| Establishment of a Professional Practice Network
301. Any group of thirty (30) individuals or more representing an
area of specialized landscape architecture practice may petition
the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees for establishment
of an ASLA Professional Practice Network. Such petition shall include:
301.1 A statement signed—or attested to via return email—by
not less than thirty (30) founding members that:
• defines the specialized area of landscape architecture
practice and professional goals to be served by the proposed
PPN; and
• pledges to maintain a minimum strength of thirty (30)
members and meet the Basic Standards of Member Service as defined
in Section 306.
301.2 A statement by the proposed chair of the new network confirming
his/her willingness to serve in that post for at least one (1)
full term.
301.3 A statement of opinion on establishment of the proposed
new PPN by the Council chair.
302. The Professional Practice Network shall be established on
an affirmative vote by a majority of the Executive Committee of
the Board of Trustees present and voting.
Network Chairs
303. Network chairs, and co-chairs or vice chairs if applicable,
shall be appointed by the ASLA president. PPNs and individual chairs
or members shall be encouraged to recommend potential network chairs
to the Council chair, the vice president or managing director for
information and professional practice, or to the ASLA president
directly. Network chairs, and co-chairs or vice chairs if applicable,
shall be appointed for terms of one (1) year and may be reappointed
for additional terms.
304. Network chairs may establish other specific positions within
the PPN such as secretary, treasurer, newsletter editor, or project
or service chair, make the appointments thereto, and delegate duties
and responsibilities thereto as necessary and appropriate.
Duties of Network Chairs
305. Responsibility and accountability for upholding the PPN mission
as defined under Section 102 shall be vested in the PPN chairs.
Network chairs shall:
305.1 Demonstrate the commitment to duty and provide the leadership
and direction necessary to meet the Basic Standards of Member
Service as defined in Section 306, maintain a minimum network
strength of thirty (30) members, and achieve any additional project
and/or service objectives undertaken by the network.
305.2 Serve conscientiously as a member of the Council of Professional
Practice Networks in meeting its charge and responsibility as
defined under Section 205.
305.3. Maintain regular communication and effective working relationships
with the Council chair and staff.
Basic Standards of Member Service
306. The primary objective of the Society in supporting this program
shall be the cultivation of an effective nexus between the specialized
resources of the PPNs and the general resources of the Society for
the benefit of the profession as a whole. To that end, the Basic
Standards of Member Service for all PPNs shall include:
306.1 An annual business meeting during the ASLA annual meeting
organized and presided over by the network chair with logistical
support from the staff.
306.2 An interactive, e-community/website hosted by the Society—with
list maintenance and general administrative/technical support
provided by the staff and professional/technical content prepared,
posted, and maintained by the PPNs—that includes, but is
not limited to:
• An introductory “front page” prepared and
maintained by the PPN chair or his/her designee that defines
the specialized area of landscape architecture practice and
professional goals served by the network, summarizes current
network projects and activities, and provides key contact information.
• An electronic newsletter and other e-communications
prepared and maintained by the network chair or his/her designee(s)
that provide timely information on the recent and upcoming activities
of the PPN and its members.
• A network membership roster maintained by the staff.
• A network calendar maintained by the chair or his/her
designee.
• A staff roster maintained by the staff.
• Proceedings, abstracts, publications, research papers,
and other documents and resources of network interest posted
by the chair or his/her designee and other PPN members.
• Meeting materials and minutes prepared and posted by
the network chair or his/her designee.
• Links to related organizations and other sites of interest.
Optional Project/Service Opportunities
307. In addition to the Basic Standards of Member Service outlined
above, PPNs may undertake additional activities. These include project
and service opportunities as defined under Section 107. Specific
suggestions include but shall not be limited to:
•Accepting the research, writing, and web management assistance
of a PPN research associate, who would be recruited by ASLA, receive
primary oversight from a professor at his/her school, and communicate/coordinate
with the PPN chair through ASLA staff.
•Annual meeting education sessions, field sessions, and/or
tours, if such programming is proposed to and selected by the
ASLA Annual Meeting Steering Committee through the competitive
program selection process.
• Abstracts from education sessions, workshops, symposia,
or seminars.
• Peer review of annual meeting education session proposals.
• Authorship of LATIS publications.
• Government affairs/public relations expert testimony/commentary.
• Additional network communications, surveys, and/or publications.
• Additional meetings/discussions held via the network’s
e-community/website or conference call. Conference calls hosted
by ASLA shall be limited to twelve (12) participants and shall
be arranged on request by a PPN chair and approval by the managing
director for information and professional practice.
• Articles and/or letters to the editor in LAND Online
and/or Landscape Architecture magazine.
Policies and Procedures
308. PPN policies and procedures shall be consistent with the ASLA
Constitution and Bylaws, Public/Organizational and Administrative/Financial
Policies, and Codes of Professional and Environmental Ethics.
Budget Development and Program Planning
309. Budget development and program planning for the PPN Council
shall be done in accordance with Section 206.3 of these Guidelines
and the Budget Development and Program Planning Calendar outlined
in the ASLA Finance and Investment Policies.
New Program/Project Proposals
310. New program proposals by the PPN Council and project proposals
by individual PPNs shall be presented in accordance with Sections
205.3 and 107.4, respectively, of these Guidelines and the procedures
for new funding requests included outlined in the ASLA Finance and
Investment Policies.
Expense Reimbursements
311. All expenses must be pre-authorized by and submitted through
the managing director for information and professional practice
or the staff director in charge of a particular program or project
to be eligible for reimbursement.
Public Statements
312. Professional Practice Networks may issue public statements
in the name of the network. However, such PPN statements shall not
be contrary in any way to the public policies of the Society as
established by the Board of Trustees. No PPN shall issue a public
statement purporting to have the approval of the Society without
first obtaining the written consent of the executive vice president
of the Society, except in the case of a direct quote from an officially
adopted and published public policy of the Society.
Disbandment of a Professional Practice Network
313. PPNs may voluntarily disband by an affirmative vote by two-thirds
(2/3) of its members present and voting either by ballot returned
to the network chair, or network secretary if applicable, or at
a meeting called for this purpose not less than thirty (30) days
after issuance of the ballot.
314. PPNs may be disbanded by an affirmative vote by a majority
of the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees present and
voting for failure to maintain active and continuous leadership,
failure to meet the Basic Standards of Member Service as defined
in Section 306, violation of any other provision of these Guidelines,
or for other due cause provided the network is duly notified of
the charges against it, given a fair hearing of the charges, and
a fair opportunity to respond.
315. Voluntary disbandment by an affirmative vote by two-thirds
(2/3) of the network’s members present and voting shall become
effective on the date specified by those network members. Disbandment
by an affirmative vote by a majority of the Executive Committee
of the Board of Trustees present and voting shall become effective
on the date specified by the Executive Committee of the Board of
Trustees.
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