Registration & Information
Regency Ballroom Foyer, Gold Level

NCSHA Website Booth
Crystal Ballroom Foyer, Green Level

HFA Roundtables
(Open to HFAs only)

Internal Auditors
Addams, Silver Level

Section 8 Contract Administration
Crystal Ballroom A, Green Level

Supportive Services
Truffles, Blue Level

HFA Roundtables
(Open to HFAs only)

Human Resources
Field, Silver Level

Information Technology
Gold Coast, Bronze Level

Single-Family Program Issues
Columbus Hall K/L, Gold Level, EAST TOWER

Registration & Information
Regency Ballroom Foyer, Gold Level

NCSHA Website Booth
Crystal Ballroom Foyer, Green Level

NCSHA Board of Directors and General Membership Meeting
Crystal Ballroom C, Green Level
(HFA executive directors only)

HFA Roundtables
(Open to HFAs only)

Communications
Toronto, Gold Level

Finance
Crystal Ballroom B, Green Level

HOME
Crystal Ballroom A, Green Level

Multifamily Asset Management
Regency Ballroom A, Gold Level

Single-Family Servicing
Acapulco, Gold Level

HFA Roundtables
(Open to HFAs only)

Federal Liaisons
Regency Ballroom B, Gold Level

Multifamily Development
Regency Ballroom A, Gold Level

Disclosure Task Force
Acapulco, Gold Level

NCSHB Annual Business Meeting
Crystal Ballroom A, Green Level

President’s Reception [Learn More]
Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum
(Buses will depart from the Hyatt Regency Chicago front
entrance at 5:30 p.m.)

Registration & Information
Regency Ballroom Foyer, Gold Level

NCSHA Website Booth
Crystal Ballroom Foyer, Green Level

15th Annual Tradeshow [Learn More]
Regency Ballroom C/D, Gold Level

Continental Breakfast
Regency Ballroom C/D, Gold Level & Crystal Ballroom Foyer,
Green Level

Chicago Hospitality Desk
Crystal Ballroom Foyer, Green Level

Opening Plenary [Learn More]
Crystal Ballroom, Green Level

Remarks From NCSHA’s President and Executive Director

Presidential Predictions and Political Prose
Peter D. Hart, CEO, Peter D. Hart Research Associates
Dr. Frank Luntz, President, Luntz Research

COMMUNICATIONS
The Inextricable Link Between Communications and
Legislative Success
Toronto, Gold Level
Probe new survey research that uncovers a direct correlation between word and image choice and public attitudes about affordable housing. Review HFA materials designed for elected officials. Learn why seamless teamwork between government relations and communications staff is essential.

Moderator:
Margaret Matrone, Manager, Corporate and Legislative
    Communications, North Carolina Housing Finance Agency

Speakers:
Christopher M. Barnett, Communications Director, Rhode
    Island Housing and Mortgage Finance Corporation
John Crotty, Chief of Staff, New York City Housing
    Development Corporation
Phillip M. Friday, Director, Information Resources,
    Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency
E. Hoy McConnell, Executive Director, Business and
    Professional People for the Public Interest
Richard Taylor, Government Relations Manager, Virginia
    Housing Development Authority

FINANCE & LEGAL
MRB Q&A With IRS Officials and Industry Experts
Regency Ballroom A, Gold Level
IRS and industry experts provide the latest thinking on bond regulatory issues, including: Circular 230, targeted area setaside notice requirements, LIBOR-based swap transactions, arbitrage, and IRS audit and compliance issues.

Moderator:
Joe Dubler, CFO & Finance Director, Alaska Housing Finance     Corporation

Speakers:
Frederic L. Ballard, Partner, Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll
Steve Chamberlin, Tax Law Specialist, Internal Revenue Service
Timothy Jones, Senior Counsel on Tax-Exempt Bonds, Internal     Revenue Service Chief Counsel’s Office
Kathleen J. Orlandi, Tax Partner, Hawkins Delafield & Wood LLP
Bruce Serchuk, Partner, Nixon Peabody LLP

GOVERNANCE
The Evolution of Smart Growth
Acapulco, Gold Level
Find out how HFAs are successfully integrating affordable housing into smart growth strategies. Learn how aligning federal, state, and local investments creates stronger, better designed communities. Discuss the importance of working with local and state officials to target government resources.

Moderator:
Saundra Ross Johnson, Director, Delaware State Housing
    Authority

Speakers:
Gary Heidel, Director, Marketing, Policy and Inter-governmental
    Relations, Michigan State Housing Development
    Authority
Rick L. Laber, Acting Executive Director, Michigan State
    Housing Development Authority
Susan Bass Levin, Commissioner, New Jersey Department of
    Community Affairs

HOMEOWNERSHIP
Implementing a Section 8 Voucher Homeownership Program
Cominsky, Bronze Level
Public housing authorities have adopted different approaches to implementing Housing Choice Voucher homeownership programs. Hear what’s working. Get HUD’s latest thinking.

Moderator:
Daniel Brennan, Director, Asset Management, Maine State
    Housing Authority

Speakers:
David Fleischman, National Homeownership Coordinator, U.S.
    Department of Housing and Urban Development
Kimm Phillips, Family Services Administrator, New Hampshire
    Housing Finance Authority
Wes Weir, Director, Public Housing, Alaska Housing Finance
    Corporation

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Topical Roundtables
Gold Coast, Bronze Level
Identify and discuss the IT issue that matters most to you. Select from among the following hot topics: system development life cycles, electronic submission standards, vendor user groups, and financial investment management tools. Hear discussion highlights from each group during a wrap-up, reporting-out finale.

Discussion Leaders:
Dave Hebert, Director, Information Technology, New
    Hampshire Housing Finance Authority
Michelle Kottke, Application Manager, Minnesota Housing
    Finance Agency
Richard N. Nichols, Director, Information Technology,
    Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency
David Pollardy, Information Technology Manager, Idaho
    Housing and Finance Association
James Siebers, Chief Information Officer, Wisconsin Housing
    and Economic Development Authority

RENTAL
Housing the Homeless With Housing Credits
Regency Ballroom B, Gold Level
Hear the latest success stories on combating homelessness with the Housing Credit. Discover how agencies are prioritizing transitional housing and ensuring needed services.

Moderator:
Mark Flynn, Director, Compliance and Preservation,
    Washington State Housing Finance Commission

Speakers:
Kevin Clark, Housing Credit Manager, Ohio Housing Finance
    Agency
Michael R. DeVos, Director, Development, Maine State
    Housing Authority
Catherine M. Gregory, Deputy Director, Delaware State
    Housing Authority
Michael Ward, Administrator, Multifamily Underwriting and
    Technical Services, Connecticut Housing Finance Authority

SPECIAL ISSUES
Partnering With Housing Intermediaries
Water Tower, Bronze Level
Find out about the most promising collaborations between HFAs and national housing intermediaries, such as the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), the Housing Assistance Council, Habitat for Humanity, The Enterprise Foundation, and the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation. Learn what services, products, and people power these organizations offer, and bring home tips for replicating partnership success stories.

Moderator:
Michael L. Tramontina, Executive Director, Iowa Finance
    Authority

Speakers:
Lawrence Anderson, Vice President and Director, Southeast
    Region, The Enterprise Foundation
Tom Bishop, Special Assets Manager, Housing Assistance
    Council
Doug Dylla, National Coordinator, Neighborhood Reinvestment
    Corporation
Barbara Fields, Senior Program Director, Rhode Island, Local
    Initiatives Support Corporation
Ted Swisher, Vice President, U.S. Affiliates, Habitat for
    Humanity International

Annual Awards for Program Excellence Luncheon
Crystal Ballroom, Green Level

COMMUNICATIONS
Live From Chicago – Media Management Class
(Two-part training session)
Toronto, Gold Level
Back by popular demand! Randy Whatley, professional media consultant and president of Cypress Media Group, has trained hundreds of top government officials, political candidates, public officials, and corporate executives on media relations and presentation skills. Learn techniques for getting your message across and making sure your nonverbal communication doesn’t work against you. Practice on camera in this interactive, two-part media training session.

Trainer:
Randall P. Whatley, President, Cypress Media Group, Inc.

FINANCE
Reinvestment "Price is Right" Game Show
Regency Ballroom A, Gold Level
Test your knowledge and learn from your competitors as you compete for great prizes during this special adaptation of the “Price is Right” show. Win big—both in Chicago and back home as you master important details on reinvestment, derivatives, arbitrage rebate, trustee administration, rating agencies, and compliance monitoring. Prizes awarded to all participants!

Speakers:
Stephen Curry, Director, AEGON Institutional Markets
Teresa Davis, Vice President, U.S. Bank Corporate Trust
    Services
Linda Dufresne, President, Dufresne & Associates, CPA, PA
Mary Packer, President, PackerKiss Securities, Inc.
Jeanie F. Yarbrough, Director, Standard & Poor's

GOVERNANCE
Bond Finance Products and Risk
Acapulco, Gold Level
Hear about emerging trends in bond structuring. Learn to recognize the benefits and risks of different structuring techniques, including swaps and variable rate debt hedging.

Moderator:
Barbara Goltz, Chief Financial Officer, Florida Housing Finance
    Corporation

Speakers:
Wayne Curtis, Vice President of Partnership Investments,
    Fannie Mae
Barry Gottfried, Senior Vice President, Lehman Brothers
Todd Mitchell, Associate, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Nat Singer, Managing Director, Bear, Stearns & Company, Inc.
Guy Yandel, EVP & Manager, Housing Finance Group, George
    K. Baum & Co.
Florence Zeman, Senior Vice President, Moody's Investors
    Service

HOMEOWNERSHIP
Mortgage Payment Protection Plans
Cominsky, Bronze Level
New mortgage products offer borrowers protection from foreclosures due to job loss. Hear how programs already underway in Massachusetts and Wisconsin work. Get the PMI perspective, and consider whether to implement your own program.

Moderator:
Betsy Rozakis, Manager, Financial Services, North Carolina
    Housing Finance Agency

Speakers:
Geoffrey Cooper, Director - Emerging Markets, Mortgage
    Guaranty Insurance Corporation
Cindy L. Jenson, Manager, Residential Credit, Wisconsin
    Housing and Economic Development Authority
Barbara Martin, Director, Affordable Housing and Government
    Business Development, GE Mortgage Insurance
    Corporation
Peter S. Milewski, Director, Mortgage Insurance Fund,
    MassHousing

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
The State of the States: HFA Technology Today
Gold Coast, Bronze Level
HFA chief information officers share their take on the current state of their IT shops. Get their perspectives on data tracking, enterprise architecture, web-based reporting, and more.

Speakers:
Gary Donegan, Research and Planning Administrator, Alabama
    Housing Finance Authority
Dana Gohr, Database Programmer, New Mexico Mortgage
    Finance Authority
Terri Jones, IT & Special Projects Administrator, Arizona
    Department of Housing/Arizona Housing Finance Authority
James P. Kalthoff, Chief Information Officer, Missouri Housing
    Development Commission
Don Russell, Chief Architect, Virginia Housing Development
    Authority

LEGAL & RENTAL
Q&A With HUD and Justice
Regency Ballroom B, Gold Level
Take a look at the “big picture” policy and cost implications of lead paint and Fair Housing Act compliance requirements. Experts from HUD, the Department of Justice, and the private sector tackle your toughest questions on federal lead-based paint compliance requirements, Section 8 nondiscrimination rules, local notification practices, and “red flag” marketing language.

Moderator:
Mark Shelburne, Counsel and Policy Advisor, North Carolina
    Housing Finance Agency

Speakers:
Andrew Bowden, CFO, Spectrum Enterprises
Warren Friedman, Manager, Office of Healthy Homes, U.S.
    Department of Housing and Urban Development
Timothy Moran, Deputy Chief, Civil Rights Division, U.S.
    Department of Justice

SPECIAL ISSUES
Saving Section 8 Vouchers in Congress and at Home
Water Tower, Bronze Level
One of the most pivotal issues in affordable housing policy today is the future of the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program. Hear from HUD about the Administration’s plans for vouchers and why it believes converting the program into a block grant is necessary to save it. Learn why voucher advocacy groups think HUD’s proposal could cause many extremely low-income families to lose their housing.

Moderator:
Janice L. Myrick, Executive Director, Tennessee Housing
    Development Agency

Speakers:
Dean J. Christon, Deputy Executive Director, New Hampshire
    Housing Finance Authority
Deborah Jenkins, Team Leader, Rental Assistance, Oklahoma
    Housing Finance Agency
William Russell, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Public
    Housing and Voucher Programs, U.S. Department of
    Housing and Urban Development
Barbara Sard, Director of Housing Policy, Center on Budget
    and Policy Priorities

COMMUNICATIONS
Live From Chicago – Media Management Class (Continued)
Toronto, Gold Level
Back by popular demand! Randy Whatley, professional media consultant and president of Cypress Media Group, has trained hundreds of top government officials, political candidates, public officials, and corporate executives on media relations and presentation skills. Learn techniques for getting your message across and making sure your nonverbal communication doesn’t work against you. Practice on camera in this interactive, two-part media training session.

Trainer:
Randall P. Whatley, President, Cypress Media Group, Inc.

FINANCE
Swap Management Advice
Regency Ballroom A, Gold Level
Managing swaps takes expertise and skill. Get it here as experts teach you techniques for restructuring swaps to meet new market conditions, pricing swaps for accounting and management purposes, and innovations in swap exposure risk management.

Moderator:
Byron V. Johnson, Director, Bond Finance, Texas Department
    of Housing and Community Affairs

Speakers:
Ryan P. Donovan, Director, UBS Financial Services Inc.
Jeffrey J. Previdi, Director, Standard & Poor's
Johan Rosenberg, Chief Executive Officer, DerivActiv
David Rubin, President, CDR Financial Products
John J. Wagner, Senior Partner, Kutak Rock LLP

GOVERNANCE
Where the HFA Agenda Stands in Washington
Acapulco, Gold Level
Get the latest news on HFA priorities in Washington. Hear where MRB Ten-Year Rule relief, HOME funding, Section 8 vouchers, the homeownership tax credit, and AMT and exit tax relief stand in Congress.

Moderator:
Garth Rieman, Director of Policy and Government Affairs,
    National Council of State Housing Agencies

Speakers:
Jill Hershey, Vice President for Legislative Affairs, The Bond
    Market Association
John C. Hughes, Senior Legislative and Policy Associate,
    National Council of State Housing Agencies
Jennifer Schwartz, Senior Legislative and Policy Associate,
    National Council of State Housing Agencies
Stockton Williams, Vice President of External Affairs, The
    Enterprise Foundation

HOMEOWNERSHIP
ARMs, Interest-Only, and More Alternative Mortgage Products
Cominsky, Bronze Level
Lower interest rates, increased competition, and an everchanging marketplace are just a few of the factors pushing HFAs to diversify their mortgage portfolios. Grapple with the questions and challenges new approaches and products present.
Learn what other HFAs are doing.

Moderator:
Brent Adney, Director, Homeownership, South Dakota Housing
    Development Authority

Speakers:
James Beavers, Director, Home Mortgage Insurance Division,
    Office of Single-Family Housing, U.S. Department of
    Housing and Urban Development
Carolyn M. Dawson, Senior Regional Account Executive, U.S.
    Bank Home Mortgage, MRBP Division
Jo-Ann Ryan, Product Manager, Rhode Island Housing and
    Mortgage Finance Corporation

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Forecasting the Future: HFA Technology Tomorrow
Gold Coast, Bronze Level
Gaze into a crystal ball and see what HFA technology will look like five, 10, even 15 years from now. Top IT experts predict which trends are here to stay and which are passing fads. Consider steps you need to take today to prepare for tomorrow’s housing technology demands.

Moderator:
Nelson Morgan, Team Manager, Information Technology,
    Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency

Speakers:
Hitesh Bhatnagar, Group Director - Business Systems, CMC
    Americas Inc.
Michael Byrne, Chairman, Application Oriented Designs, Inc.
Vivek Garg, Software Engineer, CMC Americas Inc.
Paul Gorman, Chief Information Officer, Kentucky Housing
    Corporation
Chuck Manly, Director of Development, CLASSIC Real Estate
    Systems, LLC
Steven M. Mitas, President, The Mitas Group, Inc.

LEGAL & SPECIAL ISSUES
New Markets Tax Credits and Housing
Water Tower, Bronze Level
The federal government has allocated $6 billion dollars in New Markets Tax Credits (NMTC) in the past four years, some of it to HFAs. Two billion more is on the way in 2005. Learn what activities are eligible for NMTC financings, what entities are eligible to apply for and administer NMTCs, how NMTCs can support rental and for-sale housing, and how HFAs can get involved.

Moderator:
Rebecca L. Peace, Chief Counsel, Pennsylvania Housing
    Finance Agency

Speakers:
Farshad Maltes, Senior Policy and Research Analyst,
    Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority
Dan Smith, Partner, Novogradac & Company, LLP
Herbert F. Stevens, Partner, Nixon Peabody LLP
Thomas Tracy, Senior Managing Director, Hunter Chase &
    Company

RENTAL
Getting to YIMBY
Regency Ballroom B, Gold Level
Hear how HFAs and their partners are changing community residents’ attitudes about affordable housing from hostile to supportive. Learn how public awareness campaigns can affect local thinking, and how developments that advance community goals secure public buy-in.

Moderator:
Stephen Weatherford, President, Kansas Housing Resources
    Corporation

Speakers:
Tom Capp, Executive Vice President, Gorman & Company
Trudy P. McFall, Chairman, Homes for America, Inc.
Antonio Riley, Executive Director, Wisconsin Housing and
    Economic Development Authority
Robert M. Ruzzo, Deputy Director, MassHousing

Registration & Information
Regency Ballroom Foyer, Gold Level

Continental Breakfast
Regency Ballroom C/D Foyer, Gold Level

Chicago Hospitality Desk
Crystal Ballroom Foyer, Green Level

COMMUNICATIONS
Using Data As a Communications Resource
Crystal Ballroom C, Green Level
What data does your agency collect? Could it become part of a shared resource? Discuss ways to gather data, integrate it into your communications program, and reach new audiences.

Moderator:
Mary Elisabeth Eckerson, Manager, Communications, West
    Virginia Housing Development Fund

Speakers:
Rachel Basye, Director Marketing and Strategic Development,
    Colorado Housing and Finance Authority
Maura Collins, Research/Policy Analyst, Vermont Housing
    Finance Agency
John Fairbanks, Public Affairs Manager, Vermont Housing
    Finance Agency
Nancy Muller, Housing Policy Director, Florida Housing
    Finance Corporation

FINANCE
Innovations in Bond Structuring
Regency Ballroom A, Gold Level
Using real-life situations, expert practitioners discuss strategies for making the most of today's market opportunities to lower mortgage rates and stretch volume cap, including the use of variable rate debt for multifamily and single-family issues, taxable/tax-exempt blending, and swaps.

Moderator:
Tom Hemmings, Director of Finance, Colorado Housing and
    Finance Authority

Speakers:
Dana Bunting, Vice President, Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Peter Hoffman, Vice President/Senior Credit Officer, Moody's
    Investors Service
Eugene A. Slater, Chairman, CSG Advisors Incorporated
Howard Zucker, Partner, Hawkins Delafield & Wood LLP

GOVERNANCE
Shaping Housing Policy With Geographic Information Systems
Acapulco, Gold Level
Discover how the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency is using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and current census data to inform its housing policy and investment decisions.

Moderator:
Jennifer Schwartz, Senior Legislative and Policy Associate,
    National Council of State Housing Agencies

Speakers:
Marge Della Vecchia, Executive Director, New Jersey Housing
    and Mortgage Finance Agency
Peter Kasabach, Chief of Policy and Community Development,
    New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency

HOMEOWNERSHIP
Understanding MERS
Cominsky, Bronze Level
The Mortgage Electronic Registration System (MERS) enables multiple assignments of a mortgage, lowering fees resulting from multiple title transfers. Get reviews from HFAs already using MERS. Question MERS representatives about its benefits and how it handles foreclosures in light of different state foreclosure laws.

Moderator:
Wayne Bell, Director of Homeownership Programs, California
    Housing Finance Agency

Speakers:
Mike King, Single-Family Administrator, Alabama Housing
    Finance Authority
Carson Mullen, Executive Vice President, Customer Division,
    Mortgage Electronic Registration System

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
IT Security Revisited
Gold Coast, Bronze Level
As technology becomes more essential to HFA operations and viruses become more sophisticated, states must adopt stronger security policies. Learn where you are vulnerable and how to protect your networks and operating systems.

Moderator:
Michael Trofi, Director, Information Technology, Colorado
    Housing and Finance Authority

Speakers:
Mike Del Giudice, Manager, Crowe, Chizek and Company LLC
Matt Malczyk, Senior Cisco Security Analyst, MicroTrain
Bob Murphy, Director of Training Service, MicroTrain

LEGAL
Legal Roundtable
Water Tower, Bronze Level
(HFA staff only)
Participate in an HFA staff-only discussion of challenges confronting HFAs, including response to Year 15 qualified contract offer requests; IRS guidance on good cause eviction provisions in Housing Credit extended use agreements, HOME repayment rules, and Circular 230; and other disclosure issues.

Moderator:
Layne Anderson, Vice President & General Counsel, Arkansas
    Development Finance Authority

RENTAL
Giving the Green Light to Green Building
Toronto, Gold Level
Look at tools HFAs can use to encourage energy efficient rental housing, including The Enterprise Foundation’s Green Communities initiative, QAP preference points, builder recognition programs, and state subsidy programs.

Moderator:
Victor L. Hoskins, Secretary, Maryland Department of Housing
    and Community Development

Speakers:
Nancy Andersen, Manager, Rental Development,
    MassHousing
Darren Port, Director/Administrator, New Jersey Green
    Homes, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs
Stockton Williams, Vice President of External Affairs, The
    Enterprise Foundation

SPECIAL ISSUES
The New Face of Affordable Housing Cooperatives
Wrigley, Bronze Level
Analyze the risks and opportunities associated with affordable housing cooperatives. Examine a new RHS initiative to preserve Section 515 rental properties by converting them into cooperatives. Hear how the New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority is turning manufactured housing park residents into co-op owners.

Moderator:
Robert Bobincheck, Director, Strategic Planning & Policy,
    Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency

Speakers:
Laurence Anderson, Director, Office of Rental Housing
    Preservation, Rural Housing Service/USDA
Steve Gladden, Assistant Director of Multifamily Programs,
    Illinois Housing Development Authority
Jim Gray, Vice President, NCB Development Corporation
Jane Law, Communications and Special Projects
    Administrator, New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority

COMMUNICATIONS
Hot Websites: Modernization and User Trends
Crystal Ballroom C, Green Level
Looking to update your website? Hear firsthand from HFAs that have overhauled their sites. Get expert advice on increasing your search engine response rate, ADA compliance, visitor tracking, and introducing a Spanish language format.

Moderator:
Dan Irizarry, Public Information Officer, New York State
    Division of Housing and Community Renewal

Speakers:
Andy Crestodina, Strategic Director, Orbit Media Studios
Colleen M. Duffy, Director, External Affairs, MassHousing
Ken Giebel, Marketing Director, California Housing Finance
    Agency
Bryan Zises, Director of Public Affairs, Illinois Housing
    Development Authority

FINANCE
Investment Trends in Housing Bonds
Regency Ballroom A, Gold Level
Discuss the long-term marketability of housing bonds in light of the expanding number of investors subject to the AMT. Learn to identify, attract, and work with potential investors. Consider the appetite of the GSEs, Federal Home Loan Banks, other institutional investors, and the retail market.

Moderator:
John K. Craford, Executive V.P., Finance and Administration,
    Connecticut Housing Finance Authority

Speakers:
Amy Bartoletti, Director, Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
John Buckley, Chief Tax Counsel, Minority Staff, House Ways
    and Means Committee
David S. Notkin, Director, Merrill Lynch & Co.
Timothy Sullivan, Financial Director, MassHousing

GOVERNANCE
Planning to End Homelessness
Acapulco, Gold Level
Hear states with plans to end homelessness talk about what they've learned and how you can create and implement your own plan. Consider how your state might benefit from longrange planning. Look at new ways to finance permanent supportive housing to help you get there.

Moderator:
Jack Kenny, Deputy Director, Oregon Housing and Community
    Services

Speakers:
Steven Berg, Vice President for Programs and Policy, National
    Alliance to End Homelessness
Susan Bodington, Deputy Director, Programs/Director, Housing
    Policy, Rhode Island Housing and Mortgage Finance
    Corporation
Michael R. DeVos, Director, Development, Maine State
    Housing Authority
Tim Marx, Commissioner, Minnesota Housing Finance Agency

HOMEOWNERSHIP
Increasing Homeownership Among Immigrants and Minorities
Cominsky, Bronze Level
Immigrant and minority populations are the markets with the greatest growth potential. Learn about innovative products HFAs are using to help immigrants and other minorities become homeowners.

Moderator:
Kim Herman, Executive Director, Washington State Housing
    Finance Commission

Speakers:
Michael Haley, Assistant Commissioner, Homes, Minnesota
    Housing Finance Agency
Anthony Lucente, Vice President, United Guaranty Residential
    Insurance Company
Mary Zins, Director, Credit, Wisconsin Housing and Economic
    Development Authority

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Securing a Space at the Strategic Planning Table
Gold Coast, Bronze Level
IT professionals understand that technology planning goes hand in hand with HFA strategic planning. Find out how to work with top management to ensure proposed technological innovations complement and advance your agency's goals.

Moderator:
Veronica Scott, Chief Technology Officer, Florida Housing
    Finance Corporation

Speakers:
Robert T. Baynes, Director of Information Technology, Rhode
    Island Housing and Mortgage Finance Corporation
Larry Richardson, Director, Management Information Systems,
    Tennessee Housing Development Agency

LEGAL & RENTAL
Blazing a Path of Preservation
Toronto, Gold Level
HFAs are saving at-risk affordable housing with state loan and grant programs, post-Year 15 Housing Credit strategies, Section 202 refinancing, and Housing Credit preferences and setasides. See how these approaches are working. Get ideas for beefing up your preservation efforts.

Moderator:
David Keene, Manager, Preservation and Technical Services,
    MassHousing

Speakers:
Jerome A. Breed, Partner, Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy
    LLP
Russell Davis, Administrator, Rural Housing Service/USDA
Tracy Kaufman, Director, National Preservation Initiative,
    National Housing Trust
Robert Odman, Assistant Commissioner, Mulitfamily,
    Minnesota Housing Finance Agency
Emily Youssouf, President, New York City Housing
    Development Corporation

SPECIAL ISSUES
What HFAs Need to Know About Financing Military Housing
Wrigley, Bronze Level
Examine the potential HFA role in financing military housing. Consider the implications of the latest round of Department of Defense base closures, and learn more about the military's Basic Allowance for Housing and the military housing privatization initiative.

Moderator:
Susan F. Dewey, Executive Director, Virginia Housing
    Development Authority

Speakers:
Tabare Borbon, Director, Standard & Poor's
Anthony S. Freedman, Partner, Hawkins Delafield & Wood LLP
Richard Froehlich, Senior Vice President and General Counsel,
    New York City Housing Development Corporation
Timothy R. Kenny, Executive Director, Nebraska Investment
    Finance Authority
Adam Sherman, Vice President and Manager, Goldman,
    Sachs & Co.

Break
Crystal Ballroom Foyer, Green Level