If you haven’t already registered to become part of the Vermont delegation for the New England Housing Network Annual Conference you still have the opportunity to register. The deadline has been extended to next Monday, December 2. The conference itself will take place at the Shearton Hotel in Framingham, Massachusetts on Friday, December 6 from 8:30am to 3:30pm. Here is a list of just some of the national housing leaders taking part in the conference:
Barbara Fields, Regional Administrator, Region 1 – New England, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Joe Belden, Deputy Executive Director, Housing Assistance Council
Barbara Burnham, Vice President for Federal Policy, Local Initiatives Support Corporation
Sheila Crowley, President, National Low Income Housing Coalition
Chris Estes, President and CEO, National Housing Conference
Barbara Sard, Vice President for Housing Policy, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Andrew Jakabovics, Senior Director, Policy Development and Research, Enterprise Community Partners, Inc.
Debbie Weinstein, Executive Director, Coalition on Human Needs
Housing Finance Agency Executive Directors from all 6 New England states
Workshops will also be offered on the following topics:
Strategies to End Homelessness
Section 8 Voucher Solutions
Green and Healthy Housing Initiatives
Creating an Affordable Housing Message
RAD and Public Housing
Foreclosures and Housing Counseling
Implication of Tax Policies and Financial Reform on Affordable Housing
Rural Development
Zoning and Land Use: The Impact of the latest U.S. Supreme Court decision
Social Innovation Bonds
Check out the full agenda of the conference. Register today to be part of the Vermont delegation!