Registration Information

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Join APA now and you'll save up to $350 on conference registration. That could more than pay for your membership! You'll enjoy members-only privileges during the 2012 conference in Los Angeles — including discounts at APA's conference bookstore — with more benefits to come when you get home. Like Planning, our flagship magazine, and APA Interact, our e-newsletter. Access to members-only features on the APA website. A chapter that connects you to the local planning community. Discounts on state and regional conferences and APA publications.

Join APA online now to qualify for the member conference price and member privileges.

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How to Register

Your registration price will depend on which options you choose and your APA membership status and type. Register online and save! A $50 paper-processing fee will be applied to each mailed or faxed paper registration.

A $50 paper-processing fee will be applied to any paper changes or adjustments.

If your APA membership cannot be verified, you will be charged the nonmember fee.

Do not fax and mail completed registration forms. Please register only once.

Payment must accompany the registration form. Registration forms that do not indicate a method of payment will not be processed.

Only one name badge, final program, and conference packet will be issued for each registration. Additional registrants may register online.

Transfer of registrations must be received in writing. An additional fee will be required.

Registration forms must be received by deadline dates. First deadline date is February 16. Final deadline date is March 15. Forms received after March 15 will not be processed. No exceptions.

Registration forms must be received online, faxed, or mailed. No phone registration or changes accepted.

Registrations may not be shared.

Bring a printed copy of your confirmation when you pick up registration materials on-site.

Please note: The e-mail address you provide on the registration form will be your e-mail address of record. APA will use it to conduct electronic voting, deliver member benefits, and perform other administrative tasks.

On-Site Registration Policies

There will be a $10 charge for replacement badges; proof of registration will be required. Overpayments from preprinted business checks received on-site will be processed within three weeks after the conference.

Checks, cash, or Visa, MasterCard, and American Express credit cards are the only methods of payment accepted on-site.

No cash refunds of any type will be given on-site.

All ticket sales are final after March 15.

APA is not responsible for ticket swapping.

Conference Only Rates

APA Regular and Planning Board Members and Speakers

Includes admission to conference sessions, exhibits, and awards luncheon, and Saturday's Not Your Usual Meet and Greet and allows you to purchase tickets to mobile workshops, orientation tours, breakfast sessions, and social events. Rate applies to individuals only, not agencies.

APA Student Members

Includes admission to conference sessions and exhibits and allows you to purchase tickets to mobile workshops, orientation tours, breakfast sessions, and social events. Does not include admission to the awards luncheon or Saturday's Not Your Usual Meet and Greet. Nonmember  students must pay the nonmember registration rate.

APA Life and Retired Members

Includes admission to conference sessions and exhibits and allows you to purchase tickets to mobile workshops, orientation tours, breakfast sessions, and social events. Does not include admission to the awards luncheon or the Saturday's Not Your Usual Meet and Greet.

APA New Professional Members

Available to current new professional members. (New professional membership is available for two years only to renewing APA student members.) Includes admission to conference sessions and exhibits and allows you to purchase tickets to mobile workshops, orientation tours, breakfast sessions, and social events. Does not include admission to the awards luncheon or Saturday's Not Your Usual Meet and Greet.

Nonmember Planning Commissioners and Officials

Includes admission to conference sessions, exhibits, and award luncheon, and Saturday's Not Your Usual Meet and Greet and allows you to purchase tickets to mobile workshops, orientation tours, breakfast sessions, and social events. Rate applies to individuals only, not to agencies. Verification is required; nonmembers who are planning practitioners are not eligible for these rates.

Other Nonmembers

Join APA now. You'll pay up to $350 less than the nonmember registration rate (and save even more if you attend Saturday workshops) and enjoy member privileges during the 2012 conference in Los Angeles. You must pay national and chapter dues before or with registration to qualify for the APA member registration rate.

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Registration as a nonmember includes admission to conference sessions, exhibits, awards luncheon, and Saturday's Not Your Usual Meet and Greet and allows you to purchase tickets to mobile workshops, orientation tours, breakfast sessions, and social events. It also includes one year of APA and chapter membership for the period July 1, 2012–June 30, 2013, but does not entitle you to member privileges during the 2012 conference in Los Angeles.

Conference and Saturday Workshop Bundled Rate

APA Regular and Planning Board Members and Speakers may register for the All-Day Saturday + Conference and pay less than the cost of registration for the conference and Full-Day Saturday separately. A list of morning, afternoon, and all-day workshops appears in Step 4. You must indicate your preferred workshop code(s) on the registration form. This registration option is not available to nonmembers or to APA Student, Life, Retired, and New Professional Members.

APA's 2012 National Planning Conference runs from Saturday, April 14 through Tuesday, April 17. When you register for the Conference, you are entitled to attend all sessions and events for which no separate fee is charged, from Saturday through Tuesday.

When you register for the Conference, you also may purchase admission to orientation tours, mobile workshops, GIS workshops, and special events that occur from Saturday through Tuesday. A number of half-day and full-day Training Workshops and two full-day Management Institutes are offered on Saturday, April 14. Admission to these events is not included in Conference registration. You may purchase admission to these events independently (i.e. without also registering for the Conference) or in conjunction with Conference registration.

If you are an APA regular or planning board member or a conference speaker, and register for either:

• The Conference and a full-day Training Workshop on Saturday, OR

• The Conference and a full-day Management Institute on Saturday — you qualify for a Conference and Saturday Workshop Bundled Rate that costs less than registering for these events separately.

Please Note: Only APA regular and planning board members and conference speakers are eligible for the Conference and Saturday Workshop Bundled Rate. All other registrants must purchase these events independently.

Payments

A $50 paper-processing fee is required for all paper registrations, including on site.

Please write subtotals from each step on appropriate line. Add subtotals to determine total. Payment for registration must be in U.S. dollars.

Method of Payment

Payments must be RECEIVED at APA by deadline date.

Payment by Check

Payment by check is only available with paper registration. If paying by check, enter check number. Make check payable to American Planning Association.

Payment by Credit Card

Payment may be submitted using American Express, MasterCard, or Visa. Please enter credit card number and expiration date on the registration form. Cardholder signature is required for credit card processing.

Changes and Cancellations

If you must change your registration:

Registration changes may be made online at www.planning.org/conference, by e-mail to registrationchanges@planning.org, or by fax to 312-786-6700. Only changes received by APA by March 15, 2012, will be eligible for refunds. APA will charge a $50 paper-processing fee for each change that is mailed or faxed. Please allow three weeks for processing.

If you must cancel your registration: All cancellations must be sent by e-mail to registrationchanges@planning.org or by fax to 312-786-6700. Only cancellations received by APA by March 15, 2012, will be eligible for refunds. APA will charge a $50 paper-processing fee ($35 for students) for cancellation. Please allow three weeks for processing. APA will not process refunds on-site.

Confirmations

If you register online, you will receive your confirmation by e-mail within 24 hours. If you register by mail or fax, a confirmation will be mailed to you within three weeks of receipt of your registration. If you do not receive a confirmation, please e-mail our office at confregistration@planning.org. You must register on-site if you have not received your confirmation by April 7.