The Consortium for Scenario Planning invites you to its eighth annual conference at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Deerfield Beach Resort & Spa in Deerfield Beach, Florida, January 29–31, 2025.

In an era marked by extreme weather events, economic instability, and the challenges of post-pandemic living, scenario planning is an essential tool for cities and regions preparing for an uncertain future. The in-person conference is an opportunity to explore cutting-edge advances in the use of scenarios to address local and global trends that shape our communities’ future with leading practitioners, consultants, and academics in the field. Attendees will dive into topics ranging from climate adaptation and urban resilience to economic disparities and housing challenges.

Jennifer Jurado, Broward County’s chief resilience officer and deputy department director, will deliver the keynote presentation on how scenario planning is transforming the region’s approach to compound flooding and other climate risks. Lightning talks and participant-driven unconference sessions will allow attendees to share their projects, collaborate, and hear new perspectives.

Registration closes on January 22, 2025, and is free for students. Conference sessions will be eligible for AICP Certification Maintenance credits.

The event will be held at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Deerfield Beach Resort & Spa. The closest airport is Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International. Book your stay at the conference venue.

Please share this opportunity with your colleagues and contact Madeline Hiller, program assistant, planning practice and scenario planning, at the Lincoln Institute, with questions.

View the conference agenda and speaker bios.

Session Proposals

The application period for session proposals has ended. Applicants will be notified of their acceptance status by October 31.

The Consortium for Scenario Planning Advisory Board is a group of practitioners, academics, and consultants that guides our community of practice to foster growth in scenario planning at all scales. There are currently three open positions, each covering a three-year term. Applications close on September 30, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. ET. We will notify applicants by November 27, 2024. 

For this in-person, invite-only event, the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy brings planning directors from the largest US cities to Cambridge, Massachusetts, for a three-day summit at the Lincoln Institute offices. The Big City Planning Directors Institute is a collaboration of the Lincoln Institute, Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design, and the American Planning Association. Planning directors will examine emerging public policy questions that influence the planning and design of large cities and their metropolitan regions. In 2023, the event was attended by 27 directors, representing cities from New York to Los Angeles. 

El curso presenta una aproximación general a las intervenciones urbanas de gran envergadura, denominadas usualmente Grandes Proyectos Urbanos (GPU), y busca generar una reflexión sobre los desafíos que representan para la gestión de suelo, especialmente en las ciudades latinoamericanas. En este sentido, el participante tendrá una introducción a los fundamentos de la formación de precios y al funcionamiento de mercados de suelo en América Latina, y se abordarán los impactos y desafíos que traen los GPU en el manejo del suelo. Se hará énfasis en el análisis de casos locales e internacionales de estos proyectos y sus instrumentos de planificación, financiación y gestión del suelo.   

Los postulantes seleccionados aparecerán en la página Listas de Seleccionados a partir del 25 de septiembre de 2024.