Credits available for attendance at the Planning Department’s Makeover Montgomery 3 conference from May 4-6
SILVER SPRING, MD – The Montgomery County Planning Department, part of The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, is now an approved provider under the Landscape Architects Continuing Education System (LA CES). Continuing education is required in 37 states for landscape architects seeking to renew their professional licenses.
Landscape architects can now attend programs organized by the Planning Department and earn professional development hours (PHDs). Their first opportunity is to attend the conference, Makeover Montgomery 3: Balancing Change in America’s Suburbs, to be held from Wednesday, May 4 through Friday, May 6, 2016 in College Park and Silver Spring, Md.
The Makeover Montgomery 3 conference is being organized through a partnership between the Montgomery County Planning Department and the National Center for Smart Growth Research and Education at the University of Maryland. Attendees will learn about planning tools and strategies that can help transform our county and region into more exciting, equitable and attractive places.
Multiple sessions provide continuing education credits for landscape architects and these presentations will showcase planning and design concepts offered by experts from the DC area and across the nation.
Conference Sessions Organized Around Three Themes
The MM3 conference will kick off with a keynote speaker Wednesday evening, May 4, at the University of Maryland’s School of Architecture and Planning and LA CES credits can be earned for attending this presentation.
The conference sessions will be held on Thursday, May 5, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on Friday, May 6, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. at the Silver Spring Civic Building (One Veterans Plaza, Silver Spring, MD).
Conference organizers are pleased to present an exciting lineup of regional and national experts to lead discussions on a variety of topics within the following tracks:
- Beyond Transit-Oriented Development (TOD)
- The Sharing Economy
- Equity and Opportunity in the Suburbs
These themes address the challenges faced by planners, landscape architects and residents as they grapple with how to adapt to demographic shifts, changing housing preferences and growing infrastructure costs in the suburbs– all while making communities more sustainable and equitable.
Conference sessions will address a variety of topics, including the impact of gentrification on neighborhoods, the role of public art in placemaking, shared housing for seniors, digital tools for civic engagement, driverless cars and more. This event will showcase ideas and opinions from some of the brightest minds in the country.
Review the full conference agenda, including speakers and topics, and registration information.