Conference & Events
2026 APA AZ State Planning Conference - Historic Routes, Timeless Skies CALL FOR SESSIONS!
The 2026 APA AZ State Planning Conference - Historic Routes, Timeless Skies is being held on November 4-5, 2026 at the High Country Conference Center in Flagstaff, AZ. Historic routes remind us where we have traveled, while timeless skies invite us to imagine what comes next. Flagstaff is the 2026 International Dark Skies Place of the Year and one of the Arizona cities celebrating the Route 66 Centennial. These unique themes are interwoven across five tracks:
- The Nighttime City: Night Work, Dark Skies, Exploration
- From Heritage to Homestead: Attainability, Affordability, Rehabilitation, Neighborhoods
- Sovereign Lands, Shared Futures: Partnership, Stewardship, Amplifying Voices
- Higher Ground in Technology: Innovation, Automation, Resilience
- Resilient Routes: Mobility, Ecology, Community, History
Submit Your Proposals by June 5, 2026
2026 APA AZ Annual Sponsorships Available! 2026 APA AZ Annual Sponsorships
Sponsorship opportunities are available and help support the APA Arizona Chapter throughout the year as well as the APA Arizona State Planning Conference.
APA Arizona's education programs aim to provide participants with the skills and knowledge to make good land use decisions. Our instructors enable new community planning officials to better understand their roles and responsibilities, reacquaint experienced officials with current planning tools and techniques, provide the professional planner with professional development opportunities, and broaden urban planning students' knowledge of statewide best practices.