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2008 International Urban Parks Conference - Monday* Additional speakers to be announced.
7:30 EARLY BIRD OPTIONS (R)
Point State Park Landscape History
Point State Park Management Issues
Point State Park Cultural History
Conference on the Move: Group Walk with celebrity host
8:45 GENERAL SESSION
* The Future of Livable Cities
The necessity of parks and how today’s most livable cities are preparing to meet future challenges. Panelists consider how economic development is tied to plans to reduce urban sprawl and combat global warming, while promoting green systems, amenities and infrastructure.
- Will Rogers, President of the Trust for Public Land
- Bruce Katz, Vice President and Director of Metropolitan Policy at the Brookings Institution
10:30 - 11:00 BREAK
11:00 BREAK OUT SESSIONS
1. What the Olmsteds Knew: Rediscover the Prescient Vision of Frederick Law Olmsted and Sons for 21st Century People and Their Cities
As our touchstone for the urban parks movement, Frederick Law Olmsted’s grasp of the intertwining of the designed landscape with human health, scenic beauty, civic development, and social equity continues to inspire best practices for parks.
- Moderator: Susan Rademacher, Parks Curator, Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy
- Richard Joseph Jackson, MD, Division of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley; Former California State Health Officer and Director of the CDC National Center for Environmental Health
- Charles Beveridge, editor of The Papers of Frederick Law Olmsted and co-author of Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing the American Landscape
2. Moving Parks Up the Public Policy Agenda
News from the front lines -- how citizens, non-profits and parks agencies are working together to shape expectations, advocate for public dollars, and get results.
- Moderator: Elizabeth Goldstein, President, California Parks Foundation
- Richard Dolesh, Director of Policy, National Park and Recreation Association
- Timothy J. Mitchell, General Superintendent, Chicago Park District
- Christian DiPalermo, Executive Director, New Yorkers for Parks
3. From Menace to Amenity: Transforming Degraded Places into Parks
Battlefields, garbage dumps, and post-industrial husks -- what it takes to turn a no-man’s-land into everyone’s park.
- Moderator: Curtis Cravens, New York State Division of Coastal Resources
- Eloise Hirsh, Staten Island Fresh Kills Park Project Administrator
- Herbert Dreiseitl, Landscape Architect, Atelier Dreiseitl, Uberlingen, Germany
- Julie Bargmann, Associate Professor, University of Virginia
4. Prescriptions for Parks
Healthcare providers and public health officials are putting parks at the heart of massive campaigns to promote healthy, active lifestyles.
- Moderator: TBD
- Diane Holder, President, UPMC Health Plan
- Neil McCarthy, General Manager, Parks and Marine Division, Parks Victoria, Melbourne, Australia
5. Issues of Environmental Justice
Citizen leaders are coalescing around conservation and working together to make a powerful difference.
- Moderator: Mindy Fullilove, MD, Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and Public Health at Columbia University
- Vernice Miller-Travis, Executive Director, Environmental Support Center
- Jarid Manos, Founder and President of the Great Plains Restoration Council
6. Park Ecology and Global Climate Change
How will we manage our parks in the face of global warming, and how can today’s best science shape management decisions?
- Moderator: Kevin Moore, Project Director for the Weequahic Park Association
- Paul Bramhill, Chief Executive, GreenSpace, United Kingdom
- Margaret Carreiro, Ph.D., University of Louisville
- Shawn Norton, NPS Climate Friendly Parks Program, Climate Leadership in Parks (CLIP) Tool
12:30 LUNCHEON TOURS (R) (+) * Ride the Rivers: Pittsburgh’s Waterfront Transformation Lisa Schroeder, Executive Director, Riverlife Taskforce
* Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Park Projects and Downtown Redevelopment
2:45 - 4:00 BREAK OUT SESSIONS
1. Greening the Green: At the Leading Edge Learn how visionary landscape architects are developing new techniques and refining old ones to make parks more environmentally sustainable, including creative approaches to stormwater and making the most of the inherent qualities of historic parks.
- Moderator: TBD
- Herbert Dreiseitl, Landscape Architect, Atelier Dreiseitel, Uberlingen, Germany
- Marion Pressley, ASLA, Pressley & Associates
- Michael Van Valkenburgh, FASLA; Lead Principal, Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates; Professor, Harvard Graduate School of Design
2. Management Strategies for Historic and Natural Areas
Restoring parks often seems to bring historic and natural values into conflict. Take a look at how to navigate thoughtfully through best practices for controlling invasive species while restoring design intent, developing resources for restoration, and developing a citywide approach to managing natural areas.
- Moderator: TBD
- John Swintosky, ASLA, Louisville & Jefferson County Parks and Recreation, Louisville
- Tupper Thomas, Administrator, Prospect Park; President, Prospect Park Alliance
3. Getting the Big Picture: Parks Shaping New Development
Creating a green parks infrastructure can drive developers to shape new and better neighborhoods and cities.
- Moderator: Lisa Kunst Vavro, Assistant Professor and Director, Landscape Architecture/Landscape Studies, Chatham University
- Alexander Garvin, President & CEO, Alex Garvin & Associates, Inc.; Adjunct Professor of Urban Planning and Management, Yale University; author of The American City: What Works, What Doesn’t
- John Hopkins, Landscape Architect; Urban and Environmental Planner; Project Sponsor for the London Olympic Parklands and Public Realm at the Olympic Delivery Authority, London
- Dan Jones, Chairman and CEO, 21st Century Parks, Louisville, Kentucky
4. One Step at a Time: Promoting Physical Activity in the Park
Innovative strategies and programs can encourage people to use parks to improve their health.
- John M. Jakicic, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Health and Physical Activity and Director, Physical Activity and Weight Management Research Center, University of Pittsburgh
- Kevin E. Jeffrey, Deputy Commissioner for Public Programs, New York City Department of Parks & Recreation
- Geoffrey Godbey, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Recreation, Park and Leisure Management, Penn State University
5. Green Beats the Blues: Parks for Mental Health
How time spent in parks can lower stress, elevate mood, and promote healing.
- Moderator: TBD
- Sophie Corlett, Director of Policy, Mind (National Association for Mental Health), United Kingdom
6. Forging Funding Partnerships: Strategies for the 21st Century
How are funders linking parks with other urban issues and how can these efforts help park groups connect with funders primarily active in public health, civic engagement, and economic development? What results are these funders looking for and why do they give to parks? Discover how parks directors can cultivate and sustain long-term funder support.
- Moderator: Randy Worls, Chief Executive Officer, Oglebay Foundation, Wheeling, West Virginia
4:00 – 4:30 REFRESHMENTS IN EXHIBIT HALL
4:15 CONVERSATIONS ON EVERYDAY ISSUES IN PARKS MANAGEMENT AND MAINTENANCE
Resource leaders kick off an open exchange of practical experience and advice. 1. GETTING CREDIT FOR TREES
Innovative approaches and strategies for funding and implementing tree-planting initiatives.
2. GETTING THE DIRT ON SUSTAINABILITY
Explore how heavily used public spaces can enjoy longevity with minimal horticultural inputs by using constructed soil profiles, proper plant selection, and human-wise design.
3. INCREASING COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN YOUR PARKS
Cracking the chicken and the egg – how to get people involved and how to get the City to be more receptive.
4. USING MODERN TECHNOLOGIES IN DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT
Artificial turf, wi-fi, GIS for starters – what works and what doesn’t.
5. IDENTIFYING PRESERVATION TRAINING NEEDS FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND STEWARDSHIP OF HISTORIC URBAN PARKS
This session will help CPA/NAOP develop a focus for a new training initiative.
Lucy Lawliss, ASLA, Historical Landscape Architect; Cultural Resources Manager, National Park Service
6:00 CASH BAR RECEPTION IN EXHIBIT HALL
7:00 KEYNOTE ADDRESS AND DINNER (R) (+)
This Moment on Earth and a Vision for the Future
Welcome and Introductions: Meg Cheever, President & CEO, Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy
Teresa Heinz, chairman of the Heinz Family Philanthropies and The Heinz Endowments and co-author of This Moment on Earth: Today’s New Environmentalists and Their Vision for the Future |
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