APA-IL News BLAST! Chicago Metro Section Update

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January/February Illinois Planning News, Edition 89 Paula Freeze, Editor

	Chicago Metro Section Update By Allison Laff, AICP, CMS President

	2007 was a very successful program year for the APA-CMS chapter. We offered a variety of programs on topics such as urban sprawl, zoning, design and development review, conservation easements, disaster planning, 2016 Olympic preparation, and demographics to hundreds of planners who attended over the course of the year. We also offered many opportunities for socializing and networking in a variety of settings, including a ride on the Chicago Architectural Boat Tour and entertainment at the Millenium Park Grill! Many thanks to the 2007 program committee, session organizers, speakers, and all of the program attendees. In an effort to make 2008 equally successful, a new program committee convened in October 2007 to plan the upcoming year’s APA-CMS events. Program Committee members included: Vijay Gadde (CMS Vice President), Julie Summers (CMS Secretary), Heather Tabbert (CMS Treasurer), Aaron Cook, Jonathon Grosshans, Lori Heringa, John Hedrick, Marc Hejna, Jeanne Lindwall, John Paige, Lindy Wordlaw, Todd Vanadilok, Ed Rutledge, Mahender Vasandani, Michael Quinlan, Jeromie Winsor, Valerie Werner, Liz Schuh, Beth Sholtis, and Ty Warner. The program committee picked meeting topics, selected meeting dates/venues, and chose organizers for each program. Thanks to the hard work of the program committee, APA-CMS is pleased to announce the 2008 Calendar of Events as follows: 1/30/08: Planner’s Tool Box: Market Assessment Methods (CMAP) 2/12/08: Design Matters: Going for the Look Your Community Wants (Lincolnwood) 3/20/08: Complete Streets: Designing Roads for All Users (UIC, Chicago) 4/27/08–5/1/08: APA 2008 National Conference (Las Vegas) 5/15/08: Planning for the Next Generation: Boomers & Eco-Boomers (CMAP) 6/19/08: Neighborhood Planning: Different Approaches to Community Improvement (Aurora Regional Fire Museum) 7/17/08 (tentative date): The Open Meetings Act: Ethics and the Law (Naperville) 8/21/08: Creating Mixed-Use in Low Density Suburban Community (Burr Ridge) 9/19/08: Addressing Climate Change: Local and Regional Actions (CMAP) 10/29/08-10/31/08: ILAPA State Conference (Champaign) 11/20/08: On the Eve of the Centennial: Daniel Burnham, Big Thinkers, and the Future of the Metropolis (Chicago Cultural Center) December 2008: HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Mark your calendars now and watch for more details about each month’s program as it gets closer to the event! If you have any questions or comments about APA-CMS activities, please feel free to contact me at laffa@naperville.il.us or (630) 420-6107, or any of the other CMS Executive Board members via the contact information listed on the ILAPA webpage or through apachicagometrosection@yahoo.com. I look forward to a successful 2008 Calendar of Events and seeing each of you there!

	Allison Laff City of Naperville, Planning Team Leader 400 S. Eagle Street Naperville, IL 60540 Phone: 630-420-6107 Fax: 630-420-6657