APA New York Metro Chapter Long Island Section

Congratulations to Steve Jones!  Steve was awarded the APA Andrew Haswell Green Award which recognizes an individual who has made outstanding contributions to the field of planning for a period of at least 15 years!

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Please note that  the conference has been relocated  to the

H. Lee Dennison Bldg. Media Room 100 Veterans Memorial Highway, Hauppauge October 17th from 3 pm – 10 pm.

All attendees should enter through the plaza entrance on the east side of the building and check in at the security desk.

Please note that there will be no 1:00 mobile workshop.

All other aspects of the conference and registration will remain as planned.

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Nassau County Executive Candidate Forum on Sustainability

      With Ed Mangano and Tom Suozzi

Date: Wednesday, October 2^nd, 2013

Time: 7:00-8:30pm

Location:  Hofstra University

                    Student Center Theater

                    North Campus

                    900 Fulton Avenue

                    Hempstead, NY 11550

 Price: Free and open to the public (please pre-register)

 Hosted by: New York League of Conservation Voters Education Fund and Hofstra University 

Click HERE for Details and to Register

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A symposium by the

APA Long Island Section & Long Island Regional Planning Council

Other states and countries have developed innovative solutions to water and shoreline management.
We bring experts from the Netherlands, our neighboring states, and the Gulf
for dialogue that will help us meet the challenges of climate change.

Date: September 12th

Time: 12-5pm, Luncheon included

Location: Allegria Hotel on the Boardwalk, City of Long Beach

PLEASE NOTE: Parking availability- at the hotel ($25) or on the surrounding streets

hotel: 80 West Broadway l Long Beach, NY 11561, Ph: 516.889.1300

For Long Island elected officials, municipal staff, community leaders, planners, engineers, architects

BECAUSE OF OUR SPONSORS- THIS EVENT IS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU!

THE PROGRAM

for tickets, please scroll down

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM: Registration

11:10 AM- 11:50AM: Optional Bus Tour of Long Beach- Recovery Updates (preregistration needed to secure the seat)

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM:  Luncheon Plenary: New York Rising

The Coastal Reconstruction Program. 

• Welcome:                  Jack Schnirman , City Manager, City of Long Beach
• Introduction:           Jon Kaiman , Special Advisor for Long Island Storm Recovery
• Featured Speaker:   James Rubin, Director, NY Rising Community Reconstruction Program

1:15 PM – 2:45 PM: Session 1- Protecting Whole Communities

Can Levees, Barriers, and Pumping Protect Long Island from Storm Surge and Sea Level Rise?

• Moderator:  John D. Cameron, Jr. PE, Chair, Long Island Regional Planning Council; Managing Partner, Cameron Engineering & Associates

• Panelists:  
  • Malcolm Bowman, PhD , Professor, Marine & Atmospheric Sciences, Stony Brook University
  • Daniel Hitchings, PE,  Vice President, Arcadis US, Jacksonville, Florida
  • Ellen Monchen,  Planning Department, City of Amsterdam, Netherlands
  •  Joseph Vietri, Director, National Planning Center, Army Corps of Engineers, North Atlantic

2:45 PM-3:15 PM :   Break- Networking and refreshments

3:15 PM – 4:45 PM:  Session 3-Urban Water Management, Flood Prevention, and Green Infrastructure. 

How Can We Accommodate More Intense Rain Storms and Reduce Flooding?

• Moderator:  Dorian Dale, Chief Recovery Officer/ Director of Sustainability,   Dept. Economic Development/Workforce Housing, Suffolk County

• Panelists:   
  • Maureen Krudner, Green Infrastructure Program, USEPA, Region 2
  • David Waggonner, III, FAIA , President, Waggonner & Ball Architects, New Orleans
  • Paul van Wijk, Principal, Stijlgroep, Rotterdam, Netherlands

5 pm – Optional networking at the Allegria Bar or dinner at the Allegria or other Long Beach restaurants

TICKETS:

• APA member: $35; Non-APA member: $45; Student: $25; At door: $60

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For Immediate Release – Pine Barrens Historical Exhibit Opens – 7-22-13

Historic Pine Barrens Exhibit on Display Now until September 30, 2013 at the Riverhead County Center, 210 Center Drive, Riverhead, NY 11901.

Exhibit Open at the County Center 8:30am-4:30pm Monday-Friday.

See above Link for more details.

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The Long Island Section is hosting the Annual East End Conference in Riverhead.

Recent experiences highlighted the need for long range planning for community resilience in coastal communities. The session will cover regional as well as National and International lessons learned, with spotlight on Netherlands and their techniques and tools used for raising sea levels and coastal flooding management. The presentations and panel discussion moderated by Dave Genaway will provide an overview of the best coastal resilience management practices, from recommendations by FEMA to those used by International coastal communities. 

When: June 27th, 2:45 PM- 7:30 PM

2:45 PM- Registration starts, coffee served, networking

3:15 PM : Welcome

3:30-5:30 PM: First Session Presentations and Panel Discussion

5:30-6:00 PM: Dinner Served

6:00- 7:30 PM: Second Session Presentations 

Where: SCCC Culinary Arts and Hospitality Center at 20 East Main Street in Riverhead

Guest speaker:

Sean Walter, Supervisor, Town of Riverhead

Moderator:

Dave Genaway, AICP, Town of Islip Planning Commissioner

Speakers:

Dorian Dale, LEED AP,  Director of Sustainability and Chief Recovery Officer, Suffolk County

Christine Thompson, President, Humanity Road, Inc

Bryan Starr, Community Planning and Capacity Building, Hurricane Sandy, FEMA-4085-DR-NY

David Berg, AICP, LEED, Associate, Cameron Engineering & Associates

3 CM Credits Available.

REGISTER TODAY:

Paypal or credit card payment available below:  APA members (also municipal & non-profit): $20, Non-APA $25, Students $15. Payment at door: $30. 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)

SPONSORSHIP AVAILABLE: Gold Sponsor: $250, Silver Sponsor: $100, Bronze Sponsor $50

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

Or- pay for sponsorship now by credit card or PayPal, by clicking to link  below:

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WHEN: Friday, June 21, 2013 – 8:30-3:00 pm
WHERE: Suffolk County Community College’s Culinary Arts & Hospitality Center, 20 East Main St, Riverhead, NY
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

More information HERE.

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The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) is sponsoring a series of workshops throughout New York State to help facilitate the deployment of electric vehicles and charging infrastructure. At the workshop, attendees will learn about  the current electric vehicle landscape in New York State and projects that will expand the use of electric vehicles. Attendees will hear from local planners and installers about how electric vehicle infrastructure was planned and constructed in each area, and what best practices can help improve the chances for success with future projects. Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions of the expert panelists in interactive sessions, and gather information on the latest resources for electric vehicle information.

WHEN: June 18 (Tuesday morning) from 8:30am  – 12:15pm

WHERE: at New York Institute of Technology’s Old Westbury Campus in Long Island, Northern Boulevard at Valentines Lane,  in Salten Hall.

Attendance at the meeting is free, but registration is required. To register, email your name, company, and contact information to info@gliccc.org. Please also indicate the parallel session (Planners/Building Code Officials or Installers/Inspectors) that you plan on attending. For more information, please download HERE.

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