Linda Velazquez Editor & Publisher ASLA, LEED™ AP, GRP

Hello, everyone,

We hope you are enjoying autumn or spring, wherever you are. We've just returned from Bogotá and the World Green Infrastructure Congress 2016 - kudos to RECIVE and WGIN for organizing an outstanding international conference! We had a great time, met awesome people, and saw some wonderful projects - along with side trips into a national forest and the heart of the bustling city center.

Earlier this month we traveled to Oregon for the Portland Ecoroof Symposium 2016 and had a fantastic experience enjoying all of the speakers and on the Wine Tour ~ thank you to Liz Hart and everyone at GRiT as well as Dr. Olyssa Starry and all at PSU for putting on a wonderful symposium!

Next week we're off to Washington, DC for the 14th Annual Cities Alive Conference. If you haven't registered yet, you still can and save 10% since walk-in rates increase at the door - Register Here. I'll be presenting Haven Kiers and my 10th Anniversary edition of our "2016 Top 10 List of Hot Trends in Greenroof & Greenwall Design" on Wednesday, November 2. Aramis and I will be visiting with colleagues at the Trade Show; attending the great sessions at the venue, the University of the District of Columbia; enjoying the Local Host Committee reception at the Capitol View at 400 - Washington, DC's premier rooftop venue; and going on one of the tours. We hope to see you there!

We've come to the end of releasing all of the fantastic video presentations from our 2015 Greenroofs & Walls of the World Virtual Summit, and we'd like to once again thank all of our highly esteemed international colleagues for participating! Stay tuned for our upcoming 2017 Virtual Summit, with lots of twists and surprises - info coming soon!