Upcoming Afforable Housing Forum

[Community Development Banking List]

Original message from: CSeltzer@lisc.org

REGISTER NOW!
Affordable Housing Forum

When: May 13 - 14, 2008
Where: Hilton Pittsburgh, 600 Commonwealth Place, Pittsburgh, PA 15222

What: The Affordable Housing Forum is designed to provide participants
with an understanding of the key elements of the development process and
cutting edge techniques to revitalize and manage your assets. Panelists in
our opening session focus on evaluating your current portfolio and assets,
maximizing internal strengths and partnership opportunities, as well as
engaging community stakeholders in assessing growth and development
opportunities. Concurrently scheduled are two workshop series: the first
track, designed for novice community developers, will focus on identifying
and analyzing opportunities, the development process, financing options,
and roles of housing authorities. The second session is for experienced
developers and managers seeking public housing revitalization strategies,
approaches to serving an aging demographic, and redeveloping or preventing
foreclosures. To conclude the forum, partnership opportunities will be
discussed in a closing plenary. Panelists will present different
perspectives on the strengths of partnering with nonprofit and for-profit
developers, or moving forward alone. What are the different assets that
each partner brings to the table? How do their motivations overlap or vary?


The Affordable Housing Forum is being sponsored by LISC, NEF, Fannie Mae
and MARC-NAHRO. The $99 registration fee includes lunch, a tour of model
housing sites, and an evening reception. Rooms have been set aside at the
Hilton at rates that include breakfast ($129 single, $149 double, plus tax
and fees, pre- during, and post-event). Please register and reserve your
room by April 16, 2008 to guarantee this rate. Please contact Larry Cobb
at 317.409.8171 or Ethicsworks@aol.com if you would like to reserve a room
for Sunday or Wednesday night or if you have questions or special ADA
needs. For complete registration information and a schedule of events,
visit https://www.marcnahro.org
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