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Alliance for Community
Trees is dedicated to improving the environment where 80% of Americans
live: our cities, towns, and villages. Together, ACT's national network
of members have planted and cared for 14.9 million trees with help from
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| ABOUT WEBCASTS |
The
Third Thursday Webcast Series is a monthly
webcast held at the lunch hour. The goal is to create informal
trainings for local urban and community forestry
organizations.
The trainings leverage local successes by amplifying to a larger
audience the model organizations' methods, materials, and
approaches.
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PRE-CONFERENCE FINAL REMINDERS
November
7-11, 2009
Portland,
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If you haven't applied for a travel scholarship
or confirmed your spot at any of these pre-conference events, there is
still time. Space is limited, and requests
will be honored on a first-come, first-serve basis. So reply now!
Registration
Registration is being handled by Arbor Day. Mention priority code
7003. Register at: arborday.org/pcf
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SCHOLARSHIP
Deadline: Rolling
There
is still time to apply for one of the limited number of travel
scholarships available. Eligibility is contingent upon being a member
in good standing and attending the entire conference Nov. 8-11.
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SERVICE EVENT
November 8, 1:30-4:30pm
Friends
of Trees invites you to participate in a volunteer project to plant
trees along the I-205 bike path, in support of the Greenspace
Initiative. This service event is more than a way to catch-up with
friends... it is an opportunity to learn from some of the best
volunteer organizers in urban forestry. We invite you to start off your
conference experience by seeing first-hand how they do things in
Portland! Dress for damp weather. Vans depart from the hotel.
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Sign up for the Service Event
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MARKETING SEMINAR
November 8, 1:30-4:30pm
Marketing
expert Robert Palmer delivers one of our most popular seminars from the
Community Tree Leadership Forum workshop series: "Leveraging a
Positive Perception in a Competitive Marketplace." The program focuses
on the fundamentals of good marketing with community trees as the
product. This workshop will send you home with a polished and concise
message to better communicate your goals to stakeholders.
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Sign up for the Marketing Seminar |
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ACT BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
November 8, 3:00-5:00pm (closed meeting)
The
Alliance for Community Trees Board of Directors will hold a two-hour
business meeting. ACT members are welcome to observe.
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ACT ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
November 8, 5:00-6:00pm (open meeting)
Alliance
for Community Trees’ State of the Union Report for ACT Member
Organizations, the membership meeting will provide critical updates
informing ACT Members’ work in the coming year. Members will endorse
ACT’s National Advocacy Agenda for 2010, pledge local action, and hear
the latest on ACT’s achievements, programs, and partnerships benefiting
ACT members. An update on member trends and benchmarks will be
provided. Guests welcome.
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Confirm for the Annual Membership Meeting
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ACT MEMBER RECEPTION
Sunday, 7:00-9:00pm (invitation only)
Bartlett
Tree Experts, Portland Bureau of Environmental Services, Audubon
Society of Portland and Friends of Trees are hosting a reception for
ACT Members and Friends at the Audubon Society of Portland. Due to
limited capacity, this event is by invitation only. For information,
contact Jared Liu at 301-277-0040.
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Confirm for the ACT Reception |
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SCHMIDT TOUR & DEMONSTRATION
November 7, 12-4:00pm (pre-conference option)
J.
Frank Schmidt is opening their beautiful 10-acre arboretum to
conference goers as well as offering demonstrations on bare root and
B&B digging (by hand and by machine), grafting techniques, and
choosing quality bare root and container stock. More than 400 varieties
and cultivars of deciduous trees are grown at the nursery. Since this
conference is in the heart of tree-growing country- more than 23% of
the country’s deciduous shade and flowering trees are grown here-
this is a perfect addition to the week's activities. Shuttle service
will run from from the MAX Line in Gresham.
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ROUNDTABLE ON COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
November 10, 5:30-6:30pm
Cornell
University wants to learn from you about how to engage community
participation in urban forest stewardship. Cornell Cooperative
Extension-NYC is partnering with ACT to develop research-proven models
for effective community engagement. We invite you to share your
experience with the research team as Cornell embarks on this exciting
project. Refreshments provided.
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