The Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development is co-sponsoring a Collaborative Symposium on Growth & Design with the Georgia Planning Association, the Georgia Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects, the Atlanta Chapter of American Institute of Architects, the Congress for the New Urbanism - Atlanta, and the Livable Communities Coalition on Thursday, March 8.

The symposium will include expert panels, a keynote lunch, an interactive discussion and charrette, and a reception. One panel will feature a retrospective from current and former Atlanta planning commissioners. The second panel will look forward with Kevin Cantley, president of Cooper Carry, a multi-disciplinary design firm; Pam Sessions, president of Hedgewood Properties, a homebuilder and community developer; Jack Crowley, former Dean of UGA School of Environmental Design and also a former planning director and DOT Commissioner; and Jim Durrett, executive director of the Livable Communities Coalition. The keynote lunch will be with John Fregonese, a renowned, visionary planner from Fregonese Calthorpe Associates.

This one-day symposium is a special component of the Georgia Planning Association's 2007 Spring Conference.

Please join us for this unique opportunity to interact with allied professionals and address growth and development issues impacting the region.

Learn more and register online at: http://www.georgiaplanning.org/