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Training and Webinars

Upcoming Events - 2026

UPCOMING EVENTS:

  • SAVE THE DATE! 54th Annual State Planning Conference, 10.22.26 – 10.23.26

WEBINARS & CM OPPORTUNITIES:

All at 10 AM Pacific (UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED):

  • August 7 | 10:00 AM – 11:30 PM

Promises and Perils of AI: Data Centers: Energy and Water

While data centers have been distinct land uses since at least the 1990s, their scale and speed of deployment have exploded in recent years due to cloud computing and the emergence of artificial intelligence (AI). This webinar will explore the multifaceted implications of data centers for local communities, focusing on environmental sustainability – particularly energy and water usage. Loudon County, VA Supervisor Mike Turner will cover lessons learned in the community with the largest concentration of data centers in the world, including developing trends in the data center landscape, possible future scenarios, and 15 best practices for local communities. Chris Dietz, Critical Infrastructure Analyst with the Idaho National Laboratory, will take a deeper dive into data center infrastructure requirements, impacts, and emerging technologies. Manny Patole, Assistant Professor at NYU’s Tandon Center for Urban Science and Progress, will conclude with thoughts on the broader implications of data centers and AI for planners and communities, including environmental justice and the role of technology in serving people. Links to a comprehensive set of resources on planning for data centers will be provided as part of the presentation.

APA Smart Cities Interest Group + APA Water and Planning Network

CM | 1.5

  • August 14 | 10:00 AM – 11:30 PM

Local Public Finance for Planners

Local Public Finance for Planners: You may know a little about how local governments raise and spend money, but do you realize how closely aligned it is to planning work? We'll go over the basics of local public finance and talk about what it matters for planners. We'll talk about how budgets get created, how money is appropriated, and what happens at the end of the fiscal year. We'll also talk about state and federal grant and aid programs, and look at fiscal tools like Tax Increment Financing from a planning perspective.

APA Northern New England Chapter

CM | 1.5

  • August 21 | 10:00 AM – 11:30 PM

Planning for the Energy Transition

The session focuses on the work done by ISO New England, the non-profit entity in charge of managing the power grid, the wholesale electricity markets and long-term transmission grid planning for New England, including the states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont. AICP members will gain a practitioner-level understanding of how ISO-NE plans for a reliable, regionwide electric system and how those planning functions intersect with land-use and community planning in the six New England states. The session will explain ISO New England’s three core roles and show how long-range transmission planning, load forecasting, resource adequacy, and stakeholder processes such as the Regional System Plan inform infrastructure investment and system resilience. Participants will learn how electricity reliability, cost, and the clean-energy transition intersect with local and regional planning decisions related to development patterns, housing, transportation, economic competitiveness, environmental goals, and equitable community outcomes. By the end of the session, planners will be better prepared to incorporate energy-system considerations into comprehensive planning, infrastructure coordination, and policy discussions, recognizing that energy is intrinsic to the economic, equity, and environmental issues they address every day.

APA Northern New England Chapter

CM | 1.5 + SESSION

  • August 21 | 10:00 AM – 11:30 PM

TBD

APA LBGTQ and Planning + Hazard Mitigation Divisions

CM | 1.5 + SESSION

Click on the title links to register. You can see the current listing of all webcasts at www.ohioplanning.org/planningwebcast.

CM credits can be claimed by looking up the sponsoring Chapter or Division as provider

2026 Distance Education:

https://www.ohioplanning.org/aws/APAOH/pt/sp/webcast_ondemand