Landscape Designers Board Report

March, 2014

Landscape Designers representative – Chris Mace

Meeting
date:    March
4, 2014

Group
Discussion on

1)         Strategic
planning meeting

2)         Landscape
Designers Scholarship

3)         CLD
equivalency process/criteria

Concerns/Issues
pertaining to the industry sector/committee

a)        
ongoing discussions with OALA regarding a Name Act
for Landscape Designers and the Practice Art for Landscape Architects

b)        
Techno Bloc is giving out “stock” photos to
authorized contractors to use to promote themselves.  The problem lies in the fact that the photos
are of projects that were designed and built by others.

Special
projects/events group working on: 
(eg:  symposium, training, strat
plan)

1)        
developed an updated Strategic Plan for the group

2)        
working on developing an equivalency program for the
Certified Landscape Designer Certification

3)        
planning for the 2015 Landscape Designers conference

4)        
developing a website for Certified Landscape
Designers

Next
Meeting Scheduled for:    Tuesday, April 8^th,
2014 – Maple Room

 

Feb, 2014

Landscape Designers representative – Chris Mace

Meeting
date:    February
11, 2014

Group
Discussion on

1)         Landscape
Designers Website

2)         Landscape
Designers Conference Review/Recap

3)         Skills
Ontario

Concerns/Issues
pertaining to the industry sector/committee

OALA Practice Act and LO Name Act for Landscape
Designers

Special
projects/events group working on: 
(eg:  symposium, training, strat
plan)

1)        
Strategic Plan

2)        
Landscape Designer Website

3)        
Certified Landscape Designer Exam

Next
Meeting Scheduled for:    March 4, 2014
(Strat Plan meeting and then regular meeting)

Nov, 2014

Landscape Designers representative– Chris Mace

Meeting
date:    November
12, 2013

Group
Discussion on

1)         Landscape
Designers Conference

2)         CLD
Exam and portfolio review process

3)         Canada
Blooms Garden

Concerns/Issues
pertaining to the industry sector/committee

Ownership of the CLD manual and exams.  Working on an agreement between L.O. and
CNLA.

Ongoing discussions with OALA and L.O. regarding the
proposed practice act and name act

Special
projects/events group working on: 
(eg:  symposium, training, strat
plan)

Landscape Designers Conference 2014

Next
Meeting Scheduled for:    December 10,
2013