SLU Public Policy Studies

Wednesday, September 23, 2009
7:00pm – 9:00 pm
Left Bank Books Downtown
321 North 10th Street
St. Louis, MO 63101

Price: $15 (free if you are a subscriber to Next American City. Price includes a one-year subscription to Next American City magazine, free food and drink)

The most vibrant cities in the world have a strong creative class whose talents and energy greatly contribute to the larger community. As St. Louis transforms into a more vibrant city, how can it maintain the presence of such creative individuals?

Join Next American City, Trailnet and local partners- Urban Land Institute St. Louis Young Leaders Group, STL Style, Great Rivers Greenway District and Will Cycle for Charity to host Livable St. Louis: What it Takes to Retain and Attract Creative Individuals on September 23, 7-9PM at Left Bank Books. This event is part of Next American City’s URBANEXUS salon-style discussion series that centers on the future of urban life in great cities across the country.

Chris King, editorial director of the St. Louis American, will moderate the discussion. Panelists include Washington University adjunct professor, Jasmin Aber; Trailnet program coordinator, Jennifer Allen; Alderman, Antonio French; non-profit community developer, Galen Gondolfi; and Vice President of Metropolis St. Louis, Leslie Proud.

For more information, click here.

This year’s LEED Building Tour will feature Cannon Design’s Saint Louis offices in the historic Power House building. An original part of the Municipal Service Building complex, the 1928 Power House provided coal-fired steam heat to a dozen downtown buildings until the 1980′s. After standing vacant for nearly 30 years, Cannon Design purchased the building and renovated it into their newly certified LEED Gold offices.

The building boasts numerous green features, including:

•  Brownfield redevelopment of an historic building
• 40% Regional materials
• 92% Construction waste recycled
• Rainwater harvesting
• 28% Energy savings over ASHRAE standards
• 30% Recycled content
• . . . All while meeting historic preservation criteria!

When
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
5:30-6:15 p.m. Registration and Networking
6:15-7:30 p.m. Brief Presentation & Tour

Where
1100 Clark Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63102
Corner of 11th and Clark, with entrance on Clark Ave. side

Parking
There is no on-site parking, but garages and lots are adjacent. 
Biking and using the MertoLink are encouraged (Located between Civic Center and Stadium MetroLink stations.)

Fee
Free to USGBC-STL Members and Students; $20 for Non-Members

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RSVP
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The Western Social Science Association, Public Administration Section, would like to take this opportunity to invite you to participate in the April 14-17, 2010 meeting of the Association:

Please submit your Public Administration proposal to:

Victor L. Heller, Ph.D.

Center for Professional Excellence

The University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio, Texas 78249- 0634

E-mail: vheller@utsa.edu

Tele: 210.458-7135

We at the Western Social Science Association would like to take this opportunity to invite you to participate in the Spring 2010 meeting of the Association, being held April 14-17, 2010 in Reno, Nevada at the Grand Sierra Resort.

As an organization, the WSSA is committed to multi-disciplinary and interdisciplinary scholarship, service, and collegiality.

In April of each year, 900 or more social scientists gather for the Association’s annual conference. At a typical conference, held over three and one-half days, participants organized in some 30 sections and affiliated groups present 900 papers at 300 disciplinary and interdisciplinary panel sessions. For your convenience a list of sections and affiliates is located on our web site at http://wssa.asu.edu.

Some of the larger affiliates include: Association of Borderlands Studies, Canadian Studies, the International Sociological Association, Sociology, Association for Institutional Thought and Women’s Studies. It is important to note that while membership in the Association is not necessary in order to present, it is encouraged. Please note that some WSSA affiliated organizations also require separate membership.

It is preferable that abstracts be sent directly to the appropriate section coordinator as listed on our website. If you are not sure in which section your paper would best fits, using our website, you can submit the abstract directly to:

Gil Flower, Ph.D.

Associate Dean for The Honors College

South Central Region VP, Phi Kappa phi

P.O. Box 259

State University

Arkansas 72467-2259

Tele: 870.972-2308

Fax: 870.972-3884

E-mail: gflower@astate.edu

In addition to the academic activities at the conference we offer several social venues that allow you to continue discussions started in the sessions, meet new colleagues, renew old acquaintances or simply relax.

We know that you have many choices of which conferences to attend in the upcoming year. However, we hear from WSSA participants that no other academic conference offers the discipline related focus, while at the same time offering the diversity and collegiality of the WSSA.

For more information on the WSSA and its affiliates please see our website at http://wssa.asu.edu.