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Session
proposals should be
submitted through
the online form,
available via the conference website.
Accepted
formats include
presentations,
panels, interactive
work sessions, and
roundtable
discussions.
Sessions can be 45,
60, or 75 minutes;
however, longer
sessions should have
more than one
presenter or be a
non-presentation
format.
Sessions
should generally be
focused on applied
solutions to the
issues facing rural,
county, small town,
and tribal planners.
While all relevant
planning topics are
encouraged, the
following topics are
of particular
emphasis for the
conference
committee:
- Housing
affordability
- Water
planning &
management
- Comprehensive
/ long-range
planning
- Transportation
planning,
particularly in a
regional context
- County
planning vs city
planning issues
- Tribal
planning
- Economic
development in a
Western Context
- Planning
in recreation
gateway towns or
counties
- Healing
polarization /
conflict
resolution /
public engagement
- Technology
(GIS, Generative
A.I. , etc.)
- Food
systems planning
(including
farmland
preservation)
- Legislative
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