Time Name Speakers Session Type More Info
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
10:00 AM - 11:30 AMStrategic Code Enforcement Training 
11:00 AM - 6:00 PMRegistration Open 
11:00 AM - 6:30 PMExhibitor Area Open 
11:00 AM - 6:30 PMartVP Open 
1:00 PM - 2:30 PMWelcome & Opening Plenary 
2:45 PM - 4:45 PMMiddle Neighborhoods Spotlight: Revitalization in South CityMobile Workshop
2:45 PM - 4:45 PMThe Brickline Greenway: Connecting Community through Public-Private PartnershipsMobile Workshop
2:45 PM - 4:45 PMVibrancy in Old North St. Louis: The Sunflower+ ProjectMobile Workshop
2:45 PM - 4:45 PMCommercial Corridors as Open Doors: A Tour of The Delmar DivideMobile Workshop
3:00 PM - 4:30 PMAddressing Building Re-occupancy in Urban Commercial DistrictsBreakout Session
3:00 PM - 4:30 PMLand Banks and Land Banking 101Breakout Session
3:00 PM - 4:30 PMUsing Data to Match Supply of Vacant Property with Demand for Housing and RevitalizationBreakout Session
3:00 PM - 4:30 PMPartnerships and Pipelines: Data-Driven Strategies for Innovation and Impact Breakout Session
3:00 PM - 4:30 PMUpdates on Tyler v. Hennepin County: Reforms from Key CommunitiesBreakout Session
3:00 PM - 4:30 PMTransforming Vacant City Lots Into an Urban Farm NetworkBreakout Session
4:30 PM - 5:00 PMBreak 
5:00 PM - 6:30 PMLeveraging Philanthropic Resources to Tackle Residential Vacancy 
5:00 PM - 6:30 PMStrategies for Investor-Owned Rental PropertiesBreakout Session
5:00 PM - 6:30 PMTapping the Potential of Vacant Land for Community and Climate ResilienceBreakout Session
5:00 PM - 6:30 PMUsing Behavioral Science to Improve Community OutcomesTraining Seminar
5:00 PM - 6:30 PMUsing Receivership for Strategic Code Compliance to Address Nuisance PropertiesBreakout Session
5:00 PM - 6:30 PMHow Land Banks can Practice Intentional, Authentic Community EngagementTraining Seminar
5:00 PM - 6:30 PMDeteriorating Condo Buildings and Community ResilienceBreakout Session
5:00 PM - 6:30 PMEconomic Justice and Vacancy: The City of St. Louis's Strategy in ActionBreakout Session
6:30 PM - 8:00 PMWelcome Reception 
Thursday, October 10, 2024
8:00 AM - 9:00 AMBreakfast 
8:00 AM - 9:00 AMAL State Breakfast 
8:00 AM - 9:00 AMOH State Breakfast 
8:00 AM - 9:00 AMJPMC Breakfast 
8:00 AM - 9:00 AMMO State Breakfast 
8:00 AM - 9:00 AMNY State Breakfast 
8:00 AM - 9:00 AMSponsored Breakfast: Fannie Mae 
8:00 AM - 9:00 AMCommunity Revitalization Fellowship Breakfast 
8:00 AM - 9:00 AMMI State Breakfast 
8:00 AM - 9:00 AMSponsored Breakfast: Third Space 
8:00 AM - 5:00 PMRegistration Open 
8:00 AM - 6:00 PMartVP Open 
8:00 AM - 6:00 PMExhibitor Area Open 
9:00 AM - 10:30 AMStrategies for Affordable Housing Advocacy in Conservative-Led Legislatures Breakout Session
9:00 AM - 10:30 AMUsing Vacant Land to Anchor Community PowerBreakout Session
9:00 AM - 10:30 AMSupply Side Solutions for the Housing Affordability Crisis: Federal Policy Proposals and Advocacy StrategiesBreakout Session
9:00 AM - 10:30 AMNon-Governmental Legal Programs to Reduce Vacancy and Promote Equitable DevelopmentBreakout Session
9:00 AM - 10:30 AMReusing Vacant Properties to Promote Art and Culture in Historically Marginalized CommunitiesBreakout Session
9:00 AM - 10:30 AMHow Regional Land Banks Can Combine Services and Programs for Maximum ImpactBreakout Session
10:30 AM - 11:00 AMBreak 
11:00 AM - 12:30 PMDevelopers of Color Lunch 
11:00 AM - 12:30 PMRural Land Bank Learning Exchange Lunch 
11:00 AM - 12:30 PMInnovation and Entrepreneurship in Vacant Property RedevelopmentBreakout Session
11:00 AM - 12:30 PMDelinquent Tax Enforcement Systems: Legal, Policy, and Practice Reforms that Promote RevitalizationBreakout Session
11:00 AM - 12:30 PMHow to Leverage Civic Participation in Community Planning and Building Climate-Resilient PlacesBreakout Session
11:00 AM - 12:30 PMLeveraging ARPA Funds to Redevelop Vacant Properties and Transform NeighborhoodsBreakout Session
11:00 AM - 12:30 PMMeasuring Land Bank Impact: Lessons from Cook County and New YorkBreakout Session
11:00 AM - 12:30 PMCommunity-Informed Demolition: Developing a Prioritization Algorithm from Resident InputBreakout Session
11:00 AM - 12:30 PMRealtors Lunch 
11:00 AM - 1:30 PMCommunity Recovery and Rebuilding: West Florissant Avenue 10 Years After FergusonMobile Workshop
11:00 AM - 1:30 PMSaving Wellston's Affordable Housing: Lessons in Advocacy and Coalition BuildingMobile Workshop
11:00 AM - 1:30 PMCommunity and Partnership in the Jennings West Florissant Business Corridor & BeyondMobile Workshop
11:00 AM - 1:30 PMTraining Seminars (Lunch Provided) 
11:00 AM - 1:30 PMEast St. Louis TourMobile Workshop
12:30 PM - 2:00 PMLunch on Your Own 
2:00 PM - 3:30 PMPlenary Session 
3:30 PM - 4:00 PMBreak 
4:00 PM - 5:30 PMAchieving Energy Efficiency and Emission Reduction in Property Rehab 
4:00 PM - 5:30 PMHow Communities and Universities Can Work Together to Green Neighborhoods Without Displacing NeighborsBreakout Session
4:00 PM - 5:30 PMTax Liens, Tax Credits, and Sales Tax: Unexpected Tools for Equitable Community RevitalizationBreakout Session
4:00 PM - 5:30 PMAffirmative Litigation to Address Problem PropertiesBreakout Session
4:00 PM - 5:30 PMThe Role of Local Government in Addressing Heirs’ PropertyBreakout Session
4:00 PM - 5:30 PMHow to Center Community Needs in Brownfields RedevelopmentBreakout Session
4:00 PM - 6:00 PMCreative Partnerships to Reactivate Vacant Land in College Hill, Hyde Park, and Old North St. LouisMobile Workshop
4:00 PM - 6:00 PMMega Makeovers: Transforming Huge Vacant Spaces into Community PlacesMobile Workshop
4:00 PM - 6:00 PMArts and Innovation in the Gravois-Jefferson Historic Neighborhoods Mobile Workshop
6:30 PM - 8:00 PMVIP Reception 
Friday, October 11, 2024
8:00 AM - 10:15 AMRegistration Open 
8:00 AM - 10:15 AMExhibitor Area Open 
8:00 AM - 10:15 AMartVP Open 
8:30 AM - 10:00 AMTransforming Vacant Spaces in Upstate New York Through Arts and CultureBreakout Session
8:30 AM - 10:00 AMPreserving Middle Neighborhoods for Future GenerationsBreakout Session
8:30 AM - 10:00 AMEminent Domain as an Equitable Development Tool?Breakout Session
8:30 AM - 10:00 AMPreventing Illegal Dumping through Community-Based Environmental DesignBreakout Session
8:30 AM - 10:00 AMApproaches to Expanding Access to Home Repair ProgramsBreakout Session
8:30 AM - 10:00 AMTaking an “All At Once” Approach to Vacant Lot ReuseBreakout Session
9:00 AM - 10:00 AMGenesee County Land Bank Documentary  
10:30 AM - 12:00 PMBrunch and Closing Performance