2020 IDOT Fall Planning Conference

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COME CELEBRATE 35 YEARS WITH US!

In case you missed it, the IDOT Bureau of Planning announced the dates and call for topics for the 2020 IDOT Fall Planning Conference.  In consideration of these unprecedented times, we have decided to move to a virtual format this year and schedule a series of webinars for the month of October. The theme for this event is "Planning to Rebuild Illinois".

The webinars will be scheduled from 1 to 3 p.m. on October 6, 8, 13, 15, 20, and 22.  There will be additional information forthcoming via e-mail on how you can register for these sessions. 

We still need your topics!  The Fall Planning Conference is an event for you. We would like to deliver content about your good work or areas of interest. If there are innovative planning activities, initiatives designed to identify and address economic or social inequity, SPR projects, Rebuild Illinois issues, or other ideas you'd like to share, learn about and discuss with your colleagues please use the link below to submit them for this event. We will use them to develop plenary sessions and topic-based webinars.  Once we have the subject matter fully developed, we will provide detailed information on the content of each webinar.

To submit a topic, simply click here or the link below and complete the form.
  
https://idot.click/planningconf2020

Please respond by June 26. If you or a colleague would like to be added to the distribution list for future emails or if you have any questions about the content of this email or the topic submittal process, please submit a request to: dot.planning@illinois.gov.


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