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This Week!: SketchUp Training With Adam Tecza

December 10, 2012 / Abigail Poses / Comments Off

Join APAPASE on Thursday December 13th from 5:30-7:30 at DVRPC (190 N. Indepdence Mall West, 8th Floor) for a training on how to use SketchUp, the 3D modelling program. The session will be taught by Adam Tecza of Group Melvin Design.

The training will provide real world examples of how the program can be useful for planning professionals and will include a follow-along demonstration of SketchUp tools needed to produce visually interesting yet informative graphics. The training will cover the basic drawing tools; how to create basic building/structural massing; how to add architectural details; and, how to integrate Google SketchUp with Google Earth, among others.

Registration is limited to 18 people and is $20/person. Light refreshments will be provided.

To register, click on the link: http://sketchupapapase.eventbrite.com

All participants MUST:

Bring their own laptop with SketchUp already downloaded onto it (go to http://sketchup.google.com/download/ for the free download)
Bring an external mouse

Category: Upcoming Events / Tags: events, resources, urban design

Now Hiring: This Week’s Job Postings

November 30, 2012 / APAPA-SE / Comments Off

Hiring tends to slow a bit toward the end of the year, but here’s a batch before we head into December:

1) Farm to Families Intern – New Kensington CDC – Philadelphia

2) Neighborhood Conditions Survey Intern – New Kensington CDC – Philadelphia

3) Data Analyst, PolicyMap – The Reinvestment Fund – Philadelphia

4) Senior Long Range Planner – SEPTA – Philadelphia

5) Chief Operating Officer – COSA – Committee on Sustainability Assessment – Philadelphia

6) Program Manager – Institute for the Development of African-American Youth, Inc.- DON’T FALL DOWN IN THE HOOD PROGRAM (@ Temple University) – Philadelphia

7) City Planner – Sci-Tek Consultants Inc. – Philadelphia

8) Senior Aviation Planner – Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission – PhiladelphiaJob Category Transportation Planning

9) Urban Planning, Urban Design, or Architecture Blogger – Global Site Plans – your house

10) The Grid Assistant Blog Editor – Global Site Plans – your house

11) Planner – Hurley Franks & Associates – Philadelphia

12) Development Director – Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia – Philadelphia

Full descriptions after the jump!

Category: General / Tags: jobs, resources

Dec. 13: SketchUp Training

November 30, 2012 / Abigail Poses / Comments Off

Registration is limited to 18 people and is $20/person. Light refreshments will be provided.

To register, click on the link: http://sketchupapapase.eventbrite.com

All participants MUST:

Bring their own laptop with SketchUp already downloaded onto it (go to http://sketchup.google.com/download/ for the free download)
Bring an external mouse

Category: Upcoming Events / Tags: events, resources, urban design

Deadline This Week!: APAPA Announces $2K Professional Development Scholarship

November 28, 2012 / Susan Elks / Comments Off

APAPA is proud to announce that through the generosity of Jerry S. Walls, FAICP, a new professional development award is available. Applications are being accepted through November 30. The Jerry S. Walls, FAICP Planning Professional Development Award encourages the pursuit of professional development, and one scholarship in the amount of $2,000.00 will be awarded this year to a Pennsylvania applicant who:

– demonstrates commitment in the field of community planning,
– involvement in public sector planning, and
– a desire to enhance their expertise and/or develop new skills.

A variety of training or coursework is eligible under the guidelines, so if you’ve been putting off classes to brush-up on your GIS skills or wondering how to pay for an APA Planners Training Service workshop – this is your opportunity! Details on the application process are available for download after the jump. Requirements include a resume and a narrative explaining what the funding would be used for and how you fit the guidelines. Recommendations and supporting documents are optional.

Download: 526_JerryWallsPlanningAward092812

Category: General / Tags: resources

Jan. 14-17: Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA) Organic Land Care Program Comes to Philadelphia

November 20, 2012 / APAPA-SE / Comments Off

The NOFA Organic Land Care Program will hold its first accreditation course in the Philadelphia region, co-sponsored by the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society.

A new market opportunity is growing for land care professionals. The growing awareness of the hazards of pesticides and subsequent legislation prohibiting pesticide use makes a thorough knowledge of organic garden and landscape care a must for industry insiders. Landscaping professionals, landscape architects, master horticulturists, business owners, environmental educators and others are invited to participate in this 4-day, 30-hour course which teaches the principles of organic land care design and maintenance.

The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society

100 N. 20th Street – 5th Floor

Philadelphia, PA 19103

January 14-17, 2013

Registration is not yet open, but please e-mail kristiane@ctnofa.org for more information. The course fee is $550; group discount and payment plan options are available. Each day runs from 8:00am – 5:00pm, includes catered lunch, and two 15-minute breaks. An optional accreditation exam will be given at the conclusion of the course. Those who pass the exam can become NOFA Accredited Organic Land Care Professionals. Additional information can be found at http://www.organiclandcare.net/

Category: Upcoming Events / Tags: environment and sustainability, events, resources

Read the 2012 Student Scholarship Award-Winning Papers

November 19, 2012 / APAPA-SE / Comments Off

This first place team from the University of Pennsylvania received an award for its proposal for Cobbs Creek.

The APA-PA Southeast Section council proudly announces the 2012 Student Scholarship awards. Over the past seven years, the Section has awarded nearly $10,000 to graduate students studying planning at our local universities. Each year, the quantity and quality of these papers has risen. Of the dozen or so papers submitted this year, three submissions received the award …and the competition was stiff. Please read the works of young planners and experience their levels of expertise and professionalism.

Category: Education / Tags: students