Why Join ASLA?
10 Reasons Why You Should Join ASLA Today
1. Increase Awareness of the Profession
ASLA has launched extensive public relations and targeted
marketing efforts which will introduce prospective and current commercial,
residential, and government consumers to our full palette of skills and
expertise, and explain how these talents are best employed.
2. Protect and Enhance the Integrity of the Profession
Across the country, ASLA and its members are at the forefront
of successful efforts to maintain and improve professional state licensing
laws. Because of the diligent efforts of ASLA and its members, 46 states
now have licensing laws. In addition, the Landscape Architectural Accreditation
Board, managed under ASLA auspices, ensures the quality of degree-granting
programs and provides the profession with an essential mantle of credibility.
Finally, ASLA successfully lobbied to create an appropriate professional
sector of our members in the all-important Federal Industrial Classification
System. This distinct classification for landscape architects will open
up opportunities for you to compete for a larger pie of federal, state
and municipal contracts and programs.
3. Protect the Environment
At the national and local level, ASLA and its members are
at the forefront of efforts to increase respect for the land and our
natural environment, particularly on issues of prudent land use and planning,
sustainable development, waste and water management, recreation, and
land reclamation. Through efforts by ASLA, landscape architects are now
recognized as experts and their knowledge and skills are often called
upon by other organizations with common goals and ideals.
4. Continuing Education
ASLA members enjoy access to an ever-widening array of continuing
education programs, each designed to keep the busy professional abreast
of the latest developments in horticulture, land use, CAD and other areas
of importance. Plus, our annual meeting is the industry's leading education
program, with entire tracks and specific sessions focusing on areas of
need including practice management, marketing, and liability.
5. Networking Opportunities
ASLA members are afforded numerous opportunities to meet and
network with peers from various areas of expertise within the profession
at the local, state and national level. For example, members can join
one or more of ASLA's 15 "Professional Interest Groups," comprised of
individuals from multiple disciplines who come together around a specific
topic of interest, including historic preservation, parks and recreation,
and campus planning.
6. Information Tools
ASLA offers it members a comprehensive variety of publications
and digital resources including our comprehensive Product Profiles and
Directory, Landscape Architecture News Digest, salary and practice surveys
and a "members only" section on ASLA's website. In addition, ASLA members
enjoy access to an unparalleled technical library and a paid research
librarian to help you obtain information you need to conduct your business.
7. Landscape Architecture Magazine
If you don't already read it, you should. A subscription is
included in your annual dues. Landscape Architecture is the definitive
design magazine of the industry. With rich illustrations and photographs,
and compelling writing, this magazine is a must-read for tens of thousands
each month who just stay on the cutting edge of design and technology.
8. Discounted Products and Services
ASLA members receive substantial members-only discounts on
purchases from ASLA's widely respected bookstore, affinity programs,
and continuing education registration.
9. 100 Years of Integrity, Respect and Proven Value Behind the
Name
ASLA, through licensing, accreditation, marketing and public
relations efforts, is successfully establishing ASLA as the premier "brand"
which, when seen behind your name, identifies you as a professional of
the highest standard.
10. ASLA Membership More than Pays for Itself
ASLA membership is a proven value. The benefits above more
than offset the cost of your dues-in any number of ways, you'll recoup
your modest membership fees in our matter of weeks, if not days. Just
ask any one of your nearly 13,000 peers who is a member.
There you have it. Ten compelling reasons why you should join ASLA. If three of more of these apply to you or your business, then you should be one of us. Our goal is 100% participation for 100 years.