Call for Articles – Spring 2013 Issue
Submissions due: April 1 Planning and Technology Today, the newsletter of the American Planning Association’s Technology Division, is seeking articles for its Spring 2013 edition. Distributed to over 400 practicing planners, consultants, and technologists, the newsletter is an ideal way to share cutting-edge projects. We are interested in articles on the following topics: – Planning [...]
Lincoln Policy Focus Report Explores Opening Access to Scenario Tools and Approaches
Jason Lally, PlaceMatters Opening Access to Scenario Planning Tools is the most recent policy focus report to come from the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy. The policy focus reports attempt to bridge theory and practice by providing case studies, research, and other contributions from a mix of practitioners and scholars in a variety of disciplines. [...]
Technology Division at the 2012 National Conference
Division Meeting Technology Division Awards Ceremony and Business Meeting April 16th, Time: 9-10a Location: JW Marriott, Georgia II Join Us at the Technology Division By-Right Session in Los Angeles! Mobile, Open-Source Technology for Planners (S488) Sunday, 1:00 – 2:15 PM Dominick J. Ard’is Other Sessions of Interest This list is a selection of sessions concerning [...]
Social Media for Planners
Ayanthi Gunawardana, Social Networking & New Technology Chair Now more than ever, technology is transforming the way urban planning is perceived by the public and manipulated by practitioners. Grassroots movements to improve the state of cities no longer begin in the streets like the age-old example of Jane Jacobs; they begin with ideas circulated through [...]
Letter From the Chair, Spring 2012
Harsh Prakash, Senior GIS Manager, Chair, APA Technology Division As the division gets ready for the APA conference in Los Angeles later this month, I want to introduce the new membership to our Leadership Committee, and highlight their voluntary contributions of time and talent: First up, meet a new Section Chair – Corey Proctor (@DrkNow00). [...]
Summary of Major Accomplishments – FY 2011
We repeated successful activities from previous years, namely: Conducted the Division Business meeting at the 2011 National Conference to interact with our membership. Participated in the Divisions Council booth at the 2011 National Conference to promote division activities and recruit new members. Solicited papers and selected the winner as part of our “Best Student Paper [...]
Options For Division Webinars
In Summer 2011, the Technology Division led the “Options for Division Webinars” report for the Divisions Council’s Education Committee. The report was presented at the 2011 Divisions Council Business Meeting in Washington DC. This report provided a description of existing services, both external and in-house, available to APA divisions for hosting and broadcasting webcasts to [...]
Letter From The Chair, Fall/Winter 2011
2011 was a good year for our division: In the summer, our division led the “Options for Division Webinars” report for the APA Divisions Council’s Education Committee. This report provided a description of existing external and in-house services available to divisions for hosting and broadcasting webcasts to their members and other interested professionals, and specifically [...]
Call for Nominations – 2011-2012
The division is accepting nominations for the following new Section Chair positions. Please email your nominations to harsh@gisblog.org. GIS Chair: Responsible for spreading awareness about the application of GIS and mashups. Social Networking & New Technology Chair: Responsible for spreading awareness about the application of participatory and handheld technologies. Los Angeles Conference Chair: Responsible for [...]
Letter From The Chair – Summer 2011
It was wonderful interacting with the membership at the APA conference in Boston. On behalf of our Executive Committee, I want to welcome our new members. As the Chair, I am honored to represent you, and share your concerns with APA. These are exciting times at our division as we embark on new initiatives. Over [...]
100 Newsletters on Planning and Technology: A Look Back
The APA Technology Division was founded in 1981 as the Information Technology Division. Richard Klosterman began publishing “MUG SHOTS” for the Microcomputer User Group (MUG) in the early 1980s, which ultimately became the division newsletter, InfoTEXT. In 2006 it took the moniker it currently carries – Planning & Technology Today. Today the Division has nearly [...]
Upcoming Conferences, Spring 2011
American Planning Association National Conference April 9-13, 2011 Boston, MA www.planning.org/conference Where 2.0 April 19-21, 2011 Santa Clara, CA http://where2conf.com/where2011 Real CORP 2011: Change for Stability May 18 – 20, 2011 Essen, Germany www.corp.at American Institute of Architects 2011 National Convention and Design Exposition May 12-14, 2011 New Orleans, LA www.aia.org/conferences GIS in Public Health [...]
Sessions of Interest at the National Conference
Join Us at the Technology Division’s By-Right Session in Boston! Social Media in Planning (S514) Monday, 10:30 – 11:45 am Jennifer Cowley, AICP ~ Stephanie S. Brooks Shana R. Johnson ~ Robert C. Goodspeed Explore the possibility of incorporating blogs, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Foursquare and RSS into your public education and community outreach efforts. Consider [...]
Letter From The Chair – Spring 2011
Letter From The Chair Jennifer Evans-Cowley, PhD, AICP This is my last “Letter from the Chair.” It has been fantastic working with the Division over the last two years, and I truly appreciate everyone who has contributed to the Division. I know that our new leadership will have fresh ideas and our volunteers will continue [...]
Upcoming Conferences: Winter/Spring 2011
Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting January 23-27, 2011 Washington, DC www.trb.org/AnnualMeeting2011 New Partners for Smart Growth and Livable Communities: Building Safe, Healthy and Livable Communities February 3-5, 2011 Charlotte, NC www.newpartners.org Rocky Mountain Land Use Institute Conference March 3 – 4, 2011 Denver, CO www.law.du.edu/index.php/rmlui Web 2.0 Expo March 28-31, 2011 San Francisco, CA www.web2expo.com/webexsf2011 [...]
Message From The Chair
Election season is right around the corner. If you are interested in holding an office with the Technology Division we would welcome your participation. Our Elections Chair this year is Andy Taylor. You can express your interest or learn more about leadership opportunities by contacting Andy at ataylor (at) morpc (dot) org. In this issue [...]
Letter From The Chair – Summer 2010
It is hard to believe that it is already time to be thinking ahead to the APA Conference in April in Boston. The Technology Division is currently accepting proposals for its by-rights session. We strongly encourage you to submit a proposal for a session. The deadline is August 24th. To submit a proposal go to [...]
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Technology Division to Host Free Webcast
The Technology Division is participating in the APA Chapters and Divisions webcast series. We invite members to signup for our next webcast: “Implementing Planning Support Tools: Best Management Practices for Adoption and Use” which will be held on May 14, 2010. Below is a summary of the session. Summary: In the fast-changing world of planning [...]
Fall 2009 Message From the Chair
Jennifer Evans-Cowley, PhD, AICP This month, Harsh Prakash, the Technology Division Vice-Chair, attended the annual APA Leadership Workshop in Washington, DC the weekend of October 3-4, 2009. Division Chairs learned that APA’s Board passed an additional fee on them based on their respective memberships, without consulting the Division Council (DC), a council composed of division [...]
Summer 2009 Message From the Chair
By Jennifer Evans-Cowley, PhD, AICP Thank you to Ken Snyder for chairing the Technology Division over the last two years. Ken is a true leader in technology and public participation. It has been an honor to work with him over the years. A sincere welcome to our newest leadership members. Rob Goodspeed and Stephen Chiaramonte [...]
