June 17th, 2010 - Advanced Academy Placemaking Event: New Decade, New Development, New Actions
Placemaking
LPI Events
2010 Michigan Citizen Planner Advanced Academy: Take Advantage of Reduced Rate for the Academy--Ends June 1.
The reduced registration cost to attend Michigan Citizen Planner's annual Advanced Academy: New Decade, New Development, New Actions ends on Tuesday, June 1, 2010. The reduced rate is $110 or $95 for Master Citizen Planners (MCP). After that the cost to attend will be $125 ($110 for MCPs), so be sure to act now and reserve your space today. Registration is available online.
A group rate ($20 off per person for the regular and MCP rates) is also available for two or more from the same organization/ municipality who register for the Academy. Two groups have also generously offered to provide tuition and travel scholarships for those who register for the Academy. Michigan's Safe Routes to School is offering $60 scholarships for individual tuition for those who register and attend the "Designing Communities for Walkability" session. The Land Policy Institute is also offering individual scholarships: $50 for tuition/travel. Both scholarships are based on first-come, first-served; only one scholarship per person. To take advantage of the group rate or a scholarship, please contact Jessica McFarland at mcfarland@landpolicy.msu.edu or call 517.432.8800 Ext. 103.
This year's event, sponsored by the Michigan State Housing Development Authority and Michigan's Safe Routes to School (SR2S), will take place on Thursday, June 17, 2010, at the Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center on the campus of MSU in East Lansing.
The Academy features an inspiring array of Michigan-based speakers to provide hands-on expertise on a variety of key New Economy-related topics, as well as offers skill-building sessions in three tracks: Development Review, Placemaking and Green Development. Speakers include:
2010 Michigan Citizen Planner Advanced Academy: Take Advantage of Reduced Rate for the Academy--Ends June 1.
The reduced registration cost to attend Michigan Citizen Planner's annual Advanced Academy: New Decade, New Development, New Actions ends on Tuesday, June 1, 2010. The reduced rate is $110 or $95 for Master Citizen Planners (MCP). After that the cost to attend will be $125 ($110 for MCPs), so be sure to act now and reserve your space today. Registration is available online.
A group rate ($20 off per person for the regular and MCP rates) is also available for two or more from the same organization/ municipality who register for the Academy. Two groups have also generously offered to provide tuition and travel scholarships for those who register for the Academy. Michigan's Safe Routes to School is offering $60 scholarships for individual tuition for those who register and attend the "Designing Communities for Walkability" session. The Land Policy Institute is also offering individual scholarships: $50 for tuition/travel. Both scholarships are based on first-come, first-served; only one scholarship per person. To take advantage of the group rate or a scholarship, please contact Jessica McFarland at mcfarland@landpolicy.msu.edu or call 517.432.8800 Ext. 103.
This year's event, sponsored by the Michigan State Housing Development Authority and Michigan's Safe Routes to School (SR2S), will take place on Thursday, June 17, 2010, at the Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center on the campus of MSU in East Lansing.
The Academy features an inspiring array of Michigan-based speakers to provide hands-on expertise on a variety of key New Economy-related topics, as well as offers skill-building sessions in three tracks: Development Review, Placemaking and Green Development. Speakers include:
- Land Policy Institute Director Dr. Soji Adelaja;
- Guy Bazzani, President of Bazzani;
- Denyse Ferguson, President and CEO of LEAP, Inc (Lansing Economic Area Partnership);
- Barb Fails, Associate Director of LPI's Entrepreneurial Communities program;
- Pat Gillespie, President and CEO of the Gillespie Group;
- Lee Kokinakis, Michigan Fitness Foundation SR2S Director;
- Glenn Pape, MSU Regional Land Policy Educator;
- Warren Rauhe, Director of Small Town Design Initiatives at the MSU School of Planning Design and Construction;
- Dan Rossman, MSU County Extension Director for Gratiot County;
- Kurt Schindler, MSU Regional Land Policy Educator; and
- Mark Wyckoff, Director of the Planning & Zoning Center at MSU and Senior Associate Director of LPI.
The Academy is intended for all Michigan Citizen Planner alumni, local decision makers and citizens engaged in creating vibrant Michigan communities that will succeed in the New Economy. Registration is available online. The fee includes breakfast, lunch, validated parking and conference materials. Master Citizen Planners who attend the event can obtain 0.6 continuing education units (CEUs).
Interested in showcasing your organization at the Academy? Be sure to check out the sponsorship opportunities that are available, including exhibit space.
Learn more at 2010 Advanced Academy.
Michigan Citizen Planner is an MSU Extension program within the Land Policy Institute.
Interested in showcasing your organization at the Academy? Be sure to check out the sponsorship opportunities that are available, including exhibit space.
Learn more at 2010 Advanced Academy.
Michigan Citizen Planner is an MSU Extension program within the Land Policy Institute.
