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American Institute of Architects’ 2007 National Convention and Design Exposition, Growing Beyond Green
Date: May 3-5, 2007
Location: San Antonio, TX
http://www.aiaconvention.com/aia_splash/2007/index.html

The AIA 2007 National Convention and Design Exposition is the premier event for architects and building industry professionals.

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Healthy Places Leading to Healthy People: Community Engagement Improves Health for All
Date: May 11, 2007
Location: A National Live Satellite Broadcast and Webcast 2:00–3:00pm Eastern Standard Time
Registration and additional information: http://www.PublicHealthGrandRounds.unc.edu

The program will highlight Healthy Communities, the broadest and most encompassing CDC Healthy Places goal area, by looking at the community of Wabasso located in Indian River County, Florida. The program examines the Protocol for Assessing Community Excellence in Environmental Health (PACE-EH), the community-based engagement tool used to identify and address some of Wabasso’s “place-specific” health issues.

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Congress for New Urbanism, CNU XV: New Urbanism and the Old City
Date: May 17-20, 2007
Location: Philadelphia, PA
http://cnu.org/cnuxv/

The annual Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU) is the leading venue for new urbanist networking, collaboration, and education. CNU members come from far and wide to discuss development practices and public policies, learn from recent innovative work, and advance new initiatives to transform our communities.

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Congress for New Urbanism, CDC Expert Review Panel (lead by Doug Farr)
Date: May 21-22, 2007
Location: Century Center campus (CDC), Atlanta, GA

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CDC/DHPE 2007 National Conference on Health Education and Promotion and the SOPHE Midyear Scientific Conference, The Changing Face of Health Education and Health Promotion
Date: June 7-9, 2007
Location: Seattle, WA
http://www.dhpe.org/2007healthpromotionconf.htm

The conference theme, "Changing the Face of Health Education and Health Promotion" focuses on breaking down sub-categories within the profession such as infectious vs. chronic, global health vs. domestic health that serve as barriers to progress. This conference will encourage re-conceptualizing health education and health promotion programs, research and practice to cross over professional boundaries and seek an integrated approach to solving health education challenges.

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NACCHO Annual 2007, Health Equity and Environmental Public Health – From Local to Global
Date: July 11-13, 2007
Location: Columbus, OH
http://www.naccho.org/conferences/nacchoannual07/

The NACCHO Annual 2007 Conference promises to be a vital and central venue for local health officials and their public health partners to examine strategies, share ideas, and plan actions designed to address issues of health inequity and environmental public health from local to global perspectives.

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2nd International Conference on Environmental Planning and Management, Planning the Urban Environment
Date: August 5-10, 2007
Location: Berlin, Germany
http://www.urbenvironcongress.tu-berlin.de

The aim of the Berlin Congress is to address a wide international spectrum of planning scientists and environmental experts from both technical and ecological backgrounds as well as those executing the plans, and to further inspire an interdisciplinary discourse between theory and practice.

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Institute of Public Health in Ireland, 8th International Health Impact Assessment Conference, Healthy Public Policy – Is HIA the Cornerstone?
Date: October 16-17, 2007
Location: Dublin Castle, Ireland
http://www.publichealth.ie/index.asp?locID=561&docID=695

Abstracts due by June 29, 2007

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58th SOPHE Annual Meeting; Partnerships to Achieve Healthy Equity
Date: October 31-November 3, 2007
Location: Alexandria, VA
http://www.sophe.org

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American Public Health Association (APHA) 135th Annual Meeting and Exposition
Date: November 3-7, 2007
Location: Washington, DC
http://www.apha.org/meetings/

The Environment Section of the APHA conference provides multiple sessions on health and the built environment.

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June 11-13, 2008, 9th Nordic Public Health Conference; Health, Social, and Economic Development in a Local and Regional Perspective
Date: June 11-13, 2008
Location: Östersund, Sweden
http://www.fhi.se/nordfolkhalsa2008

Health, social and economic development in a local and regional perspective.

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7th Annual New Partners for Smart Growth: Building Safe, Healthy and Livable Communities Conference
Date: February 7-9, 2008
Location: Washington, DC
http://www.newpartners.org/index.html

The New Partners for Smart Growth Conference provides a place for the variety of participants and speakers who cross disciplines to share experiences and insights, and valuable tools and strategies to encourage smart growth implementation and "get it done."

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2008 Active Living Research Conference
Date: April 9-12, 2008
Location: Washington, DC
http://www.activelivingresearch.org/index.php/Conference/7

The ALRC annual conference provides a forum for Active Living Research grantees and other investigators interested in active living to share findings and be informed of the latest thinking, methods and research on policy and environmental issues related to physical activity.

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American Planning Association National Planning Conference
Date: April 27-May 1, 2008
Location: Las Vegas, NV
http://www.planning.org/

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2008 National Green Building Conference
Date: May 11-13, 2008
Location: New Orleans, LA
http://www.nahb.org/meeting_details.aspx?meetingID=3249§ionID=121

The National Association of Home Builders promotes environmentally responsible and resource-efficient construction methods known as “Green Building” through the Green Building subcommittee of the National Green Building Conference.

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2008 National Planning Conference
Date: TBA
Location: TBA

The National Planning Conference brings together urban, rural, and regional planners, city officials, and community leaders dedicated to building strong and vibrant communities.

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Past Events

6th Annual New Partners for Smart Growth Conference: Building Safe, Healthy, and Livable Communities
Date: February 8-10, 2007
Location: Los Angeles, CA
http://www.newpartners.org/about.html

The New Partners for Smart Growth Conference provides a place for the variety of participants and speakers who cross disciplines to share experiences and insights, and valuable tools and strategies to encourage smart growth implementation and "get it done."

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2007 Active Living Research Conference
Date: February 22-24, 2007
Location: Coronado, CA
http://www.activelivingresearch.org/index.php/Annual_Conference_2007/386

The ALRC annual conference provides a forum for Active Living Research grantees and other investigators interested in active living to share findings and be informed of the latest thinking, methods and research on policy and environmental issues related to physical activity.

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2007 National Green Building Conference
Date: March 25-27, 2007
Location: St. Louis, MO
http://www.nahb.org/meeting_details.aspx?meetingID=3249&sectionID=121

The National Association of Home Builders promotes environmentally responsible and resource-efficient construction methods known as “Green Building” through the Green Building subcommittee of the National Green Building Conference.

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2007 National Planning Conference
American Planning Association
Date: April 14-18, 2007
Location: Philadelphia, PA
http://www.planning.org/2007conference/index.htm


The National Planning Conference brings together urban, rural, and regional planners, city officials, and community leaders dedicated to building strong and vibrant communities.

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American Public Health Association (APHA) 134th Annual Meeting and Exposition
Date: November 4-8, 2006
Location: Boston, MA
http://www.apha.org/meetings/

The Environment Section of the APHA conference provides multiple sessions on health and the built environment.

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American Public Health Association (APHA) 133rd Annual Meeting and Exposition
Date: December 10-14, 2005
Location: Philadelphia, PA
http://www.apha.org/meetings/

The Environment Section of the APHA conference provides multiple sessions on health and the built environment.

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5th Annual New Partners for Smart Growth Conference: Building Safe, Healthy, and Livable Communities
Date: January 26-28, 2006
Location: Denver, CO
http://www.outreach.psu.edu/programs/smartgrowth/about.html

The New Partners for Smart Growth Conference provides a place for the variety of participants and speakers who cross disciplines to share experiences and insights, and valuable tools and strategies to encourage smart growth implementation and "get it done."

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Active Living Research Conference
Date: February 16-18, 2006
Location: Coronado, CA
http://www.activelivingresearch.org/index.php/Annual_Conference_2006/271

The ALRC annual conference provides a forum for Active Living Research grantees and other investigators interested in active living to share findings and be informed of the latest thinking, methods and research on policy and environmental issues related to physical activity.

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2006 National Green Building Conference
Date: March 12-14, 2006
Location: Albuquerque, NM
http://www.nahb.org/meeting_details.aspx?meetingID=3249&sectionID=121

The National Association of Home Builders promotes environmentally responsible and resource-efficient construction methods known as “Green Building” through the Green Building subcommittee of the National Green Building Conference.

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7th Annual United Kingdom and Ireland Health Impact Assessment Conference
Date: April 4-6, 2006
Location: Cardiff, Wales, UK
http://pcpoh.bham.ac.uk/publichealth/hiaru/news.htm

The 6th Annual UK and Ireland Health Impact Assessment Conference - 'Participation, Policy and Practice' - was hosted by the Health Impact Assessment Research Unit in the Department of Public Health and Epidemiology at the University of Birmingham (UK) in October 2004. Abstracts from that conference are available at http://pcpoh.bham.ac.uk/publichealth/hiaru/conference2004/Abstract

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International Congress on Physical Activity and Public Health
Date: April 17-20, 2006
Location: Atlanta, GA
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/icpaph/

The congress, sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Physical Activity and Health Branch and the Association of State and Territorial Chronic Disease Program Directors, will provide an interdisciplinary forum for information exchange on current research and practice in physical activity in public health.

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2006 National Planning Conference
American Planning Association
Date: April 22-26, 2006
Location: San Antonio, TX
http://www.planning.org/2006conference


The National Planning Conference brings together urban, rural, and regional planners, city officials, and community leaders dedicated to building strong and vibrant communities.