APPI August 11 E News

August 11, 2017

Reminder! Call for Volunteers - Deadlines Extended

Volunteers required for consideration as APPI's nominee to serve on the Calgary Planning Commission (CPC) - APPI has been invited to put forward one non-binding nomination for appointment to the CPC. If you are a Registered Professional Planner (RPP) and interested in being considered as APPI's nominee to serve on the CPC, please send an email to the APPI office confirming your interest and attach a cover letter addressed to the Chair of the Commission and a resume of no more than two single-sided pages to the APPI by August 25, 2017.

Volunteers required for consideration as APPI's nominee to serve on the Calgary Urban Design Review Panel (CUDRP) - APPI has been invited to put forward two non-binding nomination for appointment to the CUDRP. If you are a Registered Professional Planner (RPP) and interested in being considered as APPI's nominee to serve on the CUDRP, please send an email to the APPI office confirming your interest and attach a cover letter addressed to the Chair of the CUDRP and a resume of no more than two single-sided pages to the APPI by August 25, 2017.

Professional Standards Board is Seeking Volunteers to review PLAR Applications

The Professional Standards Board relies on the support of volunteers to achieve its mandate and effectively administer our certification and accreditation services. Due to increased interest in certification, we are seeking volunteers to assist in the evaluation of applications through the Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR) route. If you are interested in volunteering in this role, please contact Nzinga Brown, Certification Manager, at
[email protected]. Click here for complete details.

APPI Edmonton Event - "Financing Main Street: The Metrics of Community Revitalization"

Tuesday, September 12, 2017 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM at the University of Alberta Faculty Club, 11435 Saskatchewan Drive, Edmonton.

Picture for a moment the graphics in any planning policy document. The awnings. The trees. The dog walkers and the bike lovers. While the pictures look nice and the policies feel good - have you ever wondered why it's so difficult to make it all actually happen? Presenters Antoine Palmer, Jarrett Campbell and Chelsey Jersak will tackle all that and more at this session. This event qualifies for 1.0 structured learning unit. To register and pay online click here.

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Continuous Professional Learning (CPL) The CPL activity report letters will be emailed to members who are non compliant for 2017, by September 1, 2017. APPI has sourced other providers of learning opportunities and the links are posted on the Resources web page. Click here. Online Continuous Professional Learning (CPL) Research Call for Volunteers Are you interested in researching and reviewing planning related online learning? APPI is seeking members to assist with this initiative to search, review and categorize by themes or core competencies those online learning materials that would be of most value to professional planners. Click here for this and other volunteer opportunities. Submission deadline is August 18, 2017. Edmonton Urban Design Awards The City of Edmonton and the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada Alberta Chapter invite you to participate in the 2017 Edmonton Urban Design Awards. For more information visit www.edmonton.ca/urbandesignawards The submission and payment deadline has been extended to 5:00 PM, Sunday, August 30, 2017. Click here for the submission form. The nomination form will be available until 5:00 PM, Sunday, August 20, 2017. Click here for the nomination form. The awards ceremony to recognize the winning projects is scheduled for Friday, November 3, 2017 at Edmonton City Hall.

API 2017 Conference - "Nimble Responses, Rapid Innovation" September 27-29, 2017 in Charlottetown, PEI at the Rodd Charlottetown hotel. Registrations are now open. Click here for the conference website. Celebrate "International PARK(ing) Day" September 15, 2017, 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM at Victoria Park, 1st Street SE, in between 12th and 14th Avenues, Calgary. Invitation to Participate - email [email protected] for the application and return by August 18, 2017.

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Alberta Professional Planners Institute PO Box 3099 Sherwood Park, AB T8H 2T1 Canada Phone: 780.435.8716 Toll Free: 888.286.8716 Fax: 780.452.7718 email: [email protected]

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