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Vannakam from chennai!!!!!

The waves have just rolled in, yet again. The wind is roaring, leaving a tangy, salty tinge on the tongue. Wake up to the aroma of filter coffee, followed by idli and sambar. The day rushes on with the usual hectic traffic, made up of single occupant cars (the IT boom, you see!!) The Adyar and Cooum rivers groan with the pollution flowing in to them. The heat envelops you, its 3 pm and ha! there is the sea breeze bringing relief. Rush again through the now crazy traffic to home for coffee and tiffin (chappathis mostly now). Yes!!! That’s normal day in Chennai. Its no wonder that we took all the time to do this…

Without further ado……

We, take great pleasure in inviting you to the IFLA-APR ISOLA Conference, being held at the Taj Fisherman’s Cove, Chennai, on 26th & 27th February 2008. The theme of the conference is ‘Responsive and Responsible Landscaping’. The brief is included for your reference. We welcome your participation in the form of papers / presentations. Of course, you are expected in person too.

Vanga pazhagalam !!!!! (Come, let’s socialize!!!!) .

K. Raghuraman & Members

IFLA-APR ISOLA Conference 2008

Chennai.

The Indian Society of Landscape Architects (ISOLA) is a professional body of Landscape Architects in India that was established in May 2003. It has been registered under Indian Societies Act 1860 Sec.21, registration No. 9557, and Bombay public trust Act 1950 Sec. 29, registration no. 9417. The Society has about 300 members from different states of the Country and some across the world.

Some of the objectives of the society are to promote, a high standard of professional service in application of the art and science of Landscape Architecture / Landscape Design as whole. To consider all the questions affecting and relating to the practice of the Landscape Architecture / Landscape Design and to intimate and watch over the measures affecting or likely to affect professional practice of Landscape Architecture / Landscape Design, and to influence changes of land amendments in the law or any other legal amendments relating to or affecting Landscape Design / Landscape Architecture / Environmental Design / Planning.

The society also aims to hold conferences / seminars, meetings, and/or exhibitions for discussion and the exchange of information on the problems affecting of relating to Landscape Design / Landscape Architecture / Environmental Design / Planning. Its main event is the Annual National Conference, which focuses on a particular theme and takes place in a different city each year. The first conference was held at Mumbai in 2005, the second at Bangaluru in Feb 2006, the third at Pune in February 2007. The Fourth Conference, which will be conference for the Indian Society of Landscape Architects (ISOLA) and International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA) Asia Pacific Region (APR) is to be held on Chennai on 26th and 27th of February 2008.