Greetings!
Autumn in Michigan means cool weather, serious football and gearing up for MAP's annual Planning Michigan conference. In addition to recently updated conference information, this September issue of the E-dition contains original articles and links for members to important training events in the coming months.
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Planning Michigan 2011
We've been planning awesome breakout sessions and coordinating impressive national speakers to join us at the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel in Grand Rapids for this years Planning Michigan conference on October 19-21.
General sessions and keynote addresses include:
Robert Ogilvie, Ph.D (Program Director, Planning for Healthy Places), Barbara Sporlein (Planning Director, Minneapolis, MN), and Chris Duerksen, Esq. (Principal, Clarion Associates) will share national strategies to inspire sustainable change, to keep planning efforts focused and to further innovate your zoning practice.
Bill Rustem (Director of Strategy, Office of Governor Rick Snyder), Gary Heidel (Executive Director, MSHDA), Adrian Hemond (Lobbyist, GCSI), and Arnold Weinfeld (Strategic Initiatives Director, MML) will share their experiences as state policy leaders and give insight about the impacts on local government as we look forward.
Planning Michigan 2011 is set to be another "can't miss" educational event and with only a month left of the early bird rate, register today to secure your spot in Grand Rapids in October.
MAP Board Member E-lection
Board elections will be conducted electronically this year for the 1st time. With two positions open and two members up for the job, the election will kick off mid-September as scheduled. Link to planningmi.org to read candidate's Mark Miller and Steve Schnell's position statements. Don't forget to cast your vote between September 19th and October 12th at votingplace.net/map.
