New Hampshire Housing's Annual Statewide Housing Conference

New Hampshire Housing

13th annual statewide housing conference - A Home for New Hampshire's Economy

Mark your calendar's for the 14th annual statewide housing conference!
Next year we will return to the Grappone Center in Concord on Tuesday, October 30, 2012.

General conference information
Award nominations
Registration
New: Agenda and speaker presentations
Consent to use likeness and voice
Site and accommodations
Conference attire
Special needs
Sponsors
Contact us

Conference information

New Hampshire Housing's 13th annual statewide housing conference will take place on Monday, October 17, 2011, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at the Courtyard by Marriott, Grappone Conference Center, 70 Constitution Avenue, in Concord, N.H. The theme of this year’s event is “A Home for New Hampshire’s Economy.”

This year’s conference will provide a unique educational opportunity that will spur housing professionals to think creatively about addressing the Granite State’s housing needs while exploring connections between housing and economic development.

There are still a limited number of sponsorship opportunities available for 2011. If you would like to become a sponsor of the statewide housing conference, please view our sponsorship flier for details.

There are also a limited number of trade show exhibitor spaces open. If you would like to become an exhibitor, please contact Nancy Kilbride of Events Your Way at 603-472-4893 or via e-mail at events@eventsyourwaynh.com.

"Bringing You Home" award

New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority’s "Bringing You Home" award recognizes and celebrates the work of nonprofit and for-profit organizations, public agencies, and private housing developers or providers who have made exceptional contributions to affordable housing in the Granite State. If you would like to nominate a project, program or service for the Bringing You Home award, please see New Hampshire Housing's official award criteria and entry form. The recipient(s) of the award(s) will be recognized during the award reception on the day of the housing conference and will receive a cash prize. The deadline for award nominations is Friday, August 26.

Registration

Registration for the conference is $60 per person if your registration is processed by Friday, September 2. For registrations processed after that date, the cost is $75 per person. All conference registrations must be received by Friday, October 7. Fees include continental breakfast, refreshments, lunch and conference materials. These fees are intended only to help New Hampshire Housing defray the cost of the conference.

Space is limited, so register early! No walk-ins accepted. This year, all registrations will be electronic (checks may still be mailed).

No refunds will be given after Friday, October 7, or for conference no shows. If you are unable to attend, we encourage you to send another person from your organization to take your place at the conference. Please notify New Hampshire Housing prior to the conference date of any changes.

You may mail a check for your registration fee payable to New Hampshire Housing at PO Box 5087, Manchester, NH 03108 - Attn: Statewide Housing Conference.

2011 Conference agenda

8:00-8:30	Registration/continental breakfast
8:30-10:30	Plenary session: Opening remarks: Executive Director Dean Christon, New Hampshire Housing Opening address: Governor John Lynch Economic update: Jeffrey Fuhrer, Executive Vice President and Senior Policy Advisor, Federal Reserve Bank-Boston Jeffrey (Jeff) Fuhrer is executive vice president and senior policy advisor, Federal Reserve Bank-Boston, responsible for the bank’s regional and community outreach functions. He is an associate economist of the Federal Open Market Committee, and regularly attends this key U.S. policymaking meeting with the bank’s president. He has been active in economic research for more than two decades, and has served as an associate editor for the American Economic Review. Fuhrer has published numerous scholarly papers on the interactions among monetary policy, inflation, consumer spending, and asset prices. Fuhrer earned an A.B. in economics with highest honors from Princeton University, and received his M.A. and Ph.D. in economics from Harvard University. Who Lives in NH's Housing: A report of demographic and school enrollment trends: Russ Thibeault, President, Applied Economic Research
10:15-10:30	Break
10:30-11:45	Legislative Update: Ignatius MacLellan, Vice President, Public Affairs, Northern New England Housing Investment Fund; and Ben Frost, Director, Public Affairs, New Hampshire Housing Keynote: "Affordable Housing - creating jobs and strengthening communities." Jeffrey Lubell, Executive Director of the Center for Housing Policy Jeffrey Lubell is executive director of the Center for Housing Policy, the research affiliate of the National Housing Conference. From 2000 to 2003, Lubell served as director of the policy development division of the Office of Policy Development and Research at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. He has also worked as an independent consultant and as a housing policy analyst for the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. Lubell is a graduate of Harvard Law School and Harvard College.
11:45-1:00	Lunch
1:00-3:30	Afternoon sessions Our afternoon sessions will cover a range of topics related to this year’s conference theme, “A Home for New Hampshire’s Economy.” Topics will include the following: New Hampshire communities through time. How can the past teach us about our future? We’ll take a look at how economic drivers have created and shaped New Hampshire’s towns. Speaker: Linda Wilson, Community Preservation Advocate, PreservingNH Balancing housing and the environment. Planning and conservation are both important topics in the world of housing and both have direct ties to the economic well-being of the state of New Hampshire. Speaker: Joel Harrington, Professor, Vermont Law School The Economic Impact of Housing in New Hampshire. This virtual presentation reveals the results of a new study showing the impact of housing and development on the state. Speaker: Dr. Elliot Eisenberg, Ph.D., Senior Economist, National Association of Home Builders Link to low resolution video (12.6MB) Link to high resolution video (205MB) Link to study (on HBRANH website) Sustainable communities. A community’s housing supply affects economic growth and stability. Find out how from both a town and an employer’s point of view. Speaker: Kenn Ortmann, Director, Department of Planning and Development, Rochester, NH Retaining an educated workforce. Diverse housing stock helps maintain vibrant communities and encourages skilled workers to stay in New Hampshire. Speakers: Kate Luczko, Executive Director, Stay Work Play; and Dr. Stephen Reno, Executive Director, Leadership New Hampshire Inc. Healthy homes, greener homes. Federal funding streams for housing and communities are increasingly being tied to healthy and energy efficient housing. Find out how property owners, managers and municipalities can integrate these ideas into their work. Speaker: Ellen Tohn, Principal, Tohn Environmental Strategies Short film
3:30-4:30	Networking reception Presentation of New Hampshire Housing's “Bringing You Home” award(s) 2011 Bringing You Home Award winners: CATCH Neighborhood Housing - Bow Highlands Project Families in Transition (FIT) - Lowell Street Specialty Emergency Housing Program

Consent to use likeness and voice

Conference day activities may be photographed or filmed by New Hampshire Housing. By registering for the conference, you acknowledge and consent to the possibility that your image and voice may be captured on camera and that you grant full permission for New Hampshire Housing to use your likeness and voice for other educational and informational purposes as deemed necessary by the agency.

Site and accommodations

The conference will take place at the Courtyard by Marriott, Grappone Conference Center, 70 Constitution Ave., Concord, NH. On-site parking for the event is complimentary.

Rooms at the Courtyard by Marriott are available for those attendees who need overnight accommodations. Reservations may be made directly through the hotel by calling (603) 225-0303. Room rates for the conference are $109 per night (single or double room, not including taxes). To receive the conference rate, reservations must be made by Friday, October 7 .

Conference attire

Your normal work attire is appropriate for all conference activities. We recommend that you dress in layers to be comfortable during the conference as temperatures may fluctuate throughout the conference areas.

Special needs

If you require auxiliary aids or other services to successfully participate in this conference, please let us know what your needs are and we will do our best to accommodate you. To make arrangements for aids or services, please submit your request no later than Friday, October 7 . If no requests are received by that date, no accommodations will be provided.