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Montana Association of Planners 2024 Annual Conference

October 7-9
Lewistown / Yogo Inn

Finding Our Center in Lewistown

In the inspiring landscapes of Central Montana, we invite you to be a part of the 2024 MAP Conference. As we gather in the heart of Big Sky Country, this conference provides an opportunity for finding common ground in our diverse experience

Conference Dates: October 7-9, 2024

Location: Yogo Inn, 211 E Main St, Lewistown, MT 59457

MAP is thrilled to once again collaborate with Bike Walk Montana for a the second year. Bike Walk Montana makes biking, walking and rolling, whether for transportation or recreation, safe and accessible within and between our communities. This collaboration allows our organizations’ diverse memberships to once again cross-pollinate ideas and advocacy at the intersection of planning, transportation, resilience, and community vitality.

Call for Presenters

The Montana Association of Planners (MAP), a Chapter of the American Planning Association, is delighted to announce the Call for Presentations at our upcoming conference, scheduled for October 7-9, 2024 in Lewiston, Montana. This event serves as a collaborative platform for sharing knowledge, fostering discussions, and promoting excellence in planning within the unique context of Montana. Please join us in the center of the state.  

Submit a Presentation Proposal

The deadline for submitting proposals is April 30, 2024. Late proposals will be considered as space allows. You will be notified whether your proposal has been accepted late April/early May. 

We encourage presentations that showcase cutting-edge research, successful case studies, and emerging trends in rural, urban, and transportation planning in Montana. We will give special consideration to sessions focusing on topics identified in the 2023 MAP Membership survey: 

  1. Rural Development 
  2. Planning for Equitable and Affordable Housing
  3. Public Engagement and Outreach
  4. State Legislative and Policy Development

The conference is soliciting topics for required AICP Certification Maintenance (CM) credits. CM credit topics are Law; Ethics; Equity; and Sustainability and Resilience. Please review APA requirements for CM-education providers. 

Submission Guidelines:

The conference consists of different types of sessions that can vary from abbreviated sessions that are combined with similar topics to deep dive sessions. 

  • Abbreviated sessions can consist of multiple presenters who speak for 15 minutes a piece. You can propose a complete panel or we will pair you with a speaker on a related topic. 
  • Standard sessions are an hour long that include presentation and times for questions. 
  • Deep dive sessions can range from 2.5 hours to 4 hours. 

If you have an idea that doesn’t fit this time length format, please share it with us. 

AICP Law, Ethics, Equity and Sustainability CM Credits:

We will accept proposals on ethics, law, equity and sustainability that meet the AICP requirements for those topics. Please plan on these sessions being 1 hour. Please visit https://www.planning.org/cm/activities/eligibility/ for additional information on the content needed to meet these AICP requirements.

Past presentations included sessions of the following items. These are also topics that can be proposed as presentations: 

  • Short Term Rentals
  • Housing
  • Multimodal Transportation
  • Parking Management
  • Safe Routes to School
  • Placemaking
  • Design Guidelines 
  • Flood Risk & Management
  • Growth Policy Updates
  • Agricultural Zoning
  • Wildlife 
  • Sustainability and Environmental Planning
  • Health Policies 
  • Climate Action & Hazard Mitigation Planning
  • Historic Preservation
  • Youth in Planning
  • Community Engagement