Conference Materials 2024

Material and Presentations

Available credits for NYS Continuing Legal Education (CLE) (PDF), APA Certification Maintenance, AIA WHV Architecture Continuing Education (8 credits) and Land Use Board Credits (up to 7 hours).

All CLE materials for the conference breakout sessions can be found below.
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8:00 a.m.–9:45 a.m.

Session 1

• Ethics in Planning: Guiding Principles for Professional Planners (No CLE offered for this session)

Session 2

• Ethics in Land Use Practice: Guiding Principles for Attorneys and Land Use Board Members Material (PDF)

10:15 a.m.–10:45 a.m.

• Opening Keynote – Presentation - What's the Deal: Can Privately Owned Public Space Serve the Public Interest? Lessons from the Field
  Jerold S. Kayden, Esq., Frank Backus Williams Professor of Urban Planning and Design, Founding Director, Master in Real Estate Program, Harvard University Graduate School of Design

11:00 a.m.–12:20 p.m.

Session 1

• The Importance of Public Engagement: Political Influence and Getting it Right (PDF)
• Presentation - The Importance of Public Engagement: Political Influence and Getting it Right (PDF)

Session 2

• Innovations in Land Use Planning –Cutting Edge Practices and Future Trends (PDF)
• Presentation - Innovations in Land Use Planning –Cutting Edge Practices and Future Trends (PDF)

12:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.

• Keynote – Presentation - Strong Towns: A Bottum-Up Revolution to Rebuild American Prosperity (PDF)
  Chris Allen, Director of Events and Partnerships, Strong Towns

2:00 p.m.–3:20 p.m.

Session 1

• Housing Needs Studies and Plans (PDF)
• Presentation - Housing Needs Studies and Plans (PDF)

Session 2

• Let's Get A Pulse Check: Community Preparedness and Resilience (PDF)
• Presentation - Let's Get A Pulse Check: Community Preparedness and Resilience (PDF)

3:30 p.m.–4:50 p.m.

• Lessons from Luminaries of Land Law: Latest and Greatest Decisions Material (PDF)
• Presentation - Lessons from Luminaries of Land Law: Latest and Greatest Decisions (PDF)