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Join CNU Florida - CNU's 1st Chapter!

Now you can join the Florida Chapter,
as well as CNU National, online!

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Local contacts and interaction
Meet your peers, discuss the issues and help to raise awareness of the principles of the New Urbanism among a broader range of people including public officials, members of the media, design and real estate practitioners, and citizens.

Attend your regional chapter meetings. Put the faces together with the names that you see on listserves, periodicals, books and other publications. If you would like to network further and help plan programs, volunteer with your regional group within the Florida Chapter.

Access to over 2,000 members
The CNU is gaining strength nationally and internationally. Gain access to CNU’s membership and speaker’s list.

Learn about the latest developments, issues and trends
When you join, you will receive a subscription to New Urban News, a bimonthly newsletter covering traditional town planning and New Urbanist development (a $79 value). New Urban News is an independent publication that features an update of CNU news and activities in each issue. Chapter members will be made aware of publications featuring New Urbanist developments and trends in Florida.

Identify best policy and practice
Participate in annual Congresses and Salons. The meetings provide CNU's diverse members the opportunity to converse and to teach one another how to develop better cities and towns. A record number of 1,400 members attended CNU XII in Chicago in June 2004.

Participate in Florida Chapter member-only Listservs
The Florida Chapter will initiate a Florida Chapter member-only Listserv and an e-newsletter to facilitate information exchange and peer-to-peer exchange about policies, resources, and best practices in Florida. Press releases, news, event schedules and resource material will be posted on the Chapter website.

Learning Opportunities
Attend special regional events where Chapter members have the opportunity to attend hot topic luncheons, preview New Urban developments, hear briefings from key officials, and participate in hosted tours to new urbanist communities.

Personal access to CNU’s information resources
Member discounts are available on a growing list of books and publications about The New Urbanism, including A Guidebook to New Urbanism in Florida, which profiles New Urban development in our state. CNU members also receive discounts to titles found on Builders Bookstore. Members also have access to “Introduction to New Urbanism” a Powerpoint presentation. Visit the CNU Store at www.CNU.org.

Share your Expertise
The real strength of CNU is its diverse, expert membership. CNU relies on members as reviewers, authors, speakers, advisers, leaders.

Think globally
CNU has approximately 2,000 members in the United States. Awareness of CNU is growing on local, regional, national and international levels as more new urban projects are developed, more chapters are formed, and members become more visible. CNU is expanding its global presence by developing networks of members to support research and education programs and to collaborate on planning and development projects.

New Urbanism has strong roots in Florida. So strong that CNU Florida is CNU’s first full chapter. The CNU Florida Chapter’s founding membership drive started in 2003. The membership campaign continues. To become a member of CNU Florida and to take advantage of all the benefits listed above, you must be a member of the CNU. Be sure to indicate that you are paying your $30 CNU Florida membership dues when you join or renew. CNU Membership contact:

Nora June Beck
312.551.7300 x17
nbeck@cnu.org