Background
The best ecological designs are usually the product of collaborative, multidisciplinary teams. Engineers, landscape architects, other designers and planners, ecologists, and other scientists each make important contributions, but draw on different perspectives, speak different languages, and evaluate success by different criteria. For additional background information on the Lake Frances charrette, visit Bio x Design's website.
Participants in this workshop and charrette will explore these differing perspectives through presentations, discussion, and practice. How can we all work better together to build more successful projects?
Following presentations and discussions on Day 1, participants will put their talents and perspectives into action on Days 2 and 3, working with community members to develop ecological designs for Lake Frances, a key piece of ecological infrastructure on the Arkansas-Oklahoma border.
Owned by the City of Siloam Springs and used as a water supply, Lake Frances has aninteresting history. Many ideas about its future and potential have been broached over the years, particularly in its role as a water quality transformer in the Illinois River Watershed.
The two-day design charrette will explore possible futures for this small but critical reservoir and the lands surrounding it. Come work with landscape architects, water quality specialists, engineers, kayakers, and others in a fun, interactive brainstorming opportunity.
Note: This workshop meets the requirements of the American Ecological Engineering Society’s Certified Ecological Designer program. For more information on the CED program, visit the AEES website at http://ecoeng.org/certification/certification.html
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Lake Frances
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Program Agenda
The Workshop and Charrette Preliminary Program is now available! The workshop and charrette will follow the AWRC Annual Watershed and Research Conference.
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Registration
Online registration is now available! You can also register by phone or mail using the paper registration form. Cost to attend the Workshop and Charrette (May 15-17) is $150. If you also plan on attending the AWRC Annual Conference on May 14, you can register for all four days for $200. Registration fees will include continental breakfast and lunch each day.
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Hotel Accommodations
The Chancellor Hotel
70 North East Avenue
Fayetteville, AR 72701
(855) 285-6162
Room Reservations
A block of rooms have been reserved at The Chancellor Hotel (formerly the Cosmopolitan) which is adjacent to the Global Campus Conference Center. The hotel group rate is $114/night plus tax. Rooms are available on a first come first serve basis. Please make your reservation before March 28th, 2013 to guarantee this rate. The hotel provides complimentary parking to overnight guests of the hotel who attend the conference, and a discounted parking fee of $3/day on the 3rd level of the parking garage for all other attendees.
Please note that the Chancellor Hotel has no hotel rooms available the night of Friday, May 17; if you plan to stay in the area through Saturday you will need to consider other hotel options.
Additional Hotels
Inn at Carnall Hall (0.7 mi from Conference Center and located on UA Campus)
Staybridge Suites (1.7 mi from Conference Center)
Courtyard Fayetteville (3.9 mi from Conference Center)