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Date and Time
March 11, 2010
8:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m.

Location
Disney's Grand Californian
Resort & Spa
1600 S. Disneyland Drive
Anaheim, CA 92803

Presented by
Anaheim Mayor Curt Pringle
and the Urban Land Institute

2010 Conference Schedule

7:45 a.m.                   
Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:30 a.m.                   
Welcome

  • Mayor Curt Pringle and Phyllis Alzamora, executive director, Urban Land Institute, Orange County and Inland Empire

8:45 a.m.                   
Keynote Address

  • Caitlin Flanagan, best-selling author, social critic and contributing editor, The Atlantic Monthly
    Topic: Flanagan will discuss the meaning of family and community in the 21st century American city.

10:15 - 11:30 a.m.     
Morning Panel
Community Values vs. Property Rights, an exploration of how competing public and private visions of land-use and zoning can create tension in the planning of modern urban neighborhoods.

  • Panelists: 
    Dr. Emily Talen, co-editor, Journal of Urbanism, and professor, School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning, Arizona State University
    Sam Staley, director, Urban and Land Use Policy, Reason Foundation
    Larry Webb, partner and CEO, The New Home Company
  • Moderator:
    John Ramirez, partner in the Municipal and Government Agency and Land Use and Natural Resources Departments, Rutan & Tucker, LLP

11:45 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.                   
Luncheon Speaker

  • Joel Kotkin, presidential fellow in Urban Futures, Chapman University, author of The City: A Global History 
    Topic: Kotkin will discuss his new book, The Next 100 Million: America in 2050, which explores the evolution of the intimate units of American society--families, towns, neighborhoods, industries and discusses how the success or failure of these communities impacts the future of the United States.  

1:45 - 3:00 p.m.          
Afternoon Panel
Housing the Family in the 21st Century City: Strengthening and Sustaining Community

  • Panelists:
    Thomas Tseng, principal and co-founder, New American Dimensions, a market research and consulting agency specializing in the multicultural markets.
    Beth Callender, principal and head of Strategic Planning, Greenhaus, a full-service advertising and marketing firm with expertise in suburban living issues.
    Bob Lupton, president and founder, FCS (Focused Community Strategies) Urban Ministries, Atlanta GA
  • Moderator:
    Rich Flierl, principal and founder, The Center for Connective Architecture, a forward-thinking planning practice incorporating city planning, architecture, landscape architecture and environmental design in an open, collaborative setting that addresses unique urban planning issues.

3:15 - 4:30 p.m.          
Closing Speaker

  • Michael Barone, resident fellow, American Enterprise Institute and senior political analyst for the Washington Examiner, and Fox News Contributor

4:45 - 6:00 p.m.          
VIP Napa Rose Reception

Please check back regularly as programming is subject to change.

See the 2009 Conference schedule

 

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