2012 Conference

Dates. Mark your calendars. This year’s conference will be held in Atlanta on October 3-5, 2012, at the Georgian Terrace Hotel.

Theme. The theme of the conference is “Doing So Much with So Little: Funding Local Government Facilities and Services.” As always, our focus is on how to pay for the infrastructure needed to serve growth. However, many communities are finding it increasingly challenging in a time of declining general revenues to pay for the additional operating and maintenance costs associated with new facilities. So this year we are expanding our scope. We are interested in new developments in both traditional and innovative techniques to fund both the capital and operating costs associated with accommodating growth.

Call for Session Proposals. The Growth & Infrastructure Consortium (GIC) is soliciting session proposals for its conference in Atlanta on October 3-5, 2012. Sessions will be 75 minutes long. There will be 2-at-a-time break-out sessions in 7 time slots (for a total of 14), as well as two plenary sessions during the Thursday and Friday luncheons. Original papers or other handouts are encouraged. The proposal form (click here) should be completed and submitted via e-mail, fax, or mail. If you have an idea for a session, we encourage you to submit it, even if you do not want to be a presenter. Proposal forms should be received by close of business on Friday, May 25.

Conference Registration and Hotel Reservations. The conference registration fee will be $225 until the end of July, and $275 after that. Registration will include a welcoming reception, breakfast and lunch on Thursday and Friday, and a Thursday evening reception or dinner. AICP members will be able to earn up to 12.5 hours of certification maintenance credits. The hotel room rate will be $139 per night plus tax. On-line registration and links for hotel reservations at the conference rate will be available soon. Check in here for further updates, or join our email list (see below).

2011 Conference

The 2011 conference was held at the Catamaran Resort and Spa in San Diego, California on October 26-28. The title of the conference was “Growth & Infrastructure Consortium Conference 2011: Funding the New Normal.” Sessions were all day Thursday and ran until mid-afternoon on Friday. Attendees were able to earn up to 12.5 hours of AICP credits.

For the conference program, list of registrants, proceedings and photographs, check out our Conferences Page.

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Formerly the National Impact Fee Roundtable

You may recall from past conferences a growing interest in expanding the scope of the National Impact Fee Roundtable (NIFR) beyond the subject of just impact fees. In fact, it was happening almost by itself. As the Board deliberated on the decision to change the name, it was considered important that we continue to be the recognized authority on impact fees; clearly a tool that will continue to be part of the public finance tool box. At the same time, we felt it important to limit our focus to “growth-related” infrastructure, in order to maintain our distinction from other planning organizations in which many of us participate.