WV APA is the West Virginia state chapter of the American Planning Association (APA) Our organization is comprised of professional and citizen planners who work to support responsible planning throughout the state. Membership is open to professional planners employed in planning or a related field, lay planners who serve on planning commissions or boards of zoning appeals, student members who are enrolled in a course of study in planning or a related field, and citizens interested in planning for their communities.

The featured speaker will be Mel Jones, talking about rural housing. She is a Research Scientist and Associate Director of the Virginia Center for Housing Research at Virginia Tech. She will highlight the most pressing rural housing issues, best practices and provide the beginnings of a road map to address rural housing issues.

There will also be two plenary sessions as well as three breakout sessions consisting of 3 varying topics each. 

May 17 the APA WV will host a chapter meeting from 4-5:30pm.

May 18 will be the full day of  session with registration at 8:30am, and sessions starting at 9:00am and ending at 4:30pm.

Please click on the Register Now button for more information on the agenda,  featured speaker, hotel (deadline for room block is April 17) and registration. The deadline for registration is May 3.

There are currently 2 job posting:

Entry Level for City of Fairmont, WV

Entry Level for City of Huntington, WV

Director Level for City of Wheeling, WV