Planning Issues In Depth

Paradise Revisited for the 2011 APACA Conference

By Tricia Maier

Mark your calendars now because Santa Barbara will be the destination for the 2011 California Chapter American Planning Association conference.   Hosted and organized by the your Central Coast (APACA) Section – comprised of San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura counties, – the APACA conference is held in our region once every seven years.  Last held in 2003, our upcoming conference will be held from September 11-14, 2011 at the Fess Parker Doubletree Resort with an opening reception at the Santa Barbara Zoo.

In addition to assisting during the event, opportunities abound for planners who would like to plan key elements of next year’s conference, including researching keynote speakers, conference session themes, special events, mobile workshops, sponsorships, and how to make the conference more earth-friendly.  Consider speaking on a planning topic at one of the program sessions or serving on one of the following conference committees:

SPECIAL EVENTS COMMITTEE

PROGRAMS COMMITTEE

MOBILE WORKSHOP COMMITTEE

STUDENT PROGRAMS COMMITTEE

VOLUNTEER COMMITTEE

SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE

SPONSORSHIP COMMITTEE

Kim Prillhart, AICP the Central Coast’s Director and the Planning Director of Ventura County and Paul Wack,  professor extraordinaire at UC Santa Barbara and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, will be serving as the co-conference Chairs.  If you would like to participate in any way or are curious about the roles of the various committees, please contact Kim at kimprillhart@yahoo.com or at 805.654.2481 and she can fill you in on all of the opportunities or put you in touch with the chair of the committee that you are interested in.

Please join us in planning this special event that will showcase our region…it’s sure to be a good time!

This entry was posted on Wednesday, July 21st, 2010 at 6:27 pm and is filed under: Openspace.