{"73562":{"#nid":"73562","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Tennessee APA Chapter 2009 Fall Conference","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFriday, September 25, 2009\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E8:00 am \u00e2\u0080\u0022 9:00 am Breakfast, Plenary Session 18 (1 CM credit hour pending)\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EKeynote Speaker: Dr. Catherine Ross, Director of Georgia Tech\u0027s Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development (CQGRD)\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBetween now and the year 2050, more than half of the nation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s population growth, and perhaps as much as two\u00e2\u0080\u0090thirds of its economic growth, will occur in several \u00e2\u0080\u009cMegaregions.\u00e2\u0080\u009d These Megaregions are extended networks of metropolitan centers and the surrounding areas. They often cross county and state lines and are linked by transportation and communication networks. The southeastern United States has been identified as an emerging Megaregion, where recent and projected settlement patterns and infrastructure systems are enhancing important social, economic, and environmental links between the many parts of the region. The state of Tennessee is part of the Piedmont Atlantic Megaregion along with Atlanta and Charlotte, NC.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"The Tennessee APA Chapter Conference is September 23-25, 2009 in Chattanooga, TN and features Dr. Catherine L. Ross as the Keynote Speaker at the Friday breakfast.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Dr. Ross is featured speaker at Tennessee APA Conference."}],"uid":"27160","created_gmt":"2009-09-01 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 01:56:49","author":"Michelle Marcus","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2009-09-25T09:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2009-09-25T10:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2009-09-25T10:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2009-09-25 13:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2009-09-25 14:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2009-09-25 14:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.tapachatt09.org\/","title":"TAPA Fall Conference 2009"}],"groups":[{"id":"1260","name":"CQGRD - Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"790","name":"Housing"},{"id":"800","name":"land use"},{"id":"168","name":"Transportation"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1795","name":"Seminar\/Lecture\/Colloquium"}],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003EKaren Rennich\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E    \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:Rennich_karen@mail.chattanooga.gov\u0022\u003EContact Karen Rennich\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E423-757-5216\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}