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Federal Policy & Program Briefing

2008 Federal Policy & Program Briefing
October 19-20, 2008

Decisions made on Capitol Hill affect your plans for housing, infrastructure, open space preservation, transportation, and more.

Come to the 2008 Federal Policy & Program Briefing to find out what you can expect from Congress on these issues. And learn how the elections in November might affect your work next year.

The program will feature a special focus on infrastructure investment in America. Sessions will examine the upcoming surface transportation authorization and its connection to climate change, as well as state and local ballot issues, the impact of the foreclosure crisis on housing and community development programs, new directions in water legislation, and the farm bill.

After the briefing, attend Planners Day on Capitol Hill on October 21 to talk with legislators about policies that support good planning.

Registration

Register online
Download brochure and form for mail registration
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Questions? Contact govtaffairs@planning.org.

Invited Speakers

Sunday, October 19, 2008
Michael Barone, U.S. News & World Report
Alan Greenblatt, Governing
Sharon Price, National Housing Conference
Julie Seward, Local Initiatives Support Corporation
Jimmy Daukas, American Farmland Trust
Jessica Douze Black, Campaign to End Obesity
Iris Lav, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Judi Greenwald, Pew Center on Global Climate Change
John Ratliff, Office of Gov. O'Malley
Phyllis Myers, State Resource Strategies

Monday, October 20, 2008
Paul Farmer, FAICP, APA
Nancy Summerville, American Society Landscape Architects
Christine McEntee, American Institute of Architects
Ken Brown or Andrew Seth, Climate Communities
Steve Winkelman, Center for Clean Air Policy
Mariia Zimmerman, Transportation for America
U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Michael Eckhart, American Council on Renewable Energy
Betsy Otto, American Rivers
Julia Anastasio, American Public Works Association
Rob Puentes, Brookings Institution
Michael Neuman, Texas A&M University
Richard Little, University of Southern California Center on Infrastructure
Polly Trottenberg, Building America's Future