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2008 EVENTS |
| 1-31-2008 |
| Legislative Breakfast |
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| 3-7-2008 |
| Ecocentre Tour |
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| 5-23-2008 |
| Planning Challenges of the 21st Century |
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| 7-18-2008 |
| FES Shrimp Boil: Carlin Park |
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| 7-26-2008 |
| PBCPC Annual Picnic 7-26-2008 |
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| 10-2-2008 |
| Water & Land Use Seminar 10-02-2008 |
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| 11-7-2008 |
| 2nd Annual Ethics Seminar -- Boca Raton |
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| 12-5-2008 |
| Holiday Party - Bonnette Hunt Club |
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Annual Events
- Legislative Breakfast (January)
- Palm Beach County EAA Agricultural Tour (February or November)
- Summer Picnic (August)
- Keys Fest (October)
- Holiday Party (December)
Workshops
- Health Care Issues Symposium
- Public & Private Sector Working Relationships
- Lessons Learned from the 2004 Hurricane Season
- Finding the Ethical Path: Challenges for Land Use & Planning Professionals
Presentations, Panel Discussions & Tours
- Exotic Species Issues & Management in South Florida
- Eminent Domain & the Use of Condemnation to Achieve Local Government Redevelopment Objectives
- Development & Use of Special Districts in Florida
- Local & Regional Water Management Activities
- Overview of 2005 Palm Beach County Economic Summit Recommendations
- Tri-Rail Expansion Plans, Train Ride & Tour of Renovated Boynton Beach Station
- Delray Beach award winning Downtown Redevelopment Efforts, in concert with the 37th Annual Delray Affair
- Philippe Cousteau (grandson of Jacques Cousteau and President of the Philippe Cousteau Foundation)
- Walking Tours of Clematis Street and City Place – Historical Buildings & Design
- Jupiter Lighthouse
- Abacoa New Town Panel Discussion & Tour – Then & Now
- Riviera Beach Redevelopment Area Plan Update & Tour
- Behind the Scenes Tours of the Palm Beach County Convention Center; City Place; Veterans Administration Hospital; Palm Beach County Courthouse; Roger Dean Stadium; PBC Vista Center; PBC Parks & Recreation Building while under construction
- Palm Beach County Equestrian Community Updates, including ring side seats at one of the Equestrian Winter Festival jumping
Events
- Palm Beach County Science Museum Expansion/Relocation Plans
- Lake Worth Beach Redevelopment Bond Issue & Casino Building History & Options
- After Hours Tour of the new Supervisor of Elections Office by Supervisor of Elections Teresa LaPore, including a lesson on how to use the new voting machines
- Savannas State Reserve and Loxahatchee, Peace, Oklawaha & Alafeya River Canoe Trips
- Lion Country Safari Master Plan Update and Tour
- “Meet and Greet” with the County’s new Planning Director, Lorenzo Aghemo
- Indiantown Co-generation Power Plant Presentation & Tour
- “Turquoise Necklace” Concept Linking Urban Park, Lakes & Natural Ecosystems
- Updates on the Local, State, and Federal Economy and its impact on land use planning and development in Palm Beach County and South Florida
- Tours/presentations on Mar-A-Lago, Whitehall, and other historical homes in Palm Beach
- Palm Beach County Agricultural Reserve and Sector Plan Presentations
- Green Cay and Weykodahatchee Wetlands Tours
- Tours & Presentations at the Trump International Golf Club & Trump International Clubhouse
- Better Models for Development Presentation
- Sea Turtle Walks & Tour of Juno Beach Marine Life Center
- Palm Beach County School Concurrency Program Panel Discussion
- SFWMD Control Room, S-5A Pump Station, and STA 1-W / Everglades Nutrient Removal Project Presentation & Tour
- PBC County Emergency Operations Center Tour & Presentation
- FDOT Strategic Intermodal Systems (SIS) Presentation & Tour of PBC Traffic Management Center
- All-day Bus Tour of the Glades Redevelopment efforts in Belle Glade, Pahokee, and surrounding areas
- Behind the Scenes Tours of the FPL Hutchinson Island Power Plant & Energy Center
- Behind the Scenes Tour of the Palm Beach County Solid Waste Authority Resource Recovery Facilities
- Presentations by nationally known Urban Designers & Planners
- Jonathan Barnett (Redesigning Cities: Principles, Practice and Implementation)
- Charles Bohl (Place Making: What will Suburbs Be When They Grow Up?)
- Robert Gibbs (Design and Redevelopment of Town Centers)
- John McIlwain (Designing for Housing Choice: How Communities Can Provide Housing for Everyone)
- Philip Myrick (Placemaking: Principles Needed for Communities in Creating a Great Place to Live)
- Michael Wallwork (Transportation & a Sense of Place – How to Have Both)
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