User Community

Urban and Regional Planning User Group

Networking with other users is often the best way to get answers to your questions or identify opportunities to extend the benefits of your GIS. ESRI supports user interaction through a variety of conferences, special interest group meetings, and user communication forums, both face-to-face and electronically.

The ESRI Urban and Regional Planning User Group meets every year at the ESRI International User Conference.

Find regional and special interest user groups in your area.

World Town Planning Day

While you are celebrating GIS Day this November, why not celebrate World Town Planning Day too? Sponsored in the United States by the American Planning Association and its professional institute, the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP), World Town Planning Day will be celebrated in 30 countries on four continents on November 8, 2004. It is a special day to recognize and promote the role of planning in creating livable communities.

This November, plan a joint GIS Day/World Town Planning Day event within your organization, school, or community! GIS technology combined with responsible planning can help you as a citizen contribute to a sustainable strategy for the future of your community. Visit www.planning.org/worldtown/ for more details.

Organizations

• American Planning Association
• American Planning Association Information Technology Division—The Information Technology Division connects planners who share an interest in the use of information technology (IT) to make great communities happen. The Information Technology Division develops IT sessions, workshops, and special events for the annual APA National Conference. Become a member or learn more about the division.
• Congress for the New Urbanism
• The Planners Network
• Smart Growth America