Conference Session Form

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.

Description of how the event will meet the Ethics requirement
Presenters must demonstrate that the content of the activity focuses on training planners on the standards of ethical behavior according to the AICP Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct. While general ethics courses, local ethics laws, and ethic codes from other professions can introduce relevant issues as well, the AICP Code focuses on a system of moral principles specific to professional planners.
For more information please reference the CM Provider Handbook located on the APA website at www.planning.org/cm/providers

Description of how the event will meet the Law requirement
Presenters must demonstrate that the content of the activity is related to existing planning laws or case decisions or trends in existing planning laws or case decisions. Political movements, policy recommendations, and policy initiatives are not "current planning law." Existing planning laws or case decisions must clearly constitute a majority of the content of the activity.
For more information please reference the CM Provider Handbook located on the APA website at www.planning.org/cm/providers