About Us APA Minnesota Chapter

The Minnesota Chapter of the American Planning Association is a non-profit statewide organization of over 900 planning professionals, educators, local officials and planning commissioners who are involved in planning-related activities on behalf of state and regional agencies, counties, cities, towns, educational institutions and the private sector. APA Minnesota is a chapter of the American Planning Association (APA), a non-profit public interest and research organization whose origins date back to 1917.

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See you in Denver! Join us- March 31.

If you are a current APA MN member and are going to NPC25, join us in Denver for some informal networking!

Along with our neighbors in Wisconsin, APA MN and APA WI are coming together.

Monday, March 31st

5:00 - 7:00 pm
Henry's Tavern: 500 16th St, Denver

Join us!

Time to Plan! Call for Speakers is Now Open!

We are pleased to announce the annual conference will be held in Willmar, MN!

Opening lunch will take place on Wednesday, Sept. 24th. Conference will conclude at NOON on Friday, Sept. 26th.

The call for session proposals/ speakers is open now and all submissions will be due Monday, April 7, 2025 by end of business day. If you have any questions or concerns please contact us at info@planningmn.org

APA National has mandatory CM credit requirements, you may read the requirements here: https://www.planning.org/cm/credits/.

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Submit Today! 2025 Call for Awards is Now Open!

The awards will be given at the 2025 Planning Conference on Thursday, September 25th during the lunch hour in Willmar, MN.

Winners will be notified in advance and invited to attend the awards ceremony to accept their award. The process described below is designed to make the submittal, judging , and award process quick and simple.

Submission deadline closes on Monday, April 21, 2025 by end of business day.

Questions? Please reach out to info@planningmn.org

In order to view all of the award categories, how they will be scored and the details of each award, we strongly encourage you to view the Submission Packet and full details on each award, please download it!

2025 Awards Submittal Info

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