[ApaIllinois] July/August 2012 APA-IL Chapter Highlights

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July 2012 Chapter Highlights 
 Edition 110

 In this Issue

 2012 APA-IL State Conference 

 2013 APA National Conference

 APA-IL Food Drive/
 Networking Event

 ISS Section Update

 CMS Section Update

 The Social Determinants of 
 Urban Mental Health: 
 Paving the Way Forward
 Conference

 2012 Upper Mississippi River
 Conference

 Job Postings 

2012 APA-IL State Conference 

Early Bird Deadlines Extended!
As a special bonus . . . Early Bird Registration has been extended to August 3rd! Do not miss out on saving $50 on Full Registration. When registering please use code: EARLYBIRD to make the most of those year end funds!

Session Titles Now Available
Hotel Rooms Available at a Discount Rate! 
Don’t forget to sign up for Mobile Workshops 

Propose your BIG IDEAS for the 
2013 APA National Conference

Call for Local Sessions Presentations
Submission Deadline: August 3, 2012

As part of the APA National Planning Conference to be held April 13-17, 2013 in Chicago, the Local Sessions Committee has the opportunity to present eight sessions highlighting planning and development in the Chicago region. You are invited to help us by sharing your expertise, perspective, and experience by answering this Call for Presentations. 

Call for Mobile Workshops
Submission Deadline: August 3, 2012

As part of the APA National Planning Conference to be held April 13-17, 2013 in Chicago, the Mobile Workshops Committee is looking to create approximately 50 mobile workshops for conference attendees. Read the Call for Mobile Workshops here. Questions? Contact Courtney Kashima, AICP, Gina Caruso, AICP. 

APA-IL Food Drive / Networking Event

Illinois State Section Update

The May 23rd Central Illinois Bike Summit in Normal was very successful, drew 127 attendees and provided 4.25 AICP CM credits; separate morning sessions for about 30 engineers also included a field trip on bicycles to show how streets can be modified to accommodate bicycles and provided 4 Professional Engineering PDHs.

The 2013 APA ISS Spring Conference, coordinated by Paul Ellis, will take place at the Falls Conference and Reception Center in Columbia, IL. Stay tuned for more details!

Planning continues for Citizen Planner Workshops in Collinsville, Carbondale, Freeport, Peoria, Champaign-Urbana-Danville, Moline, and Bloomington in 2012. Questions? Please contact Phil Dick, AICP, ISS Director.

Chicago Metro Section Seeking 
Candidates for Treasurer

The CMS Board is seeking candidates to serve as the CMS Treasurer for the 2013/2014 Board term. Interested volunteers please submit a letter of interest and resume to the CMS Secretary at cms at ilapa.org by Friday, August 3rd.

The Social Determinants of Urban Mental Health: Paving the Way Forward

Your are cordially invited to attend “The Social Determinants of Urban Mental Health: Paving the Way Forward,” September 19-20 at the Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile. This conference is jointly sponsored by University of Illinois (UIC) College of Medicine at Chicago, the UIC Jane Addams College of Social Work, and the Adler School of Professional Psychology.

At this fall’s conference, we will host professionals in government, the academy and philanthropy to discuss the ways cities impact the mental health of urban residents. Invited speakers will share new and exciting research findings, as well as information about emerging tools, practices, and processes for ensuring that those impacts narrow mental health inequities and promote the positive mental health and well-being of urban populations.

For details and conference registration, visit adler.edu/conference. We look forward to seeing and collaborating with you and your colleagues in Chicago in September.

2012 Upper Mississippi River Conference
Make Room for the River: 
In Your Life, Floodplain and Architecture

On September 26-28, 2012 at the Stoney Creek Inn & Western Illinois University Riverfront Campus, Moline, IL join us for a Conference addressing the best case studies for Making Room for the River: In Your Life, Floodplain & Architecture. River Action, a non-profit organization that strives to foster the environmental, economic, and cultural vitality of the Mississippi River and its riverfront in the Quad City region, with the support of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, proudly sponsors the fifth annual Upper Mississippi River Conference.

Job Postings

Intern - Planning and Zoning
Community Development Department 
Village of Schaumburg, IL

Web Data Tools Outreach Specialist (Temporary Position)
Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP)
Chicago, IL

Planning Specialist
AgeOptions 
Oak Park, IL

Community Development Intern
North Central Illinois Council of Governments 
Ottawa, IL

Deputy General Counsel
Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) 
Chicago, IL

Strategic Planner, Planning Department
Regional Transportation Authority (RTA)
Chicago, IL

Director of Community Development
Village of Clarendon Hills, IL

Sustainability Coordinator
Village of Park Forest, IL

Community and Economic Development Manager
Village of Cary, IL

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