While the following ballot choices may appear somewhat limited, we here at LASN realize that when ASLA devotes most of its time and money toward building a publishing company, it diverts time and money from satisfying responsibilities toward its general membership: connecting ASLA members with more and more potential clients and promoting the Landscape Architecture profession to the general public.

Q1Are you a licensed/registered Landscape Architect? What state(s)? ______________

1)Yes2)No

Q2What is your membership status with regard to the ASLA?

3)Current member. Since _____ (year).

4)Past member. From _____ (year) to _____ (year).

5)Never joined.

Are you interested in joining (rejoining)?

6)Yes7)No8)Undecided

Q3Have you served in leadership roles with the ASLA? (Please, check all that apply.)

9)Chapter officer

10)National officer

11)Fellow/Life Member

12)Chapter volunteer

Q4If you had to choose between the following ASLA priorities, how would you rank them? Place in order of importance from 1 - 5, the highest priority being 1.

13)_____Generate membership

14)_____Defend/propogate licensure

15)_____Promote LA's to the public

16)_____Certify education programs

17)_____Publish a magazine

Q5If you had to choose between these two options, would you rather that the ASLA focus on

18)Making the profession more competitive in the development community?

19)Competing with industry publications?

Q6If you had to choose between these two options, would you rather see the ASLA

20)put more editorial into each issue of LAM?

21)have LAM go to more, potential new clients for Landscape Architects?

Q7Would you like to see industry magazines like LASN help ASLA gain membership?

22)Yes23)No

Q8Do you think it is a conflict of interest for ASLA's Deputy Executive Director, Pete Kirsch, to ask magazines like LASN and Landscape Design to help promote ASLA membership, while in fact he represents the primary competitive element against these publications?

24)Yes25)No

Q9Would you like to see LASN allied with the ASLA?

26)Yes27)No

Q10How would you rate the ASLA's performance in reaching the general public?

28)Excellent29)Good30)Fair

31)Poor32)Terrible

Q11Do you think Landscape Architects have the ability to lead development teams?

33)Yes34)No

Q12Would you like to see a practice act in every state?

35)Yes36)No

Q13If you had to chose between these two options, would you rather that the ASLA

37)Strive to obtain practice legislation in every state?

38)Become a private certification organization for Landscape Architects?

Q14In general, do you think the public prefers development with

39)More landscaped grounds?

40)Less landscaped grounds?

Q15If you had to choose between these three options, would you prefer that ASLA provide membership benefits in the form of

41)A credit card?

42)A discount on your shipping needs?

43)More exposure to potential clients?

Q16Recently, Pete Kirsch spent a tremendous amount of time and ASLA money flying back and forth between Washington, D.C. and Chicago to help build a playground for a Chicago school district. If you had to choose between the following two options, would you say that

44)this effort represents the best use of his time?

45)his time would have been better spent on promoting the profession to the entire nation, as opposed to one school district in one city?

Q17Would you like to see Landscape Architects get positive national media coverage regarding their approaches to preventing damage from and/or cleaning up after natural disasters?

46)Yes47)No

Q18Should the ASLA spearhead this National Disaster Emergency Response Team?

48)Yes49)No

Q19Recently, ASLA's efforts to maintain licensure in CA consisted of sending letters to legislators and lobbyists, rather than generating public support for the Landscape Architecture profession. Do you

50)Agree with this method?

51)Find fault with this method?

52)Feel that Landscape Architects should move toward private certification?

Q20During the last election, our readership opinion mirrored almost exactly that of the 1992 National Presidential Election. If you could vote today for the next President of the United States of America, who would you choose?

53)Bob Dole?

54)Bill Clinton?

55)Ross Perot?

56) Other? ______________

Sept Subscription Wrap Q:

Do you utilize marketing professionals for promotion? If yes, is your firm's marketing professional an employee or agency or both? (Please, check all that apply.)

1) Yes - Agency contract

2) Yes - Employee

3) No - Marketing by Senior/Principals

Q??Should ASLA direct more effort (dues) to reach the general public?

??)Yes

??)No

Q??Would you prefer the ASLA promote Landscape Architecture

??)To the profession?

??)To potential clients?

Q??Should the ASLA direct more effort toward

??)Develo0piong their publishing empire?

??)Reaching potential clients in the general public?

Q??Would you prefer the ASLA promote Landscape Architecture

??)To the profession?

??)To potential clients?