To submit an event for the next issue of Making Places, please send us an email and include the name, date, and location of the event, along with a brief description.

KaBOOM! Playground Institute
April 5-6 - Chicago, IL - A training conference for people who are planning and raising funds for a new or improved community playground.

NRPA Southern Regional Conference
April 6-10, Lexington, KY

National Town Meeting on Main Street
April 7-10, Fort Worth, TX - Presented by the National Main Street Center, (202) 588-6219.

National Landscape Architecture Week
April 20-28 - Landscape architects will participate in a variety of community programs, increasing public awareness of and appreciation for the profession and its work.

Americans for Our Heritage and Recreation National Summit
April 22-24 - Washington, DC - The national summit will be used to broaden AHR's national network of LWCF and UPARR advocates. Call (202)429-2666 or email owner-ahr-grassroots@envirolink.org for details.

Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design
April 24-26 - Las Vegas, NV - Participants will learn how the design and use of the environment can control human/criminal behavior and reduce the fear of crime.

How to Turn a Place Around
April 25-26 - New York, NY - A two-day training course experienced through the neighborhoods of New York City, drawn from Project for Public Spaces' 25 years of placemaking experience.

Designing Modern Childhoods: Landscapes, Buildings, and Material Culture
May 2-3 - University of California, Berkeley, CA

Environmental Design Research Association Annual Conference
May 22-26, Philadelphia, PA - This year's theme is "Community: Evolution or Revolution."