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If you want a simple planning product that keeps you on track with ease and flexibility, then try Day Runner Express. Intuitive formats, slim profile binders and a broad selection of planner refills.

The Bella Day Planner is designed to meet all of your organizing needs! Soft to the touch the soothing cover colors are complemented wth a fabric striped edge for a touch of style.

You, even as your thoughts race across the page. Focusing on the paper gives you the ability to concentrate and stay with your thoughts longer. The ability to concentrate, or lock-in, to a goal, project, or task is common to all highly successful people. Our Paper Planners are designed to

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Planners Network is an association of professionals, activists, academics, and students involved in physical, social, economic, and environmental planning in urban and rural areas, who promote fundamental change in our political and economic systems.

The 2008 Planners Network Conference, Planning in Challenging Climates, was July 17-20 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. For more information see the Planners Network Manitoba web site.

More than 100 trip reports from PCJ Editor Wayne Senville's meetings with planners along Route 50 last Summer -- available on our companion site.

Fall 2004.Back to School for Planners. on the impacts of school location, and the relationship between planning and school boards

Winter 2008.Downtown Futures. continuing a series of reports from planners across the U. S., focusing on downtown issues

Fall 2007.Crossing America. a series of reports from planners across the U. S. | Bypass Highways | and more

For more than 15 years, citizen & professional planners have provided feedback on draft articles scheduled for publication in the Planning Comm'rs Journal. Sign up to receive draft articles by email.

CFP Board Mission. The mission of Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. is to benefit the public by granting the CFP

CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION Washington, DC, January 26, 2009 - Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. today announced that 55.6 percent of the 2,320 individuals who sat for the November 21-22, 2008 CFP

Certification Examination passed. The CFP Board-administered, 10-hour, two-day exam was conducted at 50 sites nationwide. Full Article CFP BOARD ANNOUNCES 2009 CHAIR OF DISCIPLINARY AND ETHICS COMMISSION WASHINGTON, January 26, 2009—The Board of Directors of Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. (CFP Board), the non-profit certifying and standards-setting organization that oversees more than 58,000 financial professionals holding the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ certification, has announced the 2009 Chair and two new members to its Disciplinary and Ethics Commission. Full Article Recent CFP Board Events. WEBINAR. CFP BOARD'S ETHICAL STANDARDS - FIRM IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES, NOVEMBER 5, 2008.

At CFP Board's most recent Financial Planning Clinic, hundreds of Miami-area residents met one-on-one with nearly a hundred volunteer CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER professionals. Read more and view presentations materials from educational workshops >

Urban and regional planners develop long- and short-term plans for the use of land and the growth and revitalization of urban, suburban, and rural communities and the region in which they are located. They help local officials alleviate social, economic, and environmental problems by recommending locations for roads, schools, and other infrastructure and suggesting zoning regulations for private property. This work includes forecasting the future needs of the population. Because local governments employ the majority of urban and regional planners, they often are referred to as community or city planners. Planners promote the best use of a communitys land and resources for residential, commercial, institutional, and recreational purposes. They address environmental, economic, and social health issues of a community as it grows and changes. They may formulate plans relating to the construction of new school buildings, public housing, or other kinds of infrastructure. Planners also may help to make decisions about developing resources and protecting ecologically sensitive regions. Some planners are involved in environmental issues including pollution control, wetland preservation, forest conservation, and the location of new landfills. Planners also may help to draft legislation on environmental, social, and economic issues, such as planning a new park, sheltering the homeless, or making the region more attractive to businesses. Before preparing plans for community development, planners study and report on the current use of land for residential, business, and community purposes. Their reports include information on the location and capacity of streets, highways, airports, water and sewer lines, schools, libraries, and cultural and recreational sites. They also provide data on the types of industries in the community, the characteristics of the population, and employment and economic trends. Using this information, along with input from citizens, planners try to optimize land use for buildings and other public facilities. Planners prepare reports showing how their programs can be carried out and what they will cost. Planners examine proposed community facilities, such as schools, to be sure that these facilities will meet the needs of a growing or changing population. They keep abreast of economic and legal issues involved in zoning codes, building codes, and environmental regulations and ensure that builders and developers follow these codes and regulations. Planners also deal with land-use issues created by population movements. For example, as suburban growth and economic development create more jobs outside cities, the need for public transportation that gets workers to those jobs increases. In response, planners develop and model possible transportation systems and explain them to planning boards and the general public. Planners use computers to record and analyze information and to prepare reports and recommendations for government executives and others. Computer databases, spreadsheets, and analytical techniques are used to project program costs and forecast future trends in employment, housing, transportation, or population. Computerized geographic information systems (GIS) enable planners to map land areas, to overlay maps with geographic variables such as population density, and to combine or manipulate geographic information to produce alternative plans for land use or development. Urban and regional planners often confer with land developers, civic leaders, and public officials and may function as mediators in community disputes, presenting alternatives that are acceptable to opposing parties. Planners may prepare material for community relations programs, speak at civic meetings, and appear before legislative committees and elected officials to explain and defend their proposals. Most urban and regional planners focus on one or more areas of specialization. Among the most common are community development and redevelopment and land-use or code enforcement. While planners may specialize in areas such as transportation planning or urban design, they are also required to keep the bigger picture in mind, and do whats best for the community as a whole. Work environment. Urban and regional planners often travel to inspect the features of land under consideration for development or regulation. Some local government planners involved in site development inspections spend most of their time in the field. Although most planners have a scheduled 40-hour workweek, they frequently attend evening or weekend meetings or public hearings with citizens groups. Planners may experience the pressure of deadlines and tight work schedules, as well as political pressure generated by interest groups affected by proposals related to urban development and land use.

A masters degree from an accredited planning program provides the best training for a wide range of planning positions. Experience and acquiring and maintaining certification lead to the best opportunities for advancement. Education and training. Most entry-level jobs in Federal, State, and local governments require a masters degree from an accredited program in urban or regional planning or a related field, such as urban design or geography. Students are admitted to masters degree programs in planning with a wide range of undergraduate backgrounds. a bachelors degree in economics, geography, political science, or environmental design is especially good preparation. A few schools offer a bachelors degree in urban planning, and graduates from these programs qualify for some entry-level positions, but their advancement opportunities are often limited unless they acquire an advanced degree. In 2007, 66 colleges and universities offered an accredited masters degree program, and 15 offered an accredited bachelors degree program, in planning. Accreditation for these programs is from the Planning Accreditation Board, which consists of representatives of the American Institute of Certified Planners, the American Planning Association, and the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning. Most graduate programs in planning require at least 2 years of study. Most college and university planning departments offer specialization in areas such as community development and redevelopment, land-use or code enforcement, transportation planning, environmental and natural resources planning, urban design, and economic planning and development. Highly recommended also are courses in related disciplines, such as architecture, law, earth sciences, demography, economics, finance, health administration, and management, in addition to courses in planning. Because familiarity with computer models and statistical techniques is important, courses in statistics, computer science, and geographic information systems also are recommended or required. Graduate students spend considerable time in studios, workshops, and laboratory courses, learning to analyze and solve planning problems. They often are required to work in a planning office part time or during the summer. Local government planning offices frequently offer students internships, providing experience that proves invaluable in obtaining a full-time planning position after graduation. Licensure. As of 2007, New Jersey was the only State that required planners to be licensed, although Michigan required registration to use the title community planner. Licensure in New Jersey is based on two examinationsone testing generalized knowledge of planning and another testing knowledge of New Jersey planning laws. Registration as a community planner in Michigan is based on professional experience and national and State examinations. Other qualifications. Planners must be able to think in terms of spatial relationships and visualize the effects of their plans and designs. They should be flexible and be able to reconcile different viewpoints and make constructive policy recommendations. The ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, is necessary for anyone interested in this field. Certification and advancement. The American Institute of Certified Planners, a professional institute within the American Planning Association, grants certification to individuals who have the appropriate combination of education and professional experience and pass an examination. Professional development activities are required to maintain certification. Certification may be helpful for promotion. After a few years of experience, planners may advance to assignments requiring a high degree of independent judgment, such as designing the physical layout of a large development or recommending policy and budget options. Some public sector planners are promoted to community planning director and spend a great deal of time meeting with officials, speaking to civic groups, and supervising a staff. Further advancement occurs through a transfer to a larger jurisdiction with more complex problems and greater responsibilities or into related occupations, such as director of community or economic development.

Jobs in 2006. About 68 percent were employed by local governments. Companies involved with architectural, engineering, and related services, as well as management, scientific, and technical consulting services, employ an increasing proportion of planners in the private sector. Others are employed in State government agencies dealing with housing, transportation, or environmental protection, and a small number work for the Federal Government.

Faster than average employment growth is projected for urban and regional planners. Most new jobs will be in affluent, rapidly expanding communities. Job prospects will be best for those with a masters degree and strong computer skills. Employment change. Employment of urban and regional planners is expected to grow

Percent from 2006 to 2016, faster than the average for all occupations. Employment growth will be driven by the need for State and local governments to provide public services such as regulation of commercial development, the environment, transportation, housing, and land use and development for an expanding population. Nongovernmental initiatives dealing with historic preservation and redevelopment will also create employment growth. Most new jobs for urban and regional planners will be in local government, as planners will be needed to address an array of problems associated with population growth, especially in affluent, rapidly expanding communities. For example, new housing developments require roads, sewer systems, fire stations, schools, libraries, and recreation facilities that must be planned for within budgetary constraints. The fastest job growth for urban and regional planners will occur in the private sector, primarily in the professional, scientific, and technical services industries. For example, planners may be employed by firms to help design security measures for a building that are effective but also subtle and able to blend in with the surrounding area. However, because the private sector employs only 21 percent of urban and regional planners, not as many new jobs will be created in the private sector as in government. Job prospects. In addition to those from employment growth, job openings will arise from the need to replace experienced planners who transfer to other occupations, retire, or leave the labor force for other reasons. Graduates with a masters degree from an accredited program should have better job opportunities than those with only a bachelors degree. Also, computers and softwareespecially GIS softwareare increasingly being used in planning, and those with strong computer skills and GIS experience will have an advantage in the job market.

Median annual earnings in the industries employing the largest numbers of urban and regional planners in May 2006 were.

Urban and regional planners develop plans for the growth of urban, suburban, and rural communities. Others whose work is similar include architects. civil engineers. environmental engineers. landscape architects. geographers. property, real estate, and community association managers. surveyors, cartographers, photogrammetrists, and surveying technicians. and market and survey researchers.

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Welcome to Financial Planners Standards Council (FPSC). We are the not-for-profit organization established in 1995 to benefit the public by leading the evolution of the financial planning profession in Canada. We develop, enforce and promote the highest competency and ethical standards in financial planning as defined by Certified Financial Planner professionals. FPSC Licence renewals for the 2009/2010 period are now available. Please click here to renew. Results of the November 2008 CFP Examination are now available. To access your results, please login to FPSC Online Services. New requirements for obtaining CFP certification effective July 1, 2010 have been released. These requirements will affect all candidates who have not passed the CFP Examination by June 2010. Changes to upcoming CE requirements have now been published on our site. The 2007 - 2008 FPSC Annual report is now available. Learn more. dates, content, call for abstracts and sponsorship opportunities. Responses to the Exposure Draft on new CFP certification program requirements are now available. In August IIROC published its proposed Financial Planning Rule and invited industry stakeholders to comment. Read FPSC’s feedback and recommendations. Financial Planners Standards Council (FPSC) has made changes to its governance structure to meet the evolving needs of the financial planning profession in Canada. FPSC CEO Cary List was profiled in a recent issue of FORUM magazine, which spoke about FPSC's work as an innovator in harmonizing standards for financial planners - read the full article.

CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® and ® are certification marks owned outside the U. S. by Financial Planning Standards Board Ltd. (FPSB). Financial Planners Standards Council is the marks licensing authority for the CFP marks in Canada, through agreement with FPSB.

The Council of Educational Facility Planners (CEFPI) is a professional association whose sole mission is improving the places where children learn. CEFPI members - individuals, institutions and corporations - are actively involved in planning, designing, building, equipping and maintaining schools and colleges. Need to contact staff? Use our Headquarters Contact list.

OPPI's Policy Development Committee and its Working Groups prepare position statements, policy papers, and other documents on matters of interest to planners.

OPPI maintains a directory of Registered Professional Planners in Ontario who are available for consulting work. To use the directory, specify the kind of planner you need (land use, environmental, transportation, etc.) and the location.

The Ontario Professional Planners Institute (OPPI) is the recognized voice of the province's planning profession. OPPI provides leadership on policy related to planning, development, the environment, and related issues.

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Certified planners use their skills to find solutions to community problems and carry the community toward its desired long-term goals.

AICP is the American Planning Association's professional institute, providing recognized leadership nationwide in the certification of professional planners, ethics, professional development, planning education, and the standards of planning practice.

To become a certified planner, APA members must meet certain education and experience requirements and pass a written examination. The exam is given twice a year, in May and November.

AICP's Certification Maintenance program helps planners gain the knowledge and skills they need to remain current in the practice of planning.

Based on more than 10,000 responses, the APA/AICP Planners Salary Survey is the most comprehensive look at compensation and benefits in the profession. Members may access the entire survey. everyone may read the summary.

Read biographies of the certified planners elected to represent fellow AICP members on the AICP Commission. What is the AICP Commission?From the Commission

Ethical planning isn't always easy. AICP offers a code to help planners negotiate the tough ethical and moral dilemmas they can face.

Election to Fellow in AICP recognizes the achievements of individuals as model planners who have made significant contributions to planning and society.

Welcome to The Baby Planners a Los Angeles-based baby concierge and consulting service that caters to the needs of expectant parents nationwide. What wedding planners are to newly-engaged couples, The Baby Planners are to parents-to-be.

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Planners and their organizations throughout the world provide leadership in addressing many societal issues. Often, challenges and successes cross geographic, national, and institutional borders. Best practices are often shared. Requests for assistance, too, occur through personal or institutional networks.

The American Planning Association is a nonprofit public interest and research organization committed to urban, suburban, regional, and rural planning. APA and its professional institute, the American Institute of Certified Planners, advance the art and science of planning to meet the needs of people and society. APA represents 43,500 practicing planners, officials, and citizens involved with urban and rural planning issues.

The Canadian Institute of Planners has been dedicated to the advancement of responsible planning throughout Canada since 1919. Working on behalf of planners and the planning profession, CIP serves as the national voice of Canada's planning community. More than half of the CIP's 6,000 members are government employees, mainly working for municipal/local planning offices.

The Commonwealth Association of Planners is concerned with the planning and management of settlements and regions across the Commonwealth. Professional organizations of urban and regional planners across the Commonwealth are members.

The Planning Institute of Australia was founded in 1951 and is the only national organization representing qualified urban and regional planners and other related disciplines in Australia.

The RTPI exists to advance the science and art of town planning for the benefit of the public. Town planning involves much more than planning towns, and is often referred to simply as planning. Many planners, in both the public and private sectors, work within the planning system laid down by Parliament.

The Global Planners Network Congress, held October 31-November 2, 2008, in Zhenjiang, China, highlighted critical planning issues of urbanization, poverty, and climate change and hazards. The Congress immediately preceded the United Nations World Urban Forum 4 in Nanjing, and this communique was one of the outcomes of the Congress. Also, read the Memorandum from the Closing Plenary of the Congress.

GPN has launched a tool designed to help planners around the world assess their capacity to respond to the challenges of urban growth. The Self-Diagnostic Tool to Assess Planning Capacity has been developed by the UK’s Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) and Commonwealth Association of Planners. The outcomes of this project will be presented later this year to the UN Habitat World Urban Forum 4 in Nanjing, and the Global Planners Network Congress in Zhenjiang.

This paper outlines key principles of a new paradigm for managing human settlements that we call New Urban Planning. The purpose of the paper is to provoke and focus debate during the lead-up to the World Planning Congress and the World Urban Forum III in June 2006. The paper reflects the outcome of a series of discussions amongst planners with experience from different countries. [More in English] [En Français] 2007 世界规划师议会 温哥华宣言2006

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A financial planner typically prepares financial plans for his or her clients. The kinds of services financial planners offer can vary widely. Some financial planners assess every aspect of your financial life—including saving, investments, insurance, taxes, retirement, and estate planning—and help you develop a detailed strategy or financial plan for meeting all your financial goals. Other professionals call themselves financial planners, but they may only be able to recommend that you invest in a narrow range of products and sometimes products that aren't securities. When hiring a financial planner, you should know exactly what services you need, what services the planner can deliver, and any limitations on what he or she can recommend. In addition, you should understand what services you're paying for, how much those services cost, and how the planner gets paid. Financial planners charge for their services in different ways. some charge either a fixed fee or an hourly fee for the time it takes to develop a financial plan, but don’t sell investment products. some are paid by commissions on the products they sell. and others use a combination of fees and commissions. Financial planners may come from many different educational and professional backgrounds. If you’re considering using a financial planner, be sure to ask about their background. If they have a credential, ask them what it means and what they had to do to earn it. Some financial planners have credentials like CFP certification or CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst). Find out what organization issued the credential, and then contact the organization to verify whether the professional you're considering did, in fact, earn the credential and whether the professional remains in good standing with the organization. For a helpful list of various financial industry credentials (including the name of the issuing organization and any education or experience required to attain the credential), please read FINRA's Understanding Investment Professional Designations. If the professional you're considering claims to be a CFP certificant, visit the website of the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards. The Board is an independent regulatory organization that licenses financial planners as CFP professionals. Check to see if the professional is certified as a CFP professional and whether his or her certification has been suspended or revoked by the Board. You can also call the Board at (800) us. to obtain additional disciplinary information about the professional. The Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards also has brochures What You Should Know About Financial Planning and Questions to Ask When Choosing a Financial Planner that will help you identify a financial planner who’s right for you. Financial planners who give investment advise to their clients must register with the SEC or the appropriate state securities regulator. For more information about investment advisers, read our publication entitled Investment Advisers. What You Need to Know Before Choosing One.

The purpose of the Pension Planners web site is to provide consumers with information on pension distribution planning including the Pension Planners Listing.

(That is good news since it means that Roth IRAs could be continued after the death of the ownerpaying tax-free income from a fund which is growing tax-free!) Under the the new law, existing IRAs could be converted into Roth IRAs in 1998 or later. However, there is an income test. You cannot convert an existing IRA to a Roth IRA in any year in which you have AGI exceeding $100,000 (or if you are a married individual filing a separate return). If you pass the AGI test, there is no limit on the amount that may be converted. (Only conversions in 1998 resulted in converted amounts being taxable over a four year period starting in 1998 by adding 25% of the amount to gross income each year. Conversions in later years result in the full amount being taxable in the year of the conversion.) (Note. The amount being converted into a Roth IRA does not figure into the $100,000 AGI test.) The conversion issue is a complex one to evaluate and, where the potential tax is substantial, the services of a professional planner should be considered. (Interestingly, the conversion often makes the most sense for those with large pension balances who are approaching age 70½.) Everyone with an existing IRA should evaluate whether to convert their existing IRA to a Roth IRA. Drawbacks. Paying tax for the conversion year and, for those with taxable estates, loss of the IRC §691 deduction for estate tax attributable to IRD. Paying the tax at a 40% rate (in many cases) is a high cost even if you have the money available to pay the taxes. Advantages. Tax-free growth and tax-free distributions, potentially for decades. If you don't need to access the funds yourself, you can keep contributing until you die and your beneficiaries could presumably withdraw tax-free amounts for some period of years after your death (if set up properly!) with tax-free growth continuing in the meantime. If your estate is subject to federal estate tax, the amount used to pay income tax on a conversion to a Roth IRA will not be in your taxable estate. For the latest information on Roth IRAs, see the Roth IRA Web Site at

Meeting Planners will handle every detail for regional, national and international professional or medical conferences, trade shows, incentive and recognition meetings, new product release promotions, educational conferences, public service meetings and more. We're available to organize the entire event or help with any element you choose to delegate (lodging, site management and speakers for example). Seasoned planners benefit from our services as wellwell critique your plan of work and suggest ways to improve the bottom line. Our planners are eager to assist. Make your next event or conference an event that is not only a positive experience for attendees, but will make you the organizations hero while working within or even under budget.

WHAT ARE PROFESSIONAL PLANNERS? Planners develop long- and short-term plans to use land for the growth and revitalization of urban, suburban, and rural communities, while helping local officials make decisions concerning social, economic, and environmental problems. Because local governments employ the majority of urban and regional planners, they often are referred to as community, regional, or city planners. Planners promote the best use of a community’s land and resources for residential, commercial, institutional, and recreational purposes. Planners may be involved in various other activities, including making decisions relating to establishing alternative public transportation systems, developing resources, and protecting ecologically sensitive regions. Urban and regional planners address issues such as traffic congestion, air pollution, and the effects of growth and change on a community. They may formulate plans relating to the construction of new school buildings, public housing, or other kinds of infrastructure. Some planners are involved in environmental issues ranging from pollution control to wetland preservation, forest conservation, and the location of new landfills. Planners also may be involved in drafting legislation on environmental, social, and economic issues, such as sheltering the homeless, planning a new park, or meeting the demand for new correctional facilities. Planners examine proposed community facilities, such as schools, to be sure that these facilities will meet the changing demands placed upon them over time. They keep abreast of economic and legal issues involved in zoning codes, building codes, and environmental regulations. They ensure that builders and developers follow these codes and regulations. Planners also deal with land-use issues created by population movements. For example, as suburban growth and economic development create more new jobs outside cities, the need for public transportation that enables workers to get to those jobs increases. In response, planners develop transportation models and explain their details to planning boards and the general public. Before preparing plans for community development, planners report on the current use of land for residential, business, and community purposes. Their reports include information on the location and capacity of streets, highways, airports, water and sewer lines, schools, libraries, and cultural and recreational sites. They also provide data on the types of industries in the community, the characteristics of the population, and employment and economic trends. Using this information, along with input from citizens’ advisory committees, planners design the layout of land uses for buildings and other facilities, such as subway lines and stations. Planners prepare reports showing how their programs can be carried out and what they will cost. Planners use computers to record and analyze information and to prepare reports and recommendations for government executives and others. Computer databases, spreadsheets, and analytical techniques are utilized to project program costs and forecast future trends in employment, housing, transportation, or population. Computerized geographic information systems enable planners to map land areas, to overlay maps with geographic variables such as population density, and to combine or manipulate geographic information to produce alternative plans for land use or development. Urban and regional planners often confer with land developers, civic leaders, and public officials and may function as mediators in community disputes, presenting alternatives that are acceptable to opposing parties. Planners may prepare material for community relations programs, speak at civic meetings, and appear before legislative committees and elected officials to explain and defend their proposals. In large organizations, planners usually specialize in a single area, such as transportation, demography, housing, historic preservation, urban design, environmental and regulatory issues, or economic development. In small organizations, planners do various kinds of planning.

The public is looking for a financial planner who demonstrates a commitment to competency, and financial professionals want an established certification that sets them apart in a globally spreading financial planning profession. Formed in 1983, the Registered Financial Planners Institute

Whether you are already a financial planner or have recently decided to enter the profession, RFPI has a designation type to match your educational and experience background.

Is concerned with the planning and management of settlements and regions across the Commonwealth. Professional organisations of urban and regional planners across the Commonwealth are members. CAP is a forum for creative ideas and practical action to make healthy, attractive and competitive towns, cities and regions. The Commonwealth Association of Planners is a charity registered in Scotland SC 034482

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The National Association of Estate Planners Councils (NAEPC) is a national organization of professional estate planners and affiliated Estate Planning Councils focused on establishing and monitoring the highest professional and educational standards. NAEPC fosters public awareness of the quality services rendered by professionals who meet these standards. NAEPC builds a team approach involving cross-professional disciplines to better serve the public’s need in estate planning. See our mission statement.

January 2009 Issue. NAEPC Journal of Estate Tax Planning Now Online! AEP Annual Recertification Form Dues Renewal 11 awarded Distinguished Accredited Estate Planners in November, 2008. Welcome letter from incoming president Kathleen J. Belmonte Frequently Asked Questions for Estate Planners and Councils

A primary goal of the NAEPC is to encourage specialization programs to increase recognition and acceptance of estate planning as a specialty. NAEPC has two separate and distinct specialization programs. Accredited Estate Planner (AEP) is available to individuals in all five disciplines. This designation is for individuals who have met the requisite requirements, including estate planning experience and recommendations by colleagues, and currently requires completion of certain graduate estate planning courses. All individuals obtaining the AEP designation demonstrate commitment to the team approach in estate planning. Estate Planning Law Specialist (EPLS) is available to attorneys practicing in the estate planning arena. NAEPC serves to assist its membership by providing a forum to maintain and strengthen.

Find an Estate Planner Find an Estate Planning Council in your area Now Online! AEP Annual Renewal Form Plan now for National Estate Planning Awareness Week October 19-25, 2009

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Eventplanners-directory. com is a national directory of professional event service providers such as photographers, DJ's, caterers, and event planners. The site is useful for anyone planning an event. Use Eventplanners-directory. com to find local services in your city.

Any individual or business that provide services for events. It's a great way to expand your business whether you are a event planner or a huge catering company.

Unfortunately, our episodes on WeTVs The Wedding Planners did not highlight the vendors as we had planned, so we just wanted to thank them again for their great work. We could not have done these fabulous weddings without their help! Lynsey Seth chose to have their ceremony at Methodist Church and the Horseshoe Bay Marriott for their reception. Matty Cakes made both cakes, Sprinkles provided cupcakes, and Jennifers Gardens did flowers for the event. Premier Tents and Events provided rentals, draping, and lounge areas, BBJ Linenshandled linens, hair makeup wa done by D. Lira Company, Studio 563 did photography, and Big Time Band provided music for the reception. Laura Ross chose to have their ceremony reception at Angel Springs Event Center. Creative Petals was their florist, Premier Tents and Events handled linens, Michelle's Pattisseries did both cakes, Fajita Warehouse catered, Lone Star Dove Release provided doves, Wild Parrot shot the video of the event, and Complete Music covered the music for the ceremony and reception.

Congratulations on your engagement! Austin Wedding Planners provides wedding and event coordinating including. planning, consulting, rehearsal and day-of directing, wedding related parties as well an Officiant to perform your ceremony. We help make your wedding reflect who you are, whether classic, modern, traditional or unconventional, creative and adventurous. Well help create a wedding thats perfect for you and vow to carry out your vision with care. You deserve to have a Wedding Planner assist you with the many details involved in planning your wedding whether you want help planning the entire wedding or just need someone to help pull it all together the day-of. Weve got a team of experienced consultants who will ensure everything happens according to plan so you can relax and enjoy your special day. AWP can help you in researching locations, finding qualified vendors, attending appointments, negotiating contracts and minding your budget, and of course put it all together for a great wedding day, so that you can dedicate more time and energy towards the fun elements of the wedding, your family, friends and most importantly, your engagement! See Wedding Services for the different packages AWP offers and book a free consultation appointment so that we can meet and chat about what your specific wedding needs are.

Austin Wedding Planners is proud to announce that we were enlisted by The Knot to plan their annual celebration for Austin Wedding Industry notables and show off some of the more inspiring ideas of the season.

Is the only organization in Canada that brings together charitable representatives with donor advisors in one professional association! Among our fundraising, legal and financial peers, we are looked to as the experts in charitable gift planning. We work with donors to achieve their highest philanthropic goals through thoughtful tax-wise well-planned giving. We have over 1300 members, with representatives of charities from all sectors and Professional Advisors, who advise donors.

January28, 2009Special Government Relations Bulletin - 2009 Federal BudgetJanuary8, 2009Special Government Relations Bulletin - Public Letter to Prime Minister December 15, 2008Special Bulletin - CAGP-ACPDP Announces New Partner / New Benefit - "GEORGE'S TREE, The story of a well planned gift"December 12, 2008Special Urgent Bulletin - CAGP-ACPDP Member Stories Needed Within 24 HoursNovember20, 2008Special Bulletin - Giving During Volatile Times

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For over 58 years, Westhome Planners has been one of North America's premiere home planning services. This web site features our top-selling stock house plans, created by our award winning Designers and Associates, which are available by express delivery internationally. It also explains our custom residential design modification service and offers an excellent selection of home plan catalogues. Our design team of Architectural and Engineering Technologists are always available to assist you. Our plans are drawn to meet all major Canadian and US Building Codes. For our Ontario, Canada customers we can supply the Building Code Identification Number (BCIN) as required by the Ontario Building Code, please call us for details. We hope you will find your dream home on our site. and we look forward to supplying you with blueprints for your next home! Our house plans have been featured in such publications as The Best of Better Homes Gardens, BHG's Editor's Choice, Woman's Day Favorite Home Plans, Metropolitan Home, Best Selling Home Plans, Good Housekeeping Home Plans, Architectural Designs, The Garlinghouse Company's magazines and trade books and Creative Homeowner publications. On the web, in addition to our own website, our home designs are available on Ultimate Plans, Cool House Plans, Family Home Plans, Dream Home Source, Global House Plans, Architectural Designs, House Plans, Home Plans, 10,000 Home Plans, Home Plan Finder and House Plan Guys. From starter house plans to executive home plans you can find that ultimate floor plan here. We invite you to browse through our online catalogue of pre-drawn builder ready house designs. You will find all home styles available such as Victorian, bungalow, cottages, Colonial, rancher, A-frame, 2 Story, Mediterranean, duplex, Cape Cod, 1 Story, family room homes, great room homes, empty-nesters, cabins, garages, hillside homes, traditional, contemporary, European, country and farmhouse, vacation and recreational styles. Thank you for visiting our website. we hope you will enjoy many years of pleasant living in your new home.

Ataglance. com is the official web site of the AT-A-GLANCE brand calendar and planning products. AT-A-GLANCE is the leading manufacturer of home and office day planners, appointment books, desk and wall calendars, business diaries, personal organizers and more. We are proud to offer the popular DayMinder, QuickNotes, Cambridge, Day Runner, Standard Diary and Mead brand products on our web site. Whether your looking for an appointment book to simplify your busy schedule, wall calendar to reference the date, a business notebooks to organize your notes or any number paper based products to plan your day, ataglance. com is your premier online destination.

Become your own interior designer with the help of the IKEA Planner Tools. Thanks to our easy-to-use software, you can choose furniture to fit the exact measurements of the rooms in your home. Experiment with different combinations, swap things around and try different styles until you’re satisfied with the result. You can view and print out the best options, with all the measurements, just like an architect. Once you’re happy with your plan, save it straight onto the IKEA server so that you can consult it in your nearest IKEA store. This way, you can get final planning advice and assistance from us before purchasing the products you need to make your virtual room a reality. (Please note that bringing the plan on your own storage device like a USB memory stick or CD will not work).If you'd like to use more than one planner to customise a room, you will need to download each separate planner individually. This will create a single IKEA home planner to use with the furniture of your choice. VAT cut to 15%From 1st December 08, IKEA will reduce the cost of it’s products in line with the temporary value added tax (VAT) cut. Unfortunately the VAT cut is currently not reflected in our planner tools however we hope to update them shortly and apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. Click here to see how it works.

Design the kitchen that suits your needs with the Kitchen Planner. Save to the IKEA server and head for the store. For Republic of Ireland customersAs it is mandatory to enter a postcode to create your profile, which allows you to save your plans and retrieve them in store, please enter the following dummy postcode - BT3 9EJ - in this field. View our kitchens disclaimer for the latest corrections. (This is a 33k PDF file and will open in a new window)

We believe getting dressed is about inspiration, with PAX you can create a unique wardrobe - one that fits perfectly in your home. Follow these 5 simple steps and you'll soon have the plans for a customised wardrobe in your hands! PAX planner

Use the Office Planner as your design consultant. Choose desks, filing cabinets, conference tables and more. You save time and money, and get a great workspace. it’s just good business sense.

Resource for professional meeting planners and the ability to extend the reach of your own medical meetings, technical meetings & meetings events staff! Supporting thousands of medical and technical events each year, PMPN places its 1,000+ experienced professional meeting planners and event planners at your fingertips.

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From highly-regulated medical meetings services to corporate sales meetings and special events, Professional Meeting Planners Network allows you to do a lot more with more resources. Call today to discuss your meeting planning and or event needs!

Owning a successful wedding business doesn't happen by accident. It is a combination of natural talent, learned skill, applied strategy and a lot of hard work. The smart planner is the wedding planner who effectively combines being an artist with being a business person. They realize that owning a wedding consulting firm encompasses much more than playing with pretty flowers and beautiful table linens. They are committed to high standards of professional excellence and run a legitimate, ethical business - not a glorified hobby. The Smart Planner is committed to raising the bar and to providing business resources to wedding and event planners who share our core philosophies of professional excellence, generosity, integrity and good old-fashioned common sense. The Smart Planner is edited by Liene Stevens, the founder of Blue Orchid Designs, a wedding planning firm with consultants in Arizona, New York, and Washington DC.

I'm so excited to announce that a few more cities for the blogging workshops have been confirmed. You can click on the links below to register for the workshops in that city. April 23 in Seattle, Washington May 20 in Houston, Texas May 27 in Manhattan, New York July 15 in San Antonio, Texas You can view the entire list of current cities on this post and I will be adding a few more to that before wrapping up the workshop schedule for 2009. You can also view the workshops under the Speaking Calendar on the right hand side of this page. Thank you so much to everyone who helped make this possible and I hope to meet more of you smart planners at these workshops this year!

People are just people. Famous people are just people. Wealthy people are just people. Successful people are just people. It's important to have mentors, and it's important to have role models, but it's important not to set people up on a pedestal. No one is better than you as a person (unless you're just a jerk, and if that's the case, then cut that out) and creating an idol out of a successful wedding planner or successful business person is a fast way to quench your creativity. Also, they'll inevitably disappoint you at some point. And if they don't, then you're probably not being objective enough in your view of them. There is no reason that you can't be as successful or more successful than the people you look up to. There is no reason you can't be known as a trendsetter (trends are trends because someone said so. be the person who says so). There is no reason you can't be the person other people look up to. That truth is one of the hardest to accept, in both life and business, but it is also one of the most liberating. Are you living your life in such a way that other people want to emulate or learn from YOU? And if not, why not?

I also devoted a page of this site to estate planning and taxation legal research and information, now known as the Legal Research for Estate Planners website (LREP).

Legal Research for Estate Planners, LREP, tax attorney, tax lawyer, estate planning, trusts, estates, probate, wealth preservation, asset protection

You have reached the one-stop resource for meeting and event planning information and services brought to you by Professional Meeting Planners. We hope that you find our site to be a useful and informative tool for implementing effective and successful meetings and events.

If you would like more information about meeting planning, we encourage you to contact us. If you know of a meeting planning resource that would be helpful to other meeting planners or clients seeking meeting planning information, please contact us.

Meeting planning services are provided by over 1,000 experienced and independent meeting and event professionals in the GCG Event Partners Network. This network is an excellent resource when planning meetings of all sizes and complexities. Whether you are responsible for planning a multi-city nationwide series of medical dinner meetings, a single corporate board meeting, a gala event, or anything in between, GCG Event Partners is an excellent place to start your research. Because of it's large membership of skilled meeting planners available at your fingertips, the network is a vital resource when you require meeting and event planning services.

Industry associations can be a great asset to meeting planners in need of meeting planning information. Please visit our association page for more information and links to major meeting planning industry organizations.

Ski Vacation Planners, with over 30 years of ski vacation planning expertise, specializes in discount ski vacation packages to the best ski resorts in the Western U. S. and Canada ski resorts. Check out our Ski Vacation Blog to see whats new. We can custom build the perfect ski holiday to suit your individual needs and budget. Choose from special Ski Airfares aboard all major air carriers, a large variety of hotel, inn, condominium or private home accommodations, lift ticket deals, ground transportation, skierized car rentals and ski school reservations.

ASTM International to publish BMT Designers & Planners' revision to ASTM Standard F 1166, Practice for Human Engineering Design for Marine Systems, Equipment and Facilities more

BMT Designers Planners provides technical and managerial consultancy services to a variety of government agencies and commercial clients, primarily in the Maritime Business Sector. The foundation of our competencies is supported by four pillars of excellence. Ship Design and Engineering, Advanced Technology, Environmental, and Safety. Our record of delivering high caliber design, analysis and management support services exceeding customer expectations defines over 50 years of client service to the Maritime Industry.

An urban planner is a professional who works in the field of urban planning for the purpose of maximizing the effectiveness of a community's land use and infrastructure. They formulate plans for the development and management of urban and suburban areas, typically analyzing land use compatibility as well as economic, environmental and social trends. In developing their plan for a community (whether commercial, residential, agricultural, natural or recreational), urban planners must also consider a wide array of issues such as sustainability, air pollution, traffic congestion, crime, land values, legislation and zoning codes. Urban planners are usually hired by developers, private property owners, private planning firms and local/regional governments to assist in the large-scale planning of communal and commercial developments, as well as public facilities and transportation systems. Urban planners in the public role often assist the public and serve as valued technical advisors in the myriad web of the community's political environment. Related disciplines include regional, city, environmental, transportation, housing and community planning.

Urban planners in Australia typically graduate from a Planning Institute Australia (PIA) certified course provided by universities across all states and territories. Such courses are generally Bachelors degrees of four years duration, although there are also Masters degrees and Postgraduate Diplomas available.

Urban planners in Mexico typically graduate from an Architecture background provided by major universities in the country. Most of such degrees can be awarded at Masters' graduate studies, although there are also Bachelors degrees available.

Those wishing to be a town or country planner, in the United Kingdom, first must complete a degree in a relevant discipline and then complete a final year in the form of a masters in town and country planning which must be accredited by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI), or a four year degree encapsulating all aspects. they can then become eligible to be a member of the RTPI, but must first complete two years work based training, to be a full member. Town planners in the UK are responsible for all aspects of the built environment, wherever you are within the UK a town and country planner will have at sometime planned the built aspects of the environment. They (Local Planning Authorities) grant planning commission (consent) to individuals, private builders and corporations and also aid local government with their decisions.

Planners in the U. S. typially complete an undergraduate or graduate degree from a University offering the program of study. Certification is often offered through the only nationally recognized organization, The American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP). AICP certification is not necessary to practice planning. However, there are rigorous requirement to sit for the AICP exam, including college degree and documented experience in planning practice. Passing the AICP exam is also challenging. Therefore, a Planner holding an AICP designation, provides assurance of the qualifications to provide competent professional Planning Services.

With diversification and changes to the planning scene, the scope of planners have also undergone a sort of metamorphosis with the introduction of different specialisations of planners. The list includes, but is not limited to,

All planners deal with land use, space and place, but provide different viewpoints towards the planning of the built environment. For instance, in planning for a neighbourhood centre, the economic development planner would suggest locations that are economically viable and would be subjected to a steady flow of potential customers. He or she would analyse statistics and projections like the floor-space needed, where the customers are to be drawn from, location of competitors and so forth. The urban designer will come in and suggest principles that make the neighbourhood centre 'liveable', including how to ensure safety in design, design guidelines for developers, and so forth. The infrastructure and transport planner would ensure the efficient provision of basic infrastructure services, including water, electricity and sewerage needed for the smooth running of the businesses, as well as plan for basic public transport services or delineate out cycling paths.

Or almost 20 years Kitchen Planners has succeeded in taking our clients' dreams and making them come to life. Our experienced design and installation teams provide personalized services

Begin your journey together with Hawaiian Island Wedding Planners in Hawaii. Our wedding planners provide the personalized service you have been searching for.

© us., Hawaiian Island Wedding Planners, LLC. All rights reserved. All prices and package options on this website are subject to change.

On this site you will find information to help you with your role as an educational facilities planner. The FEFPA board members would like to express our thanks to the Educational and Associate Members of the organization who help make the advancements in our field possible. Members have access to current information about standards, funding, certifications, space planning, conferences, jobs and more. Membership is obtained by attending a conference. Our future conference dates can be found on our conference page. This is a great support organization where you will be able to meet your peers and find help in the field of educational facilities planning. Thank you for joining us here at FEFPA.

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The topics of these Technology Briefs were selected to reflect the U. S. Department of Education requirements for state and local applications, and they provide NCLB planners with effective strategies, key questions to consider, and selected resources that will inform the application and planning process.

The Atlantic Planners Institute / Institut des Urbanistes de l'Atlantique is an association of professional planners in the four Atlantic provinces of Canada. New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. API is an affiliate of the Canadian Institute of Planners.

National Membership Review. API Council is currently preparing its response to the three reports adopted in November 2008 by the National/Affiliate Membership Committee. The initial response by API to the earlier MCIP proposal can be viewed here. The current three task force reports are available in the Members-only section of the Canadian Institute of Planners website.

The Atlantic Planners Institute is made up of four provincial branches representing New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island.

API and the Dalhousie School of Planning have developed a student-practitioner Mentorship Program whereby practitioners are encouraged to share their professional experience with eager and upcoming planners and to discuss the planning profession on an informal basis.

This page and all contents are produced by the Atlantic Planners Institute, an affiliate of the Canadian Institute of Planners.

We are a global association of experienced, professional planners. Founded in 1965 with a vision of bringing together recognised and highly qualified planners in an international network. We have members from over 70 countries. We are a non-governmental organisation, recognised by the United Nations and the Council of Europe and with a consultative status with UNESCO. More about us

The International Society of City and Regional Planners has the pleasure to invite to submit entries for the 2009 ISOCARP Awards for Excellence. The Award are conferred in recognition of exceptionally innovative urban and regional initiatives that best express the theme of the 45

us. 16.31 ISOCARP NET and President's Messages ISOCARP NET December 2008 ready for download More us. 11.43 2009 AWARDS for EXCELLENCE Call for Entries, deadline 1 May 2009 More us. 14.18 Global City Abu Dhabi 2009 ISOCARP hosts a Session. More us. 01.00 Update. 18 February 2009 Welcome New Members, Call to Planners. More us. 01.00 INTERNATIONAL MANUAL of PLANNING PRACTICE, IMPP 101 Countries, New Expanded Edition Now Available More

Whether you're planning to have a baby, are already pregnant, or your new baby has just arrived, our new interactive pregnancy planner is for you. It contains all you need to know to have a healthy and happy pregnancy, and to make sure you get the care that's right for you. It has over 250 pages of NHS-accredited information, including videos and interactive planning tools. You'll also find all the facts you need to choose the best maternity services in your area. Every pregnancy is different. Get involved in the decisions that affect you and your baby. Start planning your pregnancy care now.

Recognizes the Nurse Life Care Planner as the Registered Nurse (R. N.) who assesses, identifies issues and plans for appropriate interventions, implementation and evaluation in the nurse life care planning process. AANLCP

The Nurse Life Care Planner uses knowledge, judgement and skills based on the principles of biological physiological, behavioral, social and the holistic perspective of nursing science in applying the critical thinking model known as the nursing process in the development of the Life Care Plan.

Acquiring knowledge, wisdom and learning is a lifelong process and Nurse Life Care Planners must assume responsibility for their ongoing education. The AANLCP

On this site you will find information to help you with your role as an educational facilities planner. The FEFPA board members would like to express our thanks to the Educational and Associate Members of the organization who help make the advancements in our field possible. Members have access to current information about standards, funding, certifications, space planning, conferences, jobs and more. Membership is obtained by attending a conference. Our future conference dates can be found on our conference page. This is a great support organization where you will be able to meet your peers and find help in the field of educational facilities planning. Thank you for joining us here at FEFPA.

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At Wedding Planners Goa, the planning of your wedding takes a creative turn handled as it is entirely by professionals - leaving you with time and space for laughter and giggles just before the Wedding March. In fact, you will feel just like a guest at your own wedding, because we leave no stone unturned and handle it all A to Z. So just waltz into celebration, forget the cares, feel the excitement, turn on the guest! Make a statement!

Is a dream come true for many. Its pristine beaches, vast stretches of swaying palms and breath taking canopies.. all combine to form a perfect destination for a dream wedding. Weddings in Goa can be memorable with wedding planners Goa. Be it the Civil Registration or ceremony on the beach, be it a grand reception at a deluxe hotel or a private dine on the beach...

Preserve your memories forever..Wedding Planners Goa offers you to build your own personlaized website with your own domain name. Select your pictures and text and share your happiness with your family and friends. Cherish the memory.. let your friends sign in the e-guest book and let their best wishes be with you forever. More

Establish your Corporation or LLC in Nevada with help from the professionals at Nevada Corporate Planners.

Welcome to the website of the Alberta Association, Canadian Institute of Planners. This site is intended to provide information to the public about the community planning profession (often thought of narrowly as land use planning and development) in Alberta, Northwest Territories and Nunavut. It celebrates some of our memberships accomplishments, provides information about upcoming events and conferences, offers planning-related links, and contains a digital version of AACIPs Digest magazine. The site advertises consulting companies that provide planning services, and lists employment opportunities.

Only Tahiti travel specialists who have personally experienced Tahiti and her Islands can answer all of your questions - and this expertise sets Tahiti Travel Planners apart from all other companies that offer Tahiti vacation and honeymoon trips. We invite you to visit our About Us section to learn more about Tahiti Travel Planners.

Work with Travel Planners, and you always get the best thinking in the industry. We do it by creating tools that fix housing issues before they happen. Searching for high-tech short cuts to simplify the lives of planners, exhibitors and attendees. Giving it all to our clients at no cost.

BVI Wedding Planners & Consultants are based in Tortola in the beautiful British Virgin Islands. Your wedding may take place in a lush tropical garden, at a quiet villa or on a romantic BVI beach.

Your Wedding Planner will help create the wedding of your dreams in our relaxed, Caribbean tradition. We don't believe in inflexible package deals and we’ll help you to design –

Your Caribbean Wedding Planner will organise villa rentals or a resort vacation for you and your guests. There's a wide variety to choose from and your consultant will help you choose the right location to suit your desires. Ask about going scuba diving, snorkelling, windsurfing, parasailing, or deep sea fishing in the British Virgin Islands! Rent a car, tour the islands, swim with the dolphins, or join the fun aboard the ever popular WILLIAM THORNTON FLOATING BAR & RESTAURANT. We're here to help and its all part of our Caribbean Wedding Planning and Consulting Services! For a wonderfully romantic Caribbean honeymoon in the British Virgin Islands, sail away on your own private yacht. Ask BVI Wedding Planners for details!

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Pentagon space warfare planners want to work with the nascent private space-joyride industry, according to reports. Ambitious US Marine plans to fire a few good men round the world on the same timescale as nuclear warheads have been scaled back, and might instead involve shorter one-way trips using variant Virgin Galactic rocketplanes. The revelations come from

Names beardy biz kingpin Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic. Armadillo Aerospace, Blue Origin and XCOR Aerospace are also invited. In rough outline, the Pentagon planners are interested in "quick reaction" capability - sending small units of troops, or perhaps unmanned air or ground vehicles, far and fast. (Notwithstanding the vid above, main battle tanks weighing 60 tonnes wouldn't be on the cards). The ability to go outside the atmosphere is useful here, as current aeroplane type in-atmos technology is limited to cruise speeds in the Mach 1 to 2 range. Hence the fondness in some military circles for going outside the atmosphere, as the new fatcat-joyride craft will be able to. They won't be able to achieve proper orbit, but will be able to soar briefly into space. Unfortunately, in most cases the proposed designs would not be able to then dip down to drop off their passengers or payloads and then zoom back up and away to America. The journey would be one-way only, for the ship as well as any crew. However, there is one crazytech tactic being worked on by XCOR which might be of use to the Pentagon. XCOR have a deal with spacesuit company Orbital Outfitters. and Orbital Outfitters are working to develop individual re-entry parachute kits and/or podules which would allow a spacesuited individual to re-enter the atmosphere and land safely without benefit of any ship. Such plans are also being developed by Italian firm Aero Sekur, renowned for its all-female parachute display team. This opens up the possibility of a Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo style space transport boosting up from its piggyback plane to arc high over a hostile nation far above any possible anti-aircraft response. At the appropriate juncture, supertroopers in Orbital Outfitters or Aero Sekur individual re-entry pods would bail out, blazing down as their mother craft soared onward to re-enter within range of a friendly runway elsewhere. Once the re-entry was over, the podule troopers would deploy their parachutes - or perhaps their strap-on jetwings - and zero in on their target. (If it was a particularly good day for us here at the

At Wedding Planners Goa, the planning of your wedding takes a creative turn handled as it is entirely by professionals - leaving you with time and space for laughter and giggles just before the Wedding March. In fact, you will feel just like a guest at your own wedding, because we leave no stone unturned and handle it all A to Z. So just waltz into celebration, forget the cares, feel the excitement, turn on the guest! Make a statement!

Is a dream come true for many. Its pristine beaches, vast stretches of swaying palms and breath taking canopies.. all combine to form a perfect destination for a dream wedding. Weddings in Goa can be memorable with wedding planners Goa. Be it the Civil Registration or ceremony on the beach, be it a grand reception at a deluxe hotel or a private dine on the beach...

Preserve your memories forever..Wedding Planners Goa offers you to build your own personlaized website with your own domain name. Select your pictures and text and share your happiness with your family and friends. Cherish the memory.. let your friends sign in the e-guest book and let their best wishes be with you forever. More

Or almost 20 years Kitchen Planners has succeeded in taking our clients' dreams and making them come to life. Our experienced design and installation teams provide personalized services

The Maine Association of Planners is a professional organization dedicated to enhancing the professional practice of planning in Maine. This page is intended to enhance membership in the organization by providing information for planners and friends of planning. Professionals in planning related fields, such as Landscape Architecture, Architecture, Engineering, Public Administration and Law are encouraged to join MAP.

For almost a decade, Fiber Planners has been a one-stop outside plant technical resource for utilities building fiber networks. Our North American client base of over 60 utilities ranges from the largest investor-owned utilities to small municipalities with less than 5,000 customers.

Go to SuckerPunch's Planner Log In to My Account CoH Planner was built on the idea that you shouldn't need to install additional software just to work through a build for City of Heroes or City of Villains. This site not only provides a full-featured Hero/Villain planner, but also the ability to easily, save, and display the builds you make with anyone else! All while remaining friendly to casual player! You can use this planner on any operating system, as long as you have a modern, javascript enabled browser!

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The mission of the ADFP is to heighten awareness of the benefits of divorce financial planning so it will become an integral part of the divorce process. Divorce Financial Planners are experts who are trained and experienced in researching and analyzing personal, business and tax issues related to divorce. We help individuals, couples, matrimonial attorneys and divorce mediators to achieve fair and workable agreements. We use special divorce financial software to produce powerful graphs and charts that demonstrate the financial consequences of settlement proposals for the long term and to recommend alternatives. Members of the Association of Divorce Financial Planners work closely with clients both during and after divorce. ADFP members must meet educational, professional, licensing and compliance requirements. Our practitioners aim for a high level of excellence and agree to maintain 15 hours of continuing education in divorce every two years as well as abide by the ADFP Code of Ethics and Professional Responsibility. The ADFP is establishing local chapters throughout North America. If you are interested in establishing a chapter in your area, please call us at us. or click here. The Association of Divorce Financial Planners has selected and exclusively endorses Family Law Software for use in preparing financial plans for clients who are going through divorce. The use of this comprehensive software and the financial reports it generates helps the parties, their attorneys, their mediators and other involved professionals find clarity in relevant financial issues and arrive at fair and workable financial outcomes.

The National Coalition of Black Meeting Planners (NCBMP), founded in 1983, is a non-profit organization dedicated primarily to the training needs of African American meeting planners.

The National Coalition of Black Meeting Planners (NCBMP), founded in 1983, is a non-profit organization dedicated primarily to the training needs of African American meeting planners. The organization is committed to the improvement of the meetings, conferences, exhibitions, and convocations they manage. Members of NCBMP include meeting planners from numerous business, civil rights, church and fraternal organizations. Associate membership is available to individuals who represent hotels, convention bureaus, city government officers, airlines and other suppliers who offer services to the meeting and convention community. Since its founding, NCBMP has made a significant impact in the hospitality community by identifying the sizable purchasing power and impact of the African American convention.

Theatre Planners is a complete theatre production service company from start to finish. Theatre Planners hit the Los Angeles scene out of a need for actors who wanted to create work for themselves on stage and either didn't know how, or just didn't have the time. Theatre Planners has since developed into a very busy and successful outlet for actors, producers and theatre companies. Doing everything from publicity, consulting, printing and graphics, we love making productions a reality and helping to keep the theatre scene in LA alive and strong. Racquel Lehrman is the founder and managing director of Theatre Planners. She graduated from NYU-Tisch School of the Arts and lived in NY for over eight years producing theatre. Racquel is also the proud owner of The Lounge Theatre in Hollywood in the heart of Theatre Row.

Planners often work long hours in the period prior to and during a meeting or convention, and extensive travel may be required.

Opportunities will be best for individuals with a bachelors degree and some experience as a meeting planner.

Meetings and conventions bring people together for a common purpose, and meeting and convention planners work to ensure that this purpose is achieved seamlessly. Meeting planners coordinate every detail of meetings and conventions, from the speakers and meeting location to arranging for printed materials and audio-visual equipment. The first step in planning a meeting or convention is determining the purpose, message, or impression that the sponsoring organization wants to communicate. Planners increasingly focus on how meetings affect the goals of their organizations. for example, they may survey prospective attendees to find out what motivates them and how they learn best. Planners then choose speakers, entertainment, and content, and arrange the program to present the organizations information in the most effective way. Meeting and convention planners search for prospective meeting sites, which may be hotels, convention centers, or conference centers. They issue requests for proposals to all the sites in which they are interested. These requests state the meeting dates and outline the planners needs for the meeting or convention, including meeting and exhibit space, lodging, food and beverages, telecommunications, audio-visual requirements, transportation, and any other necessities. The establishments respond with proposals describing what space and services they can supply, and at what prices. Meeting and convention planners review these proposals and either make recommendations to top management or choose the site themselves. Once the location is selected, meeting and convention planners arrange support services, coordinate with the facility, prepare the site staff for the meeting, and set up all forms of electronic communication needed for the meeting or convention, such as e-mail, voice mail, video, and online communication. Meeting logistics, the management of the details of meetings and conventions, such as labor and materials, is another major component of the job. Planners register attendees and issue name badges, coordinate lodging reservations, and arrange transportation. They make sure that all necessary supplies are ordered and transported to the meeting site on time, that meeting rooms are equipped with sufficient seating and audio-visual equipment, that all exhibits and booths are set up properly, and that all materials are printed. They also make sure that the meeting adheres to fire and labor regulations and oversee food and beverage distribution. There also is a financial management component of the work. Planners negotiate contracts with facilities and suppliers. These contracts, which have become increasingly complex, are often drawn up more than a year in advance of the meeting or convention. Contracts may include clauses requiring the planner to book a certain number of rooms for meeting attendees and imposing penalties if the rooms are not filled. Therefore, it is important that the planner closely estimate how many people will attend the meeting based on previous meeting attendance and current circumstances. Planners must also oversee the finances of meetings and conventions. They are given overall budgets by their organizations and must create a detailed budget, forecasting what each aspect of the event will cost. Additionally, some planners oversee meetings that contribute significantly to their organizations operating budget and must ensure that the event meets income goals. An increasingly important part of the work is measuring how well the meetings purpose was achieved, and planners begin this measurement as they outline the meetings goals. Planners set their own specific goals after learning an organizations goals for a meeting or convention. They choose objectives for which success is measurable and define what will constitute achievement of each goal. The most obvious way to gauge their success is to have attendees fill out surveys about their experiences at the event. Planners can ask specific questions about what the attendees learned, how well organized the meeting or convention appeared, and how they felt about the overall experience. If the purpose of a meeting or convention is publicity, a good measure of success would be how much press coverage the event received. A more precise measurement of meeting success, and one that is gaining importance, is return on investment. Planners compare the costs and benefits of an event and show whether it was worthwhile to the organization. For example, if a company holds a meeting to motivate its employees and improve company morale, the planner might track employee turnover before and after the meeting. An important part of all these different functions of meeting professionals is establishing and maintaining relationships. Meeting and convention planners interact with a variety of people and must communicate effectively. They must understand their organizations goals for the meeting or convention, be able to communicate their needs clearly to meeting site staff and other suppliers, maintain contact with many different people, and inform people about changes as they occur. Some aspects of the work vary by the type of organization for which planners work. Those who work for associations must market their meetings to association members, convincing members that attending the meeting is worth their time and expense. Marketing is usually less important for corporate meeting planners because employees are generally required to attend company meetings. Corporate planners usually have shorter time frames in which to prepare their meetings. Planners who work in Federal, State, and local governments must learn how to operate within established government procedures, such as procedures and rules for procuring materials and booking lodging for government employees. Convention service managers, meeting professionals who work in hotels, convention centers, and similar establishments, act as liaisons between the meeting facility and planners who work for associations, businesses, or governments. They present food service options to outside planners, coordinate special requests, suggest hotel services based on the planners budgets, and otherwise help outside planners present effective meetings and conventions in their facilities. Meeting planners in small organizations perform a wider range of duties, with perhaps one person coordinating an entire meeting. These planners usually need to multi-task even more than planners in larger organizations. In large organizations or those that sponsor large meetings or conventions, meeting professionals are more likely to specialize in a particular aspect of meeting planning. Some specialties are conference coordinators, who handle most of the meeting logistics. registrars, who handle advance registration and payment, name badges, and the set-up of on-site registration. and education planners, who coordinate the meeting content, including speakers and topics. In organizations that hold very large or complex meetings, there may be several senior positions, such as manager of registration, education seminar coordinator, or conference services director, with the entire meeting planning department headed by a department director. Work environment. The work of meeting and convention planners may be considered either stressful or energizing, but there is no question that it is fast-paced and demanding. Planners oversee multiple operations at one time, face numerous deadlines, and orchestrate the activities of several different groups of people. Meeting and convention planners spend the majority of their time in offices. but during meetings, they work on-site at the hotel, convention center, or other meeting location. They travel regularly to attend meetings and to visit prospective meeting sites. The extent of travel depends upon the type of organization for which the planner works. Local and regional organizations require mostly regional travel, while national and international organizations require travel to more distant locales, including travel abroad. Work hours can be long and irregular, with planners working more than 40 hours per week in the time leading up to a meeting and fewer hours after finishing a meeting. During meetings or conventions, planners may work very long days, possibly starting as early as 5.00 a. m. and working until midnight. They are sometimes required to work on weekends. Some physical activity is required, including long hours of standing and walking and some lifting and carrying of boxes of materials, exhibits, or supplies. Planners work with the public and with workers from diverse backgrounds. They may get to travel to beautiful hotels and interesting places and meet speakers and meeting attendees from around the world, and they usually enjoy a high level of autonomy.

People with a variety of educational or work backgrounds may seek meeting and convention planning positions. Many migrate into the occupation after gaining planning experience. For example, an administrative assistant may begin planning small meetings and gradually move into a full-time position as a meeting and convention planner. Although there are some certification programs and college courses in meeting and convention planning available, most needed skills are learned through experience. Education and training. Many employers prefer applicants who have a bachelors degree, but this is not always required. The proportion of planners with a bachelors degree is increasing because the work and responsibilities are becoming more complex. Planners have backgrounds in a variety of disciplines, but some useful undergraduate majors are marketing, public relations, communications, business, and hotel or hospitality management. Individuals who have studied hospitality management may start out with greater responsibilities than those with other academic backgrounds. Several universities offer bachelors or masters degrees with majors in meetings management. Additionally, meeting and convention planning continuing education programs are offered by a few universities and colleges. These programs are designed for career development of meeting professionals as well as for people wishing to enter the occupation. Some programs may require 40 to more than 100 classroom hours and may last anywhere from 1 semester to 2 years. Most of the training is done informally on the job. Entry-level planners, depending upon their education, generally begin by performing small tasks under the supervision of senior meeting professionals. For example, they may issue requests for proposals and discuss the resulting proposals with higher level planners. They also may assist in registration, review of contracts, or the creation of meeting timelines, schedules, or objectives. They may start by planning small meetings, such as committee meetings. Those who start at small organizations have the opportunity to learn more quickly since they will be required to take on a larger number of tasks. Other qualifications. Meeting and convention planners must have excellent written and verbal communications skills and interpersonal skills. They must be detail-oriented with excellent organizational skills, and they must be able to multi-task, meet tight deadlines, and maintain composure under pressure in a fast-paced environment. Quantitative and analytic skills are needed to formulate and follow budgets and to understand and negotiate contracts. The ability to speak multiple languages is a plus, since some planners must communicate with meeting attendees and speakers from around the world. Planners also need computer skills, such as the ability to use financial and registration software and the Internet. In the course of their careers, planners may work in a number of different, unrelated industries, and they must be able to learn independently about each new industry so they can coordinate programs that address the industrys important issues. Some meeting and convention planners enter the occupation after working in hotel sales or as marketing or catering coordinators. These are effective ways to learn about meeting and convention planning because these hotel personnel work with numerous meeting planners, participate in negotiations for hotel services, and witness many different meetings. Workers who enter the occupation in these ways often start at a higher level than those with bachelors degrees and no experience. Certification and advancement. To advance in this occupation, planners must volunteer to take on more responsibility and find new and better ways of doing things in their organizations. The most important factors are demonstrated skill on the job, determination, and gaining the respect of others within the organization. Because formal education is increasingly important, those who enter the occupation may enhance their professional standing by enrolling in meeting planning courses offered by professional meeting and convention planning organizations, colleges, or universities. Education may improve work performance, and therefore may be an important factor in career development. However, advancement based solely on education is uncommon. As meeting and convention planners prove themselves, they are given greater responsibilities. This may mean taking on a wider range of duties or moving to another planning specialty to gain experience in that area before moving to a higher level. For example, a planner may be promoted from conference coordinator, with responsibility for meeting logistics, to program coordinator, with responsibility for booking speakers and formatting the meetings program. The next step up may be meeting manager, who supervises all parts of the meeting, and then director of meetings, and then possibly department director of meetings and education. Another path for promotion is to move from a small organization to a larger one, taking on responsibility for larger meetings and conventions. The Convention Industry Council offers the Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) credential, a voluntary certification for meeting and convention planners. Although the CMP is not required, it is widely recognized in the industry and may help in career advancement. To qualify, candidates must have a minimum of 3 years of meeting management experience, full-time employment in a meeting management capacity, and proof of accountability for successfully completed meetings. Those who qualify must then pass an examination that covers topics such as adult learning, financial management, facilities and services, logistics, and meeting programs. The Society of Government Meeting Professionals (SGMP) offers the Certified Government Meeting Professional credential. This certification is not required to work as a government meeting planner. It may, however, be helpful to those who want to demonstrate knowledge of issues specific to planning government meetings, such as regulations and policies governing procurement and travel. To qualify for certification, candidates must have at least 1 year of membership in SGMP. Membership requires employment as a meeting planner within Federal, State, or local government or for firm that works on government contracts. To become certified, members must take a 3-day course and pass an exam. With significant experience, meeting planners may become independent meeting consultants, advance to vice president or executive director of an association, or start their own meeting planning firms.

Meeting and convention planners held about 51,000 jobs in 2006. About 27 percent worked for religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations. 17 percent worked in accommodation, including hotels and motels. 8 percent worked for educational services, public and private. 3 percent worked for governments. and 6 percent were self-employed. The rest were employed by convention and trade show organizing firms and in other industries as corporate meeting and convention planners.

Employment of meeting and convention planners is expected to grow faster than the average for all occupations over the us. decade. Some additional job openings will arise from the need to replace workers who leave the workforce or transfer to other occupations. Opportunities will be best for individuals with a bachelors degree and some meeting planning experience. Employment change. Employment of meeting and convention planners is expected to grow 20 percent over the us. decade, faster than the average for all occupations. As businesses and organizations become increasingly international, meetings and conventions become even more important. In organizations that span the country or the globe, the periodic meeting is increasingly the only time the organization can bring all of its members together. Despite the proliferation of alternative forms of communication, such as e-mail, videoconferencing, and the Web, face-to-face interaction is still a necessity. In fact, new forms of communication foster interaction and connect individuals and groups that previously would not have collaborated. By increasing the number of human connections, electronic forms of communication actually increase the demand for meetings, which may offer the only opportunity for these people to interact in person. Industries that are experiencing high growth tend to experience corresponding growth in meetings and conferences. For example, the medical and pharmaceutical sectors will experience large increases in meeting activity because of their high growth and their knowledge-intensive natures. These increases will spur employment growth of meeting professionals in medical and pharmaceutical associations. Professional associations hold conferences and conventions that offer the continuing education, training, and opportunities to exchange ideas that are vital to medical and pharmaceutical professionals. Job prospects. In addition to openings from employment growth, there will also be some job openings that arise due to the need to replace workers who leave the workforce or transfer to other occupations. Opportunities will be best for individuals with a bachelors degree and some meeting planning experience. Unlike workers in some occupations, meeting and convention planners often can change industries relatively easily, so they often are able to move to different industries in response to the growth or declines in particular sectors of the economy. Demand for corporate meeting planners is highly susceptible to business cycle fluctuations because meetings are usually among the first expenses cut when budgets are tight. For associations, fluctuations are less pronounced because meetings are generally a source of revenue rather than an expense. However, since fewer people are able to attend association meetings during recessions, associations often reduce their meeting staff as well. Associations for industries such as health care, in which meeting attendance is required for professionals to maintain their licensure, are the least likely to experience cutbacks during downturns in the economy.

Median annual earnings of wage and salary meeting and convention planners in May 2006 were $42,180. The middle 50 percent earned between $32,840 and $55,040. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $25,880, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $70,950. In 2006, median annual earnings in the industries employing the largest numbers of meeting and convention planners were as follows.

Meeting and convention planners work to communicate a particular message or impression about an organization, as do public relations specialists. They coordinate the activities of several operations to create a service for large numbers of people, using organizational, logistical, communication, budgeting, and interpersonal skills. Food service managers use the same skills for similar purposes. Like meeting and convention planners, producers and directors coordinate a range of activities to produce a television show or movie, negotiate contracts, and communicate with a wide variety of people. Travel agents also use similar skills, such as interacting with many people and coordinating travel arrangements, including hotel accommodations, transportation, and advice on destinations.

For general career information about meeting and convention planners, see the Occupational Outlook Quarterly article “Meeting and convention planners,” online at

The National Coalition of Black Meeting Planners (NCBMP), founded in 1983, is a non-profit organization dedicated primarily to the training needs of African American meeting planners.

The National Coalition of Black Meeting Planners (NCBMP), founded in 1983, is a non-profit organization dedicated primarily to the training needs of African American meeting planners. The organization is committed to the improvement of the meetings, conferences, exhibitions, and convocations they manage. Members of NCBMP include meeting planners from numerous business, civil rights, church and fraternal organizations. Associate membership is available to individuals who represent hotels, convention bureaus, city government officers, airlines and other suppliers who offer services to the meeting and convention community. Since its founding, NCBMP has made a significant impact in the hospitality community by identifying the sizable purchasing power and impact of the African American convention.

The track has been closed for more than 100 years, and now Muni and BART lines instead bring people to the area's flagship City College of San Francisco campus, shops and homes. However, the area near the Balboa Park Station is outdated. Storefronts like Beep's Burgers, whose name was inspired by space-race satellite launches, seem frozen in time. There is no supermarket on Ocean Avenue and an interstate splits the neighborhood. Things may change under a city Planning Department strategy to transform the area into a transit village with new dense housing and retail. On Monday, the department will ask a Board of Supervisors committee to forward the plan for a final vote. Planners envision a neighborhood where college students and residents linger at coffee shops and gather at a new plaza. They want residents to walk and ride their bikes to commuter trains on what has been a traffic-choked and often precarious Ocean Avenue. The Balboa Park Station was BART's busiest stop outside of downtown San Francisco in 2008, with approximately 13,800 weekday riders. Yet the BART and Muni stations are east of Interstate 280, cutting them off from the Ocean Avenue commercial corridor. "We've tried to outline a vision for the area that revitalizes the commercial district, integrates the student population with the services nearby and encourages the local residents to take public transportation," said Planner Kate McGee. City officials think they have a way to do that. Reconfigure streets and sidewalks to slow down autos, making the roads more pedestrian and bike friendly. bump up the building height limits from 40 to 45 feet along Ocean Avenue to accommodate larger ground-floor retail spaces in new developments. and encourage new housing on unused nearby public land. The plan could produce as many as 1,780 new housing units and 104,680 square feet of commercial development over the next 20 years. A central piece of the proposal is to redevelop the Phelan Loop, the Muni bus layover parking lot located just west of the City College campus. It would become a public plaza adjacent to a new residential building with ground-floor shops. The buses would be moved east. The loop project is projected to cost about $11 million and could be funded through land sales, development fees, grants and federal stimulus money, McGee said. Students strolling through the loop parking lot on Friday said they thought a park or plaza would make sense. "This space is wasted with the parking lot," said Pei Wei, 22, a City College student who plans to become an architect. One resident said he was waiting to see more formal plans and was worried about traffic. "It's going to be crowded up here and (the city) needs to think about that," said Leonard Swanson, 62. Swanson, a retired city employee who has lived in the area since 1987, said some people might like more green space, but not if the surrounding area becomes too congested. South of the BART station at Geneva and San Jose avenues, a parking lot owned by BART and Muni also could be the site of new housing. And there are preliminary plans to shore up the vacant, unstable brick Geneva Office Building and Powerhouse and turn them into an arts-related youth job training and community arts center. In approving the plan, the supervisors also would endorse studies for some future improvements. One would examine the feasibility of placing a platform above Interstate 280 between Ocean and Geneva avenues to better connect the neighborhoods on the two sides of the freeway. Other public and private developments already are in the works. A new Ingleside Branch Public Library is under construction at Ocean and Plymouth avenues. Just west of the Phelan Loop, private developers have purchased the Kragen Auto Parts store and parking lot and have proposed to replace it with 175 new apartments with a 30,000 square-foot ground floor that would house a supermarket. Supervisor John Avalos, whose district includes part of the area, said it could use help. "We have major transit corridors that don't work," Avalos said. "The plan will revitalize the neighborhood and make it easier for people to get around." E-mail Robert Selna at us . This article appeared on page B - 1 of the San .Francisco .Chronicle

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