Arizona ASLA/Hunter Tournament Update

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Saturday November 21, 09 00:00

Check back for upcoming information about our Spring 2010 Golf Tournament Sponsored by Arizona ASLA & Hunter Industries

AZ ASLA Central Section Monthly Lunches

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Thursday June 05, 08 06:40

All Central Section Luncheons will all be held at the Desert Botanical Garden - Dorrance Hall  (1201 N Galvin Parkway) in Phoenix from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm. Prices include speaker, lunch and beverage:

Registration Fees:

$10 - Members (pre registered)
$5 -   Students (pre registered)
$20 - Guests (pre registered)

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$20 - Members (walk-in)
$10 - Students (walk-in)
$25 - Guests (walk-in)

Dates:

2010 Dates Coming Soon!

AZASLA Southern Section Luncheon Meetings

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Tuesday May 27, 08 09:03

AZASLA Southern Section 2010 Luncheon Speaker Series

Save the Date(s)!

January 19, 2010
March 16, 2010
May 18, 2010
July 20, 2010
September 21, 2010
November 16, 2010

Location: Tucson Botanical Gardens
2150 N. Alvernon Way
Time: 12:00 - 1:00 PM
Entrance is currently complimentary; but subject to change in 2010.

Please share this announcement with your office/studio and colleagues. All those who are interested are welcome to attend. 

NOVEMBER 2009 L.A.R.E.

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Wednesday March 26, 08 16:00

LARE Section E Workshop
November 20, 21 and 22, 2009
AIA/ASLA Office
30 North Third Avenue, Suite 200, Phoenix, AZ  85003

Friday, November 20th – 12:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, November 21th – 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, November 22 th – 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

     
   $250 for ASLA Members   
    
   $350 for Non-Members

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Payment must be received prior to the event to secure your registration and ensure
materials are available. Cancellations must be received 72 hours in advance to be
eligible for a refund. Walk-in registrations will not be accommodated.

$                   Total enclosed or charged (check payable to AzASLA)

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(VISA or MasterCard or American Express)

Fax information to 602-273-6814
or mail to
AzASLA
30 North Third Avenue, #200
Phoenix, AZ  85003

Workshop is limited to the first 25 registrants. 
Registration fees must be received by November 16, 2009.

Instructor note: Your Workshop instructor is Jerry Hastings, ASLA. Jerry has been helping candidates prepare for the licensing exam at the University of California at Los Angeles since 1983. From the beginning, these reviews have featured a strong focus on subject matter mastery and test-taking experience. This approach has been shown to be highly effective in preparing examinees for the LARE.

 

Where:
 ASLA/AIA Headquarter at The Walker Building at 30 North Third Avenue, Suite 200, Phoenix AZ 85003 (The Walker Building is located on the northwest corner of 3rd Avenue and Washington Street), on the second floor above Stickler's Cafe)
 
When:
 Friday - November 14th from noon to 7:00 p.m.
Saturday - November 15th from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Sunday - November 16th from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
 
Cost:
 ASLA Members $250, non-members $350
 
To Enroll:
 Contact Deanna Anderson
30 North 3rd Avenue, Suite 200, Phoenix, AZ 85003
Phone: 602-258-8668
Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it (please email us for a registration form) 
 

Instructor: Jerry Hastings, ASLA

Enrollment: Limited to first 20 applicants

About the LARE Section E Workshop

The LARE Section E Workshop is designed to greatly improve your chances of passing Section E, Grading, Drainage and Stormwater Management. It does this by focusing on the two key proficiencies you need to pass:

1. Subject Matter Mastery. That is, mastery of core grading and drainage KSAs (knowledge, skills and abilities). To pass Section E, you must have a thorough technical knowledge of grading and drainage. To address this need, the workshop is structured as a short course in grading and drainage, but with a difference: It is focused specifically on the unique nature of the exam. Exercises, with solutions, are used to reinforce the learning experience (solutions are provided for all exercises and vignettes).

2. Test-taking Experience. The three essential aspects to test taking are:

§ Familiarity with the basic form of the exam. The LARE differs from the practice of real world grading design in a couple of significant ways. First, any resemblance to the practice of real-world grading and drainage is superficial - the problems tend to be contrived and artificial. Second, the time allotted to complete each vignette (approximately 1-1⁄4 hours per vignette - four vignettes in five-hours) is considerably less than would be customary in an office practice setting, yet the solutions must be taken to a point that is well beyond schematic.

§ Familiarity with the basic vignette types (e.g., topographic/watershed, vision cone, plan and profile, horseshoe swale, etc.). The most effective way to attain adequate test-taking experience and exam type familiarity is through exposure to sample vignettes that closely resemble the actual exam in scope and rigor. To provide the most realistic possible exposure, the workshop features approximately 20 vignettes that match the actual exam and span the gamut of vignette types. In fact, the majority of these practice vignettes closely match those used in previous exam administrations.

§ Stamina. You must be able to concentrate at the highest level for five-hours without benefit of a break. Although the ability to concentrate varies from individual to individual, you will benefit from exposure to conditions that closely replicate actual test taking in terms of time constraints and rigor.

Your workshop instructor is Jerry Hastings, ASLA. Jerry has been helping candidates prepare for the licensing exam for over 25 years through the presentation of various workshops and reviews. From their inception, these classes have featured a strong focus on subject matter mastery and test-taking experience - an approach has proven to be highly effective in preparing examinees to pass the LARE.

Pre-workshop Materials. To get the workshop off to a running start, you will need to download three PDF files off an easy to access FTP site. The documents are: 1) Introduction to LARE Section E, 2) Optional Warm-up Assignment, and 3) Grading Primer. To download these three documents, you will need access to a computer, Adobe's PDF reader software, and an inkjet or laser printer. Contact Deanna at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for web link.