The American Planning Association's Information Technology Division is pleased to co-sponsor: Tools for Community Design and Decision Making Working Session V: Information Technology in Action December 11-13, 2003 , San Francisco Renaissance Parc 55 Hotel, San Francisco, CA

November 10, 2003 is the last day to register: <http://www.tcddm.org>http://www.tcddm.org

Explore how new approaches and tools for planning can improve local decisions about growth and development.Attendees can choose to participate in one of two separate, but integrated, interactive programs.The TCDDM Forum features plenary sessions including an electronic town hall exercise with keypad voting and groupware, and afternoon workshops and panels.

Explore how new approaches and tools for planning can improve local decisions about growth and development. Some of the exciting Forum topics include:

Tools and Decision Making Techniques for Land Use Planning Planning for Sustainable Development Integrated Land Use and Transportation Planning Planning with Visualization Tools Strengthening Connections Between Transportation, Community and System Preservation Building Regional Repositories of Data and Integrated Decision Support Empower Citizens and Communities with Interactive Web-Based Tools Tools and Techniques for Public Participation The Federal Role in Decision-Making Tools The Hands-on Digital Charrette will allow tool designers and attendees to work together in a real-time setting on a specific planning situation. Attendees will apply new technologies to realistic problems and opportunities in regional and neighborhood planning. Six break-out groups will help to decide the fate of a fictitious community called Edge City . Each group will work with a different tool provider to answer a critical planning question.

Go to <http://www.tcddm.org/>http://www.tcddm.org to register and for more information about the conference.

Sponsors include the American Planning Association's (APA) Information Technology Division , the American Society of Landscape Architects (ALSA) , the Center for Neighborhood Technology , Criterion Planners/Engineers , ESRI , HP , the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) , Parsons Brinckhoff , Smart Growth America , the US Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) , and Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC).