News and Announcements:

SDAPA 2010 Planning Awards: Call for Nominations! - April 12, 2010 - The San Diego Section of the American Planning Association is now accepting nominations for the 2010 Planning Awards. The APA Awards are presented annually in recognition of projects, programs, and individuals that demonstrate outstanding planning, leadership, service and achievement in over 17 categories. Last year's Comprehensive Award for a Large Jurisdiction went to the City of San Diego for the City of Villages: General Plan Update. The plan went on to receive the prestigious Daniel Burnham Award at the APA National Convention. This year we want all qualifying projects to be nominated. Please take some time to review the award categories and discuss potential nominees with others in your organization. The nomination submital form and evaluation critiera is available below. The submittal deadline is 5:00 p.m. Monday, April 12, 2010. Nomination Submittal Form

SDAPA Awards: Sponsorship Opportunities! - SDAPA is currently seeking sponsorships for our annual awards ceremony to be held on May 20, 2010. We expect a great turnout. Recession or boom times, APA is there to support our membership and to promote excellence in planning. As you glance upon past awards displayed in your lobbies and offices please take a moment to ponder all of the opportunities APA makes possible to honor your achievements and advance your profession. And as we look forward to the economic recovery let’s not forget to lay the ground work for even greater prosperity and success in our profession and businesses. Remember, every dollar you contribute will come back several times over. This is your opportunity to step up and be recognized! Please submit sponsorhip donations by May 7th to allow full recognition in program materials. Sponsorship Opportunities

UCSD Extension Announces Spring Schedule - March 29, 2010 - Eight different courses in the Urban Planning and Development Certificate program are being offered during spring quarter that starts on March 29th. Spring classes include: · Foundations of Planning & the Built Environment · Urban Planning & Development Processes and Functions · Site Analysis · Urban Planning & Development Law (offered only once each year) · Urban Design · Planning & Policies for Sustainable Development · Historic Preservation Planning · Water Supply & Land Use Management (offered only once each year) For professionals who have received their LEED AP or Green Associate status, consider enrolling in Documentation and Processing of LEED Projects. One of the only courses of its kind offered in the United States, students enrolled in this course will have access to behind-the-scenes documents, architectural plans, and USGBC rating cards tied to a LEED Platinum building here in San Diego County. For more information, please visit our website. More Information/Online Registration

San Diego Regional Urban Forests Council - “Healthy CommuniTrees.” The San Diego Regional Urban Forests Council is please to announce that it has issued an RFP for the new United Voices 2 project entitled “Healthy CommuniTrees.” Please take advantage of this regional opportunity to improve our communities urban forests. The application deadline is March 31st. Questions should be directed to Nancy Hughes, California Urban Forests Council, Executive Director at 415-408-3222. Additionally, there is a job announcement posted under Jobs. For additional program informatin, please refer to the following links: www.unitedvoices.org Facebook Page

AICP Exam Training - February 20, 2010 - The San Diego APA section is proud to offer the upcoming AICP training for candidates who wish to take the exam in May or November 2010. This training is offered only once a year. Due to limited seating capacity early registration until January 25th will be open to SDAPA members only. Others may register after January 25th. Coffee and snacks will be available. Register Online Training Schedule and Map

Ethics & Law Training Credits Now Available- AICP CM credits for the Ethics & Law Training held in November 2009 are now available. Enter CM Credits

SDAPA Support for Student Internships - The San Diego Section of the American Planning Association (SDAPA) supports students who are preparing to pursue careers in the planning field. As part of our supportive efforts, we are providing an active employment/internship assistance program which functions as an intermediary between the students and the planning business community at large. While SDAPA does not guarantee employment, every possible effort is made to assist students in pursuing work experience in the diverse planning profession. The San Diego Section of APA will accept and post internship opportunities for undergraduates and/or graduate students who are actively engaged in the pursuit of a career in the field with a planning emphasis. Intern positions will be posted on our jobs page at no charge. We encourage you to participate in our efforts. Please download, complete and submit the form below to Kevin Grant at kgrant@pmcworld.com. Download Form

Planning Journal Submissions Welcome - SDAPA is interested in the expertise and insight of our fellow local planners. We encourage you to contribute to our quarterly planning journal/newsletter to generate discussion and share knowledge regarding planning related items. Submissions may include articles, short essays, program reviews, bulleted sidebars, legislative updates, announcements, photos/images, etc. Letters to the editor are also welcome. Please contact our Newsletter Editor, Asha Saunders, at saundersar@gmail.com for more information or to make submissions. We look forward to hearing from you!

SDAPA Planning Journal (Winter 2010) - Download the latest edition of SDAPA's newsletter The Planning Journal. (5.1 MB)

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Announcement Requests - Please submit announcement requests by e-mail to gregok@cox.net. Announcements should be relevant to the San Diego planning community. Please see sample announcement request. Download sample announcement request.

Join APA! Please notify APA promptly if you change your address. Supply both your old and new address to membership@planning.org or call (312) 431-9100. Download an application.

SDAPA Corporate Sponsors SDAPA wishes to thank our corporate sponsors who enable us to to provide some of the most informative and compelling luncheon topics, workshops, symposiums, AICP exam training programs and planning award programs in San Diego. Our corporate sponsors receive many benefits including free job ads. Sponsorship opportunities exist at all levels and occur throughout the year. For more information please download our menu of sponsorship opportunities (at bottom of page). Our current corporate sponsors are: RBF (5-10) MIG (5-10) Mooney Planning Collaborative (5-10) EDAW/AECOM (6-10) URS (6-10) WRT (6-09) Dudek (6-10) ESA (6-10) Dyett & Bhatia (6-10) DWG Consulting (6-10) Greystone (6-10) Hofman Planning Associates (6-10) The Lightfoot Group (6-10) Project Design Consultants (6-10) PMC (6-10) Rick Engineering (6-10) HDR (6-10) Menu of Sponsorship Opportunities