It's not too late to register for the May 13 audio/web conference on inclusionary housing programs as a solution to the affordable housing challenge. DOE Funds APA ResearchU.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu has announced a $100,000 grant to APA's Green Communities Research Center to produce a new guidebook for planners, Community Planning Strategies for Successful Wind Energy Implementation. Living with RLUIPAHow has the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act changed planning? Michael Giaimo and Lora Lucero, AICP, editors of RLUIPA Reader, bring together prominent names in planning law in this discussion of religion, land use, and property rights. Get PTS Training in ChicagoPlanners Training Service returns to Chicago, June 3–6, for two-day workshops on sustainable zoning and development controls, urban design, preparing for economic recovery, and energy and climate change. Register by May 12 for the best rate. Research You Can UseWhat Did Planners Earn in 1949?APA's Research Department is recognizing the 60th anniversary of PAS by re-releasing selected past PAS Reports. This month's online reprint is Titles and Salaries of Selected Planning Positions from June 1949. Climate Change ReaderAPA's Climate Change Reader is a user-friendly compilation for APA members of about 100 articles from several APA publications. New APA Leaders Take HelmOn April 28, at APA's annual meeting in Minneapolis, Bruce Knight, FAICP, (left) was installed as President of the APA Board of Directors and Paul Inghram, AICP, as President of APA's professional institute, the American Institute of Certified Planners. Planning's First 100 YearsThis year marks the celebration of the Centennial of the Planning Movement in America. Centennial SymposiumKeynote speakers for the May 21 symposium are Her Excellency Carolina Barco, Colombia's Ambassador to the United States, and The Honorable Adolfo Carrión, Jr., Director of the White House Office of Urban Affairs. 100 Essential Planning BooksTo celebrate the centennial of planning in America, APA has chosen 100 books published since 1909 as essential to the profession. Student Video CompetitionCongratulations to winners Michael Lancaster and Catherine Walsh, APA student members who attend the University of Maryland. Planning Celebrates |