Your colleagues in the Genesee-Finger Lakes Section are looking for creative ideas for sessions at the 2019 NY Upstate APA Chapter Conference, which will be held October 2-4, 2019 at the Hyatt Hotel in downtown Rochester.
Read MoreJanuary 8, 2019 Dear APA Member,
The New York Upstate Chapter of the American Planning Association is kicking- off its 2019 sponsorship call and we need your support! Today, our Chapter has more than 750+ members across Upstate New York representing professional planners in a wide variety of public, private, and non-profit organizations. This sponsorship call includes opportunities for visibility on our website, in our newsletter and at Spring Planners Day, and offers a cost-effective way for your organization to reach our professional membership and promote your services and products throughout the year.
Your sponsorship includes recognition on our recently revamped Chapter website www.nyupstateplanning.org, at annual events, weekly Chapter email communications, and in The Upstate Planner, our electronic newsletter sent to members three times annually. On average, our website receives more than 1,500 visits per month. Also, your organization will be recognized by sponsorship level during the Spring Planners Day and on promotional materials used that day.
Each year, we strive to offer valuable professional development opportunities and we are actively planning events to bring planners together. This Fall, the Southern Tier Section hosted a successful Chapter conference in Ithaca. Nearly two hundred attendees took advantage of numerous mobile workshops; opportunities for networking; and interactive, relevant and outside the box sessions. In March, we held Spring Planners Day at SUNY ESF in Syracuse. The one-day event included three sessions providing CM credits at a minimal cost to our members. In 2019, Spring Planners Day in Syracuse will be in April and our annual Chapter conference will be hosted at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Rochester, October 2-4th. It will feature presentations, mobile workshops and networking opportunities for attendees.
In order to communicate these Chapter initiatives through our website and newsletter sponsorships, we need your support. I hope that you will demonstrate your commitment to the New York Upstate Chapter of APA in 2019, and consider a sponsorship. Please take a moment to look over the attached form to see which level best suits your firm. We are always looking for new ways to promote our Sponsors, so if you have suggestions please let us know. Furthermore, to make this process easier for you this year we have added a fillable form and the option to send payment though the Chapter’s website https://www.nyupstateplanning.org/sponsorship-opportunities. We hope this will be a more efficient way for you to show your support.
If you have any further questions, please contact me at (518) 461-3597, markcastiglione1@gmail.com or our Chapter Administrator, Jen Topa at 585-354-3214 or jen@highland-planning.com.
Sincerely,
Mark A. Castiglione, AICP Chapter President
On behalf of the NYU APA Chapter Board, I would like to congratulate the following members who passed the AICP exam in November 2018:
Robert Dimmig
Andrew Martin
Trevor Cole
Jesse Vogl
Kaitlyn Olbrich
Katelin Olson
Christine Krolewicz
Josh Westfall
Laura Robertson
Erica Tauzer
Overall, 12 NYU members sat for the exam and 10 passed. That is an amazing pass rate of 83% (national average was 66%). Way to go!
Richard Guarino, AICP
Professional Development Officer
American Planning Associaton
NY Upstate Chapter
The 2019 AICP Reduced Fee Scholarship Program has been announced and submissions will be accepted until 4pm on 2/22/19.
Submissions must include a written explanation of financial hardship (including the financial hardship(s) which necessitate the request. Submissions must be sent to the Chapter Professional Development Officer (Richard Guarino AICP - rguar@outlook.com). The winner will be announced on March 1.
One winning Scholarship recipient will pay reduced AICP Exam fees as follows:
One approved AICP applicants will only have to pay a $75 exam fee (the normal price is $425)
All AICP Exam applicants must still pay the standard $70 application fee
Please note that the awarding of a scholarship does not guarantee that a recipient will be approved to take the AICP Exam. The exam application of Scholarship applicants will be evaluated by APA/AICP the same as any other.
Best of luck to all.
Richard Guarino, AICP
Professional Development Officer
American Planning Associaton
NY Upstate Chapter
The 2018 New York Upstate American Planning Association Chapter Conference, “Upstate Inspired”, will take place October 3-5 in Ithaca, NY. More details, including a call for proposals will be posted shortly!
Read MoreThe New York Upstate APA's mission is to serve and support the professional, student, and citizen planning community in New York State and to improve the quality of life through the use of planning. APA members seek to implement good planning in their communities and impart the benefits of planning.
