Central Section

Dear APA California Members:

Happy Holidays!

Call for Presentations are now being accepted for the September 11-14, 2011 APA California Conference at the beautiful Fess Parker Doubletree Resort in Santa Barbara. Deadline for submissions is Wednesday, January 19, 2011! Please print the Call for Presentations proposal content document located on www.calapa.org conference site for detailed information on the submittal process.

Please go to www.calapa.org and click on the conference site to access the on-line submission form. All abstracts must be submitted on-line. You will receive a receipt for your submission via email. Please keep a hard copy of your submission for your files as the on-line form will not allow you to print.

All speakers that are accepted to present at the APA California 2011 Conference in Santa Barbara will be required to register for one-day of the conference or a full conference registration. This is not complimentary. Please make sure that everyone on your panel understands the policy of required registration prior to submitting.

We look forward to receiving many outstanding submittals prior to the Wednesday, January 19, 2011 in order to assemble a fabulous conference agenda in Santa Barbara.

If you require further assistance, please contact Lynne Bynder, CMP.

Sincerely,

The 2011 APA California Conference Committee

 

 

Central Section’s own George Osner, AICP, has been named one of the top urban planning Twitterers by Planetzien.com.  Osner is principal at George Osner AICP Urban Planning in Modesto, and serves Cities and Counties throughout the Valley and beyond.  See his Twitter feed here.

 

 

 

. Rincon Consultants, Inc., is pleased to welcome Greg Martin, MCRP, AICP, to our staff.  He will be working as a Senior Planner out of the Ventura office and will be assisting on a variety of CEQA and NEPA documents.  Greg earned an MCRP in City and Regional Planning from California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo and is a member of the American Planning Association (APA) and the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP).  He has over five years experience in environmental consulting and urban planning.  He previously worked for a consulting firm in Visalia and, most recently, was employed as an Associate Planner for the City of Selma in Fresno County.  Greg has a background in preparation and project management of CEQA and NEPA documents such as Initial Studies and EIRs.  His experience also includes work on General Plans (including Housing Elements), Zoning Ordinances, Redevelopment Plans, and municipal entitlement processing.   He can be reached at gmartin@rinconconsultants.com