Sunday, November 8, 2026 – Tuesday, November 10, 2026
American Planning Conference 2026
Oklahoma In Focus
Planning Communities, Building Connections, Preparing for Change
Hilton Garden Inn Bartlesville · Bartlesville, OK
About the Conference
The American Planning Conference 2026 is designed to provide practical, relevant, and timely content for professionals and community leaders working to improve the places they serve.
Over three days, attendees will have opportunities to participate in educational sessions, keynote programming, peer discussions, networking events, local tours, and an awards ceremony recognizing excellence in planning and community development.
Whether you work in a large city, small town, rural community, regional organization, consulting firm, nonprofit, or public agency, this conference is built to support the work of planning better communities.
Who Should Attend
- City planners and planning commissioners
- City managers and municipal staff
- Elected and appointed officials
- Community development professionals
- Engineers, architects, and design professionals
- Economic development organizations
- Housing and infrastructure partners
- Consultants and private-sector professionals
- Students and emerging planning professionals
- Anyone involved in shaping the future of local communities
Featured Speakers
A few of the voices you'll hear this year.
Conference Highlights
Sun, Nov 8 · 5:30 PM
Registration Pickup - Cooper and Mill Brewing Company
Thank You to Our Sponsors
Their support keeps registration affordable for planners across Oklahoma.
Presenting Sponsor
Lincoln, NE
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Gold Sponsor
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Tulsa, OK
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Oklahoma City, OK
Tulsa, OK
Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Silver Sponsor
Cologne, NRW
Tulsa, OK
Bronze Sponsor
Tulsa, OK
Oklahoma City, OK
Oklahoma City, OK
Oklahoma City, ok
Oklahoma City, OK
Bartlesville, OK
Community Partner
Bartlesville, OK
Oklahoma City, OK
Sponsorships start at $350 — reach 150–175 planning professionals from across Oklahoma.
Sponsorship opportunitiesRegistration
Every category includes the welcome reception, both luncheons, breakfast, and break service.
The Venue
All conference programming is at the Hilton Garden Inn Bartlesville — plenaries and meals in the Century Ballroom, with three concurrent education tracks in Plaza North, Plaza South, and Green Country. Exhibits and breaks are in the Ballroom Foyer.
205 SW Frank Phillips Blvd, Bartlesville, OK 74003
Why Bartlesville?
Bartlesville is a place where planning, architecture, industry, and community history come into focus. Frank Lloyd Wright's Price Tower, the historic Frank Phillips Home, and Woolaroc connect the city's oil-era growth with landmark architecture, preservation, cultural stewardship, and regional identity — giving planners a rare opportunity to see how the decisions of one generation continue to shape the built environment and community life of the next.
From a downtown shaped by ambitious twentieth-century architecture to a 3,700-acre cultural landscape in the Osage Hills, Bartlesville is a fitting setting for Planning Communities, Building Connections, Preparing for Change. These places invite conversations about adaptive reuse, historic preservation, public realm investment, heritage tourism, economic transition, and how communities carry their identity forward.