2023 APA VIRGINIA ANNUAL CONFERENCE

EARLY BIRD RATE - This ticket includes a full conference registration.

EARLY BIRD RATE - This ticket includes a conference registration for ONE DAY only. Please indicate the day you are attending on your registration form.

EARLY BIRD RATE - This ticket includes a full conference registration. This is an individual in the planning profession 5 years or less.

EARLY BIRD RATE - This ticket includes a conference registration for ONE DAY only. Please indicate the day you are attending on your registration form. This is an individual in the planning profession 5 years or less.

EARLY BIRD RATE - This ticket includes a full conference registration.

EARLY BIRD RATE - This ticket includes a conference registration for ONE DAY only. Please indicate the day you are attending on your registration form.

EARLY BIRD RATE - This ticket includes a full conference registration

EARLY BIRD RATE - This ticket includes a conference registration for ONE DAY only. Please indicate the day you are attending on your registration form.

EARLY BIRD RATE - This ticket includes a full conference registration

EARLY BIRD RATE - This ticket includes a conference registration for ONE DAY only. Please indicate the day you are attending on your registration form.

EARLY BIRD RATE - This ticket includes a full conference registration

EARLY BIRD RATE - This ticket includes a conference registration for ONE DAY only. Please indicate the day you are attending on your registration form.

EARLY BIRD RATE - This ticket includes a full conference registration

EARLY BIRD RATE - This ticket includes a conference registration for ONE DAY only. Please indicate the day you are attending on your registration form.

EARLY BIRD RATE - This ticket includes a full conference registration. By registering for this rate, you are certifying that you are currently enrolled full-time in an undergraduate or post-graduate program or graduated in June 2023.

EARLY BIRD RATE - This ticket includes a full conference registration

EARLY BIRD RATE - This ticket includes a conference registration for ONE DAY only. Please indicate the day you are attending on your registration form.

Begin with a tour of Summit View Business Park in Franklin County - a park with ready-to-build pad sites, in-place utilities and road infrastructure, and recreational developments. Beginning in 2016 when the County purchased 550 acres, Summit View now hosts companies such as Stik-Pak, Traditional Medicinals (groundbreaking soon), and ValleyStar Credit Union Administrative Offices.

Hiking - Please, wear appropriate shoes & attire. Ride Roanoke County’s McAfee Knob Trailhead Shuttle to hike about one mile south on the National Park Service’s Appalachian National Scenic Trail to Sawtooth Ridge. Learn about several initiatives underway to help manage demand to view McAfee Knob, the most photographed location on the 2,198-mile-long Appalachian Trail.

Canoe Trip - Please wear appropriate attire - Roanoke River Blueway Canoe Trip.

Fly through the air on the Treetop Quest aerial obstacle and zip line courses, enjoy food and drink on your own at Twin Creeks Brewpub and learn about how Roanoke County has been implementing the Explore Park Adventure Plan to develop a regional recreational destination with access from the National Park Service’s Blue Ridge Parkway. Treetop Quest participants must complete a waiver, meet weight requirements and wear secure closed-toe sneakers or hiking shoes.

Join Botetourt County for a tour of the Botetourt Center at Greenfield, the County’s signature economic development investment. Five major manufacturing companies employing more than 1,500 people are sited here as well as the County’s own offices and a Virginia Western Community College facility. Participants will learn how this park came to fruition.

Eds and Meds and Community Development - The Virginia Tech-Carilion Innovation Corridor and a Neighborhood Revitalization Target Area. Extending from Downtown to the South Jefferson Redevelopment Area, the growth of the Eds and Meds industry is a main driver for economic growth within Virginia's Blue Ridge.

Transportation Projects in the Roanoke Valley - Take a van tour to see a variety of transportation projects recently completed and under construction including Innovative Intersections, interstate widening, bicycle and pedestrian improvements, an expanded park and ride with pervious pavement, a new Transit Center and more! Take a stretch break in Downtown Salem at Mill Mountain Coffee or Olde Salem Brewing.

Downtown Urban Sketch Workshop - How do you capture the essence of place and convey it and what it could become to others in planning? Join us for a hands-on urban sketch workshop that will help you to capture urban spaces through step-by-step demonstrations. This workshop is open to all skill levels.

Downtown Roanoke Walking Tour - Attendees should wear appropriate attire and footwear. Come see how the City of Roanoke continues to evolve with a focus on redevelopment of the Downtown. We will focus on redevelopment along Jefferson Street from Radford University Carilion in the Innovation Corridor, The Patrick Henry, Roanoke City Library/Elmwood Park, Mast General Store & apartments, Firestation #1, Liberty Trust, Amtrack, and more.

Join us for a tour of funded projects through the Year of the Artist Program and discussion of the impacts to local artists and City of Roanoke Arts Commission work.

Attendees should wear appropriate attire and footwear/hiking boots - rocky terrain. Come enjoy a morning hike within the City of Roanoke on the Mill Mountain Star Trail and learn about the plan for Mill Mountain. We will hike from the Mill Mountain Star Trailhead parking lot on Riverland Road, up to the Star overlook where we will have a presentation of the Mill Mountain Trails Plan. After the presentation we will hike down the other side of the mountain to be picked up by the bus/van.

The Sunday Evening Welcome Reception is July 16, 6:30-8:30pm - Reception will be announced by June 1, 2023!

This ticket is for GUESTS OF CONFERENCE ATTENDEES. The Sunday Evening Welcome Reception is July 16, 6:30-8:30pm - Reception will be announced by June 1, 2023!

The Evening Reception is Monday, July 17, 6-9pm. The Reception will be announced by June 1, 2023!

This ticket is for GUESTS OF CONFERENCE ATTENDEES. The Evening Reception is Monday, July 17, 6-9pm. The Reception will be announced by June 1, 2023!

The Tuesday evening Young Planners Group (YPG) social is July 18.

This ticket is for non-conference attendees who plan to attend the Awards Luncheon ONLY.