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 Thursday 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!

The FDOT in coordination with the ECFRPC will be presenting the Airport Compatible Land Use Guidebook on September 21st from 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the ECFRPC Board Room - 309 Cranes Roost Blvd. Suite 2000 Altamonte Springs, FL 32701

March
4th - Board meeting Orange County Planning                                                        19th - Lunch and Learn - Agreement Writing 101 - do's and Don'ts - Advice from the Pro's - Greenburg Traurig. 11:00 - 1:00 Cost: $5  RSVP to tina.demostene@gmail.com AICP CM Event

26th - Planning Day 2010 1:00 - 3:00 pm the Planning Day Symposium will be held at Citylab-Orlando at the UCF Center for Emerging Media, located at 500 W. Livingston Street, Orlando 32801 

26 Orlando Metro section  2010 AICP EXAM Prep Seminar  Seminar 4:00 pm  to 6:00 pm Register to s.estes@gaiconsultants.com.    Cost: FREE

April

8th - Board meeting Orange County Planning.
3rd - Webcast - Agricultural Preservation / On-line Webinar 1pm to 2:30 EDT- You must be pre-registered to view this webinar.  Register or more details at http://utah-apa.org AICP CM Event - Board meeting Orange   

29th -   Integrating Rail in Central Florida - Location: UCF Executive Development Center Auditorium
36 West Pine St. Orlando, FL 32801 $40 General Admission.  Contact Mark Loeb mark.loeb@uli.org

May

6th - Board meeting Orange County Planning - cypress I room 12-1

May 10–24 — AICP Comprehensive Planning Exam administered

June

3th - Board meeting Orange County Planning - cypress I room 12-1

4th - Media Skills for Professional Planners & Redevelopment Administrators - Embassy Suites downtown, cost - $35 (includes lunch) 9 am - 2:30 pm contact Kelly C Randall for more infomation[RandallK@lake.k12.fl.us] 4 CM's event 

10 - Horizon 2060 Region Transportation Workshop - The Forida Department of Transportation is holding regional workshops around the state to obtain public and partner input on the future of transportation in Florida as part of development of the 2060 Florida Transportation Plan.

15 - Judith Mucci Scholarship Appliction Due -

Contact Shalene B. Estes  [s.estes@gaiconsultants.com] for more information

15 - Lunch and Learn - "The New Normal: What will Development Look Like in a Post-Recessionary Economy?" The program is presented by Baker Hostetler and Orange County Planning Division.  11:30  at the offices of Baker Hostetler - 200 South Orange Ave. 

Contact ICordero@bakerlaw.com  or 407.649.3995 to RSVP

22-23 - 2010 Department of Community Affairs Growth Management Implementation Workshop - Hilton Disney for mor information and registration contact - http://www.cmc-associates.com/2010-growth.html 

July

13 - ACIP Final Application deadline for Nov. exam go to www.planning.org/certification/index.htm

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

August

5 - Board meeting Orange County Planning - cypress I room 12-1

6 - Florida Redevelopment Association - Brownfields Program 9am - 2:30 pm; UCF Orlando Campus - Research Park, 4000 Central Florida Blvd., Orlando Cost $25 RSVP to Jan Piland (850)701-3622.

10 - Film Screening and Discussion - "Imagining a New Florida" - Rollins College 6pm to 8:30 pm $5 for Non-Students, Free for full time students.  Registration inlcudes light appetizers and drinks. 1.5 CM's RSVP to J.Jagmohan@gaiconsultants.com

September

2 - Board meeting Orange County Planning - cypress I room 12-1

October

7- Board meeting Orange County Planning - cypress I room 12-1

November 

4- Board meeting Orange County Planning - cypress I room 12-1

8-22 - Fall AICP Testing Window Opens.

UCF’s Vision: A Master’s Degree Program in Urban and Regional Planning

Recognizing the region’s need for planning education, the University of Central Florida has been offering two academic programs, a minor and graduate certificate, in urban and regional planning — both popular among students.

The campus recently approved the process to develop its first degree program in the field: a Master of Science in Urban and Regional Planning.

But, because of limited state funding, UCF can’t launch the program without your support.

An Opportunity for You

We invite you to help UCF launch this new program by providing support in these areas:

Support Letters- To jump-start the program and begin recruitment efforts for the first class of students, expected in fall 2010

Scholarships and Fellowships - To recruit and retain the best and brightest students to pursue a professional degree in planning

For more information or to make a gift, please contact Carlee Thomas, director of development, at 407-823-2723 or carleeth@mail.ucf.edu.