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Get Involved in AICP Early!

September 13, 2017 / APAPA-SE / Comments Off

Are you a planning student or recent graduate? APA has a new opportunity for you!

If you are in or have recently graduated from a program accredited by the Planning Accreditation Board (PAB), you can join the AICP Candidate Pilot Program, starting in November 2017.

The new AICP Candidate Pilot Program provides a path to start the process to earn the prestigious AICP Certification earlier. Join the program and sit for the AICP Certification Exam after you graduate, when you’re still in the test-taking mindset.

The criteria to become AICP remain the same, but the order of the steps changes.

Category: Education / Tags: about, AICP, Education, Emerging Professionals, ethics, mentoring

Aug. 30: Social Justice & Public Health (2 AICP CM Ethics Credits)

August 7, 2017 / Kate Raman / Comments Off

Principles to Which We Aspire: Social Justice & Public Health (2 AICP CM Ethics Credits)
Wednesday, August 30, 2017
9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Registration/Light breakfast at 8:30 AM

Planners have a unique charge to make policy decisions with the welfare of citizens in mind. The “Principles to which we Aspire” section of the ethics code sets the standard for how planners to work toward a more just future. This lecture will cover how three planners have worked to:

Seek social justice by working to expand choice and opportunity for all persons
Recognize a special responsibility to plan for the needs of the disadvantaged and to promote racial and economic integration and urge the alteration of policies, institutions, and decisions that oppose such needs.
Provide citizens the opportunity to have a meaningful impact on the development of plans and programs that may affect them.

Speakers:

Lisa Servon, Professor and Department Chair, City Planning, University of Pennsylvania
Amanda Wagner, MCP, MGA, Get Healthy Philly
Caroline Harries, AICP, Associate Director, The Food Trust

Category: Upcoming Events / Tags: certification maintenance, DVRPC, ethics, events, Philadelphia, resources

June 1: Just Beneath the Surface

May 16, 2017 / APAPA-SE / Comments Off

The fate of Philadelphia’s cemeteries and burial places has been headline news several times in recent years. Join the Philadelphia Archaeological Forum and representatives from the Pennsylvania State Historic Preservation Office and city agencies for a discussion of the legal and ethical issues surrounding burial places in and around Philadelphia.

June 1, 2017
6:00-8:00PM

Arch Street Meeting House
320 Arch St., Philadelphia

For more information:
www.phillyarchaeology.net | phillyarchaeology@gmail.com

Category: Upcoming Events / Tags: ethics, events, law, Philadelphia, resources

Nov. 5: Health Equity and Planning Ethics (1.5 CM Ethics)

October 20, 2014 / Christina Arlt / Comments Off

Equity and ethics are not identical, but they do intersect. Listen as AICP planners and allied health professionals probe this important topic. How is health equity being addressed, and how does it relate to planning? What ethical codes do public health professionals follow, and where’s the intersection with planning ethics? Examine the role equity plays in various ethical frameworks and find out how communities and planners are taking on health equity.

This event offers 1.5 AICP CM Ethics credits.

Category: Upcoming Events / Tags: certification maintenance, ethics, events, resources

Planning Ethics in Action

November 19, 2013 / Susan Elks / Comments Off

APA has recently started a planning ethics blog: http://blogs.planning.org/ethics/

The blog is designed to highlight common ethical traps, provide memorable illustrations, and provide a platform for regular review and discussion of the AICP Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct, with particular focus on the Ethics Case of the Year. Discussion of ethics case studies should begin in late November 2013. If you are a member of AICP, the blog should be a periodic stop to revisit ethical issues. If you aren’t AICP, the blog will also touch on APA’s Principles, which are relevant to all citizen and professional planners.

Category: General / Tags: about, ethics, resources

Ethics and Law CM at Design on the Delaware

October 20, 2013 / APAPA-SE / Comments Off

Planners can earn both their Ethics and Law AICP CM at Design on the Delaware conference October 29 – November 1 in Philadelphia.

The conference, in its 11^th year, offers 23 AICP CM accredited programs in addition to the ethics and law courses. Programs cover a range of planning topics including form based zoning, campus planning, Skyplane regulations, SITES rating system, and numerous programs focused on urban and suburban projects. Planners can earn up to 25 AICP CM at the conference.

Category: Upcoming Events / Tags: certification maintenance, Design on the Delaware, ethics, events, law, resources

Ethics and Law CM Credits at Design on the Delaware

September 16, 2013 / APAPA-SE / Comments Off

Planners can earn both their Ethics and Law AICP CM at Design on the Delaware conference October 29 – November 1 in Philadelphia.

APA members are entitled to the discounted member registration. Registration for October 29 & 30 is just $265. October 31 and November 1 programs are individually priced ranging from $25 to $50. The early discount registration fee ends midnight, October 4. Go to www.designonthedelaware.com for a complete conference schedule and registration.

Category: Upcoming Events / Tags: certification maintenance, Design on the Delaware, ethics, events, law, resources

Oct. 9: Planning Ethics and the Law — 1.5 CM Ethics Credits!

September 8, 2013 / Christina Arlt / Comments Off

DVRPC’s Municipal Outreach program will be showing an APA audio/web conference in DVRPC’s Main Conference Room on Wednesday, October 9, 2013. The event is free to attend, but you must register in advance to attend: http://dvrpc.ticketleap.com/. Please note: you must attend the event in person; you cannot watch from your desk.

Sometimes “ethical” planning decisions run afoul of the law, but why? How does a court’s perspective on ethics differ from a planner’s? Broaden your understanding of ethics (and the AICP Code of Ethics) and learn how cases have been decided. Examine what standards the law uses to judge ethical behavior. This program is fast and informative. Hear from individuals who closely follow legal developments and from colleagues on the front lines as this important subject is examined.

Category: Upcoming Events / Tags: certification maintenance, DVRPC, ethics, events, resources