The 2006 ASLA Annual Meeting & EXPO and 43rd IFLA World Congress Provides Global Perspectives

[I]General Sessions and Education Sessions will cover a variety of global issues.[/I] The 2006 ASLA Annual Meeting & EXPO and 43rd IFLA World Congress, to be held October 6–10 in Minneapolis, will have a global focus, with a number of leading international practitioners on hand to lead education programs and answer questions. [B]General Sessions[/B] Three of this year's General Sessions feature international speakers. The Opening General Session speaker will be Jean-Michel Cousteau, architect, educator, environmentalist, and film producer. Also on Saturday, the IFLA Plenary Session will feature Kongjian Yu, International ASLA, Dean and Professor of the Graduate School of Landscape Architecture at Peking University and founder of the award-winning firm Turenscape. On Sunday, Catherine Mosbach, International ASLA, a prominent landscape architect from Paris, will discuss her work, which is noted for fostering a connection between person and location. [B]Education Sessions Go Global[/B] Global business practices, trends in Europe and Latin America, sustainability, and Japanese gardens are just a few of the topics with an international spin that will be included among this year's education sessions: [B]Millennium Report[/B] CEO Roundtable: Global Business Update IFLA Global Partners for Green Solutions Sustainable Community Planning in China The Law as a Tool for Landscape Architecture: Experience from New Zealand Right Tree/Right Place: Selecting Trees for Tropical Urban Environments Japanese Gardens: Cultural Scope of Their Global Influence Inside the LA Studio: Residential Garden Splendor with Peter Wirtz Hong Kong Wetland Park—A Multidisciplinary Exercise in Sustainability Vancouver's Influence on Urban Design Decisions Defining Ecological Restoration Success: Principles, Case Studies, and Global Implications Europe and Latin America—Trends in Landscape Architecture The following speakers will bring an international perspective to the 2006 ASLA Annual Meeting & EXPO and 43rd IFLA World Congress [IMG]http://www.turenscape.com/upload/news/20061030417297.jpg[/IMG] Related Link http://www.asla.org/land/2006/0807/annualmeeting.html More information http://www.asla.org/meetings/am2006/minneapolis.html