Call for Nominations Join the 2025-2026 Chapter Board!
Are you looking to make a difference in the planning field? We are now accepting nominations for several positions on the APA NCAC 2025-2026 Board. The Board promotes urban and regional planning practice and education through a variety of collaborative and inclusive efforts, including local planning conferences, awards, social events such as happy hours, AICP training and certification maintenance, and policy and advocacy work aimed at advancing the visibility and importance of planning throughout the District of Columbia, Montgomery County, and Prince George’s County.
Nominations are being accepted through December 2! Online elections will occur in early to mid-December. Click the link below for more info and how you can nominate yourself or someone you know!
2024 NCAC Awards Announcing the 2024 Chapter Award Winners!
The National Capital Area Chapter of the American Planning Association is pleased to announce the winners of the 2024 Chapter Awards, honoring exceptional achievements in planning and community development across our region.
These awards recognize the hard work, creativity, and commitment of individuals and organizations that have made a significant impact in the planning field. Winners were honored at the Annual Chapter Conference on October 11, 2024 at the Washington Hilton.
For more information about the Chapter Awardees, please visit the link below.
2024 NCAC Annual Conference Thank You!
Thank you for joining us at the 2024 NCAC APA Annual Conference. We would especially like to extend our appreciation to all conference sponsors, volunteers, and presenters who played a part in making our signature annual event a success. Your passion, dedication, and collaborative spirit have left a lasting impression, and we are eager to build on this success in the conferences to come.
Don't forget to log your CM credits. The entire conference is collated as a multi-event on the APA website, available in the link below.
AICP New Mandatory Credits
Beginning January 1, 2022, AICP members were required to log two new mandatory credits in addition to Law and Ethics:
- Equity: will help planners build their skillsets in an area that is of pressing and lasting concern to communities across the country.
- Rotating Topic: the topic for this targeted credit beginning January 1, 2022, will be Sustainability and Resilience, recognizing the growing need for planners to help their communities prepare for issues like climate change, sustainable development, and hazard resilience.
CM CREDITS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS On-Demand Sessions
Did you miss a conference webinar? Looking for extra content? All recorded sessions are available on our YouTube page and eligible for CM credits.
Get AICP Certified
The American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) is the American Planning Association’s professional institute, providing recognized leadership nationwide in the certification of professional planners, ethics, professional development, planning education, and the standards of planning practice.
The National Capital Area Chapter provides opportunities and resources for chapter members to obtain AICP certification and maintain their certification by staying involved in the planning profession and gaining Certification Maintenance (CM) credits.
Certification Maintenance
The chapter organizes and sponsors events in the Washington DC region to celebrate achievements in local planning, promote professional networking, and provide Certificate Maintenance for AICP planners.
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