Building Communities Conference

2011 Building Communities Conference

Transformation: Creating New Life from Existing Assets

Thursday, November 3, 2011, 8:30 am – 3:30 pm

McWane Science Center
200 19th Street North, Birmingham, AL 35203 {map}

Parking

Free parking in parking deck adjacent to McWane Center on 2nd Avenue North.
Enter Events Center on Level C.

Agenda

8:30 am - 9:00 am
Registration

9:00 am - 9:15 am
Welcome and Introductions
Charles Ball, Executive Director,
Regional Planning Commission of Greater Birmingham

9:15 am - 10:15 am
Diamonds in the Rough
Steve Ostaseski, Principal Planner,
Regional Planning Commission of Greater Birmingham
Andy Mayo, Economic Development Specialist
City of Birmingham

10:15 am - 10:30 am
Break

10:30 am- 12:00 pm
Real Estate Development / Supply and Demand
Michael Robinson, ASLA, MRED Chair
Auburn University's Master of Real Estate Development Program
Derek Waltchack, Co-Founder Shannon Waltchack, LLC.

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Lunch - Keynote Speaker
John B. Norris, Managing Director,
Head of Wealth Management, Oakworth Capital Bank

1:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Break

1:15 pm - 2:15 pm
Downtown vs Greenfields
Joe Minicozzi, Exective Director
Asheville, NC Downtown Association

2:15 pm - 3:30 pm
Implementation Toolkit
Philip Amthor, Senior Planner,
Regional Planning Commission of Greater Birmingham
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