2026 Book Summit
October 12-13, 2026
Graduate by Hilton
Charlottesville, VA
The Booked on Planning Book Summit is intended to bring together urban, city, and regional planners, allied professionals, and book enthusiasts to hear from authors and publishers on literature related to the profession and the publishing process. This day and a half event will feature presentations from authors on their recent publications, publishers on the process to get a book from idea to print, and a walking tour of nearby attractions. The book summit will provide the opportunity to engage with attendees and presenters, network, share ideas, earn continuing education credits and explore the city of Charlottesville.
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Registration
Registration is now open. Registration rates for the summit are below which includes a day and a half of sessions with continuing education credits offered, Monday lunch and happy hour, Tuesday light breakfast and a conference swag item:
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Regular: $135
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Student: $85
Register by September 10th to get the keynote speaker's book included with your registration.
Agenda
October 12
8:30 am: Registration Open
9:30 am - 10:30 Welcome/5 Years of Booked on Planning
10:45 am - 11:45 am: Conor Harrison author of Brokers of Power
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm: Lunch
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm: Ali Fard author of Grounding the Cloud: Urbanism in the Shadow of Data
1:45 pm - 2:45 pm: Publisher Panel on the publishing process from a trade, university, and non-profit press perspective
3-5 pm: Walking Tours
Choose between one of two walking tour options
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Tour of the downtown pedestrian mall (requires a 20 minute walk to start, then approximate 1 hour walking tour, 20 minute return walk to hotel)
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Tour of the UVA campus (less than 10 minute walk to start of tour, ends near the evening lecture on campus)
5 pm: Bruce Appleyard (author of Livable Streets 2.0) Lecture via School of Architecture (Optional)
6:00 pm: Happy Hour
October 13
8:00 am - 8:30 am: Light breakfast
8:30 am - 9:30 am: Preserving with Purpose by Amy Hetletvedt
9:45 am - 10:45 am: Empathic Design by Elgin Cleckley
11:00 am - 12:00 pm: live recording podcast with Ebony Walden author of Where I’m From: A Poetic Journey Across Five Continents
12:00 pm: Closing Remarks
Visit our On Site Bookstore
During breaks attendees will have the opportunity to shop at the Stone Soup Books mobile bookstore to buy copies of the books our authors are presenting on during the day as well as browse a selection of related books.
CM Credits pending on all sessions. Anticipating 8 CM credits available for the event.
Lodging
Room Blocks
There are two room blocks set aside for the event at the hotels below. Parking and breakfast are not included, but the summit includes a light breakfast on Tuesday.
Sponsorship
Sponsorship
We invite you to sponsor our Book Summit and help support this event designed to bring diverse and meaningful learning and networking opportunities to planning books worms! Email your interest and the level of sponsorship to bookedonplanning@gmail.com.
The Archivist ($200)
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Social media promotion
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Logo on sponsor poster at registration desk
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Rolling slide show recognition
The Bibliophile ($300)
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Logo on website
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Social media promotion
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Logo on sponsor poster at registration desk
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Rolling slide show recognition
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Designation as one session sponsor
The Curator ($400)
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Logo on website
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Social media promotion
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Logo on sponsor poster at registration desk
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Rolling slide show recognition
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Designation as one session sponsor
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Booth for displaying materials
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One complementary registration