Your Town Alabama: Designing Our Future

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2007 YTA Workshop Continued

Dear Small Town and Community Leader:

Attached is an application and general information for the annual Your Town Alabama workshop, scheduled for June 20-22, 2007. The workshop consists of highly informative presentations and problem-solving activities for participants. It is also a wonderful opportunity to network with other community leaders and make contacts with presenters who work throughout Alabama in the planning, design, economic development, and resource preservation fields. The focus of the workshop aims specifically to introduce small town and rural technical assistance providers and decision makers to the role of design in community planning. Former participants remark that the workshop is FUN and invigorating and opened their minds to many possibilities. If you or other community leaders are interested in attending this workshop, please complete the application and return to me by May 31, 2007. Participants are limited to 50, so you are strongly encouraged to apply as early as possible. If you need additional information or would like to apply online, click here for a Microsoft Word document that you can download and email back or one that you can print out and mail in .

The workshop will be held at Camp McDowell located in Nauvoo, Alabama, (close to Jasper, AL) which is a delightful retreat location. Each participant is responsible for their own travel to and from Camp McDowell. The workshop begins promptly at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 20 and will end at 12:00 noon on Friday, June 22. All participants are expected to stay for the entire workshop. Feel free to visit the Camp McDowell website at: www.campmcdowell.com for directions and to learn more about the facilities. Lodging at Camp McDowell will be in Miller Commons. Dress is very casual (shorts/jeans/T-shirts/tennis shoes, etc.)

The cost for the workshop is $150 per participant for double occupancy OR $175 per participant for single occupancy which includes workshop materials, lodging and all meals (lunch and dinner on Wednesday; breakfast, lunch and dinner on Thursday; and breakfast on Friday). A limited number of scholarships are available. If you are interested in applying for a scholarship, please contact Mr. Paul Kennedy at 205-264-8460. The registration fee should be made payable to “Your Town Alabama” and is required by May 31, 2007 – no refunds will be given after this date. Please feel free to duplicate this information and distribute among citizens in your community that would benefit from the workshop. Participants must apply for and be accepted for the Your Town Alabama workshop prior to arrival. There is no on-site registration permitted since extensive preparation must be made well in advance for each participant.

The workshop is sponsored by a host of organizations including the Alabama Historical Commission, the Alabama Association of Regional Councils, Appalachian Regional Commission, The University of Alabama Center for Economic Development, Auburn University Center for Architecture and Urban Studies, the Cawaco Resource Conservation and Development Council, the Regional Planning Commission of Greater Birmingham and Alabama Power Company.

Please complete the application and return it by the May 31 deadline. If selected, an information packet will be mailed to you with more specific information, including an agenda, directions, and instructions/invoice for paying the registration fee. Late applications will be considered for future classes.

If you have additional questions, please contact me at Martha@aitc.ua.edu or by phone (205) 348-7058 or 1-800-747-2482. We look forward to seeing you at the workshop.

Sincerely,

Martha W. Whitson
Your Town Alabama, Inc.

click here to download a copy of the YTA Brochure (PDF) click here for a listing of Alabama Communities that have participated in YTA

Printable Application (Microsoft word)        Electronic Appliction (Microsoft word) (fill out and email to Martha@aitc.ua.edu)