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Design on the Delaware Proposal Deadline Extended to May 2
Share your expertise, experience, and leadership in the design and building industry by presenting a program or tour at the 12th Annual Design on the Delaware Conference in Philadelphia.
AIA Philadelphia is accepting program proposals for the 2014 Design on the Delaware conference taking place November 12 -14, 2014, at the Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown Hotel and Center for Architecture. This multi-disciplinary conference for architects, planners, landscape architects, engineers, and other design and building professionals features four keynotes speakers, 36 professional education programs, three days of tours and a full day design charrette.
Deadline for proposals has been extended to Friday, May 2. Submissions must meet the guidelines as outlined in the Call for Programs. To download the Call for Programs, visit www.designonthedelaware.com.
Questions, contact pat@aiaphila.org.
Submit Nominations for Great Places
The Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Planning Association (APA-PA) is kicking off the “Great Places in Pennsylvania” Program. Great Places are unique, memorable places where people want to be – not only to visit, but to live and work every day. They serve as a model that other communities want to emulate – places of exemplary character, quality planning, identity, cultural interest and community involvement with a sustainable vision for the future.
For this first year, the nomination categories are Great Neighborhoods and Great Public Places. Specific criteria have been developed for each category. The Great Neighborhoods criteria relate to form & function, character & identity, and environmental & economic challenges. Criteria for Great Public Spaces relate to form & function, unique characteristics, and social interaction.
April 25: Volunteer at Temple EarthFest
Every year, Temple holds an Earth Day celebration called Earthfest. Over 10,000 students and adults attend. The Southeast Section staffs a booth on planning and the chapter. We typically use historic aerials to discuss land use changes over time and how to plan for them. The students (not all of them of course) typically react well to the aerials, trying to identify uses and answering questions on what they would do to plan. (We usually are involved with a treasure hunt stamp and usually have candy, both of which add to the demand at our booth.)
The event will be held Friday April 25 at the Temple Ambler campus from 9:30 AM to 2 PM, although we need to get there earlier, probably around 8:30. The event is lots of fun. We need volunteers, preferably two people at a time for two hour shifts. If you’re interested, please contact John Federico at jefederico@urbanengineers.com.
Job Listings Get a Makeover at APAPASE.org
We heard you.
Since we first launched apapase.org in 2010, the single most popular feature on the site has been our regular job postings. (Shocking, right?) You’ve made apapase.org the go-to place to find jobs in and around the Southeast Section. It’s a service that the American Planning Association, PA Chapter, Southeast Section provides for free as a benefit to our members.
Now, finding and applying for those jobs will be even easier.
March 20: Ken Smith, Larger Landscapes
Thursday, March 20, 6:00-7:30 PM
PHS, 100 N. 20th Street, Philadelphia, PA
Meet & greet reception at 6:00 pm
Lecture 6:30-7:30 pm
THE EUGENE AND MARIE-LOUISE JACKSON LECTURE SERIES
Lecturer Ken Smith is an internationally recognized, award-winning landscape architect, engaged in developing designs for large-scale projects. Recent projects include such innovative designs as the two-mile East River Waterfront Esplanade in New York City, the Croton Reservoir Water Treatment Plant in the Bronx, the 1,360-acre Orange County Great Park in Southern California, and the Museum of Modern Art Roof Garden in NYC. His lecture will focus on issues of concept and craft in the creation of public landscapes.
Fee: $10 PHS members, $15 non-members
Registration is required.
www.pennhort.net/phsprograms or 215.988.1698
Download the flier: 2014PHS_LectureSeries_KenSmith_eblast
March 11: Census Data for Nonprofit Organizations
Event: Census Data for Nonprofit Organizations
When: Tuesday, March 11 | 9:30 to 11:00 a.m.
Where: Parkway Central Library | 2nd Floor | Regional Foundation Center (RFC)
Noemi Mendez Eliasen, Information Services Specialist for the U.S. Census Bureau, will provide an overview of the census and the types of data the Census Bureau offers and discuss how to access and use that data for nonprofit decision-making. Advance registration is required as space is limited; please contact the RFC, erefrfc@freelibrary.org or (215) 686-5423.
Design on the Delaware 2014 Program Proposals Due April 11
Share your expertise, experience, and leadership in the design and building industry by presenting a program at the 12th Annual Design on the Delaware Conference in Philadelphia.
Program proposals are now being accepted for the 2014 Design on the Delaware conference taking place November 12 -14, 2014, at the Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown Hotel and Center for Architecture. This multi-disciplinary conference for planners, architects, landscape architects, engineers, and other design and building professionals features four keynotes speakers, 36 professional education programs, three days of tours and a full day design charrette. In addition to programs that could qualify for general AICP CM credits, programs that could provide AICP Law or Ethics credits are encouraged.*
Program proposals are due April 11 and must meet the guidelines as outlined in the Call for Programs. To download the Call for Programs, visit www.designonthedelaware.com.
Questions, contact pat@aiaphila.org.
Now Hiring: This Week’s Job Postings
While you’re all snowed in, nothing better to do than apply for some jobs!
1) Director of Community Engagement – New Kensington CDC – Philadelphia
2) Managing Director – Impact Hub – Philadelphia
3) Senior Director, Development – Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust – Philadelphia
4) Director, Research & Quality Assessment – Freire Charter School – Philadelphia
5) Director of External Affairs – Cultural Data Project – Philadelphia
6) Project Manager – Fairmount Park Conservancy – Philadelphia
7) Project Manager – Penn Institute for Urban Research – Philadelphia
8) Summer Intern – Philadelphia Water Department – Philadelphia
9) Assistant/Associate Professor, Urban Design and Infrastructure Planning – College of Architecture and Design at New Jersey Institute of Technology – Newark, NJ
10) Summer Internship – Partnership for Public Service – Philadelphia
11) Director of Lending and Training – Women’s Opportunities Resource Center – Philadelphia
12) Chief External Affairs Officer – Opportunity Finance Network – Philadelphia
13) Director, Case Manager – People’s Emergency Center – Philadelphia
14) Planning Director – Bethlehem Township – Bethlehem Township, PA
15) Director of Community Development – Lower Providence Township – Eagleville, PA
16) Planning Director – Borough of State College – State College, PA
Full descriptions after the jump!
Announcing the APA PA Annual Conference Call for Presentations – Deadline February 28
Has your community undertaken an innovative planning initiative that you’re really excited about? Has your firm designed a project that was greeted with enthusiastic approval by your client? Have you recently come upon new solutions to age-old land use and transportation problems? Have years of work finally paid off and you’re just itching to share your story with the world??
Then submit a proposal for a session at the 2014 APA PA Annual Conference, October 12-14, 2014 in Philadelphia!
This year’s conference theme is “Innovation from Historic Foundations“ in recognition of the way Philadelphia has used its rich history and legacy of planning to position itself to be a green, global city in the 21st Century. We want to hear how everyone in Pennsylvania, as well as our neighbors in New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland, is meeting the challenges of today while preserving resources for future generations.