Our readers should be aware that early bird registration for the 2015 New Partners for Smart Growth conference is open through November 10. The conference will take place in at the Hilton Baltimore Hotel in Baltimore, Maryland, from January 29–31, 2015.

Below, find some information from the event organizers. Click here to go to the conference website to learn more and to register.

The New Partners Conference is coming back to the East Coast – Baltimore – after stops in America’s Heartland and the Rockies the past two years.

The nation’s largest smart growth and sustainability event, the theme for New Partners 2015 is “Practical Tools and Innovative Strategies for Creating Great Communities,” underscoring this year’s stronger emphasis on implementation. The program will feature tools, strategies, focused training and new technologies that will help communities NOW.

Over the last 20 years, Baltimore has used a wealth of smart growth and sustainability tools and policies to transform itself from primarily a major port and manufacturing center, into a multi-industry economy that promotes a built environment that is vibrant, walkable and livable.

New Partners 2015 is an ideal gathering place for leaders from across the country to share and learn about successes for implementing smart growth principles and techniques in tackling many of the most crucial social, health, and development priorities in our communities.