L.A. County Planner Clement Lau issues his annual list of his favorite conferences for urban design professionals in the upcoming year.

UCLA Extension Land Use Law and Planning Conference (January 27; Los Angeles, CA)
New Partners for Smart Growth Conference (February 2-4; St. Louis, MO)
Active Living Research Conference (February 26-March 1; Clearwater Beach, FL)
AIA Convention (April 27-29; Orlando, FL)
National Outdoor Recreation Conference (May 1-4; Scottsdale, AZ)
CNU 25 (May 3-6; Seattle, WA)
APA National Planning Conference (May 6-9; New York City, NY)
Greater & Greener 2017: Parks Connecting Cities, Cultures, and Generations (July 29-August 2; Minneapolis & Saint Paul, MN)
APA California Planning Conference (September 23-26; Sacramento, CA)
ACSP Annual Conference (October 12-15; Denver, CO)
ASLA Annual Meeting and Expo (October 20-23; Los Angeles, CA)
ULI Fall Meeting (October 23-26; Los Angeles, CA)
For summaries of each of the conferences, please visit the source article.
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