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Planners Network Conferences

July 17-20, 2008, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Planning in Challenging Climates
May 30-June 2, 2007, New Orleans, LA
Race, Class and Community Recovery: From the Neighborhood to the Nation and Beyond
June 8-11, 2006, Chicago, IL
Tending the Garden: From Grassroots to Green Roofs
June 2-5, 2005, Twin Cities, MN
Justice by Design: The Planners Network Design Conference
June 25-27, 2004, New York, NY
Walls or Bridges? Strategies for Rebuilding Communities
June 13-16, 2002, Holyoke, MA
New Visions for Historic Cities: Crossing Divides, Building Futures
June 21-24, 2001, Rochester, NY
Voices of Change: Lessons from Citizen Planners
June 22-25, 2000, Toronto, Canada
Insurgent Planning, Globalization and Local Democracy
June 17-20, 1999, Lowell, MA
Working for a Decent Living: Bridging the Gap between Labor and Community
June 26-29, 1997, Pomona, CA
Sharing Stories, Shaping Strategies, and Building Communities
June 14-16, 1996, Brooklyn, NY
Renewing Hope, Restoring Vision: Progressive Planning in our Communities
May 19-21, 1995, East St. Louis, IL
Creating a Progressive Urban Agenda: Linking Community Action and Equity Planning
May 20-22, 1994, Washington, D.C.
For a Working America: A Planners Network Conference on Economic, Social and Environmental Justice
Dec 12-14, 1986, Washington, D.C.
Housing and Economic Development: State Local and Grassroots Initiatives
May 8-10, 1981, Washington, D.C.
Planners Network National Conference, First PN Conference
"The first move toward making PN an organization came at the 1979 conference on progressive planning at Cornell University. The first PN conference was held in 1981 at the National 4-H Center outside Washington, DC. A formal statement of principles was adopted, several working groups were set up and a steering committee formed. In 1985 PN issued a 'Call for Social Responsibility in the Planning and Building Professions' that spoke out against nuclear weapons, cutbacks in social spending, the aggressive U.S. foreign policy, and for economic and racial justice at home."
April 29, 1979, Ithaca, NY
Planning Theory and Practice: Economic Context, Emerging Coalitions and Progressive Planning Roles Sponsored by Cornell University
May 4-5, 1978, Blacksburg, VA
Conference on Planning Theory Sponsored by Virginia Tech