 © Dr. Margaret Drugay Views from the ASDM Patio Ramada |
 © Dr. Margaret Drugay Views from the ASDM Patio |
Activities
Preconference Tours & Workshop
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An Activity Fee ($30.00) will provide transportation, admission and docent led tours at two Tucson attractions.
A bus will make a loop between these places and the Doubletree several times between 8:30am and 4:00pm. A schedule will be posted at the hotel.
The Reid Park Zoo is a small zoo set in a beautiful park where a leisurely stroll takes you past hundreds of fascinating animals from around the globe.
The Tucson Botanical Gardens has sixteen different gardens within the grounds representing a variety of gardening traditions and botanical themes.
- Tohono Chul Park
Tohono Chul, translated as "desert corner", is a piece of the desert in the midst of a rapidly developing urban area. The Park invites exploration and discovery of the Sonoran Desert with its nature trails, demonstration gardens, and exhibits. Your program, A Taste of the Desert, will start in the classroom with a slide presentation on the plants used today and in the past by the peoples of the Southwest. Then you will enjoy a guided tour of this 49 acre desert preserve followed by a lunch prepared of native foods.
The bus will leave Doubletree at 9:30am and return by 2:00pm.
Cost of this experience is $40.00 and will be limited to the first 33 people who register for it.
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A Photography Workshop presented by David Horwitz, internationally published award winning photographer, will be offered from 2:30 - 4:30 at the Doubletree on Sept.15, 2006. The cost will be $25.00 and limited to 50 attendees.
At the conclusion of this two hour workshop the participant will be able to:
- Identify at least three general requirements for taking better photographs
- Name at least two specific strategies for improving their own photography
- Critique their photos using methods learned