Housing Action Illinois’ 2011 Annual Conference & 25th Anniversary Celebration
Now is the time to mark your calendar because Housing Matters!
Each year, Housing Action Illinois' members and allies come together at our annual conference to network and learn.
Our 2011 Annual Conference and 25th Anniversary Celebration will be November 10-11 at the Crowne Plaza Chicago Metro.
This year we are offering separate registration for the Thursday evening reception for those who are not attending the rest of the conference, but would like to still celebrate Housing Action’s 25 years of hard work and progress in the affordable housing field.
We invite you to join us!
We greatly appreciate the generosity of our lead sponsor, JPMorgan Chase. We also appreciate the support of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago and State Farm Bank.
Conference Schedule
Thursday, November 10
9:00 a.m.—Registration
10:00 a.m.—Welcome and Plenary
11:30 a.m.—Lunch and Annual Meeting
1:00 p.m.—Workshops
2:30 p.m.—Workshops
4:30 p.m.—Keynote Address
5:00-7:00 p.m.—25th Anniversary Reception
Friday, November 11
8:30 a.m.—Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:30 a.m.—Workshops
11:00 a.m.—Workshops
12:15-2:00 p.m.—Closing Lunch and Plenary
A detailed conference schedule will be available soon.
Workshop Tracks
Workshops will include many different topic areas within 4 main tracks: Policy & Advocacy, Housing Counseling, Affordable Housing Development, and Shelter, Services & Housing.
Detailed session descriptions are coming soon. Workshop topics are subject to change.
Policy & Advocacy
Reforming the Mortgage Interest Deduction
Community Organizing for Service Providers: Building Local Support for Affordable Housing/Homeless Programs
Housing Rights of People with Disabilities: Implementing Olmstead and Complying with the Fair Housing Act
Putting the Choice in Housing Choice Vouchers
Housing Counseling
Hardest Hit Funds
Fair Housing and the Mortgage Industry
Financial Education in Times of Crisis
Workplace Violence Prevention
Affordable Housing Development
Homes That Work for 21st Century Living (aka Universal Design)
Successfully Measuring the Economic Impact of Affordable Housing
Supportive Housing, Consent Decrees and Long Term Care Rebalancing
Integrating Sustainability into Affordable Housing Decision Making
Shelter, Services & Housing
Homeless Prevention: Past, Present and Future
Health Care Reform and Ending Homelessness
State Budget Issues: Funding, Contracting and Auditing
Working with Your Public Housing Authority
Plenary Sessions
Opening Plenary: Federal Deficit Reduction—Spending Crisis or Revenue Crisis?
Federal funding to create affordable housing, end homelessness and other “safety net” programs are increasingly being limited by concerns about the federal deficit. This session will explore the relative roles of limited revenue and excessive spending in creating and reducing the deficit.
Our keynote speaker and closing plenary session will be announced soon.
Registration Information
Early Bird Registration Discount – Save $25! – Deadline September 19
$150 Early Bird Registration for Members
$250 Early Bird Registration for Non-members
$175 Regular Registration for Members
$275 Regular Registration for Non-members
$50 25th Anniversary Reception only
Continuing Education Units
Housing Action is pleased to announce that we will be again offering 5 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for attending the conference in its entirety.
The CEUs are being provided by the University of Illinois, College of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine in collaboration with the Continuing Education Institute of Illinois.
More info on separate CEU registration will be available soon.
Hotel Information
The Crowne Plaza Chicago Metro will be hosting the 2011 Conference. A limited number of guest rooms have been reserved at the discounted rate of $179 plus tax. (Full rate is $230). For reservations, call 312-829-5000 and let them know you're attending the Housing Action Illinois conference.
Crowne Plaza Chicago Metro
733 W. Madison St. (Madison & Halsted)
Chicago, IL 60661
Need More Information?
Contact Nate Hutcheson at nate@housingactionil.org or 312-939-6074 x. 201.
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