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Now Hiring: This Week’s Job Postings

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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

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Feb. 24: APAPA-SE Emerging Professionals Committee Meeting

Are you a planning student, emerging professional, or planner new to the profession? Do you like to organize events like walking tours, happy hours, and educational events related to planning? Then join the APAPA-SE Emerging Professionals Committee!

We will be meeting on Monday, 2/24 from 6:30pm – 8:00pm at The Coffee Bar (1701 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103). Please RSVP here if you are able to attend.

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.

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Feb. 19: Managing Complex Relationships in Planning (1.5 CM credits)

Planning commissioners and planners are often at the crux of intersecting values, demands, and viewpoints and finding the means to keep moving forward (and remain personally balanced) can be a challenge. Gain insight into managing varied and complex working relationships—political, professional, personal, and role-related. The experienced panel shares insights into managing different personalities and maintaining a vision through difficult circumstances. This program is suitable for planning commissioners and planners.

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Early Registration for APA National in Atlanta

Come to Atlanta April 26-30, 2014 for the biggest, brightest, boldest event in planning! Take this opportunity to advance your skills, your career, and the future of your community. New this year are sessions, events, and resources  designed for emerging professionals, including the Emerging Professionals Institute which provide you with very hands-on, interactive, small group access to top professionals.  Register by February 27 to save! For more information, visit www.planning.org/conference.

Feb. 7: Open Access Philly talks at SEPTA

Open Access Philly is a network of passionate, engaged and active Philadelphia citizens, who value civic participation and innovation, free information flow, digital inclusion, and info tech growth. Every month they get together for a series of short talks followed by networking and drinks. The next Convening will take place on Feb. 7th at 4PM at SEPTA, 1234 Market Street. Rumor has it there will be a tour of the SEPTA Control Room afterwards. Register here.

Speakers

Michael Zaleski, Director of Emerging & Special Technology, SEPTA (Host)
Michelle Feldman, Director of Keep Philadelphia Beautiful
Maari Porter, Chief Grants Officer, City of Philadelphia
Moira Baylson, Chief Operating Officer, Next City
Jay Chakrapani, President, CK-12 Foundation (just added)

Call for Presentations – 2014 Delaware/Maryland Regional Planning Conference – Deadline February 10

Organizers of the 2014 Delaware/Maryland Regional Planning Conference, “Planning for Healthy & Sustainable Places,” have extended their search for conference sessions and presentations through February 10. The two-day event, co-sponsored by Nemours, will be held at the Embassy Suites in Newark, Delaware on October 28 and 29, 2014.

Click here to learn more and submit an idea: http://delawareapa.wordpress.com/2014-conference/

Now Hiring: This Week’s Job Postings

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2014 and new hirings are in full swing!

1) Manager of Corporate and Community Relations – Transportation Management Association of Chester County – Malvern, PA

2) Assistant/Associate Professor – Urban Design and Infrastructure Planning – College of Architecture and Design at New Jersey Institute of Technology – Newark, NJ

3) Block Programs Coordinator – New Kensington CDC – Philadelphia

4) Resident Services Coordinator – New Kensington CDC – Philadelphia

5) Real Estate Development Associate – New Kensington CDC – Philadelphia

6) Director of Communications – AIA Philadelphia – Philadelphia

7) Roots to Re-Entry Project Coordinator – Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – Philadelphia

8) Urban Designer – Lehigh Valley Planning Commission – Allentown, PA

9) Director of Community Planning – Lehigh Valley Planning Commission – Allentown, PA

10) Director of Planning & Zoning – Ferguson Township – State College, PA

11) Urban Design Intern – Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission – Philadelphia

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Feb. 1: PlanningCamp!

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PlanningCamp is an unconference about technology and the future of urban planning.

Join us on February 1st if you’re working at the intersection of technology and the hard effort of making better cities — on the technology side, or the planning side, or a bit of both.

Spend a day in sessions led by your peers, exploring new and old challenges. Whether you’re thinking about the role technology in public involvement, increasing equity, modeling, analysis, community organizing, at local to regional scales, PlanningCamp will be an opportunity to go deep into conversations and form new connections.

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March 27-28: Stormwater Training in Philadelphia

The National Stormwater Center is offering Certified Stormwater Inspector (municipal) training in  Pennsylvania.  Designed specifically for municipal personnel the course offers training and certification to demonstrate, for the record, that inspectors are qualified.  The locations and dates for Pennsylvania are:

  • Pittsburgh, PA:  March 24-25, 2014
  • Philadelphia, PA:  March 27-28, 2014

Inspectors who take the course learn:

– how to inspect construction, commercial, industrial  & municipal activities
– what to inspect
– the limits of their authority
– appropriate demeanor
– appropriate discretion

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