Conference Session Form | Georgia Planning Association

Applications are due by close of business on Thursday, May 31, 2012.

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Submission Information
The GPA Conference will feature four related tracks: Transportation, Comprehensive Planning/Quality Growth, Environmental Planning & Sustainability, and Professional Development. Conference sessions will be one hour and fifteen minutes long. If you have any questions please email Corey Hull, VP/Programs.

The conference sessions, workshops, and presentations should be broad in scope in an effort to cover various fields and perspectives through which we can address the fundamental questions related to sustainability, but we’re open to any topic that will be of benefit to our members.

If your session is selected you will need to complete the biographical information section. You will be able to fill out an online with this bio information after selections have been finalized.

Please include the required contact information about the session leader.
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How Does the Session Meet the APA CM Criteria?*
- I'd like to read the APA Certification Maintenance (CM) criteria.
APA Certification Maintenance (CM) Criteria:

- are designed to meet a specific planning-related training objective.

- are led by one or more experts on the subject. An expert is a professional who has made a contribution to the profession through practice, teaching, research or publications; completed works that proclaim individuality and mastery of the principles of planning taught; and whose work demonstrates outstanding quality and professionalism.

- are designed to teach subject matter appropriate in depth and scope and at a level beyond a planner with at least two years of professional planning experience.

- are non promotional in nature.

- address demonstrated educational needs.
- communicate a clearly identified educational purpose or objective.

- use learning methodologies and formats that are appropriate to the activity's educational purpose or objectives.

- use evaluation mechanisms to assess an activity's quality and relevance.

For more information on APA CM criteria, please visit www.planning.org.
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Please tell us who will serve as a panelist or be a presenter for your session. Two people are required with a maximum five names possible. If your session is chosen you will be asked to provide a short amount of biographical material on each presenter or panelist. This information is required for AICP CM credit. If you have any questions please email Jessica Gibson.
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Gary Cornell
Senior Associate
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Gary Cornell, FAICP - PDO, GA Chapter – APA
• Bachelor of Architecture, with high honor, GA Tech, 1973;
• Master of City and Regional Planning, with distinction, Harvard University, 1978.

Mr. Cornell is a Senior Associate at JJG. For the past 12 years Gary has been a consultant to local governments in the Atlanta area, specializing in land use planning, and plan implementation. Gary previously served as the Director of Planning for Gwinnett County and also worked at the Atlanta Regional Commission as a regional transportation planner. From 1993-1996 Gary was the Planner in Residence at Florida State University, serving on the faculty as instructor and studio coordinator for students seeking their Master’s degree in Urban and Regional Planning. On the volunteer side, Gary was also appointed to the DeKalb County Planning Commission, representing District 2.
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