Housing Boston 2012

	Below is the agenda for the conference held on April 26-27, 2007
April 26, 2007 1- 4 p.m.	Neighborhood Housing Tour Tour 1: Building Neighborhoods: Housing and its role in revitalizing neighborhoods. The Washington Street revival from Downtown, to Dudley Square and beyond. Tour 2: Best of Leading The Way: Important and Innovative Housing Developments in the Neighborhoods 2000-2007. See major new developments in neighborhoods that had been largely overlooked by developers for years - South Boston, Dorchester, Mission Hill, Roxbury and Mattapan.
4 - 6 p.m.	Reception: Olmsted Green Housing 591 Morton Street, Mattapan Speakers: Shaun Donovan, Commissioner, New York City Department of Housing Preservation & Development James Hunt, Chief of Environment & Energy, City of Boston
April 27, 2007	Forum
7:30 - 8:15 a.m.	Registration
8:15 - 10:15 a.m.	Breakfast: *Sizing Up Boston's Housing Strategy* Welcome: Charlotte Golar Richie, Chief of Housing, City of Boston Opening remarks: Mayor Thomas M. Menino Breakfast Keynote: Henry Cisneros, Chairman, CityView/Former Secretary, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development "Developing Affordable Housing in High-Cost Cities: Challenges and Promising Strategies" Panel Discussion: Moderator: Patrick Lee, Principal, Trinity Financial Inc. Panelists: Bob Hohler, Executive Director, Melville Charitable Trust Evelyn Friedman, Executive Director, Nuestra Comunidad CDC, Current Recipient, Bank of America Neighborhood Builder Award Vince O'Donnell, Vice President for Housing Preservation, Local Initiatives Support Corp. Sunia Zaterman; Executive Director, Council of Large Public Housing Authorities
10:15 - 10:45 a.m.	Networking/Communications Break
10:45 - 11:45 a.m.	Plenary Session Assessing the Housing Horizon Moderator: Michael Rubinger, President, Local Initiatives Support Corporation Future Trends: Karl Case Professor of Economics, Wellesley College, “The Special Housing Challenges Facing Success Cities Like Boston” A National Perspective: Richard Syron, Chairman and CEO, Freddie Mac, “Sustainable Homeownership and the Subprime Dilemma”
Noon - 1:30 p.m.	Noon Session Introductory Remarks: Stacey Stewart, Senior Vice President, Fannie Mae, Office of Community and Charitable Giving Remarks: Mayor Thomas M. Menino Lunch Keynote Address: U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, Chairman, House Financial Services Committee
1:45 - 3 p.m.	Group work sessions *Mining Housing's Hot Topics, Part 1* Hot Topic #1: The Future of Federal Housing Resources New leadership in Washington may bring changes in policies about housing resources. What new efforts are planned to change the way the Federal Government supports housing? What resources are at risk that must be defended? Who are the key decision makers and how can cities work together to influence them? Moderator: Aaron Gornstein, Executive Director, CHAPA Panelists: Cardell Cooper, Director, National Community Development Association Sunia Zaterman, Executive Director, Council of Large Public Housing Authorities Scott Olson, Housing Finance Director, Committee on Financial Services, US House of Representatives Hot Topic #2: Making the Most of the Market High-cost cities are continually dealing with market forces that drive issues of affordability. What strategies are making the most of the changing housing market? How can we best address problems resulting from soft markets after the bubble, such as foreclosures, and best take advantage of the potential affordable housing opportunities? How can the strengths of hot markets be harnessed for the benefit of those priced out? Moderator: Mossik Hacobian, Executive Director, Urban Edge Housing Corp. Panelists: Ingrid Beckles, Vice President, Servicing & Asset Management, Freddie Mac Mary Burkholder, Sr. Vice President Housing & Economic Development, LISC Nelson Merced, Director of National Initiatives and Applied Research, NeighborWorks® America Hot Topic #3: What's Next for The Homeless? High-cost cities often face more acute issues of homelessness because market-rate housing is just too expensive even for some working families or individuals that wouldn't otherwise be homeless. What are strategies used elsewhere to reduce family homelessness, address chronic homelessness, and prevent homelessness? How are resources for these initiatives raised? Moderator: Robert Hohler, Executive Director, Melville Charitable Trust Panelists: Rob Hess, Commissioner, New York City Dept. of Homeless Services Deborah De Santis, Executive Director, Corporation For Supportive Housing. Gail Dorfman, County Commissioner, Hennepin County, Minnesota Terry Lane, Vice President For Program, The Boston Foundation
3:15 – 4:30 p.m.	Mining Housing's Hot Topics, Part 2 Hot Topic #4: Innovative Local Resource Strategies High-cost cities have housing needs that far outstrip the resources available from traditional federal resources. As such, these cities and their state governments have become great innovators in developing local housing resource streams to support their expanded housing agenda. See examples from other cities that have been able to develop new locally generated housing resources. Moderator: Joseph Flatley, President and CEO, Massachusetts Housing Investment Corporation. Panelists: John Markowski, Commissioner, Chicago Department of Housing Jaimie Ross, Affordable Housing Director, 1000 Friends of Florida Willie Jones, Sr. Vice President of Development, The Community Builders. Inc. Hot Topic #5: Housing & the Economy It is becoming increasingly apparent in many high-cost communities that the price of housing has a direct impact on economic growth in the region. Without housing affordable to their workforce, new and existing employers may look to other locations where rising housing costs do not put upward pressure on wages. Skilled workers necessary to the local economy may leave to work in areas where housing costs don't consume so much of their paycheck. This panel will explore strategies to integrate housing policies, especially workforce housing initiatives, into local and regional economic strategies. Moderator: Tina Brooks, Undersecretary and Director, Dept of Housing & Community Development, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Panelists: Karl Case, Professor of Economics, Wellesley College Paul Emrath, Asst. Staff Vice President, Housing Policy Research, National Association of Homebuilders Diane Sugimura, Director, Office of Planning & Development, City of Seattle Hot Topic #6: New Frontiers in Design The design elements of affordable housing are being increasingly recognized as critical for long-term success. See examples of newer design thinking ranging from green housing, to creating new urban communities from the ground up, to well-designed density fostering urban villages. Moderator: Kairos Shen, Director of Planning, Boston Redevelopment Authority Panelists: David Dixon, Principal, Goody, Clancy & Associates Inc. Mark Ginsberg, President, Curtis + Ginsberg Architects & President, New York AIA Regina Durga, Program Manager, Commercial Energy Efficiency, KeySpan Energy
4:45 p.m.	Closing Remarks: Sandra Henriquez, Administrator, Boston Housing Authority
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