horticulture at North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University, saw the need for effective design, planning, and management of the environment and pursued the master of landscape architecture degree at the University of California at Berkeley. One of his goals was to facilitate a program in landscape architecture at a historically black college or university. Such a program was established in 1976 at NCA&TSU.
In 1989, after some coaxing from Dr. Fountain, Perry joined the Program as its coordinator. The landscape architecture program received its initial accreditation in 1993 and just completed its fourth accreditation visit. The student population is diverse both ethnically and in age. ‘We have a faculty of three, an office manager, and 60 students. At present, for me, this is the perfect job. I have no doubts that I pursued the right path.’
Perry was born in Morganza, Louisiana, and grew up in New Orleans, and received a BLA from Louisiana State University in 1975 and an MLA from Harvard University Graduate School of Design in 1982. Before moving to Greensboro in 1989, Perry was a vice president at EDSA in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and a member of that firm from 1975 until 1989, except for a three-year absence (1980-1983). Perry’s major focus was residential communities. Perry had completed summer internships at EDSA in 1973; Schanalbach/Braun Partnership, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1974; and Charles Caplinger Planners, New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1981.
Perry served as Florida Chapter secretary, North Carolina Chapter trustee, and is also currently serving as North Carolina Chapter president. Perry has been a member and chair of the Council on Education for ASLA, CELA regional director, a member of CLARB’s Subject Matter Expert Committee for the LARE, a LARE grader, and member on a number of Community Assistance Teams. Perry is also a past member and vice chair of the North Carolina Board of Landscape Architects; became a Fellow in 1995; and is a registered Landscape Architect in Florida and North Carolina.
Leadership Development Workshop • Sadik C. Artunc, FASLA & William Eubanks, FASLA
Developing leadership qualities for a strong and active ASLA Chapter.
SADIK C. ARTUNC, FASLA
Currently Professor and Head of the Department of Landscape Architecture at Mississippi State University; Former Vice-President of Membership, American Society of Landscape Architects; Conducted leadership development workshops around the USA and Canada as the chair and member of the Leadership Development Committee.
WILLIAM EUBANKS, FASLA
Director of Urban Design Studio, Seamon, Whiteside & Associates, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina; Former Vice-President of Membership, American Society of Landscape Architects; Conducted leadership development workshops around the USA and Canada as the chair and member of the Leadership Development Committee.