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Conference sessions are listed here as
<br />scheduled at press time in December.
<br />Inevitably, a few sessions will be added,
<br />cancelled, or rescheduled before the
<br />conference. All registrants will receive a
<br />final program of events at the conference.
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<br />Saturday. April 1 3
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<br />AICP Workshop
<br />GIS: What Every Planning
<br />Director Should Know
<br />Saturday, 2:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
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<br />See page 15 for description. Sponsor:
<br />Intergraph Corporation. CPDP: 3
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<br />Sunday, April 1 4
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<br />AICP Workshop
<br />Placemaking
<br />Sunday, 8:45 a.m.-l 1:30 a.m.
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<br />Creating a sense of place should be the
<br />primary goal of urban design. An urban
<br />design strategy that emphasizes a sense of
<br />place creates a publicly shared meaning.
<br />Learn how placemakers provide direction,
<br />create a sense of connection, and animate
<br />space. CPDP: 3
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<br />AICP Workshop
<br />Powerful Presentation Skills
<br />Sunday, 8:45 a.m.-I 1:30 a.m.
<br />We learn by doing, not by watching. This'
<br />highly interactive workshop gets people
<br />involved and stresses the basics of eye
<br />contact, gestures, and voice that can be
<br />practiced even in social settings. Tools for
<br />brainstorming and organizing will also be
<br />used to replace note cards with a single
<br />piece of paper. CPDP: 3
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<br />Planning Commissioners Workshop
<br />Welcome to the Planning
<br />Commission
<br />Sunday, 8:45 a.m.-I 1:30 a.m.
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<br />Designed for commissioners with less
<br />than three years of experience, the session
<br />will outline the duties, powers, and
<br />responsibilities common to most planning
<br />commissions. Learn to develop strategies
<br />a planning commission can use to sustain
<br />and enhance its operational effectiveness.
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<br />AICP Workshop
<br />Site Plan and Design Review
<br />Sunday, 8:45 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
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<br />This workshop will discuss the basis for
<br />site plan and design review, the scope of
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<br />the review process, responsibilities, and
<br />basic principles. Case studies will
<br />illustrate application of the principles to
<br />residential and mixed-use development
<br />through a model plan review ordinance.
<br />CPDP: 3
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<br />A ICP Workshop
<br />GIS: What Every Planning
<br />Director Should Know
<br />Sunday, 8:45 a.m.-I 1:30 a.m.
<br />
<br />See page 15 for description. Sponsor:
<br />Intergraph Corporation. CPDP: 3
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<br />Alfred Bettman Symposium
<br />Is Local Government the Best
<br />Planner and Regulator?
<br />Sunday, 8:45 a.m.-10:45 a.m.
<br />
<br />Knowledge of local conditions and civic
<br />pride are assets that locals bring to
<br />planning and regulation. But, urban
<br />sprawl has led many to question local
<br />government's ability to plan and regulate.
<br />Should the government that regulates land
<br />uses be completely changed, simply
<br />modified, or refocused in some way?
<br />Panelists will debate these questions and
<br />propose answers. CPDP: 2
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<br />Corridor Action Plans
<br />Sunday, 8:45 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
<br />
<br />The Florida Intrastate Highway System
<br />(FIHS) is a network of main roads that
<br />frequently run along downtown Main
<br />Streets. Learn why the state established
<br />FIHS and examine some of the techniques
<br />used to accommodate both the department
<br />of transportation and local communities.
<br />Sponsor: Local Host Committee. CPDP: 1.5
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<br />Empowering Children
<br />Sunday, 8:45 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
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<br />Learn how new technology will transform
<br />local decision making and citizen
<br />participation in comnmnity issues. Play a
<br />CD-ROM game that will teach you to
<br />empower children to understand and act
<br />upon community issues. CPDP: 1.5
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<br />Consolidated Planning/
<br />Coordinating Resources
<br />Sunday, 8:45 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
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<br />In 1995, HUD required all cities and
<br />states to prepare a consolidated plan in
<br />order to receive their CDBG, HOME,
<br />ESG, and HOPWA allocations. Panelists
<br />from Indiana will relate their experience
<br />and sham techniques used in preparing the
<br />consolidated plans and establishing
<br />performance measures. CPDP: 1.5
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<br />Gaming and Native American
<br />Self-Governance
<br />Sunday, 8:45 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
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<br />The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of
<br />1988 authorized Native American gaming
<br />as a way to achieve self-sufficiency,
<br />develop strong tribal governments, and
<br />build viable economic bases. Explore
<br />some of the fundamental goals of Native
<br />American governments and how plauners
<br />can react more objectively. CPDP: !.5
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<br />Neighborhood Revitalization
<br />Sunday, 8:45 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
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<br />This session explores the planner's role in
<br />addressing serious crime to revitalize
<br />troubled neighborhoods. Examine case
<br />studies focusing on comprehensive,
<br />innovative planning approaches,
<br />implementation measures, and financing.
<br />CPDP: 1.5
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<br />It's Not All Base Closings
<br />Sunday, 8:45 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
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<br />Federal planning has focused on military
<br />base closings, but them are olher
<br />opportunities for planning work with the
<br />federal government. Review present
<br />trends for work and how to find it. Gather
<br />recommendations for working with clients
<br />once you have a contract. Sponsor:
<br />Private Practice Division. CPDP: 1.5
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<br />Setting up an Education
<br />Program
<br />Sunday, 8:45 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
<br />
<br />Learn how to develop a public education
<br />program to teach citizens how the
<br />planning process works and what their
<br />role is. Discuss how to identify and focus
<br />on relevant planning issues in a
<br />community. Sponsor: Planning and the
<br />Black Community Division. CPDP: 1.5
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<br />Economic Impact Analysis
<br />Sunday, 8:45 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
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<br />Explore one of the hottest issues facing
<br />local planners and ecouomic developers--
<br />evaluating the impact of a development
<br />project in terms of its cconomic
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<br />consequences to the community. Identify
<br />key issues, and examine what issues are
<br />critical in evaluating a project's costs and
<br />benefits to a community. CPDP: 1.5
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<br />Rural Response to the Big Box
<br />Sunday, 8:45 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
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<br />The impact of large-scale discoont retail
<br />businesses in rural areas is well
<br />documented. Explore ways for small town
<br />and rural planners to negotiate with
<br />retailers as well as use Main Street and
<br />community revitalization programs.
<br />Sponsor: Small Town and Rural Planning
<br />Division. CPDP: 1.5
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<br />Regenerating the City
<br />Sunday, 8:45 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
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<br />Understand the concept of urban district
<br />planning, and identify ils characteristics
<br />and reasons for success. Learn how
<br />planning officials can be involved in
<br />identifying, replicating, and transferring
<br />urban district planning principles to their
<br />own communities. CPDP: 1.5
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<br />Measuring Environmental
<br />Performance
<br />Sunday, 8:45 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
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<br />Governments at all levels are increasingly
<br />establishing measures of environmental
<br />performance. Panelists will explore the
<br />variety of measures being used, how they
<br />were selected, and the goals to be achieved.
<br />Sponsor: Enviromnent, Natural Resources
<br />and Energy Division. CPDP: 1.5
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<br />Convention and Resort Planning
<br />Sunday, 10:15 a.m.-I 1:30 a.m.
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<br />Hear about Orlando's convention and
<br />tourist markets and how they contribute to
<br />the local economy. Learn about the
<br />relatinnship of the tourist tax to other
<br />facilities in the area. Sponsor: Local }lost
<br />Committee. CPDP: 1.5
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<br />Women, Minorities, and the
<br />Contract with America
<br />Sunday, 10:15 a.m.-I i:30 a.m.
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<br />Are Americans tired of affirmative action
<br />programs? Data show that hiring
<br />practices, although improved, vary by
<br />geography and sector. Learn the
<br />importance of early decisions,
<br />opportunities, and limitations to manage
<br />your career effectively. Sponsor: Planning
<br />and Women Division. CPDP: 1.5
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<br />Rezoning Downtown
<br />Sunday, 10:15 a.m.-I 1:30 a.m.
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<br />Denver undertook a successful effort to
<br />rezone its central business district and
<br />surrounding neighborhoods. This session
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<br />GIS: What Every Planning Director Should Know
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<br />ESRI and Intergraph Corporation, the world leaders in geographic information
<br />systems software, will offer hands-on tutorial-style workshops for planning
<br />directors and managers. Learn the basic GIS concepts, planning examples and the
<br />current hot topics in G1S -- implementation strategies, data sharing, the
<br />"enterprise model," and GIS data availability over the Internet. Educate upper-
<br />level planning management to the benefits of GIS and bring enormous benefits to
<br />your strategic operations.
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<br />Preregistration required. Attendance is limited. Rank your preferences on the
<br />registration form on page 39.
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<br />Intergraph Corporation
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<br />Saturday, 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
<br />Sunday, 8:45 a.m. - 1 1:30 a.m.
<br />Sunday, 2:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
<br />Monday, 8:45 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
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<br />ESRI
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<br />Monday, 8:45 a.m. - l i:30 a.m.
<br />Monday, 2:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
<br />Tuesday, 8:45 a.m. - i ! :30 a.m.
<br />Tuesday, 2:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
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<br />highlights the procedures used to
<br />implement the comprehensive plan by
<br />addressing densities, parking, urban
<br />design, bonuses, and sunlight
<br />preservation. CPDP: 1.5
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<br />The Future of Zoning
<br />Sunday, 10:15 a.m.-I 1:30 aan.
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<br />Seventy years after zoning was upheld in
<br />the famed Euclid case. a panel of experts
<br />suggests some new directions. Sponsor:
<br />Planning magazine. CPDP: 1.5
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<br />Recycling Federal Real Estate
<br />Sunday, 10:15 a.m.-I i:30 a.m.
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<br />Study the economic development
<br />implications of downsizing, and develop
<br />effective strategies for reuse. Identify
<br />components of successful implementation
<br />of the McKinney Act, which makes
<br />surplus federal property available for the
<br />homeless. Sponsor: Economic
<br />Development Division. CPDP: 1.5
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<br />Reinforcing the Center City
<br />Sunday, 10:15 a.m.-I 1:30 a.m.
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<br />Downtown planning efforts in Boston,
<br />Denver, and Detroit are proceeding along
<br />different paths, shaped by the cities'
<br />cultural, natural, and historic resources.
<br />Learn how these cities have focused on
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<br />unconventional assets as a basis for
<br />redevelopment. CPDP: !.5
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<br />Neotraditionalism and
<br />Rediscovered City Sites
<br />Sunday, 10:15 a.m.-I i:30 a.m.
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<br />Understand how neotraditional concepts
<br />can be applied to urban sites, and how
<br />redevelopment can go beyond zoning
<br />regulations to convert sites into high-
<br />quality, competitive investment
<br />opportunifies. Learn new design
<br />techniques that increase the amount of
<br />attractive development possible per acre.
<br />CPDP: 1.5
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<br />Preserving Neighborhood
<br />Character
<br />Sunday, 10:15 a.m.-I 1:30 a.m.
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<br />Design guidelines prevent substandard,
<br />ugly designs, but sometimes result in
<br />overdesign and overinvestment. Examine
<br />how a community identified character-
<br />defining elements and adopted a design
<br />manual to protect its existing single-
<br />family neighborhoods. CPDP: 1.5
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<br />Water Quality Issues
<br />Sunday, i0:15 a.m.-I 1:30 a.m.
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<br />Analyze the interrelationship of water
<br />resource planning and land-use planning,
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