Washington, D.C., Sept. 20, 2012 – ASLA and ValleyCrest will be hosting a tweetup during the 2012 Annual Meeting and EXPO. The event will be by the tweet board in the ASLA Commons area of the EXPO at the Phoenix Convention Center, Sunday, Sept. 30, 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.

A tweetup is simply a meet-up for Twitter, where attendees come together to talk about social media and meet others who tweet about similar topics. At the event, ASLA and ValleyCrest will host a conversation about the meeting via Twitter. For those who are new to Twitter or simply want a refresher, ValleyCrest will offer Twitter training during the event to teach participants about hashtags, Twitter chats, adding photos and more.

For those who cannot attend the event in person, ASLA and ValleyCrest invite anyone to participate via Twitter by following #landscapechat and #ASLA2012 and joining the conversation. Leading up to the tweetup, follow ASLA on twitter at @landarchitects for more updates.

The ASLA Annual Meeting and EXPO attracts an estimated 5,000 attendees and is the world’s largest annual gathering of landscape architecture professionals and students. With the theme “Beyond Boundaries: Design, Leadership and Community,” the 2012 event features more than 135 education sessions, workshops, and field sessions, and provides attendees with up to 21 Professional Development Hours. The exposition will include the latest products and services from over 450 exhibitors.

About ASLA

Founded in 1899, ASLA is the national professional association for landscape architects, representing nearly 16,000 members in 48 professional chapters and 76 student chapters. The Society's mission is to lead, to educate and to participate in the careful stewardship, wise planning and artful design of our cultural and natural environments. Members of the Society use their “ASLA” suffix after their names to denote membership and their commitment to the highest ethical standards of the profession. Learn more about landscape architecture online at www.asla.org.