• Promote AICP at conference, in section meetings, in newsletter and on web page.
• Conduct AICP exam preparation workshops (Chapter-wide and section level), encouraging use of study groups and study guides.
• Advise members, students and prospective members of opportunities for continuing education & professional development.
• Promote use of CPDP credits.
• Offer financial assistance for AICP exam costs to those in need.

Recognize the significant contributions of Texas planners to the planning profession.

• Nominate exemplary members to the AICP College of Fellows and encourage use of FAICP members as mentors whenever appropriate.

• Conduct annual Planning 101 course for Planning Officials at conference.
• Conduct workshops at regional levels.
• Identify relevant conferences/seminars/training sessions offered by other organizations and pursue opportunities to partner with other organizations.
• Maintain and encourage the use of the Guide to Urban Planning in Texas Communities.
• Transition the VITAL planning tape library, expanding to CD and DVD.
• Utilize Educational Committee as forum for ongoing development and implementation of professional development activities.

• Provide communication and support for planning programs at Texas universities through the Education Foundation.
• Assist Colleges and Universities involved in development conferences through teleconferencing, hosting, and/or promoting professional development possibilities to assist outlying and smaller Sections to benefit from the information.
• Assist with PAB accreditation of planning schools.
• Provide grant support to student planning organizations at Texas planning schools.
• Offer scholarships to students at accredited schools.
• Provide support for further development of non-accredited programs at TSU (Houston), TSU (San Marcos),  UTSA, UTEP, and UTPANAM.
• Provide student sponsorships for students attending state conference.

• Provide high quality sessions, tours, events and other activities to share the Section's planning programs and address current planning issues.
• Consider development of specific policies and procedures that offer more consistency from year to year, such as:
   *  Consideration of hiring a professional meeting planner.
   *  Setting overall Chapter budget goals and education goals for the  
       Conference.
   *  Consider policies for key conference elements, i.e. selection of keynote
       speaker, requiring speakers to provide paper handouts or digital version
       for web publication, scholarships for non-students also.
• Offer CPDP, TMLI and CLE credit for participants.
• Provide for Planning 101 curriculum to relate to updated Planning Commissioners Workshop series and Guide to Urban Planning.
• Update Conference Planning Manual annually to include information from most recent conference.

• Publicize the Annual Conference and Planning 101 Course through sources other than APA.
• Send information to local papers about those who complete the Planning 101 curriculum and those who receive Planning Awards.
• Assist TexasAPA award winners with the nominations process and endorsements for national awards.
• Continue to promote the Texas Planning Excellence Recognition Program.
• Develop/expand collaborations with other professional associations, COGs and similar organizations as well as with planning associations in adjacent states and internationally.
• Generate planning articles for TML's Texas Town & City Magazine.
• Create a standardized model and support information for career days.
• Prepare legislative fact sheet/packet about the Chapter that can be given to legislators or key staff members.
• Continue work on an overall communications plan/outreach strategy for the Chapter.

• Educate planners involved in existing networks about the use of list-serves, the web page and the newsletter.
• Encourage the establishment of new networks for planning specialties of significant interest by:
   *  Preparing a Network flyer with advantages/benefits and registration form.     *  Develop overall strategy for increasing plan commissioner involvement,
       including:
   *  Sending Plan Commissioner Network & APA information to non-member
       commissioners.

• Encourage sharing of successful Section projects and programs with all Sections through the Web Page, Newsletter and creation of a Section Director list serve.
• Organize a Section Director’s workshop or roundtable at annual conference.

• Support and coordinate with CPAT for an effective ongoing legislative program.
• Coordinate with TML and others (including but not limited to TARC) on legislative issues before and during the Legislative Session.
• Ensure TxAPA volunteers serve on TML Legislative Committee and provide legislative input and testimony as needed.
• Raise awareness of CPAT and encourage membership in the Network.
• Coordinate with CPAT to develop a list of Chapter legislative priorities and provide to the membership as well as TML, TARC and elected state officials.