February 2011 APA-SCP Newsletter A cactus in Boston? No, it's not global warming run amok (yet!). It's this year's Sustainable Community Planning Reception at the APA National Conference! Find out more about events, discussions, news, and resources in this month's newsletter.

Come to the APA-SCP Reception at the APA National Conference!

Last year in New Orleans we met at a surfer bar, so it seemed only fitting that we meet this year in Boston at The Cactus Club. Meet and socialize with other planners, consultants, and sustainability innovators at "Innovations in Sustainable Community Planning," the 2nd annual reception of the APA-SCP Interest Group! We'll have special guest speakers, as well as appetizers and a cash bar. 

Where: The Cactus Club, 939 Boylston St., Boston, MA
(across the street from the Hynes Convention Center)
When: Monday April 11, from 5:30pm to 7:00pm
 

We're unveiling our 2011 sponsors at our reception in Boston — make sure your firm or organization is on the list! At a starting level of only $250, you can be associated with the leading names in sustainable community planning. Contact Daniel for more information.
 

We've moved our Facebook presence to a new home so we can better interact with our members; be sure to visit an "Like" our new Group Page. Meanwhile, our LinkedIn site is getting busier and busier, having recently passed FIVE HUNDRED members!

What, you're not our Friend or Link-ee? Here's what you've been missing:

• Establishing community reduction targets
• Career opportunities?
• Networking opportunities with Sustainability & Urban Design professionals
• Sustainability budget cuts!?

• NEA grant application due 3/1: Up to $250,000 is available for community placemaking projects through the National Endowment for the Arts Our Town program.
   
• TNS-Canada wants feedback: Interested in The Natural Step's Integrated Communty Sustainability Planning courses? Fill out this form and tell them what you want!
   
• New book on Resilient Communities: Sustainable and Resilient Communities: A Comprehensive Action Plan for Towns, Cities, and Regions, by Steve Coyle and Daniel Dunigan, AICP. 416 pages, US $85.00. March 2011
   
• Cascadia Green Building Council conference 4/27-29: It's not just about buildings! Join Cascadia for their annual UNconference this April in Vancouver.
   
• Local Economic Sustainability conference 6/14-17: The Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE) hosts its annual conference this June in Bellingham, Washington.

• Help out with a project — visit SustainablePlanning.net to learn more.
• Join the conversation at LinkedIn or Facebook.
• Invite your colleagues to join our mailing list.
• Sponsor APA-SCP through your firm or agency; contact us for details.

PHOTO: Boston Cactus Club (cc)by Patricia Drury