Workshops and Meetings

FPD 2023 Annual Training Workshop 22-25 May 2023 Join us in San Diego, CA!
The FPD Executive Committee is pleased to announce the 2023 FPD Annual Training Workshop! Learn from planners working across diverse federal agencies and add new technical skills and programmatic ideas to your planning toolkit. Details including registration, agenda, and location details can be found on the FPD Annual Workshop webpage. Any questions may be directed to the Workshop Chair, Elizabeth Perales, at FPDWorkshopChair@gmail.com.
Date and Location
The 2023 FPD Annual Training Workshop will be held from May 22-25, 2023 at The US Grant Hotel. The hotel is located in the historic Gaslamp Quarter in Downtown San Diego, CA. For additional venue details including room reservations, parking, and transit options, please visit here
Registration
Registration opens March 1, 2023!
Agency Sessions and Workshop Schedule
Check out the Program highlights here: FPD 2023 Workshop Program
Annual Awards
The call for awards is now closed. Award winners will be announced at the FPD Annual Training Workshop in May 2023.
Students
If you’re a current or recently graduated student, we’d love to have you come to the FPD workshop and learn more about federal planning. Please stay tuned for more details.
Additional Information
Please don’t hesitate to contact Elizabeth Perales, Workshop Chair, at FPDWorkshopChair@gmail.com with any additional comments or questions. We will post information about the workshop on this site and in email blasts to FPD membership as soon as we have details available.
If you are not currently an FPD member, you will not receive the email blasts about the workshop. Please check the status of your membership and join FPD if your membership has lapsed. More information about FPD membership is available at this site: https://federal.planning.org/membership/
Workshop details can be found on the Annual Workshop page.

Building Back Better
This year’s workshop theme of “Building Back Better” celebrates federal planning projects, programs and collaborative approaches that effectively balance human, environmental, and fiscal requirements in federal placemaking. We are excited to create unique networking experiences that celebrate and connect our members with non-profit organizations that support local active duty, retired, and military family communities in San Diego County
Connect with Planning Professionals from Around the World
The Federal Planning Division Annual Training Workshop is the premier annual training and networking opportunity for federal planners. Earn valuable elective and mandatory AICP credit maintenance (CM) while learning about innovative best practices in federal planning from agency and private sector subject matter experts and leadership. Gaining new technical capabilities through skill-building workshops, networking with practitioners from other sectors and agencies, and exploring successful planning initiatives through hands-on mobile tours. Engage with federal, state and local agency representatives, consultants, technical experts, and academics about how planners play a significant role in the successful execution of interconnected federal infrastructure initiatives:
Climate Action Planning
Emergency and Disaster Preparedness
Energy and Water Resiliency
Multi-Modal and Autonomous Transportation
Integrating "Smart" Technologies in Federal Buildings and Places
Cyber-Security of Mission Critical Facilities
FPD Webinar Series
The Federal Planning Division of the APA is excited to share our ongoing Webinar Series. Join us to learn about innovative planning approaches and get those CMs. We look forward to “seeing” you there!