Partner Organizations

* American Planning Association's International Division
* Commonwealth Association of Planners
* Canadian Institute of Planners
* The Chinese University of Hong Kong
* European Council of Spatial Planners-Conseil européen des urbanistes
* Federación Iberoamericana de Urbanistas
* Hong Kong Institute of Planners
* Hong Kong Institute of Urban Design
* International Federation for Housing and Planning
* New Zealand Planning Institute
* Planning Institute of Australia
* Royal Town Planning Institute
* South African Council for Planners

Welcome to the 2011 World Town Planning Day Online Conference!  This is the third year we have worked together on this initiative and we have prepared an exciting program which includes speakers from every corner of the world.  We look forward to having you join us!

We are a self-organized committee of international planning organizations whose members have seen value in collaborating across geography on topics of common interest to planners.  We felt that an international online conference in celebration of World Town Planning Day was an appropriate way to honor the spirit of this important annual occasion while also building our knowledge of best practices and emerging issues within the planning profession.

Winner of the 2010 APA Divisions Council Award for Contribution to the Profession (Large Division)

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All sessions are virtual (via the internet) and no travel is required to attend.  Each day includes a plenary session and several panel presentations as well as a Pecha Kucha networking session. 

A Pecha Kucha is a Japanese term that is loosely translated to mean “chit chat”; each presenter has a short period of time (6 minutes 40 seconds) to provide their report before we move on to the next person.  This provides an opportunity to hear from multiple presenters.  We’ll then have time after the Pecha Kucha presentations to talk with one another about the presentations and what they might mean for our own respective planning work.