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Full Conference Registration

Includes educational sessions Wednesday through Saturday, refreshment breaks, conference supplies, MAP handout materials, and Thursday keynote luncheon. (awards banquet, Michigan Citizen Planner Program, and mobile workshops are available at an additional charge).

One Day Conference Registration

Wednesday includes educational sessions for Wednesday and refreshment breaks (awards banquet is an additional charge).

Thursday includes educational sessions for Thursday, refreshment breaks, conference handout materials, and Thursday keynote luncheon. As a bonus, Wednesday educational sessions and reception are included. (mobile tours are an additional charge).

Friday includes educational sessions on Friday,refreshment breaks, conference handout materials. (mobile tours are an additional charge).

Saturday includes educational sessions for Saturday and breakfast.

*Student Rate: The purpose of this discount is to make the conference affordable for full-time students who pay for their own registration. MAP recognizes the importance of the conference to give students a jump start on their career.

Enrollment of a minimum of 12 undergraduate credit hours or 9 graduate credits required to be eligible. Please provide proof of enrollment to MAP.

**Regular Registration Rate goes into effect August 28 - September 29, prices increase by $20-$40

Late Fee: Registrations received on or after September 30, 2008 will be assessed an additional $50 charge.

Michigan Citizen Planner Certificate Program

Additional Activities

Session Information

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Wednesday, October 1, 2008

9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Michigan Citizen Planner Session 1: Introduction to Planning and Zoning

12:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Michigan Citizen Planner Session 3 and 4: Planning and Zoning Essentials

1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Ethical Aspects of Professional Planning

Innovative Ideas for Social Equity

3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

How to Inspire Leadership in Your Community

Case Law and Legislative Update

Thursday, October 2, 2008

8:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Opening Session: Creating Vital Communities

10:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. (choose one)

Creating a Regional Land Use Transportation Vision

Do You Have the Edge? Step Up Your Career

Five Year Reviews

Implementing the Grand Plan

Mom, Where's the Big Dipper? Preserving Night Skies

Striking a Balance between Planning and Budgeting

1:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. (choose one)

Boomers- Their Housing Needs Have Changed

From Radical to Influential: The CNU

Mortgage Crisis Hits Home

Private Roads: It's a Two-Way Street

The Real Deal

1:30 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. (choose one)

Michigan Citizen Planner Session 2: Legal Foundations

Does Your Community Encourage Walking?

3:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. (choose one)

Alternatives to the Incentive Model

LEED-ND is Here. Is Your Community Ready?

Local Agencies Take the Lead

Joint Planning, It Really Works

Small Changes, Big Impacts

4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. (choose one)

New Design Standards for Commerce Centers

Myth Busters- Planning Myths and Legends

Friday, October 3, 2008

9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Michigan Citizen Planner Session 5: Plan Implementation

9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Zoning: A 180 Degree Spin

9:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.(choose one)

Urbanity - The Evolving City

The Value of Density: Seeing is Believing

Small Community Downtown Development

Messaging, Mindsets, and the Media

10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (choose one)

A Renaissance Story: Beyond Redevelopment

MSHDA's Vibrant Cities, Towns, and VIllages

The NEW Master Plan

When Form-Based Rubber Hits Reality Road

10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

Ethical Aspects of Professional Planning

2:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. (choose one)

Targeted Revitalization

Roadmap to Redevelopment: A Saginaw County Community's Route

Transform Your Zoning Code

Public Land Use Policy in Michigan

Sustainable Codes: It's More than Green

2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Michigan Citizen Planner Session 6: Best Practices

3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Lingo Bingo

Saturday, October 4, 2008

9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Michigan Citizen Planner Session 7: Art of Community Planning

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