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ALBANY ROUNDTABLE civic luncheon series P.O. Box 7101 Albany, NY 12224 FOUNDED

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Colleen M. Ryan, President James Dennehey, Vice President Lori Harris, Secretary Mark Patten, Treasurer Paul Bray, Founding President Al De Salvo, Chair Good Patroon Committee Elizabeth Griffin, Chair, Friends Committee Felton McLaughlin, Chair, Nominating Committee Guy Alonge Chris Betts Nancy Burton James Carr Mary Darcy Mark Eagan Christopher Hawver Catherine Hedgeman Paul Larrabee Justin Priddle Marcus Pryor Danny Sanders Jeff Sherrin Ruth Walters Tim Welles

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April 3, 2009 Dear Friend: On Thursday, May 28, the Albany Roundtable will commemorate 30 years of providing a vital forum for civic engagement with an exciting evening reception featuring a visionary speaker. I’m writing to invite you to become part of the Honorary Committee for this historic event. The reception will take place from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. at the University Club of Albany, and will include a cocktail hour and short program to commemorate the 30th Anniversary of the Albany Roundtable Civic Luncheon Series. We are delighted to welcome Jaime Correa as our Visiting Speaker. Mr. Correa is a planner, architect, and professor at the University of Miami, and a respected authority in the fields of architecture, town design, and sustainable development. He is author of Seven Recipes for the New Urbanism, published January 2009 and SELF-SUFFICIENT URBANISM: A Vision of Contraction for the Non-Distant Future. The Albany Roundtable endorsed the ideals of new urbanism and sustainability long before these were common buzzwords. Previous Visiting Speakers have included Stan Eckstut (NYC architect, Battery City Project); Tony Hiss (Project for Public Spaces); Robert McNulty (Partners for Livable Places); Paul Pritchard (National Parks and Conservation Association); Richard Bradley (proponent of Downtown business districts); Ray Oldenburg (The Great Good Place); James Howard Kunstler (author and new urbanist); Jane Holtz Kay (architecture critic, author of Asphalt Nation); Joseph P. Riley (Mayor, Charleston, South Carolina); Richard Reinhart (Buffalo Place); and others. The Albany Roundtable’s civic luncheons are open to the public and typically attract a range of people active in business, the arts, nonprofits, governments, neighborhoods and other urban activities. I know that springtime in the Capital District provides many opportunities to support worthy community endeavors. Still, we hope that you will (over)

agree that the Albany Roundtable – an all-volunteer not-for-profit corporation – provides a unique opportunity for civic discourse by presenting speakers with diverse points of view on timely subjects. Please use the enclosed form to show us that you value the Albany Roundtable, and the role that it plays in engaging a wide variety of people in the business of envisioning our collective future! I urge you to respond by Friday, April 17 so we can list your name on the invitation, and we hope that you can join us on May 28. Sincerely, /signed/ Colleen M. Ryan President, Albany Roundtable PS: If you, your business or organization would like to help defray the cost of bringing Mr. Correa here and other associated expenses of the event as a corporate sponsor, please call me directly at 518-428-9348. I would be happy to discuss the considerations you will receive, including placement of you logo on the invitation and in the program; links to your website in emails, from our website and blog; and/or a reserved named table at the event.