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2020 VIRTUAL Design Symposium

Friday, September 11, 12:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Saturday, September 12, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

NOURISH

Just as soil, water and plants are the building blocks of well-being, so creativity and reflection sustain design capacity, and good design nourishes both the natural environment and the public realm. ASLA Oregon’s 2020 Design Symposium will illustrate these ideas at a variety of scales and perspectives. Join us as our speakers share their experience and initiatives in nourishment of themselves, the community, and the planet.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

With the continuing risks and uncertainties around the coronavirus pandemic, ASLA Oregon we’ve moved our annual Design Symposium online. Up to 6.0 health, safety and welfare professional development credits are available. Join us for two days of interesting speakers, a virtual Exhibitor’s Showcase with your favorite product representatives, and networking through our virtual happy hour!

Registration is now open. Our updated list of speakers is below. 

Friday, September 11, 2020

11:45 am Doors Open

12:00 pm President’s Welcome

12:15 pm Opening Address: Imagination into Practice 

Falon Mihalic, ASLA, Falon Land Studio, Houston, Texas 

1:15 pm Exhibitor’s Showcase

1:45 pm Education Session: Supporting the Pollinators that Nourish Us

Sharon Selvaggio, Xerces Society, Portland, Oregon

2:45 pm Exhibitor’s Showcase

3:15 pm Education Session: Cultivating the Future: A whole systems approach to the agricultural landscape

Chuck Eggert, Wild Rose Foods, Tualatin, Oregon

4:15 pm Friday Wrap-up

4:30 pm Virtual Happy Hour!


Saturday, September 12, 2020

8:45 am Doors Open

9:00 am Saturday Welcome

9:15 am Keynote Address: Eat - Plant - Drawdown: Why designing for climate matters

April Philips, FASLA, April Philips Design Works, San Rafael, California

10:45 am Exhibitor’s Showcase

11:15 am Closing Session: Nourish -  A Panel Discussion, facilitated by Roxi Thoren, UO Department of Landscape Architecture and author, Farmscape: The Design of Productive Landscapes, Eugene, Oregon

12:45 pm Saturday Wrap-up

1:00 pm Symposium ends

2020 Design Symposium Pricing Structure

ASLA Oregon’s 2020 Design Symposium, NOURISH, will explore how creativity and good design foster both the natural environment and the public realm.  Because of the intersection of these topics with social and environmental equity issues and because so many of us are impacted by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are introducing a tiered pricing system, to make NOURISH accessible for as many people as possible.   Thanks to the strong support of our Event Sponsors:  ZGF Architects, Forms+Surfaces, AllPlay Systems, and Mayer/Reed, ASLA Oregon is able to offer NOURISH at the following rates:

Students:  Free
Unemployed or Furloughed:  $25
Non-Profit Employee:  $25

Early-bird registration, Members, (ends after August 24th):  $80
Early-bird registration, Non-members, (ends after August 24th):  $100

Full-price registration, Members: $100
Full-price registration, Non-members: $130

REGISTER HERE!

ASLA Oregon is committed to providing a safe and welcoming environment that fosters respect, fairness, and integrity for all who participate in chapter activities and events. ASLA Oregon members, sponsors, presenters and guests should maintain the highest standards of personal conduct and refrain from engaging in discrimination or harassment.