1. Ozgur Alkan
2. Sarah Ciccone
3. Justin Crighton
4. Amy Danner
5. John Devine
6. Jessica Guinn
7. Corrin Hoegen Wendel
8. Leigh Hopkins
9. John Karnowski
10. Nina Kelly
11. Russell Martin
12. Erika McGinley
13. Lauren Miller
14. Jon Montesinos
15. Randall Parker
16. Corey Parten
17. Xiaoang Qin
18. Holden Spaht
19. Shari Strickland
20. Wei Wang
21. Sarah Ward
22. James Welch
23. Jon Albert West
24. Adam Williamson

1. Blake Dettwiler, AICP
2. Ryan Gavel, AICP
3. Sharon Hollis, AICP
4. Cherith Marshall, AICP
5. Joshua Stephens, AICP
6. David Van De Weghe, AICP

Complete program details can be found at www.planning.org/asc.

https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/203427195

This session will review the AICP Code of Ethics and provide scenarios for participants to think through. Join us for this review of Ethics. This webcast is sponsored as part of the APA Chapters/Divisions/Universities webcast series.

Note the New 2-day Format!
Friday 9 AM – 5 PM
Saturday 9AM – 12:30PM

Box Lunch is provided on Friday!*

$35 Fee Payable at the door

Make checks payable to “Georgia Planning Association”

Make a reservation before February 5, please!
Call or email Gary Cornell today!

Gary Cornell, FAICP, Professional Development Officer
phone: 678-333-0229
email: gary.cornell@jjg.com

*These are box lunches with sandwiches.  Please note if you prefer a vegetarian lunch.

May 2010 Exam Audit Information
For more information on how PDOs may audit the May 2010 AICP Exam, please download this PDF. The signed agreement may be scanned in order to send it electronically. Applications should be signed and returned to Pintu Behera at pbehera@planning.org no later than Thursday, January 14, 2010.

May 2010 Exam Reduced Fee Scholarship Information
Reduced Fee Scholarship information is now available for the May 2010 AICP Exam. Please downlaod this PDF. Remember that the scholarships listed for your chapter represent your total allotment for the entire year or both 2010 AICP Exam cycles. Your scholarship selections should be sent to Pintu Behera at pbehera@planning.org, and must be received no later than Friday, January 8, 2010.

Also note that scholarship recipients should not start an exam application themselves. APA staff will notify the PDO who will then notify the scholarship recipient(s). The recipient will be asked to complete the exam application process by January 14, 2010.

November 2009 AICP Exam Results
The November exam window will conclude November 24, 2009. All applicants will receive their unofficial test scores at the testing center. They will receive their official test scores by mail in late January 2010.

• AICP Certified Transportation Planner
• AICP Certified Environmental Planner

Other ASCs are under consideration.

For more information, please visit www.planning.org/asc.

Reminder about Evaluations and Recording Attendance
Providers are required to use mechanisms to evaluate and record attendance at CM events but do not have to do so for each session within a multi-part activity.  For example, if your chapter conference has several sessions, one registration list (e.g. sign in sheet or electronic registration) and evaluation mechanism (e.g. survey) will suffice.

Coming in December – CM Chapter Comparison Reports
In December staff will provide the latest statistical reports before the end of the first CM reporting period. Each chapter will receive a breakdown reporting of members who have logged CM credits for the 2008 and 2009 reporting periods compared with the national average.

Included will be a report of all names, IDs and email addresses for those members with less than 16 CM credits logged during the 2008-2009 reporting period.  Please note that chapters are to use this information only for the purpose of contacting these members about CM and information is not to be shared with others.

1st Quarter CM Itemized Disbursement Report Coming in January
In January 2010 each chapter will receive the itemized CM disbursement report for the 1st quarter (months Oct-Dec 2009).

Please Share with Members – Free CM Education and Training Opportunities
Staff has developed a webpage designed to assist member with locating free CM credits offered by APA and its Chapters. The FREE CM online education webpage is easy for members to find at www.planning.org/cm/free

• Currently, there are more than 32 CM credits available to members (excluding law and ethics).
• Staff will add free distance education opportunities as they become available, so please ask members to check this page frequently for the most current information.

Please note:  If any chapter is sponsoring a free online training available to all AICP members, please send the information to Alisa Moore, for future posting to the FREE training webpage.

New APA Online Course Offerings

• CM Ethics & Law Requirement Package – members can save 10% when ordering the CM Ethics and Law Requirement Package (package includes both Ethical Practice for Practicing Planners and Hot Topics in Planning Law courses) – CM | 5.0 meets the ethics and law requirement
• The Transportation/Land Use Connection – CM | 6.0

To register, please visit the Self-Directed study site, and select
online courses” at: http://www.planning.org/education/selfdirected/index.htm

Certification Maintenance (CM) Logging Demonstrations
There’s still time for members to register for the bi-weekly webinar demonstrations to learn how to record their CM credits, verify their CM progress and status on the CM log, and use the online program calendar.  Following the demonstration, staff will answer questions about Certification Maintenance (CM).

Upcoming Demonstrations:
Wednesday, December 2, 2009 at 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM EST
Wednesday, December 9, 2009 at 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM EST
Wednesday, December 16, 2009 at 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM EST

Registration details will be in the December edition of APA Interact for Certified Planners or please request members contact CM customer service by email at AICPCM@planning.org to receive the link to register.

End of CM Reporting Period Reminders

• Grace Period: Members have a four-month grace period ending April 30, 2010.
• Members who have not fulfilled their requirement by the end of the reporting period (December 31, 2009) should use the grace period to complete their requirements by attending and recording CM-eligible activities.

  Please note that a more detailed explanation about the grace period was included with the November chapter comparison reports.  You can find the template titled “CM Grace Period – What you need to know” on the PDO webpage http://www.planning.org/certification/pdo/.

• Carryover Credit: Members may carry over a maximum of 16 excess CM credits from one reporting period to the next. These cannot include the required law and ethics credits.

  For example, a member on the 2008-2009 reporting period earned 30 CM credits prior to the start of the reporting period, then earned an additional 20 CM credits during 2008-2009 for a total of 50 CM credits (including ethics and law). The member has satisfied the 32 CM credit requirement for this reporting period and may carry over a maximum 16 of the excess credits to the 2010-2011 reporting period.  The member will begin their 2010-2011 reporting period with 16 credits.

Certification Maintenance Member Exemption Options
If a member is finding it difficult to meet their Certification Maintenance requirements, there is an option to apply for an exemption.  There are exemptions for a variety of personal and professional reasons for both retaining an active membership status or inactive membership status

If there are members who are retired from planning, they may qualify for an exemption from CM. To learn more about the criteria for retired exempt status from CM and to download a Retired Status Exemption Form, please request members visit www.planning.org/cm/exemptions.htm.

Reminder to Sign-up for your 2010 Registration and Payment Plan
The end of the calendar year is fast approaching and many chapters have already completed a registration for 2010 and selected a payment plan. Chapters must renew their plan. Please note that the system will not automatically renew your registration and payment plan.  Please log in to your provider dashboard and under “Active Payment Plan” select “Register for 2010.” Should you have any further questions regarding renewing or selecting the most appropriate payment plan, please contact Alisa Moore, CM Coordinator at amoore@planning.org.

Scholarship recipients pay reduced fees to AICP as follows:

• First time AICP applicants: $125 (combined $60 application and $65 exam fee)
• Previously approved AICP applicants: $65 (exam fee only)

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