2026 Planning Commissioners Academy

Sheraton Park Hotel Anaheim, Anaheim, CA  
Wednesday, March 11, 2026 - Friday, March 13, 2026   iCalendar Pacific Standard Time

Designed for new and seasoned planning commissioners alike, this conference provides city officials with information about the roles and responsibilities of a planning commissioner, offers a basic legal and practical framework, and helps foster relationships with fellow planning commissioners. Previous topics have included CEQA; how to prepare findings and conditions of approval; the planning commission’s role and responsibilities; leadership; relationships between commission, staff, and city council; key legislative issues; and more. Registration will open in early December.

Sponsorship opportunities are available. For questions, please contact Event Sponsorship and Exposition Manager, Amy Wade.

For program questions, please contact Event Program Manager, Kayla Boutros.

For registration questions, please contact Registrar, Megan Dunn.

Please see our event and meeting policies.

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Call for Proposals

The call for session proposals for the 2026 Planning Commissioners Academy closed on Sept. 26. Session proposal submitters will be notified of their proposal's final status by mid-November. All notifications are sent electronically to the submitter’s email provided on the session proposal form. For questions, please contact Event Program Manager, Kayla Boutros.