Aug. 31, 2006
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Vicente del Rio
805-756-2572
Cal Poly Planning Journal Wins State Award
SAN LUIS OBISPO – Cal Poly's City and Regional Planning Department will receive an Outstanding Journalism Award for their journal “Focus” at the Annual State Conference of the California Chapter of the American Planning Association in Garden Grove, Calif., on Tuesday, Oct. 22.
Journal founder and managing editor Vicente del Rio entered “Focus” in the 2006 CCAPA awards competition after it was recognized with an Award of Excellence in the educational project category by the Central Coast Chapter of the CCAPA. The magazine won for its mission to contribute to the planning field by sharing and fostering work by students, faculty and professionals.
“This award recognizes the effort of the department in sharing the excellent work being done by faculty and students and its potential to bring positive changes to the communities in the Central Coast ” said del Rio.
"Focus" helps prepare students to build livable and healthy communities and educates the public about issues related to city and regional planning. Published annually for Cal Poly's Open House since 2004, the journal also published a special edition with the proceedings of an international symposium on disaster recovery and risk management in 2005.
For more information about Cal Poly's City and Regional Planning Department, visit http://planning.calpoly.edu/ . For more information about the California Chapter of the American Planning Association, visit http://www.calapa.org/ .
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