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We are listening and engaging with experts to assess impacts on planners and planning to help you navigate these times. Check out the latest resources for APA members.

The Planning Experience Worksheet can help determine if your experience meets APA's definition of professional planning. Also, refer to the section "Does My Experience Qualify?"

Learning is a journey. Passport is your ticket to the training, experiences, and connections that will take you where you want to go in your planning career.

Join APA's network of planning advocates, the Planners' Advocacy Network, to stay up to date on what is happening in Washington and the state capitols and help shape federal and state policy outcomes.

This webinar will explore key skills needed to manage conflicts in planning work. It will focus on managing relationships and finding the best ways to design meetings for better planning outcomes.

This year’s conference invites us to reflect on the human side of planning: the relationships we build, the communities we serve, and the shared purpose that drives us.

Sep 8, 2025 · Break-out tracks include Housing for All, Transportation & Mobility, Public Health & the Environment, Economic Development, Tourism, & Recreation, and Back to the Basics: Planning, …