Highlights:

• Welcoming luncheon with Sacramento Mayor Heather Fargo (invited) and Presentation on the Blueprint Project by SACOG Executive Director Marty Tuttle.

• Mobile Workshop Friday afternoon of new downtown housing by John Dangberg, CADA, and a presentation by the Millennia Associates of the Railyards and tour of the Sacramento Terminal Central Shops.

• Foundation KeyNote dinner Friday evening.  KeyNote speaker - Bob Smiley, professor and emeritus dean, Graduate School of Management, University of California at Davis on the Economics of the California Wine Industry.  KeyNote speaker sponsored by LAI Land Economics Foundation.

• Napa Valley tour beginning Saturday afternoon featuring Copia – American Center for Wine, Food and the Arts, a tour and wine tasting at the Regusci Winery, and before dinner we will have a wine and cheese reception followed by dinner at the acclaimed Ristorante Tra Vigne in St. Helena.

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Larry Lund

This summer I have been looking at articles on creativity and one of the themes that runs through these articles is that creativity comes through exposure of ideas outside our normal paths. One of the strengths of Lambda Alpha is that we are a group that is diverse both geographically and professionally. This is the organizations strength.

So this fall, I would like to encourage each chapter to think about ways that they can use Lambda Alpha International to be more creative in their local communities. To ask how we can better share talent and ideas that will begin to develop creative solutions to our local problems.

The other week, I received an e-mail from London Chapter member Howard Richman on a public housing or social housing question (as they call it in England). I was able to refer him to LAI member Peter Holsten who is on the cutting edge of developing mixed-income neighborhoods.

Think about ways we can engage our Land Economics Foundation to help fund important seminars, workshops, and symposiums that will help make our communities better. See how we can share the talent in our Chapters around the world to address local issues. We have made the online membership directory more useable by adding a search engine that allows you to find members with different talents. Our challenge is to continue to find ways that we can bring talented people together for creative thinking.

Also, join us during our Sacramento-Napa Weekend Experience. This is just another way to learn about others in our organization that might be able to help you. The City of Sacramento is undertaking some exciting long term planning efforts and using cutting edge technology. This is a wonderful opportunity to learn more about what they are doing and to think how their efforts can be applied to your particular local situations.

Next Spring, we will be in Boston (April 30-May 1). Again, another wonderful opportunity to get together and share ideas. And then we will be in Chicago in the fall of 2005 to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of our organization.

I look forward to seeing many of you at these Weekend Experiences, but also to hear from you by e-mail and phone to learn how we can make a stronger impact in our communities.

Larry Lund
International President
LarryLund@LAI.org
312-751-1250

Editor's Column

If you haven’t looked at our web site lately, I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised. Better yet, our Online Keynotes is greatly improved of late thanks to the talents of Josh Kent (our webmaster), Terry Stevenson and Michele Meng (our association rep's), Larry Lund and Jim Fawcett.

Our Online Keynotes looks so good that we think we are now worthy of having sponsorships. We’ve come up with a pretty good deal, if I do say so myself. For the paltry sum of $250, your company can have your corporate logo with a link to your firm in all 12 issues of Online Keynotes and in the two printed editions.

Or, for another $250 an issue, you can have your firm as the master sponsor of the issue and have a writ-up about your firm in the issue.

I am so enthusiastic about this splendid opportunity that my company, Market Pointe Realty Advisors, will be the first 12- issue sponsor of Online Keynotes.

I would welcome the opportunity to showcase your firm in Online Keynotes. Just give me a call or an e-mail.

Alan F. J. Artibise

Phoenix Chapter Member Update

Alan F. J. Artibise is the new Divisional Dean of Social Sciences, Executive Director of the Institute for Social Science Research and Professor of Political Science in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Arizona State University. Alan was former Vancouver LAI Chapter President, helped form the East-West St. Louis Chapter, and prior to joining ASU, he was dean of the College of Urban and Public Affairs at the University of New Orleans. Alan and his wife Sonja moved to Phoenix in July. He currently serves on the LAI Land Economics Foundation Board.

Ely -Chicago Member Update

Martha Frish, AICP has joined The Real Estate Center as Associate Director as of July 26. Martha’s cross-functional, cross-industry experience has been in managing public-private partnerships and developing strategies for urban development and revitalization. Her past work has used both real estate development and historic preservation tools to revitalize urban residential and commercial areas. Her work at The Real Estate Center will include developing and expanding the center’s programs, and teaching in the Finance Department.

Philadelphia Chapter

David Grasso, President of the Philadelphia Chapter announced their new online edition of Philadelphia KeyNotes. The Philadelphia Chapter in July initiated a Bi-Monthly E-Letter to their members it is available at www.LAIPhila.org.

The LAI website has been redesigned by our webmaster Josh Kent, you can see the update at 209.224.198.102. We're constantly looking to improve the site and these changes are just part of our continuous efforts to make LAI better. We invite you to send your comments and suggestions to LAI@LAI.org.

The purpose of the Land Economics Foundation is to give grants as recommended by the Land Economics Foundation Board, to further the educational efforts of Lambda Alpha International. In the past, the Foundation has helped fund graduate scholarships, fund publications, and conduct public discussions, forums, panels, lectures and similar programs.

Lambda Alpha Foundation is a non-political, tax-exempt non-profit charitable foundation under the U.S. Internal Revenue Code 501(c) (3) and can receive tax-deductible donations. Lambda Alpha International also has a Canadian Land Economics Foundation, registered as a federal charity, that accepts tax deductible donations from Canadian members.

Donations to the Foundation will be acknowledged in the monthly KeyNotes. Lambda Alpha International will send, when appropriate, a special acknowledgement card embossed with the LAI logo.

We encourage Chapters to consider making a donation to the Foundation acknowledging a speaker at a Chapter event. Chapters could announce that a donation has been made to the Foundation in the speaker's name. In addition, donations in the name of a deceased member are a very nice way to honor their memory. LAI will send cards to a surviving family member.

Members and Chapters can make donations to the Land Economics Foundation (or in the case of members from Canada, donations are payable to the Canadian Land Economics Foundation). Please send all checks to LAI’s headquarters and appropriate receipts will be issued. You are now able to make donations on the LAI website using a credit card. If you have any questions, please contact our Executive Director Terry Stevenson at 630-579-3284. or e-mail LAI@LAI.org.

Land Economics Foundation Donations 2004

Mr. & Mrs. Richard Kole      In memory of: Roy Potter
Jim & Pamela M. Hamilton-Lester    In memory of: Roy Potter
Larry Lund     In memory of: Roy Potter
Alan & Nancy Nevin      In memory of: Roy Potter
Roy W. Sheargold      In memory of: Roy Potter
The CAC Group, Inc.      In memory of: Roy Potter
Stephen B. & Stephanie Williams     In memory of: Roy Potter

Boston Chapter     Chapter Speaker Honorarium: Scott Dumont