ExCom Meeting
July 28
7:30 AM
Geller DeVellis
77 N. Washington St.
Boston

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UMass Extension Weed Identification Workshops

Correct weed identification is an important first step in the development of an effective weed management program. Using a classroom presentation, potted weed herbarium and weed walk, UMass Extension Specialist Randy Prostak will help participants enhance their weed identification skills. Feel free to bring a weed or two to identify. Workshop held rain or shine (lunch not provided), 9 am - 3 pm.

4 pesticide contact hours available; MCLP and MCH credits will be offered.

Broadleaf and Grassy Weeds
FULL (July 27 - Elm Bank, Wellesley)
August 11 - Cape Cod Grassy Weeds in depth
September 1 - Amherst

Cost is $90/person (pre-registration required, space is limited). Registration is first-come, first-served through the mail. For a registration form, go to www.umassgreeninfo.org or call (413) 545-0895.

Dr. Pat Vittum, Turf Entomologist with the UMass Extension Turf Program, has checked in with an insect message. The update covers current white grub activity and provides some insight about how the rest of the season may play out. To read the message, visit: www.umassturf.org/
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ArchFest Boston 2005 – September 19-24, 2005
Celebrating and shaping Boston's built environment

Maybe you saw it as a passing item in a newsletter. Perhaps you heard it in a quiet conversation among your colleagues at the office. You might not have heard about it at all. But it’s time to let the secret out – ArchFest Boston 2005 is coming to your town this fall!

What is ArchFest?
ArchFest Boston 2005 is a groundbreaking gathering that unites users and creators of Boston's buildings and public spaces. This 6-day event brings together residents, workers, public officials, designers, and anyone else interested in shaping Boston's built future for the 21st century. Through tours, seminars, site visits, and special events we will provide a variety of forums for Boston neighbors to come together and discuss the rich history and promising future of our exceptional city. We hope that ArchFest will sow the seeds for greater awareness, appreciation, interaction and involvement in Boston's built environment among all of its users. Learn more...

All workshops are held at The Architects Building, 52 Broad Street, Boston. Advance registration is required.

For a listing of upcoming workshops, visit the BSA website at http://www.architects.org/news/index.cfm?doc_id=114

Integrated Design/Integrated Development Awards

We are seeking submissions for the annual IDID Excellence in Sustainable Design and Development Awards, which will honor work that contributes, by its design, to the creation of a sustainable world. The awards are to be presented to outstanding buildings; urban, regional, and rural planning; landscape design; interior design; historic preservation; renovation; and rehabilitation projects. We are looking for built projects that successfully incorporate minimum impact design components and move toward sustainable development practices, demonstrating excellence in design and the beneficial synthesis of an integrated design process.

Submissions will be accepted for projects of any type anywhere in the world by any New England design professional, or projects in New England by design professionals elsewhere. Design professionals are defined as architects, planners, landscape architects, engineers, and allied design professionals. Please go to http://www.aianh.org/action/ididcall.shtml for a Call for Entries. Award submissions for the 2005 program are due August 26, 2005.

Integrated Design/Integrated Development Conference

IDID is coming in October this year! The third Integrated Design/Integrated Development Conference will be at the Appalachian Mountain Club: Highland Center at Crawford Notch, Bretton Woods, NH. The Highland Center is a newly constructed environmentally innovative facility in one of the White Mountains' most spectacular settings. It has received many honors and accolades. It is the perfect site for a conference on sustainable design and development, and at the perfect time of year, October 6-7. The foliage will be brilliant. Be sure to mark your calendar and join us for our third Integrated Design Integrated Development Conference.

The theme of this year's conference is "The Human Face of Green Design." For conference information: http://www.aianh.org/action/idid.shtml

It's a good idea to make overnight reservations now, as this will be in the height of foliage season, up north!! Reservation information for the Highland Center lodging is at: http://www.aianh.org/action/ididfee.shtml.

October 7-10, 2005
ASLA Annual Meeting
Fort Lauderdale, FL

Early bird registration rates are in effect through August 29 - but don't let this fall to the bottom of your to-do list if you're planning to attend. All the information is online at www.ASLA.org.

Welcome New Members

Duke Bitsko, The Bioengineering Group, Inc., Salem, MA
Kathleen Lessard, The Cecil Group, Inc., Boston, MA
Anne McKisson, Brookline, MA
Peter Morris,Vergennes, VT
Jon Piasecki, ASLA, Golden Bough Landscape Architecture, Housatonic, MA
Mitchell Rasor, Yarmouth, ME
Melinda Reid, ASLA, Amherst, MA
Allan W. Shearer, Cambridge, MA
Carl Steinitz, Harvard University Graduate School of Design, Cambridge, MA

LARE Review Program in Rhode Island

The Rhode Island ASLA Chapter will again provide review sessions for the 16th year! In their most recent newsletter, they remind us that "The RIASLA sessions have gained the reputation of being challenging, focused, information, interactive and whenever possible, fun." While this year's review is complete, plans are being set to deliver an updated program next February. Registration information will be available in January.

Jobs Opportunities

Postions Available at Horiuchi Solien Landscape Architects

Horiuchi Solien Landscape Architects is an award-winning design practice located on Cape Cod and Martha's Vineyard. Our firm offers exciting career opportunities in a fast-paced, progressive design environment. We are a small practice, focused on creative, innovative design solutions. Our work is diverse and challenging, and includes housing, campus planning, institutional and public facilities, and private gardens. We offer a competitive employment package. Salary is commensurate with experience.

We offer a competitive employment package. Salary is commensurate with experience.

Entry Level Designer

Requires 0-3 years experience; proficiency with AutoCAD, MS Office, PhotoShop. Candidate must possess strong verbal and graphic communication skills, the ability to multi-task, and the enthusiasm to learn about all aspects of the profession.Mininum of a Bachelor’s of Landscape Architecture required.

Project Manager

Requires 3-5 years minimum experience; In addition to proficiency with AutoCAD, MS Office, PhotoShop, candidate must possess a solid background in design, construction documentation, and construction administration. Focus in residential garden design is desired. Excellent organizational and communication skills are essential. Minimum of a Bachelor’s of Landscape Architecture required.

Please send letters of interest and work samples to:

Daniel M. Solien
Horiuchi Solien, Inc.
PO Box 914
Falmouth MA 02541
dsolien@horiuchisolien.com

Thank you again to our 2005 Golf Sponsors

Tournament Sponsor –
Valley Crest

Breakfast Sponsor -
O'Brien & Sons / Landscape Structures

Barbecue Sponsor -
OmniLite / Kim Lighting

Drink Cart Sponsor -
Landscape Forms
represented by Lantz of New England

Hole Sponsors

Valley Crest • OmniLite • Premiere Park & Play
Ideal Concrete Block Co. • Poole Professionals
Louis Poulsen Lighting • Atlantic View Landscape Lighting
Musco Lighting • Unilock • Cavicchio

Circle of Support
Other Landscape Architecture firms who would like to join the Circle of Support should contact the Chapter Office (508-620-5018). Benefits include a yearlong web link - a great value.

Sponsor an Issue of the BSLA EBulletin
Sign up to sponsor an issue of the BSLA EBulletin and have your ad prominently displayed here - with a link to your website. $175 per issue.

Only 3 sponsor placements per issue. Contact info@BSLAweb.org for more details.