Sponsors and Exhibitors
Sponsors
We would like to thank the generous sponsors of "Body and Soul" for making this conference possible.
Platinum Sponsors
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Department of Community and Economic Development, Department of Health, Department of Education, and Department of Environmental Protection
The Heinz Endowments
The Richard King Mellon Foundation
Emerald Sponsors
The Alcoa Foundation
The PNC Foundation
The Eden Hall Foundation
The Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation
Gold Sponsors
The Mary Hillman Jennings Foundation
The Garden Club of Allegheny County, a member of The Garden Club of America
The Pittsburgh Foundation
National Recreation and Park Association
UPMC Health Plan
Silver Sponsors
Dollar Bank
The Grable Foundation
Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
The Jewish Healthcare Foundation of Pittsburgh
The Katherine Mabis McKenna Foundation
Bronze Sponsors
Luminaud, Inc.
Contributing Sponsors
LaQuatra Bonci Associates
Media Sponsors
Next American City
WDUQ-FM
Scholarship Funders
The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation
J.M. Kaplan Fund
William Penn Foundation
Body & Soul and Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy wish to express appreciation to AdEx & Co., Inc. for supplying exhibit materials, and to Soergel Greenhouses for providing botanical decor.
Exhibitors
The 2008 International Urban Parks Conference was privileged to feature the following companies in its Exhibit Hall.
4Ward Planning LLC
American Ramp Company
Ameristar Fence Products
American Society of Landscape Architects, Pennsylvania-Delaware Chapter
Barnes & Noble Booksellers
BigBelly Solar
Carsonite Composites
City Parks Alliance/National Association for Olmsted Parks
DuMor, Inc.
Jerith Manufacturing Co., Inc.
KaBOOM!
Kolano Design
Landscape Structures Inc.
Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics
Litchfield Landscape Elements
Luminaud, Inc.
National Recreation and Park Association
Pannier Graphics
Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy
PlayCore
Playworld Systems, Inc.
POLIGON by PorterCorp
Premier Concepts, Inc.
Rundell Ernstberger Associates, LLC
STIHL Northeast
Student Conservation Association
Surface America Inc.
The Trust for Public Land
Victor Stanley, Inc.
Wallace Roberts & Todd, LLC
