Planners' Tea Time is a casual event for planners around the world to meet and talk. The event is held virtually on Google Meet.

Network Beyond Virtual Tea-time Chats

To support building relationships beyond our virtual tea-time chats, we welcome you to sign up for the Planners Network - an open Google Sheet where participants share their names, emails, and a brief description of their interests. The Google Sheet is only accessible to people who have joined the network. All are welcome.

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Upcoming Event:

No. 5 - Thursday, April 10, 2025 @7 ET.

Ice-breaking question: "How was the NPC25?"

Link: meet.google.com/eoi-mpyi-tpz

Past Events:

No. 4 - Tuesday, March 11, 2025 @7 ET. | Attenddess: Truc (MA/Vietnam), David (PA), Jing(WV), Louis(OR), Peter(OR), Tony(NJ), Vanitha(OR), and Saisha(CA). Event Notes

Topics

  • Transit Oriented Development
  • Affordable Housing
  • Federal Policy Changes
  • Walkability in Vietnam
  • AI in Planning
  • Website project on www.UrbanPlanningPost.com

No. 3 - Wednesday, February 11, 2025 @7 ET | Attenddees: Heidi (MA / Egypt), David(PA), John (Ecuador), Peter(OR), Vanitha(OR), and Jing (WV). Event Notes.

Topics

  • Historical Urban Planning in Islamic Era Cities
  • Modern Egyptian Housing Policy
  • Influence of Egyptian Culture on Urban Form
  • Sustainability and Personal Behavior
  • AI in Planning and the Shifting Technological Landscape
  • Communication Challenges in Planning

No. 2 - Wednesday, January 15, 2025 @7 ET | Attendees: Irayda (Guatemala), Dave (PA), Len (NY), Numera (MA / Pakistan), Tony (NJ), Sky (CO), Peter (OR), and Jing (WV)

Topics

  • Housing
  • LA fire - hazard mitigation and recovery
  • Sessions rejected for NPC25
  • Housing webinar in February
  • UN-Habitat events in Latin America
  • Ways to keep in touch after the chats
  • Convenience and frustration of AI taking meeting notes,
  • TikTok refugee to Xiao Hong Shu / RedNote

No. 1 - Thursday, December 19, 2024 @7 ET | Attendees: Tetsuya (Japan), Olivia (WI), David (PA), Hing (CA/FL), and Jing (WV)

Topics:

  • Healthcare
  • Housing and Transportation
  • NPC25 events

The event was named by Mai Nguyen.