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Land Development BREAKTHROUGHS Best Practices Conference Comments from the Austin Leadership Conference “Your conference was excellent and if I implement a fraction of what I learned I will have paid for it many times over. Thank you for assembling such a rewarding group of visionaries for our benefit.” Kurtis D. Welton, Welton Enterprises, Inc. The Breakthroughs Conference, held May 1-2 in Austin, Texas provided attendees a glimpse of the future of the industry. Dan Hargett, CEO, Geohay LLC “The conference has been great. People have really enjoyed it. We had a lot of good questions at our booth and I’ve had several people that have said this has been a defining point for them and it’s been a really, really good use of their time.” Matt Phelps, CEO and Chief Engineer, Advanced Green Building Products, LLC “ Fantastic and beneficial conference. See you in North Carolina! “SLDI is uniquely different and has made all the participants really want to come back. It’s hard to explain, but I’ve been to, God knows how many trade shows (I’m closing in on 80 years old), and I was touched by the organizational depth that SLDI has shown to me. I was really impressed.” Patrick O’Shea, Geohay LLC “ “The conference has been very, very effective. I attend a lot of different conferences, and this has been one of the more effective ones that I’ve been to in quite a while.” “What I especially liked about this conference is that it dealt with issues that most conferences don’t deal with. Cutting edge kind of things and the bigger development issues that most often don’t get dealt with. I’ve been to a lot of conferences mainly on green building, and this was like taking a step back and looking at the bigger picture. There was a good mix of exibitors, sessions, awards programs, and networking opportunities.” “I’m very impressed with the conference. It’s very well organized, and I’m really impressed with who you brought here to exhibit. A lot of people know about it [sustainable land development], but we’re not doing things collectively. It’s going to take this conferences and the people who compose SLDI to see that it happens – that we do get people to come together and function together to make the changes that are necessary. Individually, people “get” sustainability, but collectively, they don’t do Gayle Borst, Founder, enough to make a difference. I’ve been inStewardship Architects, Inc. volved in a lot of organizations over the last few years, but you still can’t get a small group of them to really function effectively together to make a change. So I’ve been very very disappointed over the years with the groups I’ve been involved in. When I talk with individuals and I go to different organizations, I see individual change and awareness, but somehow we don’t seem to be Jason R. Ward, Managing Partner, Ward Development Group bringing it together and doing what needs to be done for change to really have the effect. So that’s been a dis“I think your conference represents the fuappointment for me. I hope SLDI can imture. I’m very impressed with the quality of pact that kind of change.” the keynote speakers and the technical breakout sessions. I’ve had the opportunity Connie Giffin, Owner, to bring home things that we can use in our Mountain Classic Mortgages business and I’ve met some great people in the process. I’m already looking forward to “This was my first Land Development conthe next conference.” ference to attend and I really benefited from Paul Egelhoff, Vice President of Asset the breakout sessions – great topics. I wish Management, The Foth Companies I could have attended more.” Bryan W. Richards PE Cobb Engineering Companay www.SLDTonline.com 27 http://www.SLDTonline.com

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Sustainable Land Development Today - June 2008 Contents Our Voice Editorial Board SLDT Resources Where Rubber Meets the Road Integrated Planning: The Key To Developing Sustainable Planned Communities Win-Win For College and Community Industry Spotlight: Transoft Unique Organization, Unique Opportunity New Preferred Provider Comments from the Austin Conference Welcome New Members New Knowledge Project Articles Books Going Green Business Management Risk Management Surveying and Mapping Industry News Products/Services Showcase Advertiser Index Classifieds The Last Word

Sustainable Land Development Today - June 2008

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