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American Planning Association

Professional organization representing the field of urban planning in the United States

Summary

Professional organization representing the field of urban planning in the United States

Field	Value
logo	American Planning Association logo.svg
formation
extinction
type	Non-profit 501(c)(3) educational organization
purpose
headquarters	205 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 1200, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
coords
leader_title	President
leader_name	Kurt E. Christiansen, FAICP
leader_title2	Past President
leader_name2	Cynthia Bowen, FAICP
board_of_directors	{{flatlist
key_people	Joel Albizo
(CEO and executive director)
subsidiaries
affiliations	47 member chapters (2014)
name	American Planning Association
abbreviation	APA
merger	American Institute of Planners
American Society of Planning Officials
tax_id
registration_id
owner
website

'Planner's Journal' and 'Plan J.' redirects here. Not to be confused with 'The Plan Journal' .

Kurt E Christiansen, FAICP, President
Cynthia Bowen, FAICP, Past President
Deborah Lawlor, FAICP, AICP President
Courtenay Mercer, AICP, Director Region I
Rodger Lentz, AICP, Director Region II
Wendy Shabay, AICP, Director Region III
Wendy Moeller, FAICP, Director Region IV
Leo Asuncion Jr., AICP, Director Region V
Kristen Asp, AICP, Director Region VI
Kara Drane, AICP, Director At Large
Lauren Driscoll, AICP, Director At Large
Marjorie Press, Director At Large, Focused
Fleming El-Amin, AICP, Director At Large, Focused
Ben Hitchings, FAICP, Advisor to Board, CPC Chair
David Fields, AICP, Advisor to Board, Divisions Chair
Rachael Thompson Panik, Advisor to Board, SRC Chair (CEO and executive director) American Society of Planning Officials

The American Planning Association (APA) is a professional organization representing the field of urban planning in the United States. APA was formed in 1978, when two separate professional planning organizations, the American Institute of Planners and the American Society of Planning Officials, were merged into a single organization. The American Institute of Certified Planners is now the organization's professional branch. Its headquarters is in Chicago, Illinois.

Functions

Like many professional organizations, the American Planning Association's main function is to serve as a forum for the exchange of ideas between people who work in the field of urban planning. The organization keeps track of the various improvement efforts underway around the country, which may include the improvement or construction of new parks, highways and roads, or residential developments. The organization is also a starting point for people looking for employment.

The association also publishes the Journal of the American Planning Association (JAPA, ). JAPA was founded in 1935 as Planners' Journal, and was from 1943 known as Journal of the American Institute of Planners ().

National Planning Conference

The American Planning Association holds an annual national conference that attracts planners, local government officials, planning commissioners, advocates and planning students from across the United States, Canada and the world. Each conference hosts several hundred individual sessions with thousands of attendees.

Chapters

The association has 47 state/regional chapters, such as NJAPA, the New Jersey chapter of APA and the Western Central Chapter of the APA. APA members in the United States are required to belong to a local chapter. Many APA Chapters meet regularly, and most are a source for local conferences and education, networking. Each of 47 local chapters publishes a newsletter and maintains a presence on the web and on social media.

Divisions

To manage the various interests of American planners, APA has 21 divisions. APA divisions offer professional networking opportunities for planners. They also produce newsletters and special publications, develop conference sessions, collaborate with related organizations, and contribute to policy work.

References

"American Planning Association History". American Planning Association.
"Aim High: AICP". American Planning Association.
"Overview".
"Aims and scope". Taylor and Francis Publishing.
"About NPC18". American Planning Association.
"American Planning Association - New Jersey Chapter".
"American Planning Association Western Central Chapter".
[http://www.planning.org/divisions/ APA Divisions Web Page] 21 APA Divisions. Retrieved 29 January 2009.

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