How do we engage planners, students, public officials, residents and others in planning for and with Black communities to create sustainable outcomes that rise above conflicted struggles and which generate resourceful opportunities and superior results? Since 1980, the Planning and the Black Community Division (PBCD) of the American Planning Association (APA) has undertaken the responsibility of answering this question and to cultivate leadership, support scholarship, embrace history, offer professional development, preserve self determination, and build common interests and networks to strengthen planning in underserved Black communities. From April 7-9, 2010 in New Orleans at the Bourbon Orleans Hotel, PBCD will celebrate its 30th Year Anniversary as an organization dedicated to advancing this agenda. Will you join us? www.regonline.com/PBCD2010Conference

CONFERENCE PROGRAM INCLUDES:

Wednesday, April 7, 2010:
• MovieTalkPlan – Lessons of Treme & Katrina
("Faubourg Treme: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans")
("When the Leeves Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts")
• Where Race & Planning Meet – NOLA Film Facilitated Discussion
• African American Planning Directors Leadership Summit
• African American Planning Directors Leadership Summit Networking Event

Thursday, April 8, 2010:
• Walking Tour & Talk: Redevelopment, Recovery & Planning in Treme
• Policy Forum: Bridging the Gap in Low-Income Communities
• Contributions of Young People of Color in Planning Urban Communities
• Green Building: Creating Community/Neighborhood Master Plans for Redevelopment
• Student Collaborative Outcomes: Assessment Modeling for Urban Regeneration
• Revitalizing Historically Black Colleges & Universities Host Communities
• PBCD 2010 Scholarship Dinner

Friday, April 9, 2010:
• Building Community Capacity through Marine/Educational Partnerships in St. Croix
• New Urbanism & The Inner City: What Urban Design Principles Can do for Evolving African American Communities
• A, B, C...Easy as 1,2,3: Organizing a Community Technical Assistance Project
• The Green Revolution in an Urban Context
• Conference Planning Committee Hosted Open House VIP Lunch
• PBCD 2010 Recognition & Awards Gala

Speakers include from: National Small Town Alliance, Green for All, National Park Service, Young Planners Network, National Organization of Minority Architects, Louisiana Redevelopment Authority, Jackson State University, Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission, University of Virgin Islands, and many more!

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Register for conference today and view conference program details, schedule, sponsorship, and hotel information at:
www.regonline.com/PBCD2010Conference

Early Bird Registration Deadline: February 28, 2010
Regular Registration Deadline: March 28, 2010

Hotel Room Reservation Deadline: March 1, 2010
Sponsorship Deadline: March 1, 2010

PBCD Conference Questions:
Contact Zunilda Rodriguez, [email protected]