APA Interact June 20, 2018

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APA NEWS
Shape the water and planning dialog

Planners and water management professionals face a torrent of water issues — contamination, drought, irrigation, rising sea levels, supply and use rights, and more. Water and Planning Connect, an all-new specialty conference hosted by APA, is your chance to pool resources with peers and brainstorm new, better ways to manage water needs and respond to water crises. Expand your wet network with experts and industry leaders in Kansas City, Missouri, September 11 and 12, as you learn and contribute to the water and planning conversation.
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Sponsor Water and Planning Connect

Showcase your work in water and planning by sponsoring this event! Water and Planning Connect offers a unique opportunity to align your brand with subject matter experts and support APA's continuing education program.
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Immerse yourself in cutting-edge 3D GIS technology

The emerging field of Geodesign is a "must-know" for planning professionals. Incorporating GIS into the development of sustainable systems helps create new solutions to population change, climate change, and other factors — for the future of our planet. Learn more about Jefferson's (Philadelphia University + Thomas Jefferson University) graduate program in Geodesign and apply now for Fall 2018.

NATIONAL PLANNING CONFERENCE
Make NPC19 exemplary

Great sessions are the heart and soul of a great conference. Do you have an idea for a great session on an important, current, or cutting-edge planning topic that would enhance the educational content of the 2019 National Planning Conference? Please take the next step without delay— develop your session proposal and submit it to APA by noon (CT) on Monday, June 25.

Looking for tips on building the best possible session? APA offers helpful background info on session types, formats, and participant roles, plus a suite of helpful how-to's on writing proposals for various sessions types.
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Learn how to navigate the complexities of communities and community organizations — and inspire positive changes on local, regional, and national levels — with a Penn State degree. Complete your course work online, studying where and when you want. Learn more at worldcampus.psu.edu/cedev.

RESOURCES
Mentoring is a two-way street

Mentoring is both an important tool when launching a career and an often-underestimated asset for mid-career professionals. Whit Blanton, FAICP, discovered that mentoring is a win-win opportunity for experienced planners not only to share knowledge but also to learn.
OPPORTUNITIES
AICP exam application tip #4:

Don't miss your last chance this year to take the AICP Certification Exam. Apply to sit for the November 2018 AICP Certification Exam by June 28.
AICP Candidate Pilot Program participants

If you have graduated and are enrolled in the AICP Candidate Pilot Program by September 3, you have until October 31 to register for the November 2018 AICP exam.
Apply for division fellowships

The Environment, Natural Resources, and Energy Division fellowship provides financial support for a student interested and excelling in relevant graduate-level studies. The program offers a $1,500 stipend and is open to second-year graduate students. Apply by June 30.

The Planning and Law Division's Daniel J. Curtin, Jr. Fellowship Program fosters interest in studying the interrelationship between planning and law. The program offers a $2,500 stipend and is open to third- and fourth-year undergraduates, master's degree students, and certain law students. Apply by September 15.
Support the Food Interest Group

Please sign the e-petition to help the Food Interest Group become APA's 22nd division.
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MEMBER NEWS
Ambassador trains student cartographers

APA Ambassador Leny Huaman turned elementary school students in Polk City, Florida, into map makers to teach them city-building skills. Huaman borrowed from the APA Florida Chapter's Kindergarten to Second Grade Guidebook.
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Prepay APA

Does your organization's fiscal year end on June 30? Use all of this year's resources and free up money in next year's budget by prepaying APA with unspent FY 2018 funds. Contact APA's customer service department for details.
 
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LAST CALL
June 22 – Apply to be editor of the Journal of the American Planning Association by emailing Harriet Bogdanowicz.

June 22 – Propose a session for the Consortium for Scenario Planning conference


June 25 (noon CT) – Propose a session for NPC19

June 25 (extended) – Respond to the Comprehensive Plan Standards for Sustaining Places RFP

Banner photo from Visit KC; FIG photo from apafig.wordpress.com; cartography photo by Leny Huaman.
Send questions or comments about Interact to interact@planning.org.

Interact is a member e-newsletter of the American Planning Association and its professional institute, the American Institute of Certified Planners.
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