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e-Bulletin for 04/04/2013
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See you at the National Conference!
Sustainable Communities Division Events at the Annual APA Conference
Join us for a drink, stay for the strategic planning! We're active at this year's national conference (Chicago, April 13-17) at four different events:
 We need volunteers to help with facilitation at the business meeting / reception. Interested? Let us know!
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Seeking sponsors for 2013
This year’s reception – our first as an official Division – will promote our message within the APA and provide valuable networking and collaboration opportunities for Division members and sponsors. Sponsorships pledges will be accepted through March 29th. Visit our website or contact us at apascp@gmail.com for more information.
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Volunteer Opportunity
Get in on the beginning! The start up of the "EcoMuna" Project needs some volunteers.The plan is to develop a global Web Room with 6+ language capability for sustainable community development practitioners and planners around the world to share ideas, seminars, on line conferences in real time at affordable rates. For more detailed project description, email Sarah James at james.s@att.net.
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What's New on Our LinkedIn Site
The Sustainable Communities Division LinkedIn group has over 2,700 members! Here’s a sample of what members have posted recently.
Request for Public Comment on Proposed Surgeon General's Call to Action on Walking - Give your input on how to increase walking and walkability.
Pick up your shovel, grow a better city - A CNN article discusses how gardening can promote healthy living in South Central Los Angeles.
Connecting APA's State Chapters on sustainability - Has your state chapter been working to support its members on sustainability issues? Are there things you'd like to see done by this Division, or your Chapter, or APA National? Tell us about it!
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New From APA
March 25, 2013 - Carolyn Torma, APA Director of Education and Citizen Engagement, discusses how Hurricane Sandy may have acted as an “educative moment†that cshiftede dialogue around climate change and its impacts.
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Interested in the sustainability of America's civil infrastructure?
Check out these posts and other interesting reads from InfrastructureUSA:
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Upcoming Webinars and other Remote Events
International Society of Sustainability Professionals (ISSP)
Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC) with the League of American Bicyclists
U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)
Community Matters
Common Ground Program
Sustainable City Network
See upcoming events for the entire year on the Sustainable City Network.
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Conferences, Courses, and Other In-Person Events
Penn State Extension
Regional Planning Association
Southeastern Pennsylvania Smart Energy Initiative
International Society of Sustainability Professionals (ISSP)
Living Future
The Conservation Fund - Conservation Leadership Network (CLN)
Congress for New Urbanism
American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE)
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Looking for Funding?
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If you're not already a member of the APA Sustainable Communities Division, consider joining today! Membership gets you plugged in to our projects, gives you access to our quarterly newsletter, and supports our mission to push sustainability to the forefront of planning practice.
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