02/08/2026
Register for the 2026 APA-ISS Spring Planning Conference
Live virtual conference, April 16-17, 2025. Open to all!

Pack your virtual backpack and join us around the digital campfire for APA-ISS' Planner Camp, April 16-17, 2026! Earn high-quality CM credits as you collect new “merit badges” in planning skills, all at the bargain price of just:
- $75 for members
- $85 for non-members.
- This year, students are FREE! Use code IMFREE26.
Planner Camp Scoutmaster (aka Conference Chair) Scott Hanson, AICP, will bring together campers from all backgrounds, everyone is welcome and no tents are required.

Thank you to 2026 APA-ISS Conference Sponsor: Crawford, Murphy, & Tilly Engineers!
Registration includes:
- April 16-17, 2026 - live Virtual Conference Sessions via Thinkific/Zoom
- Access to all recordings.
- A free pre-conference webinar recording from the APA-ISS 2025 Conference: Scraping Zillow & Creating with Canva.
- Any other mobile workshops and happy hours organized in conjunction with the ISS conference. Details coming soon.
CLICK HERE FOR CONFERENCE REGISTRATION
Session recordings and CM credits will be available to attendees post-conference. On-demand CM can be earned before December 31, 2026.
Schedule Overview
While the APA-ISS is a "downstate" group of planners, these topics are universal! We welcome all planners no matter where you live or work.
Sessions are being planned right now - stay tuned! Our schedule for both days is generally:
- 9:00 AM Welcome/Announcements
- 9:15 AM - 12:00 PM - Sessions
- 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM - Lunch
- 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM Sessions
Attendees will have access to all session recordings and can earn CM until 12/31/26.
Not a Member? Grab a Membership Before You Register and Save!
If you are not an APA or APA-IL member, it isn’t too late to become one and save $$! The APA-IL Chapter Only membership is just $50/year. Not only can you save on the APA-ISS Conference now, but save on all APA-IL events in 2025 including the 2025 State Conference. Sign up today!
Students - American Planning Association student memberships are FREE and an Illinois Chapter membership is included. Click here to read more and take advantage of the deal!
- Membership is free for any student actively enrolled or matriculated in any university or college degree program.
- It remains free for the duration of an individual's studies.
- Includes membership in APA, chapter, and AICP as well as membership in up to five divisions.
- Student members will be eligible for two years of reduced dues after ending their studies.