Open Planning Tools Group 2014 Symposium 

Please join us in Slilver Spring Maryland for our annual symposium on open source tool use and innovation. This three day symposium at the Silver Spring Civic Center,  a successfully redeveloped activity center and TOD that is Metro accessible,  will educate and motivate you. 

Building on years of work funded by the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and the Sonoran Institute’s Western Lands and Communities Program, this intimate symposium serves as the country’s leading work-session for scenario planning tool developers, researchers, and high-level users.

We will highlight key projects coordinated by group members such as the curriculum development and the FOSS4G hackathon. An opportunity for tool developers to showcase their latest-and-greatest advances will be provided as well.

Tentative Agenda

Sunday, November 16 6:30-9:00pm - Opening Dinner

Monday, November 17 8:00am-4:00pm - Lightning Talks, Sessions
                                      6:00-8:00pm - Keynote Presentation

Tuesday, November 18 8:am-4:15pm - Recap, Discussions, Next Steps 

Event Sponsors

We would like to thank our event co-sponsors:

• National Center for Smart Growth at the University of Maryland for covering costs of facility rental
• Montgomery County Planning Department for an in-kind contribution on facility rental rates 

Interested in sponsoring a breakfast or lunch at the Symposium? Contact Critter Thompson for more details.

Logistics

The November 16 Opening Dinner will be held at Copper Canyon Grill, 928 Ellsworth Dr., Silver Spring, MD

All symposium events on November 17 & 18 will be held in the Silver Spring Civic Center Buildiing

Airports:

• Reagan Airport is ~1 hour away via rail
• Baltimore/Washington Airport is ~1.5 hours away via bus + rail
• Dulles Airport is ~2 hours away via bus + rail

Overnight Accommodations: Participants are responsible for hotel costs. A group rate of $149.00 + tax is available at the Doubletree. Please reserve your room by November 5 on our group page.

Ground Transportation: Silver Spring Civic Building is assessible by Metro Rail from the DC metro area via the Red Line toward Glenmont. Disembark at the Silver Spring station.