2021 APA-IL State Conference
 

The APA-IL 2021 State Conference will consist of two live conference days (Oct. 6 and 7, 2021) followed by a one-day virutal conference day (Oct. 8, 2021). Your registration provides you access to all conference sessions.

Conference Schedule
10/5/2021
8:00 pm - 10:00 pmMeet-up and Uptown Normal Trivia Tour

10/06/2021
8:00 am - 9:00 amRegistration and Breakfast
9:00 am - 10:30 amPublic, Pedestrian, and Places: Reclaiming our StreetsGo:Safe- Vision Zero for McLean CountyDrone by Design
10:30 am - 10:45 amBreak
10:45 am - 12:15 pmThe End of Single-Family Zoning Districts? A Facilitated DiscussionAmerican Rescue Plan Technical Assistance WorkshopPanel Presentation: TransportationMobile Workshop: A Tale of Two Neighborhoods – Community Driven Recalibration of Urban Renewal Era Policy
12:15 pm - 1:30 pmLunch (on your own)
1:30 pm - 2:30 pmEvaluating Development in 3DBuild a Better Burb within the 15-Minute City (CNU)Code Recipes for Better Building Design
2:30 pm - 2:45 pmBreak
2:45 pm - 4:15 pmEthics Cases of the YearPutting Sustainability Planning into Practice: From the Comprehensive Plan to the Land Use Map and BeyondMobile Workshop: Better Suburban Design: Field Tour (CNU)
4:15 pm - 4:30 pmBreak
4:30 pm - 5:30 pmAwards Presentation
5:30 pm - 7:30 pmReception with Sponsors & Exhibitors

10/07/2021
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast with Sponsors & Exhibitors
8:30 am - 9:30 amSession 5 - Speed Planning
9:30 am - 9:45 amBreak
9:45 am - 11:15 amAPA-IL Planning Law Holiday SpecialPanel Presentation: DesignMobile Workshop: Uptown South - A Living Community Challenge Pilot Community
11:15 am - 11:30 amBreak
11:30 am - 12:30 pmLearn Self Awareness and be a Better PlannerAchieving Carbon-Free Cities Ahead of ScheduleA S[PARK] - In Time
12:30 pm - 1:15 pmLunch (on your own)
1:15 pm - 2:00 pmDessert with Sponsors & Exhibitors
2:00 pm - 3:00 pmKeynote - What's On the Horizon for Planning in Illinois?” presented by Emmanuel "Chris" Welch, Illinois Speaker of the House
3:00 pm - 3:15 pmBreak
3:15 pm - 4:15 pmPutting the Nurture in Nature: Guiding Communities on Ecological Restoration TimeframesInnovative Zoning Codes for Rapidly Changing TimesAdvocacy and Moratoriums: Building Equity through Land Use PlanningPlanning and Legislative Advocacy
4:15 pm - 4:30 pmBreak
4:30 pm - 5:30 pmRevolution of the Small: Rethinking how Small Towns Survive and ThriveSafer Biking and Walking through Alternatives to Enforcement

10/08/2021
8:15 am - 8:30 amVirtual Conference: Introduction
8:30 am - 9:30 amPublic Displays of Objection (Virtual)
9:30 am - 9:40 amBreak
9:00 am - 12:00 pmAICP Exam Prep Workshop
9:40 am - 11:10 amOpening Today in Illinois: Controversial, But Essential Sober Homes and Recovery Communities (Virtual)
11:10 am - 11:20 amBreak
11:20 am - 12:20 pmBusiness Incubators (Virtual)
12:20 pm - 1:00 pmLunch Break (Virtual)
1:00 pm - 2:00 pmHousing as a Social Determinant of Health (Virtual)
2:00 pm - 2:10 pmBreak
2:10 pm - 3:40 pmWhere Has All The Affordable Housing Gone? Long Time Ago to Condo Conversions (Virtual)
7:30 pm - 9:00 pmLowdown