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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify">Hello everyone--<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify"><b>Please share this email with colleagues and friends who you think will be interested.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify">It is our great pleasure to announce that the Green Country Sustainability Forum is hosting a
<b><i><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#006600"><a href="http://lidcompetition.okstate.edu/"><span style="color:#006600">Low Impact Development (LID) Design Competition</span></a></span></u></i></b>!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">The competition is scheduled to begin on November 14, with the finals event tentatively scheduled for April 3, 2014. The objectives of the competition include:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><b>Provide a hands-on learning experience</b> through which design, construction and development professionals in the Green Country area will gain meaningful experience in working with Low Impact Development methodologies that
can be applied to their everyday practices.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-margin-top-alt:6.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><b>Demonstrate</b> to local design professionals, real estate developers, civic groups, and the general public the
<b>economic, environmental and marketing benefits</b> that are available to entities that adopt and innovate with respect to sustainable site development.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-margin-top-alt:6.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><b>Identify and attempt to remove potential barriers to the implementation</b> of low impact development techniques in the area, while illustrating practicality by showing what is feasible.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-margin-top-alt:6.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><b>Encourage</b> through the body of work represented by the entries submitted,
<b>greater use of</b> these <b>beneficial techniques for sustainable development</b> in our area and highlight local incentives where applicable.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-margin-top-alt:6.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><b>Recognize the participants and finalist design teams for their creativity, innovation and application of sustainable site design.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="mso-margin-top-alt:6.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><b>Prepare contestants for potential upcoming regulations requiring low impact development techniques</b> by giving them an open forum to explore ideas and design methods that strive to accelerate the implementation of innovative
low impact development technologies. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#006600">What is a</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">n</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#006600"> LID Design Competition?<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify">Teams of engineers, architects, landscape architects will work together to develop an innovative, sustainable, and economic stormwater design solution for up to three sites in the Green Country region of northeast
Oklahoma.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify"><b><i><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#006600">What are the Benefits for Design Professionals?<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify">As a design professional, the competition will give you the opportunity to network with other professionals, become educated in LID design principles, provide a chance at winning a substantial cash prize in
each design category, and the potential for working with a developer on a future project in Green Country.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#006600">What are the Benefits for Developers?<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify">As a developer, the competition will give you the opportunity to work with and evaluate dozens of different ideas on how LID techniques can be implemented on various types of developments to help reduce peak
flows, prevent flash flooding, drastically reduce infrastructure on site, improve water quality and ultimately reduce overall development costs.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#006600">Why Should I Sponsor this Competition?<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify">As a sponsor, your business and services will be publicized to the design and development professionals throughout Green Country and you will establish your company as a supporter of environmentally friendly
development practices. If you are interested in sponsoring, please contact Graham Brannin, Fundraising Committee chair, at<span style="color:#1F497D">
<a href="mailto:GBrannin@cityoftulsa.org">GBrannin@cityoftulsa.org</a>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#006600">LID Research and Innovation Symposium<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify">The Green Country LID Design Competition Finals Event will be the highlight of a multi-day LID Research and Innovation Symposium that will occur from April 2-4, 2014 in Green Country. Sponsorships will include
some great opportunities for exposure during the conference. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify">To make the Low Impact Development Design Competition successful and to encourage the highest caliber of professionals to compete, we anticipate awarding the winning design teams up to $15,000 in prize money<span style="color:#1F497D">
</span>in each design category.<span style="color:#1F497D"> </span> If your organization finds value in demonstrating that Low Impact Development can provide an ecological and economically sustainable alternative to traditional development techniques, please
consider being a sponsor or partner with another organization to become a co-sponsor. All donations will be handled through the
<span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.usgbc.org/chapters/oklahoma-chapter">Oklahoma Chapter of the US Green Building Council</a></span>.
<span style="color:#1F497D"> </span>Donations used as prize money are tax deductible and may be in the form of multiple payments over time until the design competition finals in April 3, 2014. Sponsors will receive valuable benefits that are listed in the
attached “sponsor” pdf. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Visit our website at: <a href="http://lidcompetition.okstate.edu/">
http://lidcompetition.okstate.edu/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Visit us on Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GreenCountryLIDCompetition/">
https://www.facebook.com/GreenCountryLIDCompetition/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Visit us on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/gc_lid/">
https://twitter.com/gc_lid/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Thanks!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Jason Vogel<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Contact Info:<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Jason Vogel, P.E., Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Green Country LID Design Competition Executive Director<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Assistant Professor and Extension Stormwater Specialist<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Oklahoma State University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">(405) 744-7532<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"><a href="mailto:jason.vogel@okstate.edu">jason.vogel@okstate.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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