PLANNERS: Only in APA can you interact with planners from every region and discipline whose varied experiences and points of view will enlighten, stimulate, and inspire you.
You'll receive Planning, APA's flagship publication and the best source of news on contemporary planning practice. Find out about planning that works — successful programs, techniques, and strategies from across the nation. Planning's online edition is available exclusively to APA members.
When you join APA, you join a chapter — your local source for networking and professional development. Most chapters offer an annual conference, educational workshops, AICP exam preparation courses, and a newsletter. Many also conduct legislative programs, sponsor planning commissioner training workshops, and conduct public information campaigns.
Join an APA division and link to others who share your special enthusiasm. Most divisions spread news and viewpoints through listservs and web-based discussions and publications. Divisions also assist APA's public policy program and educate other members through sessions at the annual national planning conference. Division membership is discounted for APA members.
Take advantage of the advanced training put on by APA and its chapters. APA's training offerings include the annual national planning conference, a popular series of convenient audio/web conferences, and a semi-annual series of intensive, two-day, topical workshops. APA members save on registration for these and many other professional educational opportunities.
Personal connections are a valuable aspect of membership. Enjoy myriad opportunities to share experiences, brainstorm, and solve problems with other planners. Professional networking — whether over coffee at the national conference, at a chapter event, or in a division's online listserv — will help you succeed in your current job and may help you land the next one.
Become a member and connect with thousands of people who share your dedication to building vibrant communities.
Advance your career and affirm your commitment to the highest level of planning practice by earning certification by APA's professional institute, the American Institute of Certified Planners. Successful candidates are APA members who meet the Institute's requirements for education and experience and pass a rigorous comprehensive planning examination.
Look to APA's online book service, PlanningBooks.com, for relevant and helpful resources no matter what kind of planning you do. Use your member discount on all Planners Press books and many other print and electronic publications. APA members also save 50 percent on subscriptions to the Journal of the American Planning Association.
Read our award-winning member e-newsletter, APA Interact, to learn all about new APA resources, publications, events, and opportunities to participate. Follow its links to related features on the APA website.
Another of our electronic publications, APA Advocate, delivers news about planning-related federal and state legislative activity right to your desktop.
APA membership is open to everyone who is committed to applying the benefits of planning to create communities of lasting value.
Members of planning and zoning boards and commissions, appointed and elected officials, and full-time students are eligible for APA membership at reduced rates with enhanced benefits.
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