"YES WE PLAN! Seizing Opportunity"
September 24-25: 2009 NNECAPA Annual Conference - Belfast Maine
Many AICP certified sessions! Tracks include: The Local Economy, Rethinking Transportation and The New Built Environment.
Opening the conference will be Robert Snyder, Vice President of Programs for the Island Institute. Rob will share how the experiences of island communities inform the development of sustainable, self sufficient communities.
Over Thursday lunch Uri Avin, Practice Leader for Regional Growth Management with PB PlaceMaking, will discuss the future of transportation and transit planning in Northern New England.
Thursday evening the reception and awards will be held at the City of Belfast’s Boat House. The reception will open with a few words from William Roper, President and CEO of the Orton Family Foundation.
And over Friday lunch Michael Shuman, Director of Research and Public Policy with "BALLE", the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies, will discuss “locally owned, import substitution” a case for pursuing and encouraging local businesses.
Attendees will have three tracks of workshops to choose from:
The Local Economy – This track will focus on finding ways to grow local economies from within and develop grassroots efforts to inspire and support community endeavors.
Rethinking Transportation – This track will focus on finding solutions for New England communities to address rising fuel costs and increased vehicle emissions through alternative transportation.
The New Built Environment – This track will focus on new approaches to integrating green and sustainable practices into infrastructure development.
In addition a variety of mobile workshops will be offered including Unity College sustainability initiatives, small scale wind power, the film The Visible Community, Historic Belfast, Penobscot Narrows Bridge, Bayside & Temple Heights Neighborhoods, City of Belfast energy & climate initiatives, Maine Organic Farm and Gardeners Association, and a harbor tour.
As well, AICP exam prep and both law and ethics sessions for CM requirements will also be offered. AICP members will also find CM credits will be available for other sessions.
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All the registration and lodging suggestions are listed here:
http://www.nnecapa.org/resources/conference.php
Since the conference is NOT at a hotel/resort, we HIGHLY recommend you make a lodging reservation today