1909 – 2109: Sustaining the Lasting Value of American Planning

May 21, 2009   2:00 pm - 6:15 pm

On May 21-22, 1909, forty-three planners met in Washington, D.C. at the first National Planning Conference.  This event is considered to be the birth of the planning movement in America.  On Thursday, May 21, the National Building Museum and the American Planning Association recognize the 100th anniversary of this 1909 conference in a symposium that looks at the past, present, and future of planning.

The symposium, 1909 – 2109: Sustaining the Lasting Value of American Planning, brings together federal officials, planners, academics, and grass-roots advocates who  will focus on the achievements of America’s first 100 years of planning and designing sustainable communities.  They will explore today’s planning challenges and present solutions for designing the next 100 years of green communities, and how citizens can effect social and environmental change in their neighborhoods, while providing real world solutions and advocacy. 4.0 LU (AIA) / 4.0 CM (AICP) / 4.0 CE (ASLA) View the symposium's printed program.

Watch the Symposium. AICP members may receive Certification Maintenance credit for viewing these videos. To receive CM credit, AICP members must watch all four parts of the symposium video in full, then complete an evaluation of the video.

Confirmed speakers include:
Her Excellency Carolina Barco, Colombia's Ambassador to the United States
Eugenie Birch, Co-Director for the Penn Institute for Urban Research and Professor and Chair of the Department of City and Regional Planning
Adolfo Carrión, Jr., Director of the White House Office of Urban Affairs
Megan J. Cummings, AICP, Transportation Planner, Gorove/Slade Associates, Inc.
Robert Fishman, Professor of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Michigan
David R. Godschalk, FAICP, Professor, Department of City and Regional Planning, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Steven McCullough, President and CEO, Bethel New Life, Inc.
Chris Silver, Dean, College of Design, Construction & Planning, University of Florida
Moderated by Elinor Bacon, President, E.R. Bacon Development

1909 - 2109: Sustaining the Lasting Value of American Planning is co-presented by the National Building Museum and the American Planning Association as part of the Green Community exhibition. 

Continuing Education Credits: 4.0 LU (AIA) / 4.0 CM (AICP) / 4.0 CE (ASLA)

Members: $20.00
Students: $FREE
Public: $35.00

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