2004 Seattle

Conference Venue -- The conference meetings will take place in Gould Hall, about a 10-min. walk away from the dormitory through the UW campus. For maps and building locations, please check the UW website -- http://www.washington.edu/home/maps/

Transportation and Directions -- You may find detailed information on the UW Conference Services' website --http://hfs.washington.edu/conferences/attendees/gettinghere/ From the SeaTac Airport, Shuttle Express is a convenient option ($25 per person) if you travel along. If you arrive as a group, taking a taxi could be even cheaper and more convenient -- about $40-$50. If you travel light, arrive during the day, and know your way, Metro Bus is also excellent (only $1.25 to $2.00 depending on the hour).

Registration and Check-in -- For those who are staying at the UW housing (dormitories), you will receive confirmation and detailed instructions soon from the UW Conference Services. You will need to check in at McMahon Hall (open 24 hrs.) first. Our student volunteers will also be there to help you after 2pm on September 1. For everyone else, registration/check-in will start at 8:30AM on September 2nd in Gould Hall (there will be signs once you arrive at the building). The conference will start at 9AM. So please make sure to arrive early.

Presentation -- Individual presentations are generally 20 minutes each. Each session will have about 30 minutes for discussion. A moderator will keep time and facilitate the discussion. The format for each roundtable discussion is to be determined by the panel organizer(s).

Equipments -- We will provide one LCD projector (with PC Laptop) and one 35mm slide projector in each room. Please bring your PowerPoint files on a CD-ROM or USB drive as you check in, or transfer your file onto the laptop prior to your session.

Post-conference Tours -- Please sign up for one of the following tours on Sunday, September 5th. Because spaces are limited, the earlier you reply the better your chance will be in joining the tour of your choice. Please see the descriptions below and rank your preference (1-3):

Based in Issaquah, WA, Pomegranate Center is a non-profit community design and development organization helping communities utilize their unique gifts to become more vibrant and humane. Projects by Pomegranate Center integrate social, artistic and environmental perspectives into: the creation of meaningful gathering places, constructive and inclusive community-based planning, educational programs, research and training. The projects include planning and design of gathering places, parks, neighborhood focal points, community trails, and public artworks that contribute to community distinction, vitality, and social interaction. The tour will visit examples of ‘Gathering Places’ created by the Center. For more information, please visit -- http://www.pomegranate.org/whatwedo.cfm

A park where community grows--a place where people of all ages, cultures and abilities can recreate and learn about urban gardening and the environment in a park that is salmon-friendly and encourages water and resource conservation.

Bradner Garden Park is a grand example of citizen activism at work. After a two-year battle with city hall, citizens and activists drafted an initiative that became Initiative #42 Protect Our Parks. Initiative #42 became a City of Seattle ordinance in 1997, which saved Bradner from non-park development and has helped other neighborhoods around the city fight unnecessary encroachments to parkland. Construction of Bradner Garden Park began in 1998. The last stage was completed in 2003, featuring a Children’s Garden, P-Patch, native plant habitats, and design/build work by UW Architecture students. For more information, please visit -- http://www.nwlink.com/~jmoty/

Tour 3: Community Design/build Projects, UW Dept. of Landscape Architecture

Featured in New York Times and Landscape Architecture Magazine, the design/build studio in the Department of Landscape Architecture at UW is a nationally recognized program. Developed in 1995 by Associate Professor Daniel Winterbottom, the program’s philosophy is that the art of landscape architecture is not complete without the act of building and that through their involvement in both design and construction, students develop a balance between the conceptualizing and the making of their design. In an attempt to make the projects meaningful to the communities, the program has developed an inclusive participatory design process in which community members participate in the conceptualizing and design processes, to create places that are meaningful to all users.