Upcoming Events
Save the Date – June 21st Hot Topics in Land Use Law and Practice – 2013
May 14th, 2013This annual event will be held at the Mark Twain House Conference Center, Hartford, details to follow.
SNEAPA 2013 Save the Date OCT 17- 18 Worcester MA
May 14th, 2013Learn from and network with planning professionals across Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut and surrounding areas at the 2013 Southern New England APA Conference led by the APA‐MA chapter. The conference will take place at the DCU Center in downtown Worcester, Massachusetts. If you have an interest in helping with the conference, please contact us at worcester2013@sneapa.org Click here to reach the SNEAPA 2013 webpage for the latest information.
Climate Adaptation Training for Coastal Communities
May 14th, 2013May 14 – 16, 2013 UConn Avery Point, Groton
This intensive and interactive three day training course provides local officials and other interested individuals in coastal communities with the latest information and skills necessary to proactively adapt to the impacts of changing climate. Course modules are taught by NOAA’s Coastal Services Center expert training staff and local partners. You will learn about local climate adaptation efforts from expert practitioners working in Connecticut. Through individual and group discussions, you will apply what you learned in each module to your issues and identify and document the next steps that your organization can take to effectively integrate climate change adaptation strategies into policies, plans and programs. Space is limited and registration is required by April 26th. Registration Fee is $20. Click here for details and to register. 18 CM credits pending.
Recents Events
Leading for Results, A CBI Institute
April 26th, 2013April 5, 2013 8:00 AM – 3:15 PM
Three Rivers Community College, Norwich
We are all looking for, or to be, leaders who get results. This session will introduce you to people who are those leaders. You’ll learn: Consensus building; Leading in a crisis; Building public support; Leading on ethics; and, Facilitation skills, with an interactive session on effective presentation skills. New this year is CBI’s 5 Minute Solution, a brain storming, problem solving session. Plus a great tour of Downtown Norwich. This workshop is organized by CBI- Community Builders Institute - and co-sponsored by CCAPA and the Norwich Community Development Corporation. Click here for more information and to register. 4 CM credits.
How the New Housing Market Could Affect Towns April 11, 2013
April 4th, 2013Panel discussion by demographer, economist and planners sponsored by the Partnership for Strong Communities.
Permaculture for Professionals April 18, 2013
April 4th, 2013Workshop run by a professioanl planner and certified Permaculture teacher, sponsored by Center for Sustainable Living NW CT
Clear Land Use Academy Advanced Training – Law CM credits
April 4th, 2013All day seminar will cover bias, pre-disposition, impelementing and enforcing land use decisions, running a meeting and other topics.
Bike Walk Summit April 27, 2013
April 4th, 2013Workshops on planning and funding biking/walking projects followed by tours, networking in New Haven. 8:30 – 2:30
Grab the TOD Advantage May 9, 2013
April 4th, 2013Workshop by the Regional Plan Association, Partnership for Strong Communities, CT Fund for the Environment and Tri-State Transportation Campaign.
Climate Adaptation Training for Coastal Communities
April 4th, 2013May 14-16 Workshop by CLEAR, NOAA, CT Sea Grant and CTDEEP, 18 CM credits
April 20th – CLEAR Land Use Academy Advanced Training, Middlesex County Extension Office
March 20th, 2013This all day seminar will cover: Bias, Pre-disposition (predetermination) and Conflicts; Implementing and Enforcing Land Use Decisions; and, Running a Meeting and Making a Decision.
April 11th – The Peril and the Potential – Housing Market and Revenue Impacts, The Lyceum, Hartford
March 20th, 2013This panel discussion will consider how the new housing market could affect towns, residents and revenue raising.
April 5th – Leading for Results – CBI Program, Three Rivers Community College, Norwich
March 20th, 2013This all-day workshop will focus on developing several facets of leadership and include an interactive session.
