Past GPA Conferences

Listed below are reviews, information, and downloadable presentations for past conferences.

2017 GPA Fall Conference in Review

This year’s Keynote Speaker was Dr. Kari Watkins, P.E., the Frederick Law Olmsted Associate Professor in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Georgia Tech. Dr. Watkins co-created...

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2017 GPA Spring Conference in Review

The GPA Spring Conference took place on Wednesday, April 19th at City Center (8534 Main Street) in Downtown Woodstock. The early registration discounted rate of $100 is available through Sunday,...

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2016 GPA Spring Conference in Review

The GPA 2016 Spring Conference was held on Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at the Douglasville Conference Center, 6700 Church Street, in Downtown Douglasville, GA. GPA was pleased to welcome Tim Keane,...

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2015 GPA Fall Conference in Review

The popular City of Savannah was once again a great location for the wonderful Fall 2015 conference of the Georgia Chapter of the American Planning Association. The conference was well attended and...

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2015 GPA Spring Conference in Review

Nearly 150 planners attended the GPA Spring Conference on May 8th at the Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center. The day began with our keynote address from Alexander Garvin, who traced the role...

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2014 GPA Fall Conference in Review

GPA has taken a different approach to the fall conference this year in response to hosting the National Planning Conference earlier in the spring. We are going to kick-off our traditional three-day...

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2013 GPA Fall Conference in Review

Jekyll Isand and the Golden Isles of Georgia hosted a gorgeous Fall Conference this year that was a tremendous success for our attendees! Attendees fought the urge to run out to the beach and enjoy...

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