APA-MA Elections! UMass-Amherst Lecture Series!
The 2024-2026 APA-MA Elections are on the horizon, and the following positions will be on the ballot:
President
Vice-President
Secretary
Treasurer
Legislative Policy Officer
Professional Development Officer
Regional Representatives (6)
For more about these positions please review the Chapter Bylaws
The timeline for the elections is below:
April 14 Begin the Call for Nominations. Chapter members receive notification email.
May 19 Deadline for submission of candidate names and position statements.
June 25 Final slate of candidate information to APA National.
August 10 Ballots available online, reminders emailed to all chapter/division members.
Sept 8 Firm deadline for receipt of ballots from membership
Mid-Sept Survey Ballot Systems certifies election results and prepares report to National
January 1 Newly elected leaders take office
We sincerely hope you consider running. If you have any questions, please contact us at communications@apa-ma.org. Thank you
The Department of Landscape Architecture & Regional Planning at UMass Amherst, in conjunction with Western Massachusetts APA and our UMass Planning Student Organization (PSO) is hosting Michelle Anderson, the Larry Kramer Professor of Law at Stanford University, and author of the recent book, The Fight to Save the Town: Reimagining Discarded America.
Please join us in-person (or via Zoom) in Room 170 of the Olver Design Building at UMass Amherst (551 North Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA 01003) to hear Michelle discuss her new book on issues of poverty, inequality, local government law, housing and environmental justice. Talk begins at 5:30pm on March 29, networking reception with light refreshments to follow. The event is part of our ongoing Zube Lecture Series.
Free to attend in person or via zoom, 2 CM credits (1 equity credit) available for attendees.
We hope many of you will be able to attend!
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