Mission

The mission of the POCIG is to advance the interests and concerns of people and communities of color within the planning academia and the profession.

History

Informal organizational meetings were held at the annual conferences for the ACSP in 2006 and 2007. The ACSP Governing Board approved the POCIG as an interest group in April 2007. By-laws were adopted by email balloting in December 2007. The group held their first official business meeting in Chicago at the 2008 ACSP-AESOP Joint Congress and officers were elected a month prior to this meeting by secret ballot via Survey Monkey on the internet.

Committee

• Co-Chair, 2008-2010 June M. Thomas, University of Michigan, thomasju@umich.edu
• Co-Chair, 2009-2011 Jeffrey Lowe, Florida State University, jslowe@memphis.edu
• Secretary-Treasurer, 2008-2010: Mulu Wubneh, Eastern Carolina University, wubnehm@ecu.edu
• Conference Committee Chair: Sigmund Shipp, Hunter College, sshipp3571@aol.com
• Elected Student Representative: Nycole Simpkins, Texas Southern University, nycolelocke@sbcglobal.net

By Laws document