Date: June 7, 2012
Location: New York, New York

Description: This workshop will look at the interconnections and confluences that combine to create sustainable communities through brownfields redevelopment. Panel topics include community engagement and brownfields planning in New York City, brownfields for energy, and resilient community models.

To register: www.nscw.net/

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: March 5-9, 2012

Location: Shepherdstown, West Virginia

Description: Sponsored by The Conservation Fund, USDA, and the US Fish and Wildlife Service, this five-day workshop provides a strategic approach for prioritizing conservation opportunities and a planning framework for conservation and development. Participants will learn how the green infrastructure approach can be used to connect environmental, social, and economic health across urban, suburban, and rural settings.

Learn more: http://www.conservationfund.org/course/strategic_conservation_planning_using_green_infrastructure_approach

Date: December 8, 2011
Location: Washington DC

Description: Sponsored by the AARP Public Policy Institute, this discussion will focus on state land use, transportation and housing policies that help older adults remain in their homes and communities as they age. Speakers will provide a behind the scenes look at how states across the country are breaking down the barriers to building livable communities.

Registration Information:
http://msg4svc.net/forms/TN/8/aarpppi/index.jsp

Event Date:
Monday, April 18, 2011

Event Location:
National Conservation Training Center (NCTC) in Shepherdstown, WV

Event Description:
During this three-day course teams will focus on the economics, natural resources and community character of their areas and learn valuable partnership-building skills. At the end of the course, teams will leave with a specific action plan for implementing a collaborative project when they return home.

More Information:
http://www.conservationfund.org/

Event Date: Sunday, Feb. 6, 2011 ~ 1:30 p.m.

Event Location: 2 West 64th Street (at Central Park West). New York, NY

Event Description:
Localists argue that by making subtle shifts in our economic strategies we can create economic systems that are more responsive to social justice problems and better at addressing environmentalist challenges. How would this approach work? What is localism, and what needs to be done in order to reap the benefits of it? This workshop will explore the localist movement, its challenges, and ways that it can be implemented in your community.

Contact Information:
Curt Collier (914)375-2151 or curt@groundworkhv.org

Event Date: Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2011 ~ 8:00 a.m.

Description:
In this Planners Training Service Workshop, you’ll learn how communities around the country have written or amended land-use plans, zoning codes, subdivision regulations, and construction codes to achieve greater sustainability. Find out how you can apply many innovative models and strategies to your own community.

More Information:
http://www.planning.org/pts/