WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2024
8:00am – 4:00pm |
LAI and LEF Business Meetings |
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GATHERING BEGINSTENTATIVE AGENDA: Presentations and tour sites may change due to availability of locations and/or speakers.
AICP members can earn up to 9.25 Certification Maintenance (CM) credits for this activity. When CM credits are available, they are noted at the end of an activity description. More information about AICP’s CM program can be found at planning.org/cm.
Continuous Professional Learning (CPL) credits for members of the Canadian Institute of Planners (CIP). CIP Members may self-report for CPL credits, per provincial organization guidelines (e.g. OPPI, PIBC). Opening Reception & Awards Dinner |
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6:00pm - 10:00pm
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Opening Reception & Awards Dinner at the Arizona Biltmore Hotel - The Gold Room (Home to the second largest gold gilded ceiling in the world.) 6:00 pm: Opening Reception including light appetizers and wine/sparkling bar Awards Ceremony, presented by LAI President Kathline King and LAI Awards Committee Chairperson, Dr. Jim Fawcett Complimentary bus transportation will be provided from our official hotel, FoundRE By 1924, the McArthur brothers wanted to make Arizona a tourist destination – but they needed proper accommodations. Albert Chase McArthur – Warren and Charles’ brother – designs the Arizona Biltmore with a strong Frank Lloyd Wright influence. FUN FACTS In 1929, the stock market crashes and the Biltmore is sold to William Wrigley Jr., an original investor from Chicago. |
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2024
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2024 |
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8:00am - 9:00am
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Breakfast and Presentation at FoundRE Hotel - 18 Hour City in fewer than 18 Years! https://dtphx.org/ The day will focus on housing developments that have affordable rents – meaning housing that is affordable to persons earning 60 percent of area median income and pay no more than 30 percent of their income for rent. At least one of the developments will incorporate a variety of rents including market rate units. In order to provide a tour that will be of interest to all of our attendees, there will be discussions with the developers of the apartments, including financing, unit mix, challenges to the site as well as services provided at the sites for residents. - Sheila D. Harris, PhD, Founding Director of the Arizona Housing Finance Authority and former Deputy Chair of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Moderator |
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9:00am | Load Buses | |||||||||||||||||||
9:15am - 11:15am | Aeroterra https://www.aeroterra-apts.com/ This former public housing site now provides three housing complexes, providing residences for seniors, rental homes for families (up to 5 bedrooms) and apartments. Tour and Panel Discussion - Cindy Stotler, Housing Director, Phoenix IDA, former City of Phoenix Housing Director - Titus Mathew, Director City of Phoenix Housing Department - Dan Richards, Co-Founder and Partner, Greenlight Communities - Sheila D. Harris, PhD, Founding Director of the Arizona Housing Finance Authority and former Deputy Chair of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Moderator |
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11:30am - 1:15pm | Lunch and Keynote Speaker Dr. Kil Huh, SVP Government Performance, PEW Charitable Trust. |
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1:15pm | Depart for Devine Legacy Via Light Rail to Devin Legacy | |||||||||||||||||||
1:45pm - 3:00pm |
Devine Legacy Tour and Panel |
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3:00pm -3:30pm | Arrive back at the hotel at your own leisure via Light Rail so you can be sure to enjoy Friday night happy hour and/or dinner downtown Phoenix! https://dtphx.org/things-to-do/getting-around/ | |||||||||||||||||||
3:30pm - 5:30pm | Fiesta Finale and Scavenger Hunt Resutls at BARCOA Agaveria, 829 1st Avenue, across the street from the FoundRE. Named one of the 27 best bars in America 2024 by USA Today. |
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2024 |
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https://www.travelandleisure.com/arizona-travel-guide-8558231 | ||
Two Phoenix chefs named finalists in the 2024 James Beard Awards | ||
Conde Nast article on things to do and places to eat in Phoenix | ||
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Dress CodesOpening Reception and Dinner: Business Attire |