Welcome to the homepage of the Georgia Tech Student Planning Association.
Throughout the year, we conduct a variety of social, academic, and networking events to enhance your GT City and Regional Planning experience.
Membership is open to all interested graduate and undergraduate students. Learn more.
Our "office" is located in the old Architecture building in Room 212, otherwise known as the City Planning Studio. Contact us.
The World Town Planning Day 2007 Lecture is November 7th!
Note: Location has changed to the Georgia Tech Architecture building's auditorium, which is located on the first floor of the Architecture East building (aka "Old building"). More details.
New "live" SPA
and Social Calendars
Stay informed about all SPA and MCRP events with our new Google calendars. They are updated continuously throughout the school year by SPA. If you have events you would like to see added, email the SPA Social Chair, Elise Barrella at ebarrella {at} gatech.edu.
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SPA / Planning Events calendar |
Search Public Calendars for "GaTech MCRP Events" |
http://www.google.com/calendar/ |
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Social Events Calendar
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Search Public Calendars for "SPA Social" |
http://www.google.com/calendar/embed? |
SPA Meetings for Fall Semester 2007
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At our opening meeting, Glenn Frankel will cover “Tech @ Tech,” an overview of how to use the technology resources in the COA building and across campus. |
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Ilan Guest, Fulbright Scholar from South Africa will talk about planning in South Africa. |
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Topic: Sustainability. Gray Kelly,
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Tuesday, Dec. 4 |
Brown Bag lecture with CRP's newest faculty member,
Harley Etienne. |
All meetings are at 11:00 am in Architecture East Rm. 207. (Room may change. Look for sign in studio.) Lunch will be provided at all meetings for SPA members. (Another great reason to join SPA!) |
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There will be at least four more meetings over the Spring semester. Here we plan on inviting outside planning practioners to speak. Plus, we'll have a gathering devoted to summer internships.
World Town Planning Day 2007 Lecture
- Nov 7th
SPA, in partnership with the Georgia Planning Association, presents the World Town Planning Day lecture on Nov 7th. Dr. Jack Crowley of UGA's School of Environmental Design will speak on developing sustainable transportation infrastructure in an economically viable way.
Wed, November 7 at 5:30 pm
College of Architecture Auditorium (First Floor, COA East)
New Location!
247 Fourth Street, N.W., Atlanta, GA (map below)
Free and open to the public
Light hors d'oeuvres and refreshments will be served
For information on parking, please visit
http://gtalumni.org/campusmap/. College of Architecture
East Building is building #76 on the campus map (circled below):
Joining SPA helps you connect the academic pursuit of planning with opportunities to hear practioners, faculty and students discuss modern planning issues and experiences at SPA meetings and sponsored events.
Membership fee: $30 (set by Georgia Tech for all student groups). For $5 more, get the new SPA t-shirt.
Membership Only $30 |
Membership plus SPA T-shirt $35 |
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What a deal! Just $5 more. |
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Be the coolest kid on the street grid with our new SPA t-shirt.
The T-shirt is just $5 with a new or renewing SPA membership. Join today!
"First Fridays" at Manuel's Tavern
To GTCRP affiliates and friends,
Join us at Manuel's Tavern every first Friday of the month during the academic year. Come and meet CRP alumni, students and local planners. You are responsible for your own refreshments.
Meeting time is approximately 6pm - 9pm (or whenever)
*Please note that this is a general CRP department event and is not specifically or solely sanctioned by SPA*
