the built environment. Licentiate Licentiate membership is the main pathway to qualify as a Chartered Town Planner. Member Chartered membership signifies that its holder has knowledge, skills and competence in spatial planning in appropriate depth and detail. Members may use the post-nominals MRTPI. Fellow Fellowship is the organisations most prestigious accolade and recognises those who have made a major contribution to the profession. Fellows may use the post-nominals FRTPI. Legal Associate For qualified legal practitioners who specialise and have experience in planning law. Affiliate For people who have an interest in planning, or are working in planning but are not yet qualified for other membership classes. Retired For those no longer practicing or earning an income from planning. Governance The RTPI is governed by a General Assembly and a board of trustees. The General Assembly is responsible for the development of planning policy and practice. The board of trustees is responsible for managing the affairs of the RTPI as a chartered body and registered charity. Research The RTPI promotes research activity underpinning and evaluating planning practice, theory and education. The RTPI holds an annual awards ceremony recognising excellence in the field of planning and urban design. Planning Aid The RTPI runs Planning Aid in England, outside London where Planning Aid for London operates. There is a linked organization, Planning Aid Wales. Planning Aid provides free, independent and professional planning advice to communities and individuals who cannot afford to pay consultant fees. It was established by the Town and Country Planning Association in 1973 and involves volunteers working on casework and community planning activities. Presidents A full list of presidents is set out below. The first president, in 1914, was Thomas Adams. The first female president, in 1974, was Sylvia Law. 1914 Thomas Adams 1915 Sir Raymond Unwin 1916 John William Cockrill 1917 Edmund Rushworth Abbot 1918 Stanley Davenport Adshead 1919 George Lionel Pepler 1920 Henry Edward Stilgoe 1921 Robert Armstrong Reay-Neadin 1922 Henry Vaughan Lanchester 1923 Thomas Hayton Mawson 1924 William Thomas Lancashire 1925 Sir Patrick Abercrombie 1926 William Robert Davidge 1927 George Montagu Harris 1928 Edward Willis 1929 Richard Barry Parker 1930 Frederick William Platt 1931 Richard Cowdy Maxwell 1932 Francis Longstreth Thompson 1933 Thomas Alwyn Lloyd 1934 Sir Herbert Humphries 1935 Maj. Leslie Roseveare 1936 Ernest Gladstone Allen 1937 Ewart Gladstone Culpin 1938 Joshua Edward Acfield 1939 William Harding Thompson 1940 Oswald Alfred Radley 1941 Robert Henry Mattocks