Host & Hospitality Committee
Charged with assisting conference attendees to help guide them
around our great city, this committee led by BSLA President-elect
Tim Nickerson, Kyle Zick and Todd Robinson have been pushing
the limits of available technology to amazing lengths. Augmented
Reality ‘AR’ will make its debut at the BSLA Chapter Host Booth.
This evolving technology has the potential to revolutionize the
profession of Landscape Architecture. By using an application
such as Aurasma on your “smart” device (phone/tablet), a 2D
plan or image can ‘play out’ on as a video, still image or photo
montage on the smart device. This allows our Boston visitors to
“experience” an augmented virtual reality of Boston area outdoor
places and spaces during full warm weather foliage season even
though the Boston area in Mid-November will be in or more likely
past peak fall foliage season. (More about the augmented reality project
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This same technology will be integrated into the local guide for
visitors to be distributed at the booth. The guide will feature local
landscape architectural works selected by BSLA Fellows, great
local restaurants, and iconic Boston sites and scenes to showcase
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Volunteers, Volunteers!
The ASLA Annual Meeting is coming and we need help! One of the frustrations of heading
to a city is, although you may be familiar with the location of major attractions, you might not
know where to find a good cup of coffee to start your day. With that in mind, BSLA has taken
on the role of Chapter Ambassadors. In four of the nine host hotels, we will have volunteers
and information available to attendees to help them navigate the new face of Fort Point
(Convention Neighborhood), Boston as well as New England. We live in a terrific area loaded
with things to see, great places to eat but it may be tricky to navigate if you haven’t spent
much time here. Volunteers are needed and can sign up for time slots at: bit.ly/bslavol. By
volunteering, you will be entered into a raffle to win one of the six Apple iPad minis used at
the Host Chapter Booth for each completed shift.
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