About

The American Planning Association (APA) is a non-profit professional research organization committed to urban, suburban, regional, and rural planning. APA is the result of a merger between the American Institute of Planners, founded in 1917 and the American Society of Planning Officials, established in 1934. The organization has 46 chapters  which generally correspond to state boundaries and is further subdivided into regional sections. This section is one of eight in California and covers Riverside and San Bernardino Counties. San Bernardino is the largest county in California and Riverside is one of the fastest growing counties in the state. The Inland Empire Section (IES) of the American Planning Association has over 500 members, representing the public, private, and academic sectors.

The IES-APA sponsors a number of events throughout the year, as well as administers training seminars and workshops. Please refer to the Events section to preview upcoming activities or the News section for the latest Planning information and IES-APA happenings. If you are interested in participating on the IES-APA Board, please visit the Executive Board section and contact the Section President for more information.

Additionally, the IES-APA offers a number of sponsorship opportunities, including website advertisements, News article inserts, IES-APA group emails, and workshops. Please visit the Sponsorships page for more information.

The Board welcomes you to the IES-APA and looks forward to hearing from you!

Membership

Membership has its privileges! With over 500 Inland Empire Section members and 6,000 California Chapter members, the American Planning Association is the Planning profession’s official organization.

So you want to join the American Planning Association? You may be asking yourself, “Self, just how exactly do I join the APA?” Conveniently, you have the option of joining the National APA or the California Chapter APA only. (Visit their websites for more information and an application.) Either way, upon joining you will be automatically added as a member to the Inland Empire Section of the APA if you live in Riverside or San Bernardino Counties. Special discounts apply to students!

You also may be asking yourself, “Why should I join?” This is a very good question. Aside from supporting your profession, you also receive the following:

• Access to great workshops
• Latest planning news
• Job notifications
• Social networking
• Looks good on a resume
• Discounts to the National and State APA conferences
• The monthly Planning magazine
• The quarterly JAPA magazine

If interested in joining or learning more, we would love to welcome you! Reach out to: admin@ies-apa.org