APA NPC22 – All In!

Each year my excitement for the upcoming APA National Planning Conference (NPC22) starts to build in the December of the previous year. That’s when registration typically opens and I start planning for my time at the conference. But this year has been….well, all over the place. But as things have opened up, I’ve been given the green light to attend!

This year’s location for the annual conference is in sunny San Diego. I’ve actually been to a conference there before. About a decade ago I attended the ESRI User Conference, which is always held at the San Diego Convention Center. One of the great aspects about this location is the conference center’s location on the San Diego Bay shoreline. It is also across from the historic Gaslamp District. It is an area that is full of shops, restaurants, and bars.

San Diego Convention Center, Visitor7/Wikimedia, (CC BY 3.0)

NPC22: All In!

This year’s conference is a hybrid event. For those who cannot attend in person due to the pandemic, the American Planning Association has decided to offer online sessions as well. But I’m “All In” and ready to go.

Although I’m excited to attend most of the sessions, there are a few that have piqued my interest from the rural planning aspect:

• Striking a Balance Between Solar Development and Agriculture
• Eat and Play on Your Street: Resilient Public Spaces
• Innovative Approaches to Regional Economic Development
• Change Your Community with Post-Disaster Buyouts
• Zoning Reform Won’t Solve Small-Town Housing Issues
• Rural-Urban Divide: Navigating the Clean Energy Future
• Transit Facility Impact on Rural Economic Development
• Climate Change Adaption in Rural Communities
• Translating Digital Twin Concepts to Rural Landscape Conservation

Much like last year, I’ll do a follow-up post one what went down, what I learned, and what readers might see more about in the coming months due to the conference.

Looking forward to downing some fish tacos and discussing some rural planning.

Be sure to follow Rural Resurrection on Twitter as I’ll likely post a few times during the event.