Networking for Urban Planners
Taught by John Reinhardt
John Reinhardt is a certified urban planner and designer who supports IBM's Smarter Cities effort. He is an urban gardener, photographer, and writer and holds a BA from Villanova University and MCP from the University of Pennsylvania’s PennDesign. He previously worked at Booz Allen Hamilton and the American Planning Association working on the Hurricane Katrina recovery and rebuilding efforts, and ran the food systems blog, Grown in the City. You can follow him on twitter @jcreinhardt.
Are you an urban planner who's seen the ads in the airport and wants to know more about Smarter Cities? Are you an urban designer who wants to flex his or her "networking muscle?" Or are you an student who wants to find some unique tips for landing a job in the field? This course is for all of you.
Find out more about how Smarter Cities are interconnected systems of systems and how you can "plug in." We'll watch some Fantasia 2000, send some tweets and learn how to land your dream job in this growing sub discipline of urban planning. The class will be followed by a networking happy hour.