2009 Preliminary FPD National Training Conference Program

The preliminary conference program (Adobe PDF) is now available. Breakout education sessions are planned for Thursday, April 23 and Friday, April 24. All sessions have been submitted to APA for certification maintenance (CM) credit approval. A notice will be posted to this site when approval of the CM credits is received.

NOTE: This schedule is subject to change, and is current as of  March 8, 2009.
 

2009 FPD Conference Registration
 

Registration is now open for the 2009 National Training Conference to be held April 22-24, 2009 at the Minneapolis Marriott City Center.

There are three ways to register:

1. ONLINE
https://myapa.planning.org/ecommerce/conference/viewConferenceDetails.aspx?conferenceId=85. Online registration is limited to credit card payments only. Registering online will avoid the $25 processing fee for faxed or mailed registrations.

2. By FAX
Download the 2009 Conference Registration Form (MS Word or Adobe PDF) and fax to APA at 312-786-6735. The fax line will be open through April 10, 2009. A $25 processing fee will be added to each fax registration.

3. By regular mail
Download the 2009 Conference Registration Form (MS Word or Adobe PDF) and mail to:

American Planning Association
94343 Eagle Way
Chicago, IL 60678-9430
A $25 processing fee will be added to each registration.

Fax and mail-in registrations must be received by APA by the deadlines listed below to qualify for the reduced-price advance registration rates:

• Early registration ends Friday, March 20, 2009
• Regular registration ends Friday, April 10, 2009
• Onsite registration rates apply after April 10th

QUESTIONS? Email confregistration@planning.org or call 312-334-1250.

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Hotel Accommodations in Minneapolis

Special conference room rates of $130/night are available at the Minneapolis Marriott City Center Hotel and can be reserved through RHQ Housing Services. Reservations can be made online at https://secure.rhq.com/housing/attreg/index.cgi?prid=H09-04-21-FEPL or by calling 877-584-6787.

NOTE: The deadline for hotel reservations is Saturday, March 21, 2009.
Accommodations are available on a first-come, first-served basis.

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Conference Exhibitor Registration

There are a limited number of exhibit booths available at the Minneapolis Marriott City Center for the 2009 FPD National Training Conference. Exhibitor registration is $475 if received by January 24, 2009. After that date the cost will be $550 if spaces are still available. Availability is on a first come, first served basis. Booth locations will be assigned based on the time/date the exhibitor registration is received. See the Exhibit Space Reservation Form (MS Word or Adobe PDF) for information about how to reserve an exhibit booth.

Booths will include a table, chairs and electric power strip. Contact Stephen Kumpf, Minneapolis Marriott Senior Event Manager, 612-349-4099 or stephen.kumpf@marriott.com for information about additional costs for special services such as internet access or exhibit display shipping and handling.

Conference registration is not included in the exhibit booth registration price. Exhibitors must register separately to attend the conference events (see information above).

NOTE: The exhibitor registration deadline is January 24, 2009.

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Minneapolis Points of Interest

Downtown Map

Transportation
Skyway Map
Airport Directions
Light Rail Information and Map

General Items of Interest
A list of tours, music, live theatre, sporting events and concerts to enjoy during your stay in Minneapolis. View PDF

Shopping
Downtown shopping guide and map
Driving to the Mall of America
Taking the bus to the Mall of America
Taking the train to the Mall of America

Restaurants
Restaurant guide and map

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2008 Awards Program Update

We'd like to thank all those who sent in submissions for the 2008 FPD Awards Program. There were 34 submissions in 5 of the 6 categories (no projects in Category 4 - Environmental Planning Excellence). All submissions have been sent to Professor Edward Goetz of the University of Minnesota, and he and his staff have already started the review process. Winners will be announced April 22, 2009.

Professor Edward G. Goetz specializes in housing and local community development planning and policy. His research focuses on issues of race and poverty and how they affect housing policy planning and development. Before coming to the University of Minnesota in 1988, Goetz worked at the mayor's Office of Housing and Economic Development in San Francisco and for several nonprofit community developers in Los Angeles and San Francisco. He has served on the board of directors of nonprofit housing agencies in the Twin Cities, and on several regional commissions related to affordable housing and development.

Professor Goetz is the author of /Clearing the Way: Deconcentrating the Poor in Urban America/ (2003, Urban Institute Press), /Shelter Burden: Local Politics and Progressive Housing Policy/ (1993, Temple University Press), and co-editor of /The New Localism: Comparative Urban Politics in a Global Era/ (1993, Sage Publications).

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2008 FPD Award Winners

Category 1: Outstanding Federal Planning Program
Winner: Real Property Master Plan Digests, U.S. Army
Location: U.S. Army Installation, Worldwide
Sponsor: Headquarters, Army Installation Management Command
Contractor: Colorado DataScapes, LLC

Category 2: Outstanding Federal Planning Project
Winner: International Zone Consolidation Master Plan and Redevelopment Concepts
Location: Baghdad, Iraq
Sponsor: Joint Area Support Group – Central Multi-National Force – Iraq
Contractor: CH2M HILL

Category 3: Area Development Plan
Winner: Area Development Plan for Miller Hill, Fort Lewis, WA
Location: Fort Lewis, WA
Sponsor: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District
Contractor: HDR

Category 4: Environmental Planning Excellence
No entries in this category.

Category 5: Outstanding Sustainable Planning or Design Project
Winner: Fort Lewis Historic Downtown
Location: Fort Lewis, WA
Sponsor: U.S. Army, Fort Lewis
Contractor: The Urban Collaborative

Category 6: Outstanding Collaborative Planning Project or Program
Winner: California Compatibility Handbook/Joint Land Use Study Program
Location: California (statewide guidelines), JLUS covers Beale AFB, Edwards AFB,
              NAWS China Lake, Ft. Irwin/NTC, R-2508 Airspace Complex, CA
Sponsor: Beale AFB, Edwards AFB, NAWS China Lake, Ft. Irwin/NTC
Contractor: Matrix Design Group

Download a PDF of the 2008 FPD Award Winners

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Presentations from the 2007 Workshop in Philadelphia are now available for download.
View a list of presentations and other information from the 2007 workshop.

Presentations from the 2006 FPD Workshop in San Antonio are now available for download. View a list of presentations and other information from the 2006 workshop.