Join
Us!
Housing
Action Illinois 2010 Conference—Housing Matters!
November 4 and 5
The Parke Hotel and Conference Center
Bloomington IL
Each year, hundreds of the state’s housing
professionals and activists come together at Housing Action Illinois’ Annual
Conference to network and obtain the latest training and information
on affordable housing issues. The annual conference is Illinois’ largest,
yearly gathering of affordable housing professionals. We invite
you to join us!
Registration Information
Early Bird Registration Discount – Save $25!
Deadline: Monday, September 20, 2010
$125 Early Bird Registration for Members
$225 Early Bird Registration for Non-members
$150 Regular Registration for Members
$250 Regular Registration for Non-members
Click
here to register online.
Click
here to download a registration form as a PDF file.
Scholarship Requests
This year Housing
Action can only offer a limited number of scholarships. We must therefore limit
them to ONE individual per membership organization that otherwise could not
afford to attend this conference, but would benefit from the trainings. The
scholarships will allow an individual to attend the conference for the reduced
rate of $100, which covers the cost of meals provided during the conference. To
be considered, you must submit this completed form, which can be downloaded
as a PDF file by clicking here.
Hotel Information
Make your room reservations now!!!
The lovely Parke
Hotel & Conference Center in
Bloomington, IL will be hosting the 2010 Housing Matters Conference and they
will be offering a special discounted room rate of $75.00 + 12% tax ($84.00
total/night) for conference attendees!
To make room reservations with the Housing Action discount
rate, please send an email to Tammy Griffard, Sales Manager, Parke Hotel & Conference
Center at:
tgriffard@parkehotel.com
In the email you should mention: Housing Action, your name,
address, telephone number, and your arrival and departure dates.
After successful completion you will receive a confirmation
email. If you would prefer, you can call the main reservations line 309-662-4300
and you can reach Tammy on ext. 204. (The hotel does not have a toll free number.)
NOTE: Credit card information will be needed when you check
into the hotel.
Conference Schedule
Thursday, November 4
9:00 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast
10:00 a.m. Welcome and Plenary
11:30 a.m. Awards Luncheon and Annual Meeting
1:00 p.m. Workshops
2:30 p.m. Workshops
4:00 p.m. Keynote Address
5:00-7:00 p.m. Dinner Reception
Friday, November 5
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
More details, including workshop descriptions, coming soon.
Workshops and Plenaries
Workshops will include many different topic
areas within 5 main tracks: Housing Counseling, Affordable Housing
Development & Management, Advocacy & Organizing,
Organizational Development and two tracks for homeless service providers.
Detailed session descriptions are coming
soon. Workshop topics are subject to change.
Policy & Advocacy
Housing Action Illinois’ 2011 Policy Agenda
Community Organizing for Direct Service Providers
Sustainable Communities
Election Day Recap
Organizational Development
Effectively Use Social Networking
Financial Management
From the Funder’s Perspective
Executive Director Board Toolkit
Housing Counselors
Increasing your capacity while decreasing cost with Online Home Buyer Education
Credit Counseling for borrowers that have been hit hard by the economic downfall
Rental Counseling & Tenants Rights: Counseling renters that have been
displaced due to foreclosures
More to come…
Affordable Housing Development & Management
Developing a Green Project: The Early Steps
101 on Financing: Investments, Tax Credits, etc.
More to come…
Ending Homelessness: HEARTH Act and Continuing Systems Level Change
Continuums of Care and individual agencies around the state have been working
on systems level change to adopt a greater emphasis on homelessness prevention,
rapid rehousing and permanent supportive housing. Passage of the HEARTH
Act will accelerate the pace of these changes. Because regulations implementing
the HEARTH Act are still pending, these topics are subject to change so we
can plan sessions that are especially timely.
HEARTH Act: Impact for Continuums of Care
HEARTH Act: Impact for Individual Agencies
HEARTH Act: Regulations Q+A
Homeless Prevention: Past, Present and Future
PADS and Shelter Operations
We are presenting these facilitated discussions in collaboration
with PADS programs.
Creating a Safe Physical Environment
Working with Volunteers
Integrating Case Management Throughout Program
Dialogue on Balancing Hospitality and Enforcing the Rules
Sponsorship Information
Click
here to download a PDF document with Sponsor, Exhibit and Advertising
Opportunities.
Golden Trowel Award Nominations
Housing Action Illinois presents
its Golden Trowel Award to individuals and community-based groups
that have made significant progress towards achieving housing justice
in Illinois. We are seeking nominations of people doing outstanding
work in the field of affordable housing in Illinois to be recipients
of the 2010 Golden Trowel Awards. Nominations
in the past have included staff and board members of nonprofit
organizations, government officials, and members of the media. Nominations
are due by 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 31, 2010.
Click
here to download the nomination form as a Word document.
Need More Information?
Contact Nicole Christison at nicole@housingactionil.org or
312-939-6074 x. 111.
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