On June 25th, the APA Long Island Section will hold its annual East End Conference, starting at 3:00 PM, at Long Island Aquarium, 431 E Main St, Riverhead, NY 11901(see directions).  Please join us for our tw0-session conference with dinner and optional pre-conference “Behind Scenes Tour of Aquarium”.  To sponsor this event or to buy tickets, please scrawl down.

PRE-CONFERENCE TOUR 2PM-3PM: 

Behind the Scenes of LI Aquarium

Joseph Yaiullo,  Curator/Co-Founder LI Aquarium

As an introduction to East End Conference, the “behind the scenes” tour of LI Aquarium will start the day by emphasizing the importance of marine life and environmental conservation and preservation.  Atlantis Marine World’s mission is to provide visitors with an interactive and exciting educational experience, and water quality presents the biggest challenge for any aquarium. The creatures small and big depend on it.  Joseph Yaiullo Curator/Co-Founder, one of the world’s most highly regarded Aquarium authorities will lead the group on an hour long journey through unlikely places for visitors of the Riverhead’s Aquarium, a vital part of downtown’s destination creation and draw for tourists.

• Space for the Tour is limited to 20 people, if you wish to participate please send us email  as soon as possible
• Session applied for 1 CM credit

REGISTRATION 3:00-3:15PM

WELCOME 3:15-3:30PM

by Sean Walter, Supervisor,  Town of Riverhead

SESSION 1 3:30-5:00PM: 

Art=Business 

Dynamic Roles of Arts in Successful Downtowns 

What do the arts have to do with good business? The most successful downtowns are destinations with a variety and choice of activities and experiences such as a shaded place to sit, playground to enjoy, history to experience, art to touch and music to hear, food to eat, people to meet.  Art, with its captivating and mysterious allure allows viewers or participants to feel emotionally charged, offering fun and new ideas. Art is a draw for people, a great catalyst in creating a unique environment and a great driver for increasing tourism. It is a “play” in the “live and work” setting. Those who are working on transformations of struggling downtowns are trying to understand the role the arts play in the success of a downtown, and the planning that goes into a successful program.  The panelists will delve into ways this is being accomplished in local towns and how this translates to success for local businesses and in recreating vibrancy in our downtowns once again.

• Session applied for 1.5 CM credit

FEATURED GUEST SPEAKERS: 

Moderator: Theresa Statz Smith,  Exec Director, LI Arts Alliance

Susan Dingle, Poetry Street

Marian Russo, Exec Director,  Patchogue CDA

Pat Snyder, Exec Director, East End Arts

DINNER & NETWORKING 5:00-5:45PM

SESSION 2, 6:00-7:30PM: 

Getting to Clean Water

Planning and Implementation 

Seventy percent of Suffolk County’s households rely on onsite systems (septic systems and cesspools) for their wastewater disposal. Those 350,000+ systems provide minimal treatment and little nitrogen removal.  The high nitrogen effluent from these systems discharges to groundwater which flows to surface waters and contributes to water quality degradation.  Suffolk County has committed to addressing this problem by sewering high priority areas, developing communal systems, and updating onsite systems with advanced technology. The panel will discuss the effectiveness of conventional onsite technology and address the complexities of prioritizing areas for sewering, managing multiple onsite wastewater systems, and paying the capital and maintenance costs of upgrades.

• Session applied for 1.5 CM credit

FEATURED GUEST SPEAKERS: 

Moderator: Dorian Dale, LEED AP,  Dir of Sustainability and Chief Recovery Officer, Suffolk County

Kristina Heinemann, Regional EPA

Sarah Lansdale, AICP, Director of Planning, Suffolk County

Sean McLean, VP Planning & Development, Renaissance Downtowns

Maggie Theroux , US Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of R&D

Mark Wagner, C.E.P., LEED AP,Principal, Water & Wastewater, Cameron Engineering

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It is because of our sponsors that we are able to continue to support planner education and scholarships.  We are grateful to all of our sponsors who have so generously supported our work in the past and hope you will continue to support us again this year.

• Registration Costs: $15 students; $20 municipal, APA members, non-profits;$25 Non-members; and $40 at the door

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

• Platinum: $1,000 includes 8 Tickets, company profile on our website, extra‐large logo and company name displayed on poster board during event, an option to display marketing materials at display table during the event, recognition during the presentation, and opportunity to present for a few minutes during the event.
• Gold:  $750 includes 6 tickets, company profile on our website, large logo and company name displayed on poster board during event, with option to display marketing materials at table before the event.
• Silver: $500 includes 4 tickets, logo displayed on our website, logo and company name displayed on poster board during event, with option to display marketing materials at table before the event.
• Bronze: $250 includes 2 tickets and logo and company name displayed on poster board during event.
• Individual: $50 includes 1 ticket and name displayed on poster board during the event.

All net proceeds fund future scholarships, donations are welcome!

To sponsor this event, please send information (company logo and a company profile paragraph for Platinum and Gold levels) to keiseman@nelsonpopevoorhis.com and mail a check payable to “LI Section” to:   APA – LI Section, c/o Kathryn Eiseman, Treasurer, Nelson, Pope & Voorhis, LLC, 572 Walt Whitman Road, Melville, NY 11747 If using payment by check: please mail checks payable to “Long Island Section” to Kathy Eiseman (NP&V, 572 Walt Whitman Road, Melville, NY 11747) Or- Register and pay now by credit card or PayPal, by clicking to appropriate link  below