CPTC Workshops & Annual Conference


Register Now for the Annual CPTC Spring Conference

Saturday March 19, 2011
Holy Cross College, Worcester
18 different sessions, including basic core courses and new “hot topics”.

CLICK HERE for a Brochure and Registration Form. Print it out, and mail it in!

Registration deadline: Friday March 11, 2011.


The Citizen Planner Training Collaborative (CPTC), an affiliated organization of APA-MA, provides local planning and zoning officials with tools to make effective decisions regarding their community’s current and future land use.

  • Training workshops delivering a Level I and Level 2 core curriculum, taught across the state by expert attorneys and professional planners. See the FALL 2010 CPTC WORKSHOP PROGRAM INFORMATION.
  • Internet access to core training units, a bylaw collection, many planning related links, and training calendars.
  • On-demand training to any community needing to focus on a specific topic.
  • Annual conference addressing important land use issues on a more in-depth basis.

CPTC is a member of the Local Capacity Building Partnership – an affiliation of training providers assisting local officials in dealing with land use issues.

For more information about CPTC, see: http://www.umass.edu/masscptc/index.html