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Philadelphia Hosts 2007 Gathering of Planners
Philadelphia, the fifth-largest U.S. city and birthplace of the nation, hosted the American Planning Association's 2007 National Planning Conference, April 14-18, 2007. More than 6,000 planners, students, and citizens enjoyed 200-plus conference sessions, mobile workshops, training seminars, and networking opportunities in a city more than 300 years old.
Major Addresses
Opening Keynote
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., senior attorney for the Natural Resources Defense Council
Click here to read what he had to say to plannersPolicy Keynote
Rep. Robert L. Freeman, APA Executive Director Paul Farmer, FAICP, and APA Policy Director Jason Jordan
Click here to read about the current state of domestic policyWorld Planning Keynote
Carolina Barco Isakson, Colombian ambassador to the U.S., and Jim Claydon, president of the Royal Town Planning Institute
Click here to read about the "Bogota Miracle"Closing Session
The Legacy of Edmund Bacon
Click here to read what the panelists said
Press Coverage
Follow media coverage of the National Planning Conference in Philadelphia.
The (Allentown) Morning Call: At BethWorks, planners gain some steely resolve
Philadelphia Inquirer: Next mayor urged to improve center city
The Times-Picayune: Planners question strategic decisions for N.O.
The Times-Picayune: New Orleans hot topic at national convention
Philadelphia Inquirer: Welcome, welcome, city planners
AICP Community Planning Workshop
This day-long, collaborative planning workshop on Saturday helped residents address growing development pressures in the Sharswood community, one mile from the Center City area of Philadelphia. Although largely blighted and economically depressed, Sharswood possesses hundreds of vacant properties that when combined with its locational advantages and community activism present favorable redevelopment opportunities.
Conference Sessions
Conference goers chose from about 235 sessions that offered case studies of the best planning from around the U.S.
Click here to look at the scheduled sessions and read session coverage
National Planning Conference PowerPoints
As a service to 2007 National Planning Conference attendees and speakers, APA is posting hundreds of PowerPoint presentations used in conference sessions. Many attendees requested the presentations, and we are happy to provide them. Only PowerPoint presentations that were preloaded in the Speaker Preview Room are included on this site. Further, several presentations were simply too large to post.
Access is limited to conference registrants. You may view the presentations by clicking the link below and logging in to the APA website. However, you must contact the creators of the PowerPoints for permission to use any part of these presentations, including any photos and images.
Click here to view the 2007 Conference PowerPoints
Mobile Workshops
More than 80 mobile workshops gave conference goers a first-hand view of the initiatives of local planners. They traveled by bus, bicycle, train, and on foot all across the region.
2007 National Planning Awards
The 2007 National Awards for Planning honor planning landmarks and pioneers, journalists, students, citizens, and professionals who have achieved excellence and helped to improve communities' quality of life.
Click here for a list of the award winners
Click here for pictures
Live from APA at the Planning Expo
The APA Pavilion minitheater, Live From APA, featured a continuous lineup of brief, interactive presentations on topics that range from AICP exam preparation to Zoning Practice. AICP and division leaders, publication editors and contributors, hurricane relief volunteers, APA staff, and others informed and engaged conference-goers throughout this lively, four-day series.
Click here for pictures at the APA Pavilion
Click here for pictures of the hustle and bustle in the Exhibit Hall
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