About Us Tennessee Chapter of the American Planning Association

The Tennessee Chapter of the American Planning Association (TAPA) is a professional organization of over 500 members representing city, county, and state planners and related professions across Tennessee. The mission of our organization consists of three bullet points:

• Offer professional leadership and resources for the development of inclusive, livable communities across Tennessee by providing up-to-date training programs on current planning issues
• Provide professional development opportunities
• Advocate for a highly qualified and diverse network of professional planners

To accomplish this, our website contains numerous resources for our members including:

Find upcoming events and log CM credits

Post a job or Find a job

Watch training sessions on demand

Learn about upcoming conferences and retreats

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2026 Spring Retreat Great First Visit to Paris Landing!

Thank you all for coming out to our 2026 Spring Retreat at Paris Landing State Park! Stay tuned for upcoming information on our 2026 Fall Conference in Chattanooga and 2027 Spring Retreat.

Slide decks from the 2026 Spring Retreat can be viewed here.

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2025 Fall Conference Thanks for a great conference!

The 2025 Fall Conference was such a success due to our members, attendees, sponsors, and speakers - thank you all for your support of TAPA and our programming, and we can’t wait for the 2026 Fall Conference in Chattanooga! Stay tuned for more details soon.

Slide decks from this Fall’s presentations can be found here, and the recorded sessions that are eligible for BZA/PC training are available here.

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TAPA Merch is Now Available! TAPA Merch to Support Programming - We Have New Shirts!

You can buy TAPA t-shirts anytime at the link below. TAPA outerwear can still be purchased here. A portion of proceeds from each sale go back to support TAPA's ongoing programming efforts.

Buy TAPA T-Shirts Here