APA New York Metro Chapter Long Island Section

APA National Planning Conference, NYC, May 6-9, 2017

Application Deadline Extended to 4:00pm Friday, February 17, 2017

This year’s Arthur Kunz Memorial Scholarship application period is open through February 10, 2017.  The APA National Planning Conference is held in a different city each year and this coming year will be held in New York City. The Long Island Section would like to promote attendance and professional development by providing additional grants to Long Island planners.

Therefore, this year the Section is dedicating additional funds to provide scholarship grants to professional planners as well as new planners and students.  At least three scholarships will be awarded to students/new professionals, and additional grants will be accessible to all Long Island planners.

If you are interested in applying for scholarship funds, please complete the application form (download below), and return to the Long Island Section Scholarship Committee at: ArthurKunzScholarship@gmail.com by 4:00pm on February 17, 2017 (application deadline extended from February 10, 2017).

CLICK HERE to Download Application [Application Revised on 1/19/17 and February 10, 2017]

We look forward to receiving your application!

2017 Fair Housing Conference

Fair Housing Issues Affecting the LGBT Community

Presented by the Tour Law Center and Long Island Housing Partnership, Inc.

TOURO LAW CENTER, 225 EASTVIEW DRIVE, CENTRAL ISLIP, NY 11722
Friday, February 3, 2017 8:30AM – 12:30PM

CLICK HERE for the full agenda and registration link!

Join the Young Planners Group (YPG) Mentorship Program as it celebrates its 8th year in the APA NY Metro Chapter. This unique professional development opportunity is made available to planning practitioners of all experience levels and second-year graduate students. The program is free for mentors and there is a $30 fee for mentees to support group activities. There is no fee to apply to the program. Only those mentee applicants who are selected to participate in the Mentorship Program will be required to pay the $30 non-refundable fee. If you have any questions, email the YPG Mentorship Subcommittee at ypgmentorship@gmail.com.

Apply now to be a mentor or mentee!
Prospective Mentors: goo.gl/5wFQbB
Prospective Mentees: goo.gl/3zPjTD

In an effort to provide additional professional development and AICP Certification Maintenance (CM) session offerings here on Long Island that will be most interesting and useful to our members, the Long Island Section of the Metro Chapter of APA kindly asks for your input and ideas on creating and hosting quality and informative programming over the next two years. In addition to the annual Arthur Kunz Memorial Breakfast and East End Planning Conference (traditionally held in late Spring and early Fall, respectively), the LI Section is looking to its members for suggestions on smaller key events/sessions that will provide value to junior and experienced planners working in the region.

We thank you for participating in this brief survey, and look forward to reviewing your input.

Please click here to view and complete the online survey!

APA Ethics-CM Credit Webinar

Wednesday, December 7, 2016; 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

The LI Section will be showing the webinar at the office of Nelson, Pope & Voorhis, 572 Walt Whitman Road, Melville, NY  11747.  Pizza will be served.

If you are interested in attending, please RSVP to Sean Sallie at ssallie@nassaucountyny.gov.  Please note that this viewing opportunity is limited to 10ppl, so please register early. 

OVERVIEW
Smart cities, social media, and online data and tools are all reshaping planning. But what are the ethical dimensions to this digital world? Explore issues such as privacy, access, application, and the nature of information and how it is shared. Get insight into the discussions addressing these crucial concepts and learn how the AICP code of ethics provides guidance.

SPEAKERS
Dwight Merriam, FAICP
David Fields, AICP
Julie Tappendorf
Jerry Weitz, FAICP

Register soon as this FREE event fills up quickly!  AICP-CM credits are being requested.

Click Here to download the full program.

Village of Port Jefferson Downtown Walking Tour

Postponed to Spring, 2017 (Date TBD)

Walk with us! Join APA as we explore vibrant Port Jefferson which enjoys a bustling waterfront and an active downtown mix of expanding residential units, shops, restaurants, industry uses, high-speed ferry, and a waterfront park and Village Center. Learn about the Village’s wide-sweeping planning initiatives including the Village’s 2030 Comprehensive Plan and the Waterfront Revitalization Plan as well as the history of the Village Center and Jeanne Garant Harborfront Park. Mayor Margot Garant will be our guide for the tour. Afterwards talk with us and network at Old Fields Restaurant! Meet in front of the entrance of the Port Jefferson Village Center, 101-A East Broadway, Port Jefferson (just east of the Ferry) at 4:30 pm.

1.0 cm credit pending.

Downtown Great Neck Plaza

Thursday, November 3, 2016; 4:00pm – 6:00pm

Come take a walk and learn about the exciting planning initiatives going on in the Village of Great Neck Plaza as well as the history of “The Original Transit Oriented Development”.  Mayor Jean Celender and The Great Neck Historical Society will be our guides for the afternoon.

Meet at Village of Great Neck Plaza, Village Hall, 2 Gussack Plaza (cross streets are Cutter Mill Road and Middle Neck Road).  Free parking is available in Plaza Centre Garage on the rooftop.

RSVP (required) via email to click here. register early as there is a limit of 20 participants.

Online Registration Now Open – CLICK HERE to Register

Thank you to all that attended the 2016 APA East End Conference.  Please see below to download speaker presentations.

Session 1 – Riverside Revitalization Action Plan

• Panel Discussion (all)

Session 2 – Advancing Alternative Wastewater Treatment on the East End:  Planning, Partnership, Patience and Persistence

• Sarah Lansdale, Suffolk County
• Sara Gordon, Sylvester Manor
• John Cronin, Shelter Island
• Harold Walker, Stony Brook University

Thank You to our Generous Sponsors!

REGISTRATION NOW CLOSED

To register and/or sponsor this event (via PayPal), please see below; or, send a check payable to APA Long Island Section and mail to Kathryn Eiseman, APA LI Section Treasurer, c/o Nelson, Pope & Voorhis, LLC, 572 Walt Whitman Road, Melville, NY 11747 (If sending a check, please also send an email confirmation to keiseman@nelsonpopevoorhis.com)

Online Registration:  $15 students; $20 municipal, APA members, non-profits; $25 Non-APA member, $40 at the door (day-of).

$20.00 APA Members, Municipal and Non-profit employees

$25.00 Non-Member

$15.00 Student Rate

Sponsorship Opportunities:  Three corporate and one individual sponsorship levels are available. All sponsorship levels include thanks in our upcoming announcements and conference brochure and on our website at www.apalongisland.org. Additional benefits include:

• Gold: $500 includes 6 Tickets, company profile on our website, extra‐large logo and company name displayed on poster during event, option to display marketing materials during the event, recognition during the presentation, and opportunity to present for a few minutes during the event.
• Silver: $250 includes 4 tickets, company profile on our website, large logo and company name displayed on poster during event, with option to display marketing materials at table before the event.
• Bronze: $150 includes 2 tickets, logo displayed on our website, logo and company name displayed on poster during event.
• Individual: $75 includes 1 ticket and name displayed on poster board during the event.

Thank you for your generosity and support!! All net proceeds fund future Arthur Kunz Memorial Scholarships.

GOLD Sponsor

SILVER Sponsor

BRONZE Sponsor

Individual Sponsor