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Save the Date!
2010 Annual Conference
Cultivating Strong Communities
October 3 – 5, 2010
Lancaster Marriott at Penn Square
Lancaster, PA
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Dates to Remember
- June 25 - Preliminary Program deadline for ads, exhibitors and sponsors
- July 26 - Preliminary Program announced
- August 20 - Final Program deadline for ads, exhibitors and sponsors
- August 25 - Early Bird Deadline, Register by this day and pay 2009 rates
- September 13 - Hotel rooms deadline
- September 24 - Final Registration Deadline
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 Preliminary Program
Full conference details are now available! View the Preliminary Program for:
- Main Sessions
- Workshops
- Mobile Workshops
- CM Information
- Special Events
- Post Conference APA Workshops
- Registration Forms
Members are strongly encouraged to register online. Online registration will open Friday. July 30, 2010.
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Main Speaker and Session Highlights
Opening Keynote Session: The Honorable Pat McCrory, former seven-term mayor of Charlotte, NC
Pitkin Lecture - Chris Leinberger, The Brookings Institution
Plenary Session: Marcellus Shale Panel featuring Paul O. Swartz, Susquehanna River Basin Commission; Carol Collier, Delaware River Basin Commission and Kurt Hausammann, Lycoming County. Jeff Featherstone, Temple University will moderate.
Additionally the conference will feature 51 workshop sessions and 9 mobile workshops. AICP members have the potential to earn up to 14.5 CM credits. Members can earn an additional 6 CM credits by attending the APA Pilot Workshop "Planning the Urban Forest" (details below).
The full conference program will be announced in late July.
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APA Pilot Workshop, Special Post-Conference Session on Urban Forestry
The PA Chapter of APA is pleased to host this APA Pilot Workshop.
This workshop qualifies for 6 CM credits.
This all-day session will take place on Wednesday, October 6, 2010.
"Planning the Urban Forest" is a hands-on training workshop for professional planners on integrating best practices in urban forest protection and development into the planning process. It will introduce participants to concepts of the urban forest and how planners and allied professionals can quantify its benefits in social, environmental, economic, and other terms. The workshop will use interactive group exercises to discuss how such data can help influence elected and appointed decision makers faced with significant development decisions, as well as help planners make best use of opportunities to improve the urban environment. It will review a series of general, planning, and design principles for planning the urban forest and conclude with an exercise on forging the strategic partnerships that will advance urban forestry planning goals.
Speakers are David Rouse, RLA, AICP, Principal, Wallace Roberts & Todd, LLC and Robert J. Laverne, Manager of Education and Training, Davey Tree Expert Company
The workshop is part of a larger cooperative agreement between APA and the U.S. Forest Service. For additional details please visit www.planning.org/research/forestry.
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Sponsor, Exhibit and Advertise
Deadline to Advertise and Exhibit Extended to September 3! All ad files, forms, and payments MUST be received by September 3 for inclusion in the Final Program.
Be a part of the largest annual gathering of Pennsylvania's professional planners and planning officials by sponsoring, exhibiting and advertising at the 2010 PA Chapter of APA Annual Conference. Anticipated attendance is more than 500 and the Preliminary Program will reach more than 5,000. Please click here to view the brochure and details for getting your company involved.
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Special Events
Come on out to the Ballgame
Join PA Chapter members to raise funds for the conference. Attend the Lancaster Barnstormers game August 13. A portion of each ticket sale benefits the conference. Details >>
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Registration
Online Registration Opens Friday, July 30, 2010
Early Bird Deadline Friday, August 25, 2010
Deadline to register Friday, September 24, 2010
Conference Rates - Register by August 25 and pay 2009 Rates!
Full Conference Registration - $250
Single Day - $150
Planning Official Single Day - $80
Full Time Student Single Day - $40
All rates except Student increase by $50 after August 25. Non-members pay additional fees. Some events may have additional fees.
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Hotel Information
Lancaster Marriott at Penn Square
25 South Queen Street
Lancaster, PA 17603
Phone: 717-239-1600
Website: Click Here
Conference Room Rate:
$123.00
Reservations:
To reserve by phone, call 1-800-228-9290. To receive the conference rate, ask for PA American Planning.
To reserve online, click here. To receive the conference rate, enter PAPPAPA.
Reservations must be made by Monday, September 13, 2010 to receive the conference rate of $123.00 per room, per night. Reservations made after September 13, 2010 will be at the prevailing standard rate if available.
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Past Conference Proceedings
Other Conference Proceedings:
2007 APA National Conference: "History in the Making"
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