Membership has its privileges¹! With over 500 Inland Empire Section members and 6,000 California Chapter members, the American Planning Association is the Planning profession’s official organization.

So you want to join the American Planning Association? You may be asking yourself, "Self, just how exactly do I join the APA?" Conveniently, you have the option of joining the National APA or the California Chapter APA only. (Visit their websites for more information and an application.) Either way, upon joining you will be automatically added as a member to the Inland Empire Section of the APA if you live in Riverside or San Bernardino Counties. Special discounts apply to students!

You also may be asking yourself, “Why should I join?” This is a very good question. Aside from supporting your profession, you also receive the following:

• Access to great workshops
• Job notifications
• Social networking
• Looks good on a resume
• Discounts to the National and State APA conferences
• The monthly Planning magazine
• The quarterly JAPA magazine