July 2006 Issue
FYI - In and Around the Region
Landscape Ordinance Workshop
The North Central Texas Council of Governments will be hosting a Landscape Ordinance Workshop in early September. This workshop will focus on developing and amending ordinances to support water conservation and the use of Texas SmartScape plants. For more information on Texas SmartScape visit www.nctcog.org/envir/SEEclean/txsmartscape/index.asp. Additional information about this workshop will be posted in the August addition of the InsidER or you can contact Katy Skipper, NCTCOG at kskipper@nctcog.org or 817-695-9229.
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Green Building - From Lighting to Landscape
On Wednesday, July 19, 2006, Professors Michael Garrison and Samantha Randall from the University of Texas at Austin will be speaking of a process that integrates ecological design with contemporay asethetics. They will present case studies showing integrated technologies of energy-efficient lighting design, passive solar, solar inducted ventilation, regenerative water and waste management systems, and other low-tntropy building systems. The lecture will be at The Beck Group Office, 1807 Ross Ave., Suite 500, Dallas, Texas 75201, networking/check-in will be at 11:30 a.m. with the program beginning at 12:00. The cost is $5.00 for North Texas Chapter Members and $15.00 for non-members. Please RSVP to rsvp@usgbcnorthtexas.org. Lunch will be provided with RSVP and parking is free at the garage adjacent to the Beck office.
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2nd Annual Water Educators Workshop & Reunion
Who Should Attend? Individuals from city and county governments, water utilities, water districts, environmental organizations, state and federal governmental water resource agencies, Soil and Water Conservation Districts, Natural Resource Conservation Service, Extension Service, educators, water resource scientist and engineers, planners, NGOs and citizens responsible for water/watershed education activities. The location is the
Dallas Arboretum,
Dallas, Texas on Friday, September 15, 2006 from 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. The event is hosted by the University of North Texas, UTWP, North Central Texas Council of Governments, the City of Dallas and the Dixon Water Foundation, For more information contact
Ken Dickson at
940-565-2228 or
dickson@unt.edu. You can also visit www.trinitywatershed.org for additional information.
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Texas Municipal League offers Newly Elected City Officials’ Orientation
In an effort to assist YOU as a first-time elected official, the Texas Municipal League and the Association of Mayors, Council members and Commissioners have developed an informative orientation program that will answer many of your questions, address issues you will face, and help you assume your new role with assurance! Upcoming programs will be held in Humble, Texas - July 28-29, Austin, Texas August 4-5, and Dallas, Texas August 25-26. For more information, please visit www.tml.org.
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Regional Training Opportunities
NCTCOG and the Regional Training Center offer numerous training classes and seminars to local government staff and officials in government policy, law enforcement, homeland security, geographic information systems, and administrative services. A few upcoming training opportunities are listed below.
Please visit www.nctcog.org/training.asp for more information about these opportunities and for a complete list of opportunities.
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