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2012 AICP Exam Review Webinar Series

Late in 2011, several state and division chapters of the American Planning Association banded together to cooperatively host a series of educational webinars for members of the respective organizations. In addition to a number of webinars eligible for Certification Maintenance (CM), the chapters will host a series of webinars in February and March 2012 to help prepare planners for the AICP (American Institute of Certified Planners) exam. Specifically, experienced instructors from the Illinois, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina chapters will present information during the 2012 AICP Exam Review webinar series.

Beginning February 10 through March 30, instructors will present during 2 hour webinars each Friday morning between 9:00 and 11:00 a.m. EST. The webinars will cover the following topics:

February 10 - Exam Overview
February 10 - Spatial Analysis of Planning Practice
February 17 - Functional Areas of Planning Practice
February 24- Public Participation and Social Justice
March 2- Plan Making and Implementation
March 9 - Research and Quantitative Methods
March 16- Planning Law
March 23- AICP Code of Ethics
March 30 - Planning History and Theory

Up to 1000 participants from chapters participating in the webinar cooperative (please consult with your chapter’s Professional Development Officer to learn if your chapter is a member of the co-op) will be able to register for the course for free. Most presentation materials and webcasts will be available after the meeting. Recorded webcasts and referenced materials will be posted to the Utah APA chapter website at http://www.utah-apa.org/webcast-archive under a new title referencing the 2012 AICP Exam Review Series. Limited materials are proprietary to the instructor and will only be available during the live webinar.

Register for a session now by clicking a date below. You should also be able to register via a link to the Utah state chapter website soon via http://www.utah-apa.org/webcasts. Please remember to register for each webinar in the series:

Once registered you will receive an email confirming your registration with information you need to join the webinar. System Requirements are as follows:

PC-based attendees
Required: Windows® 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server

Macintosh®-based attendees
Required: Mac OS® X 10.5 or newer

If you have immediate questions about the 2012 AICP Exam Review webinar series, please contact Lauren Blackburn, Vice President for Professional Development for the North Carolina chapter of the American Planning Association. You may reach Lauren by email at lblackburn@ci.davidson.nc.us.

Metro Chapter AICP Exam Review Materials

In an effort to support those of you planning to sit for the exam, the New York Metro Chapter offers review materials of relevant papers, articles, and other materials to help you prepare you for the exam. The Chapter's exam review materials cover the full range of topics tested on the AICP exam:

Ethics
History, Theory, and Law
Functional Topics (land use, transportation, environmental planning and other general planning issues)
Plan Making (methods, strategies, and techniques)
Plan Implementation (land use regulations, budget and financing, Intergovernmental relations)

The Metro Chapter offers review classes for the AICP exam at least once a year. A copy of the PowerPoint Presentation from the National APA AICP Review Course held during the 2007 APA National Conference in Philadelphia can be downloaded here.

There is a lot of material to cover for the 170 question exam, so we encourage you to form study groups. Please contact the VPs of Professional Development, James Rausse or Tina Lund include, if you have any questions or to be connected with other interested candidates.