November 5, 2009  
 
 
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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 4.3 million volunteers.		  
ABOUT MEMBER WEBCASTS
Members Only Webcasts are monthly sessions held at the lunch hour. The goals are to update members on current ACT activity, developing programs and partnerships, and future plans. Please plan to join the monthly call to stay connected to ACT, urban forestry, and your peers. 
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RALLY FOR THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE
November 5, 2009
1:00- 2:00pm EST

ACT's Annual Meeting & NeighborWoods Academy will be held November 7-11 in conjunction with the Partners in Community Forestry conference. Plan to join friends and colleagues in Portland for urban forestry's premiere educational and networking conference. With an emphasis on partnerships, collaboration, and shared successes and challenges, this year's conference promises a dynamic program, engaging events, and practical ideas and partnerships that you can implement when you return home.

  
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SESSION TOPICS
Webcast attendees will learn about:
* Overview of agenda and speakers
* What to expect to what to bring
* Description of pre-conference opportunities
* Resources available including travel scholarships

  
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CONFERENCE OVERVIEW
Randy Gordon, Program Manager, Arbor Day Foundation (Lincoln, NE)
This year's conference program includes compelling regional and national general session speakers, a signature networking dinner event at the World Forestry Center Discovery Museum, and more than 30 concurrent sessions covering Trees and Development, Community Tree Management, and Social Issues.

  
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PORTLAND PERSPECTIVE
Scott Fogarty, Executive Director, Friends of Trees (Portland, OR)
Portland's sustainability principles are thoroughly integrated into the core of Portland's planning and urban design. Included are many innovative community forestry-related projects that offer great learning opportunities for conference participants.

  

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NEIGHBORWOODS NETWORK EXCHANGE
Extended Learning- On the Ground

There is so much more that can be learned in a week than in an hour, and on the ground as opposed to on a webcast. So here is your chance! Join the webcast to learn more about the NeighborWoods Network Exchange and how you can spend a week shadowing another ACT member.

  



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