Date: May 9-12, 2012
Location: San Francisco, California

Description: The Coalition for Community Schools is joining with California community school leaders and advocates to convene a diverse group of stakeholders committed to better results for young people across the nation. The 2012 National Forum, Scaling up School and Community Partnerships: The Community Schools Strategy, will engage a broad audience of policymakers, administrators and practitioners who want to learn how to put together school and community assets to support student success.

Registration Information:
http://www.communityschools.org/2012nationalforum.aspx

Date: May 3-4, 2012
Location: Los Angeles, California

Description: Pedestrians Count! 2012 promotes pedestrian safety, transit access, healthy environments and sustainable communities coordinating with cutting edge research. The seminar explores latest best practices in pedestrian data collection and analysis with strategic community advocacy. Professionals, academics and community leaders will share their current and most promising work.

Registration Information:
https://californiawalks.org/Peds_Count_2012.html

Date: September 10-13, 2012
Location: Long Beach, California

Description: Pro Walk/Pro Bike® is the premier venue for presenting work and meeting peers from the fields of transportation planning, engineering, health, advocacy, public policy, research, and more. For 2012, the conference theme is Pro Walk/Pro Bike: Pro Place. Walking and biking are community-building tools; community is built around place. Throughout the four-day conference, during poster sessions, panel presentations, and plenary sessions, conference participants will be challenged to think of themselves as Placemakers.

Registration information:
http://www.bikewalk.org/conference.php

Date: May 1-2, 2012
Location: Los Angeles, California

Description: Be part of in-depth conversations aimed at maximizing the impact of the smart and active transportation movement in California, and engage state leaders on the urgency of passing key reforms.

Registration information:
http://www.transformca.org/choices2012

Date: October 14-17, 2012
Location: Los Angeles, California

Description: Rail~Volution is a conference for those who want to engage in thoughtful discussion about building livable communities with transit. More than 75 workshops, networking events, charrettes and toolbox sessions bring together some of the best minds on livability in the country and the world.

Registration information:
http://www.railvolution.com

Date: May 3, 2012

Call for papers closing date: February 10, 2012

Location: Sonoma County, California

Description: Presented by Sustainable City Network and Climate Communities, this conference will educate leaders and staff on the latest sustainability ideas, plans and best practices in municipal water use, transportation, energy use and resource management.

Learn more: http://www.gscwest.com/

Date: February 2-4, 2012

Location: San Diego, California

Description: Learn from hundreds of speakers who will share insights and strategies for making smart growth a success. Speakers will demonstrate smart growth solutions that will reduce our dependence on foreign oil, create a green economy, assure a healthy population, and expand transportation and housing options. Registration opens October 6, 2011.

Registration Information: http://www.newpartners.org

Date: September 14, 2011

Time: 6:30-8:00 p.m., PDT

Location: San Rafael, California

Description: Sustainable communities reduce dependence on cars, allow more workers to live in the community they serve, and create walkable neighborhoods with nearby amenities. This evening workshop explores approaches to creating walkable, bikeable neighborhoods in California’s Marin County.

Registration Information: http://www.livelocalmarin.org/