Date: April 10 - 12, 2013
Location: Atlanta, Georgia

Description: Conference attendees will network with staff members from local jurisdictions of all sizes that are developing new policies, administrative practices, and management techniques to solve tough problems, rethink traditional processes, or out-perform established approaches. The 2013 conference theme, Cool Communities, will showcase case studies on economic vitality, organization design, community building and partnerships.

To register: http://www.tlgconference.org/

Date: April 13-17, 2013
Location: Chicago, Illinois

Decription: The American Planning Association annual conference brings together thousands of people—practicing planners, citizens, elected officials—committed to making great communities happen. Conference tracks include Community Development and Neighborhoods; Sustainability; Transportation; Urban Design; and Zoning, Codes, and Ordinances.

To register: http://www.planning.org/conference/

Date: April 24-26, 2013
Location: Greenville, South Carolina

Description: This annual event provides peer-to-peer learning for regional transportation planners, state DOT representatives, and their partners. The conference will provide training and networking opportunities on a variety of rural and small metropolitan transportation topics.

To register: http://www.nado.org/events/rpo2013/

Date: May 15 - 17, 2013
Location: Atlanta, Georgia

Description: The National Brownfields Conference is the largest, most comprehensive conference in the nation focused on cleaning up and redeveloping abandoned, underutilized, and potentially contaminated properties. Filled with interactive activities, the conference offers knowledge building, networking, and business development opportunities for beginners and experienced professionals.

To register: http://www.brownfieldsconference.org/en/home

Date: June 23 - 26, 2013
Location: Atlanta, Georgia

Description: The biennial Transit Initiatives and Communities Conference brings together transit agencies, local officials, transportation supporters, advocates, and ballot measure campaign professionals to discuss the latest information on transportation ballot measures. Conference sessions offer insights into recent elections and key trends shaping campaigns.

To register: http://www.cfte.org/initiatives-conferences

Date: August 13 - 15, 2013
Location: Sacramento, California

Description: This fourth national conference will feature workshop sessions, mobile tours, inspirational presentations, and networking opportunities to help communities start or expand their Safe Routes to School program. Learn how Safe Routes to School programs across the nation are changing the habits of an entire generation of schoolchildren while improving the health and environment of numerous communities. This event brings together a wide range of practitioners who are working to make it safe, convenient, and fun for children to walk and bicycle safely to school.

To register: http://saferoutesconference.org/

Date: September 9-11, 2013
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Description: This 2013 conference, sponsored by the Center for Community Progress, is themed “Investing in the Future: Unlocking Hidden Values.” The conference will focus on how the nation’s communities are recognizing and capitalizing on the value from their vacant and distressed properties in order to reduce costs, increase revenues, return equity to individuals, and create a stable foundation for future prosperity.

http://bit.ly/UGNMXj

Date: November 21, 2013
Location: Boston, Massachusetts

Description: The Massachusetts Smart Growth Alliance has announced the first statewide smart growth conference in Massachusetts in five years. Conference details and registration information will be available this spring.

http://ma-smartgrowth.org/take-action/smart-growth-conference/ta_111112_save-the-date-postcard/