[ACT] Annual Member Rally 2009- Portland

Jared Liu jared at actrees.org
Fri Oct 16 12:03:45 EDT 2009


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October 16, 2009



Registration

Scholarship

Service Event

Marketing Seminar

Board Meeting
Member Meeting
ACT Reception

Schmidt Tour
Roundtable




ABOUT US
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 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, OR

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



Register now



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.




Apply for a Scholarship



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.




Sign up for the Service Event


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.




Sign up for the Marketing Seminar


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.






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.

Confirm for the Annual Membership Meeting

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.



Confirm for the ACT Reception

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.

Reserve your spot at the Arboretum

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.






Please use and share ACT's materials freely with anyone interested in
urban forestry, but with this copyright notice intact. Send a copy of
the cited publication to:
Alliance for Community Trees • 4603 Calvert Road • College Park, MD
20740 • info at actrees.org
Copyright (c) 2009 Alliance for Community Trees

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