The Rural Planning Caucus of Virginia is an organization dedicated to identifying, publicizing and satisfying the unique planning needs of small towns and rural areas. RPC implements many goals and objectives which assist with the special planning needs of its membership.

Planning for 35th Annual RPC Conference Has Started!

The Rural Planning Caucus of Virginia (RPC) will host their 35th Annual Conference October 9-11, 2013 at Mountain Lake Resort in Giles County, Virginia. The Executive Committee will meet several times over the spring and summer of 2013 to finalize the conference agenda. Conference registration will be available by June 14, 2013.

2012 Annual Conference a Success!

2012 Hike up the Mountain

A Big Thank You from the RPC

34th Annual RPC Conference: A Great Success!

Networking, Skill-building Mark Rural Planners Conference

he 34^th Annual Virginia Rural Planning Caucus Conference was a great success; again bringing together rural planners, consultants, local government administrators and other friends of rural planning over an exciting three-day event from October 17-19, 2012. Some 75 attendees from across Virginia met in a spirit of friendship and professional development atop Salt Pond Mountain at Mountain Lake Hotel in Giles County, Virginia.

With three days of great programming cumulating in the Thursday evening Octoberfest dinner, followed by humorous entertainment from the Big Lick comedy group and concluding in the ever popular awards ceremony Thursday night, the RPC conference was the place to be to compare experiences, exchange views and hone your rural and small town planning skills.

Participants experienced Rural Planning firsthand and learned about opportunities to better innovate and invigorate rural communities. The conference had a full schedule of sessions on rural and small town land use topics as well as a mobile workshop, "Lost Communities of Virginia" touring several nearby communities mentioned in the book of the same name. A special thank you to our sponsors, executive board and supporters who made this conference possible.

RPC provides educational and professional development opportunities to rural and small town planning professionals to help them understand the bottom-line about new legislation, share innovative ideas and gain more efficient planning tools and techniques to accomplish everyday tasks. To learn about future RPC conferences, please visit the website at www.rpcva.org.

Click below to view a copy of our 2012 conference agenda:

2012 Conference Agenda & Presentations

Click below to view photos from our 2012 conference (must be logged in):

2012 Conference Photos