LONG ISLAND Section

Long Island Section members are private and municipal planners, public officials, and concerned citizens that work or reside in Nassau or Suffolk Counties. The Section offers educational and social events including workshops, panels, guest speakers, and joint meetings with other professional groups. Section activities and events are organized by the Steering Committee. Steering Committee meetings are held the second Friday of each month and are open to all APA members. No additional dues or requirements are necessary to join and participation is encouraged.

Director: David L. Berg, AICP, LEED AP; dberg@cameronengineering.com
Treasurer: Lowell Wolf; lwolf@nassaucountyny.gov
Secretary: Julie Hargrave; jhargrave@pb.state.ny.us

To get the LI Section News, please send your contact info to: jhargrave@pb.state.ny.us.

For general information about the LI Section, please contact LongIslandSection@nyplanning.org.

UPCOMING EVENTS

• VISION LONG ISLAND SMART GROWTH SUMMIT - Thursday, November 13, 2008 - 8AM - 4PM
  Vision Long Island will host the seventh annual Smart Growth Summit. The Summit will address a range of topics including transportation, clean energy & green building, sewers & infrastructure, codes & regulations, commercial corridor redevelopment, community planning & public process, regional planning, housing & gentrification, downtown revitalization, and projects of regional significance. The Summit will provide an update for the regional Blueprint for Smart Growth, which was developed from previous summits. The Blueprint continues to be a platform towards advancing a Smart Growth agenda for Long Island and your participation in the event helps to shape it. Vision Long Island will submit the conference program to APA for AICP credits. The Conference will be held at the Melville Marriott. Registration forms are available on Vision Long Island website at http://www.visionlongisland.org/. For more information including registration forms and workshop details, click here.
• SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE - The Section just announced that Arthur Kunz Memorial scholarships will be awarded to up to three entry-level planners (as defined by APA) to attend the National Planning Conference in 2009. The scholarship will pay for conference registration, APA membership for one year, and some additional expenses. In the spirit of Mr. Kunz, a Suffolk County planner and mobile workshop enthusiast, the scholarship will also fund attendance at one mobile workshop. If you are an entry level planner from Long Island or working on Long Island and wish to apply for a scholarship to attend the 2009 conference, send your resume and why you are interested in an email to LongIslandSection@nyplanning.org
• FORGING A NEW HOUSING POLICY: IN THE WAKE OF A CRISIS - Saturday, November 22, 2008 - 8:30AM-5:00PM
  The collapse of the private mortgage market has devastated communities, particularly communities of color. Public debate has focused on rescuing delinquent homeowners and bolstering the financial sector, but there has been less discussion of the crisis as a moment for change. Hofstra University's National Center for Suburban Studies and Department of Sociology will consider the future of housing policy and community organizing. The conference will feature panels that link an analysis of the crisis to concrete paths to action, and will provide a venue for sharing insights and strategies. It will be held at the Leo A. Guthart Cultural Center Theater, Axinn Library, South Campus. For inquiries:Chris Niedt at Christopher.Niedt@hofstra.edu. To register: www.hofstra.edu/Academics/css/css_conf_112208.html
• EAST END AICP CM PROGRAMS – Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008 - 5:00-7:30 PM
  Please join the the LI Section for two informative recorded APA presentations: Paying for Growth (1.0 CM) and Inclusionary Housing (1.50 CM). There is a $20 fee that includes two presentations and a break for pizza in between ($10 if you only attend one). Programs will be held at the Town of Riverhead's Senior Center at 60 Shade Tree Lane. Please RSVP by Wednesday November 25th to LongIslandSection@nyplanning.org
• AICP CM PROGRAMS – Wednesday, December 10th, 2008- 5:00-7:30PM
  Please join the LI Section for two informative recorded APA presentations: Comunity-Based Brownfields Redevelopment (1.5 CM) and Design Guidelines for Small Townss and Rural Communities (1.25 CM). Programs will be held in the Woodbury offices of Cameron Engineering. A $20 fee includes the two presentations and pizza ($10 if you only attend one presentation). Please RSVP by Wednesday, December 3rd to LongIslandSection@nyplanning.org
• WINTER SOCIAL - Friday, December 12th, 2008 - 5:00-7:00PM
  The LI Section winter social will be hosted by Suffolk County Water Authority. The event will be held at their Administration Office at 4060 Sunrise Highway, Oakdale, New York 11769.
• NEXT LI-SECTION STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING
  Friday, November 14th, 2008 at 12:00 at Cameron Engineering's Woodbury office: 100 Sunnyside Blvd.
   
  All LI-APA Steering Committee meetings are typically held the second Friday of each month.
  Please RSVP (we order pizza) to: LongIslandSection@nyplanning.org

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RESOURCES

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