Wednesday, October 1, 2008
1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Innovative Ideas for Social Equity
Norm Krumholz, FAICP, Professor, Levin College of Urban Affairs, Cleveland State University
3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
How to Inspire Leadership in Your Community
Norm Krumholz, FAICP, Professor, Levin College of Urban Affairs, Cleveland State University
Gary Heidel, Michigan State Housing Development Authority
7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Awards Banquet, $35
Thursday, October 2, 2008
9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Opening Session: Creating Vital Communities: Connecting Health, Activity, and Community Assets (or... if you build it they will come)
Mark Fenton, National Healthy Communities Expert, Author and Motivator
11: 45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.
Annual Meeting of the Association/ Keynote Luncheon: Do Economic Incentives Really Work?
Greg LeRoy, Executive Director, Good Jobs First
1:30 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.
From Radical to Influential: The Congress for the New Urbanism
Robert Gibbs, ASLA, President, Gibbs Planning Group
1:30 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.
Does Your Community Encourage or Discourage Walking?
Mark Fenton, National Healthy Communities Expert, Author and Motivator
3:00 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.
LEED-ND is Here. Is Your Community Ready for LEED Neighborhood Design?
Robert Gibbs, ASLA, President, Gibbs Planning Group
Linda Frey, LEED-AP, West Michigan Chapter of USGBC
Brian Tingley, Planning Director, Gaines Charter Township
3:00 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.
Local Agencies Take the Lead
Greg LeRoy, Executive Director, Good Jobs First
6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
First Annual Meeting of the Congress for New Urbanism, Michigan Chapter
Friday, October 3, 2008
10:45 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
MSHDA's Vibrant Cities, Towns, and Villages
2:00 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.
Targeted Revitalization: MSHDA's Neighborhood Preservation Program Supports Local Initiatives
Jodie Willobee, Community Development Specialist, Office of Community Development, Michigan State Housing Development Authority
Saturday, October 4, 2008
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Breakfast Keynote: Thinking in 3-D
Kent Anderson, ASLA, President, Hamilton Anderson Associates, Inc.
Amy Chesterton, ASLA, Planner, Hamilton Anderson Associates, Inc.
