Orlando Metro Section Home Page

The Orlando Metro section is in Central Florida, and includes five counties: Lake, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, and Sumter. (See map)

The Orlando-Metro Section of the American Planning Association, Florida Chapter is composed of local planners, architects, city and county officials and others interested in the planning profession.  We encourage to you to join our section membership if you live or work in the Orlando-Metro area.  We typically meet over lunch at various times throughout the year. Our monthly board meetings are held on the first Wednesday of each month.  In addition to the monthly board meeting we coordinate professional development sessions and social gatherings.  Sessions include legislative programs in the late fall, and other topics of interest as the membership requests including a “Planning Director’s Forum.” These sessions allow us to get together to talk about projects we have going on in our region, to learn and offer advice to each other with our current projects at hand.

Membership also offers great networking opportunities! I hope that if you are not already a member, you will look to the membership section of this site for more information. Please know we also encourage students and elected or appointed officials to join our organization.

Congratulations to two Orlando Metro Section members who are part of the 2008 class of Fellows of AICP.  Robert E. Ansley, AICP and Richard W. Unger, AICP will be inducted into the College of Fellows on Sunday, April 27, 2008, at the APA National Planning Conference in Las Vegas.  Congratulations, Bob and Rich!!

If you have anything to submit to the Orlando-Metro Section website, such as upcoming social events or training sessions, etc., please contact Jennifer Bryla at Jennifer.Bryla@ocfl.net Thanks!

February
6th - Board meeting
7th - Public Policy Workshop - Tallahassee
13th - APA Mastering Density webcast - Orange County Planning - AICP CM Event

March
1st - Judith Mucci Scholarship Applications due.
5th - Board meeting
27th - Orange County Redevelopment Conference - Orange County Convention Center - AICP CM Event, Registration is Closed for this event

28-29th - AICP Training Course - Tampa; presented by the Sun Coast Section

April
2nd - Board meeting                                                                               16th - Singing Attorney Is Hitting Orlando (See Flyer Above) 5:00 - 7:00, Glatting Jackson - 120 N. Orange Avenue $10 - Food and Beverage included.  AICP Legal CM Event  Registration is closed for this event

25th - Power Breakfast 7:45 - 9:15 three part series on Housing (UN-Affordability) - How We Got Here? Orlando Museum of Art, you must pre register AICP Cm Event

23rd - Osceola County Agriculture Event- 6:30 - 8:30 Osceola Heritage Park Extension Services Building; 1921 Kissimmee Valley Lane, Kissimmee.  Speakers: Eleanor Foerste, Randy Bateman Joe Walter and Martha Thomas  Free Admission  contact Aaron Michelson at amic@osceola.org for more information - AICP CM Event

May
7th - Board meeting                                                                                21st – APA Brownfields webcast - Orange County Planning and Lake County Planning - AICP CM Event                                                                             Call for Nominations to serve on the FAPA Board
TBD - Service Project

June
4th - Board meeting
11-14th - FPZA State Conference - St. Augustine for more information go to http://fpza.org/conference.shtml                                                              20th Power Breakfast 7:45 - 9:15 am Housing (UN-Affordability) - What Are We Doing in Response? Part II Orlando Museum of Art - AICP CM to register go to: http://www.uli.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=District_Councils1&Template=/Security/Login.cfm
Florida Department of Community Affairs - 2008 Growth Management Implementation Workshop Rosen Plaza Hotel for more information http://www.dca.state.fl.us/fdcp/dcp/gmw/gmw08.cfm          AICP CM Event          25th - APA Planning Law webcast - Orange County Planning and Lake County Planning - AICP CM Event

July
2nd - Board meeting
14th - Meet and Greet Your Planning Directors in Seminole County                   TBD - Meet the FAPA Board Candidates, location and date TBD
20th - LPC 1:00 pm Embassy Suites, Orlando Airport

August
1st - Judith Mucci Scholarship Applications due
6th - Board Meeting
TBD - Annual Meeting

September
3rd - Board meeting - Appoint New Directors                                     

Housing (un)Affordability Part III Loction and Date TBD Time 2-6 pm

10-13 - FAPA State Conference in Miami "Sustainability...Just Plan it" for more information go to http://www.floridaplanning.org/conference/2008/Sponsor-exhibitorbrochure.pdf

October
1st - Board meeting

9th - Ethics Training Seminar 5:30-7:45 at TGI Fridays Front Row Sprots Grill, Skybox Meeting Room, 8126 International Drive, 32819 cost:$5  AICP CM Event.  You must RSVP by Oct 3 at tina.demostene@pulte.com
17-18 - AICP Fall Training Course, Orlando
TBD - Plan Holiday Social Event - coordinate with FPZA 

November
5th - Board meeting
TBD - Service project: OCPS Teach-In 

December
11th - Holiday Social with FPZA Details to follow.

For ongoing certification credit opportunities go to http://www.planetizen.com/courses/index.php

The AICP Study Course (Orlando) will be held on October 17-18, 2008.

Please contact the Sun Coast Section (Tampa) for the upcoming Spring (March 28 & 29) 2008 course.  The Professional Development contact is Jennifer Willman, 'WillmanJen@Hotmail.com'. 

If you are interested in forming a study group in the Orlando Metro area, please contact AAnderson@pdgfla.com and we will share your contact information with others looking to form a study group.

The Orlando Metro Section FAPA sponsors two Central Florida Graduate students each year with a $1000.00 scholarship.

• Judith Mucci Scholorship Information Letter
• Judith Mucci Scholarship Application
• Judith Mucci Scholarship Application Deadline & Schedules