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March 2008
2008 Illinois Association for Floodplain and
Stormwater Management conference
Topic:
Retrofitting Urban Areas using Bioswales and Raingardens"
March 12, 2008
Location: Holiday Inn Select & Convention Center,
Tinley Park, Illinois
Speaker: Eric Otto, PE, CDF; Julia Kennedy, Center for Neighborhood Technology
Info: Visit Official IAFSM Website
Dubuque, IA Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD)
"Put A "LID" On It! Low Impact Development Workshop"
March 13, 2008; 8:00 am-4:00 pm
Location: Grand River Center, 500 Bell Street, Dubuque, Iowa
Topic: Keynote Presentation: Design for Sustainable Systems Speaker: James Patchett, CDF
Keynote Presentation: "Emerging Culture of Green Roof Technology"
Sponsored by: the Sustainable Sites Initiative
Info: Eric Schmechel at 563.876.3418 ext. 3.
Email | Download Registration Form
CSI (Construction Specifications Institute)
Chicago Chapter Meeting: Rainwater Management
March 25, 2008; 6:30 PM Presentation
Location: Union League Club, 65 W. Jackson, Chicago IL
Speaker: James Patchett, CDF
Keynote Presentation: "Emerging Culture of Green Roof Technology"
Sponsored by: the Sustainable Sites Initiative
Info: CSI Chicago | Email The TT Group
2008 Illinois ASLA Landscape Architecture
Registration Exam (LARE) Review Session
March 29, 2008; 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Location: DePaul University Naperville Campus – Room 206
Instructors: Jason Cooper, RLA, CDF; Andrea Cooper, RLA, CDF
Info: Download Registration Form
April 2008
2008 Green Tuesdays in the Village of Oak Park, IL
Topic: Integrated Human/Natural Landscapes
Tuesday April 15, 2008
Location: Oak Park Public Library – Small Meeting Room
Speaker: James Patchett, CDF
Info: Admission Free | See announcement here
Contact Michael Iverson 708.383.1189 for further info.
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Water Center 5th Annual Water Law, Policy and Science Conference. "Water Quality Challenges in the Great Plains"
Tuesday April 22 & Wednesday April 23, 2008
Location: Embassy Suites, Lincoln, NebraskaL
Topic: Water Quality Issues Important to Nebraska and the Great Plains Speaker: James Patchett, CDF
Keynote Presentation: "Emerging Culture of Green Roof Technology"
Sponsored by: the Sustainable Sites Initiative
Info: UNL Water Center | Email UNL
Reclaiming the Ravines: Protecting Lake Michigan’s Ecological Treasures
Topic: Management Techniques for Ravine Owners and MunicipalitiesThursday April 24, 2008
Location: Chicago Botanic GardenSpeaker: Tom Price, PE – Conservation Design Forum
Info: Download registration materials
Root River Watershed Exhibit and Lecture
Topic: A Watershed History with A Vision For TomorrowSaturday, April 26, 2008
Location: Harry W. Schwartz Bookshop, 10976 N. Port Washington
Rd. Mequon, Wisconsin
Speaker: Gerry Wilhelm, Conservation Design Forum
Margot Mazur, Caerulean Collaborative
Info: Click Here
May 2008
Lake Michigan Watershed Academy Conference: Regional Police and Implementation to Address Lake Michigan Water Quality.
Topic: Stormwater Management and Conservation DesignMay 20-22, 2008
Location: The Calumet Conference Center; Purdue University, Calumet
Speaker: James Patchett, CDF
Info: www.cmap.illinois.gov/lmacademy.aspx
June 2008
Greening the Heartland: Water-centric Site Design- The Path to More Sustainable Places
June 22-24, 2008
Location: St. Louis, MO
Speaker: David Yocca, CDF; Tom Price, CDF
Info: www.greeningtheheartland.org
July 2008
Metropolitan Planning Organization and Council of Governments - Academy for Sustainable Communities Leadership Series
Topic: Sustainable Design
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Location: Kansas City, MO
Speaker: Gerould Wilhelm, PhD
Info: www.marc.org
American Planning Association (APA) Luncheon Series:
Water-Centric Site Design- The Path to More Sustainable Places
July 30, 2008
Location: Chicago, IL
Speaker: David Yocca, CDF
Info: Planning
August 2008
22nd Annual Iowa Downtown Summit - Sponsored by the Iowa Department of Economic Development and the Federal Home Loan Bank
Topic: Preservation based downtown revitalization that is relevant to rural, mid-sized and urban communities
August 26-27, 2008
Location: Charles City, IA
Speaker: David Yocca, CDF
Info: Iowa Life Changing