Conferences and Speaking Engagements
California Redevelopment Association Conference 2009
CRA's annual conference is from April 1-3rd in Monterey, California. MIG will be exhibiting.
Rail~Volution Conference 2008
Reshaping Communities in an Energy Challenged Future is the theme of this year's conference, from October 27-30th in San Francisco. MIG will be located at booth #30.
American Planning Association Conference 2008
There are some things in Vegas you can share with the folks back home. Come to the 100th National Planning Conference to find out what you can learn from this dynamic city — and from the thousands of planners and officials at the world's premier planning event. This year's conference is from April 27th through May 1st on the Las Vegas Strip. MIG, Inc. participated on the panel for three different events.
Alabama American Planning Association Conference 2008
ALAPA's conference, True Urbanism in the Magic City and Beyond, was from May 20-23rd in Birmingham, Alabama.
His presentation titled, Building the Inclusive City: A Social Design Approach, focused on perhaps the most profound challenges facing cities today, which simultaneously, offer incredible opportunities: confronting the divisions and limited choices to residents caused by disparities in their communities, including differential neighborhood quality-of-life, polarized education and economic opportunities, and significant social barriers that confine groups of people. As civic leaders and planning and design professionals there is an amazing opportunity to translate the vision of an inclusive city into a physical plan—with appropriate policies and strategies—that enable more people across the entire economic and social spectrum to participate in and receive value from these efforts. By pushing the bounds of creativity and innovation as planners and policy makers, and authentically engaging the community, functional, quality environments that add value to cities can be built, providing residents with opportunities and choices to thrive and reach their fullest potential. He presented on May 22nd.
California Park and Recreation Training Conference 2009
This year's conference is from March 4-6 in Santa Clara, California.
Washington Recreation and Park Association Conference 2008
WRPA's annual conference was from April 23-25th in Kenniwick, Washington. MIG exhibited and contributed to the Opening Night party.
National Recreation and Park Summit 2008
This year's NRPA Summit, Environmental Stewardship for People, Parks and Public Lands, hosted by the Urban Greenspaces Institute, was from May 4-10th in Portland, Oregon. Susan Goltsman facilitated an educational workshop titled: Stewardship Begins at the Neighborhood Park. This workshop focused on presenting existing research with examples of successful outdoor settings and programs that can connect children to nature. Based on these examples and research, the workshop offered implementation strategies for creating these types of settings and programs within the public park system of any community.
Oregon American Planning Association Conference 2008
The Oregon Chapter of the American Planning Association, the Oregon City Planning Director's Association, ULI, and Portland State University 2008 Planning Conference, Making Great Communities Happen, was from Thursday, May 15 through Friday, May 16, 2008 at Portland State University.
MIG Inc. is presented, exhibited and sponsored. On May 16th from 10:15-11:45am Aaron Abrams was on the panel Planning in the Hostile Environment. We also had the opportunity to speak at the luncheon on May 17th.
Association of State Floodplain Managers Conference 2008
MIG was a Silver Sponsors at this year's ASFPM Conference, May 18-23rd in Reno-Sparks, Nevada. We facilitated two sessions, both on Tuesday, May 20th and exhibited at booth #75.
Economic Development Benefits of Flood Protection, from 10:30-Noon, will took a trip to the Napa Valley to experience the transformative $350 million in economic and environmental benefits of this ground breaking flood protection project on the once abandoned and flood prone Napa River.
The second session, Case Studies: Finance and Campaign Dos and Don'ts and Musts, was from 2-3pm, and explored the five "musts" that need to be in place before asking for money, looking at successful strategies, potential pitfalls and the rise of negative campaigns. How can polling and surveys help? What role should community members play? What can public agencies do and say during a campaign? What's the role of an advocacy campaign committee-how are they developed and funded? Through analysis of what other cities and counties have done, the appropriate strategies for floodplan needs were discussed.
Great Valley Center Conference 2008
Great Valley Center, supporting the economic, social and environmental well-being of California's Central Valley, hosted their 11th annual conference, Green Momentum: Prospering in a New Economy, May 7-8th in Sacramento. Daniel Iacofano participated on the panel, Local Government Strategies for Addressing Climate Change, on May 7th at 10:45am. The panel discussed climate change throughout California and nationally. There has been a dramatic increase in interest in climate change planning and the panel explored how cities can develop a climate change element and incorporate it into their general plan update. Additionally, they shared strategies for involving the public in discussions about climate change, including the challenges of working at a local level on a global issue.
International Downtown Association Conference 2008
IDA's annual conference is from September 11-14th in Alberta, CANADA. MIG is sponsoring the Outgoing Chair's Reception, exhibiting and participating on two panels.
Susan Goltsman, FASLA, will be moderating a panel titled: Child in the City: Building Vital Downtowns, and Chris Beynon, FAICP, will be moderating a session titled: The 21st Century Downtown: Building and Sustaining a Collaborative Vision.
California Chapter of the American Planning Association Conference 2008
CCAPA's conference, The "Planning" Office...Lights...Planning...Action!, is from September 21-24th in Downtown Long Beach. MIG will be sponsoring the Opening Night, exhibiting and participating on three panels.
Andy Pendoley, an MIG Project Manager, will be moderating a session titled: Regional Outreach, Local Action: Blueprint Implementation, and Vikrant Sood, also a Project Manager at MIG, will be on the panels for: Weaving Health into California Land Use Policy and Planning for Healthy Communities and Active Living.
Oregon Recreation and Park Conference 2008
This year's ORPA Conference, The Nature of Play, is from September 21-24th in Bend, Oregon. MIG will be exhibiting and moderating the panel titled: How Much is Enough? Practical Needs Assessments.
League of California Cities Conference 2008
LCC's annual conference is from September 25-26th in Downtown Long Beach and this year's theme is Sailing into the Future. Please visit MIG at booth 1442. We will also be moderating two panels: Regional Outreach and Local Action: Challenges and Opportunities for Blueprint Implementation and Designing Successful Destination Sports Complexes for Economic Development.