Professional Planning Associations and Organizations

Professional planning associations and their events are a great way to network, learn more about companies you might like to work for and open doors to the job market. Professional organizations can provide valuable resources in a job search and many post career information or jobs their website.

Reduced membership fees and conference rates are often available for students.

The following are some of the planning-related professional organizations you may consider joining. This does not represent a comprehensive list of all the possible organizations available.

• American Planning Association
• American Planning Association, Iowa Chapter
• Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning
• Iowa Association of Regional Councils
• Iowa League of Cities
• National League of Cities
• National Association of Regional Councils
• Metropolitan Planning Organizations 
• The Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA)