Tentative Conference Agenda
A final agenda will be distributed on Thursday morning. Please note that the availability of Members of Congress and their staffs is subject to change according to House & Senate schedules. Delegates are encouraged to schedule meetings with House and Senate members for Thursday afternoon, September 14 so as not to conflict with the special Friday afternoon session on Current Events in Housing.
Thursday, September 14
7:30 am - 12:00 pm
Registration
Location: Ticonderoga Foyer
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Continental Breakfast for Attendees
The following sessions will be held in the Ticonderoga Ballroom:
8:30 am - 8:45 am
Opening Remarks by PHADA President, James R. Tabron, Executive Director of the Durham, North Carolina HA.
8:45 am - 9:30 am
Address by Honorable Allan Mollohan (D-WV) Ranking Minority member, U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Subcommittee on VA/HUD & Independent Agencies. (Invited)
9:30 am - 10:00 am
Address by Honorable Barney Frank (D-MA) Ranking Minority member, U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Housing.
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Address by Honorable David Price (D-NC), Member, U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Subcommittee on VA/HUD & Independent Agencies. Introduction by PHADA President James R. Tabron, Executive Director of the Durham, North Carolina HA.
10:30 am - 10:45 am - Break
10:45 am - 12:00 pm
Orientation Session
This session, presented by PHADA Vice President for Legislation Neil Molloy (Executive Director, St. Louis County, Missouri HA) and association staff, will provide delegates with the latest news on the pending FY 2001 HUD appropriations bill. PHADA's position and legislative priorities will be covered in thorough detail so that members are well-prepared for afternoon meetings with members of Congress and legislative staff.
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Lunch on your own and visits to Capitol Hill and HUD. Delegates are encouraged to schedule meetings with House and Senate members for this afternoon.
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Welcome Reception
Location: Congressional A
Friday, September 15, 2000
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
Registration
Location: Ticonderoga Foyer
8:00 am - 9:00 am
Continental Breakfast
The following sessions will be held in the Ticonderoga Ballroom:
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Address by the Honorable Susan Gaffney, Inspector General, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Introduction by Cheryl Wegner, Executive Director of the Stutsman
County, North Dakota HA.
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Presentation by Representatives of Harvard University on the Public Housing Cost Study
This session will cover the ongoing operating fund cost study that will be used to determine a new public housing operating fund system. The session will be presented by the study's Project Director, Gregory A. Byrne. Introduction by David Morton, PHADA Sr. Vice President and Executive Director of the Reno, NV HA.
11:00 am - 11:15 am - Break
11:15am - 12:30 pm
Presidential Forum
Introduction by PHADA Vice President John Collier, Executive Director of the Evansville, Indiana HA. Representatives of the Bush and Gore presidential campaigns have been invited to discuss their respective views and policies on low-income housing.
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm - Lunch on your own and Capitol Hill and HUD visits.
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Current Events in Housing
This session will be presented by PHADA Vice President for Housing Rick Parker (Executive Director, Athens, Georgia HA) and members of PHADA's Housing Committee and association staff. Representatives from the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) will also be on hand to cover their recent draft report on PHAS. Presenters will also cover some of the major pending regulatory items including the latest on HUD's deconcentration rule, the lead based paint regulation, MTCS, and other major regulatory concerns.
