| Tuesday, September 22, 2026 |
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| 9:00 AM | Mobile Workshop Check-in | | | |
| 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM | Mobile Workshop: 25 Years of Watershed Restoration and Vacant Land Stewardship | Mobile Workshop | Arts, Placemaking, and Culture, Vacant Land Stewardship | |
| 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM | Mobile Workshop: Neighborhood Revitalization and Historic Preservation in Wilkinsburg | Mobile Workshop | Land Banks and Land Banking, Building Rehab and Reuse | |
| 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Mobile Workshop: A Practical Guide to Land Acquisition, Financing, and Construction of Affordable Housing | Mobile Workshop | Land Banks and Land Banking, Building Rehab and Reuse | |
| 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Mobile Workshop: Exploring Industrial Legacy and Future Opportunity in Westmoreland County's Alle-Kiski Region | Mobile Workshop | Land Banks and Land Banking, Building Rehab and Reuse | |
| 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Mobile Workshop: Vacant Land Stewardship and Workforce Pathways in Action | Mobile Workshop | Vacant Land Stewardship, Economic and Workforce Development | |
| 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Mobile Workshop: Vacant Properties Transformed into Energy-Efficient Homes Across Allegheny County | Mobile Workshop | | |
| 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Walking Tour: Sustaining Storefront Activation in Downtown Pittsburgh | Mobile Workshop | Arts, Placemaking, and Culture, Economic and Workforce Development | |
| 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM | Dinner on Your Own | | | |
| Wednesday, September 23, 2026 |
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| 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM | Registration | | | |
| 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Community Service Project: East Hills Park Revitalization | Service Project | | |
| 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM | Building Relationships that Lead to Results: A Fundraising Masterclass for Local Leaders (pre-registration required) | | | |
| 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Bow Ties to Boeing: Filling Vacant Storefronts with Small-Scale Manufacturing and Artisans | Facilitated Discussion | | |
| 11:00 AM - 8:00 PM | Community Showcase Open | Exhibitor Hall | | |
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Lunch on Your Own | | | |
| 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Welcome & Opening Plenary | Plenary | | |
| 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Headshot Studio #1 | Activity Hour | | |
| 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Lessons from Legacy Cities: Policy, Research, and Practice Innovations in Vacant Property Reclamation | Facilitated Discussion | Vacant Land Stewardship, Institutional and Private Sector Partnerships | |
| 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Poster Presentations #1: Data-driven strategies to target neighborhoods and properties | Poster | Housing Stabilization, Planning, Data, and Evaluation | |
| 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Poster Presentations #1: Garrett & Potee Brownfield: Working toward a community approved plan | Poster | Vacant Land Stewardship, Planning, Data, and Evaluation | |
| 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Poster Presentations #1: Hawley Corners: Where Urban Agriculture and Housing Intersect | Poster | Arts, Placemaking, and Culture, Housing Stabilization | |
| 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Poster Presentations #1: Park in a Truck: Activating Underused Urban Spaces | Poster | Vacant Land Stewardship | |
| 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Technical Assistance Office Hours #1 | Activity Hour | | |
| 3:15 PM - 3:45 PM | Speed Networking #1 | Activity Hour | | |
| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Building a Smarter Code Enforcement Ecosystem | Breakout Session | Planning, Data, and Evaluation, Code Enforcement and Rental Properties | |
| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Engaging Your Community in Brownfields Revitalization | Breakout Session | Planning, Data, and Evaluation, Disaster Recovery and Resilience | |
| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Intentional Market-Building: Lessons from Cleveland's Circle East District | Breakout Session | Vacant Land Stewardship, Land Banks and Land Banking | |
| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Rethinking Vacant Property Strategy in an Era of Private Reinvestment | Breakout Session | Planning, Data, and Evaluation, Institutional and Private Sector Partnerships | |
| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Small Teams, Big Impact: Advocating for State-level Policy Change | Breakout Session | State and Federal Policy and Programs | |
| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Vacant Properties as a Source for Affordable Housing in Middle Neighborhoods | Breakout Session | Housing Stabilization, Planning, Data, and Evaluation | |
| 5:00 PM - 5:15 PM | Networking Break | | | |
| 5:15 PM - 6:15 PM | Block-Level Strategies for Resident Leadership and Vacancy Prevention | Breakout Session | | |
| 5:15 PM - 6:15 PM | Coordinating Whole Home Home Repair and Energy Retrofit Programs to Prevent Vacancy | Breakout Session | Land Banks and Land Banking, Housing Stabilization | |
| 5:15 PM - 6:15 PM | From Liens to Livable Homes: A Coordinated Strategy for Unlocking Vacancy and Delivering Housing | Breakout Session | Economic and Workforce Development, Housing Stabilization | |
| 5:15 PM - 6:15 PM | Lessons in Redevelopment Without Displacement from Pittsburgh's Hazelwood Neighborhood | Breakout Session | Land Banks and Land Banking, Housing Stabilization | |
| 5:15 PM - 6:15 PM | Redevelopment Strategies to Turn Brownfield Properties into Community Assets | Breakout Session | | |
| 5:15 PM - 6:15 PM | Turning Deteriorated Properties into Below-Market Home Sales with Cross-Sector Capital | Breakout Session | Institutional and Private Sector Partnerships | |
| 6:15 PM - 7:45 PM | Kick-Off Reception | Reception | | |
| Thursday, September 24, 2026 |
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| 7:45 AM - 9:00 AM | Breakfast | Meal | | |
| 7:45 AM - 5:00 PM | Community Showcase Open | | | |
| 7:45 AM - 5:00 PM | Registration | | | |
| 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM | Building Strong Cross-Sector Partnerships for Strategic Code Enforcement | Breakout Session | | |
| 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM | Creative Repurposing and Redevelopment Strategies for Vacant School Buildings | Breakout Session | Land Banks and Land Banking, Building Rehab and Reuse | |
| 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM | Navigating Receivership: Challenges, Innovations, and Practitioner Insights | | | |
| 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM | Preventing Heirs' Property Loss and Stabilizing Homes | Breakout Session | Land Banks and Land Banking, Planning, Data, and Evaluation | |
| 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM | The Other Housing Crisis: Ending the Deterioration and Loss of Affordable Homes | Breakout Session | Building Rehab and Reuse, Housing Stabilization | |
| 10:00 AM - 10:15 PM | Networking Break | | | |
| 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM | How Baltimore Has Used a “Whole Blocks” Strategy to Rebuild Abandoned Properties at Scale | Breakout Session | Building Rehab and Reuse, Housing Stabilization | |
| 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM | How Small Towns in Rural Illinois Are Tackling Vacancy Through Shared Code Enforcement | Breakout Session | Code Enforcement and Rental Properties | |
| 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM | Policy and Funding Strategies Elected Officials Use to Transform Vacant Properties into Housing | Breakout Session | Land Banks and Land Banking, State and Federal Policy and Programs | |
| 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM | Reclaiming Vacant Properties Through Creative Placemaking: Lessons from Appalachia and Texas | | | |
| 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM | “Collectively, we are all that leader”: Stories About Local Leadership from Arkansas | Facilitated Discussion | | |
| 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM | Facilitated Discussion #2 | Activity Hour | | |
| 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM | Headshot Studio #2 | Activity Hour | | |
| 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM | Poster Presentations #2: Blueprint to Benchmarks: Implementing and Tracking TCLB's Five-Year Strategic Plan | Poster | Land Banks and Land Banking, Planning, Data, and Evaluation | |
| 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM | Poster Presentations #2: Circle Forest: Growing a Network of Neighborhood Greenspaces | Poster | Vacant Land Stewardship | |
| 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM | Poster Presentations #2: Essential Housing: A Hands-on Approach To Partnering With Emerging Developers | Poster | Vacant Land Stewardship, Land Banks and Land Banking | |
| 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM | Poster Presentations #2: Modular Housing Pilot- Innovative Housing Solutions Create New Pathways to Homeownership for Cook County Families | Poster | Land Banks and Land Banking, Housing Stabilization | |
| 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM | Speed Networking #2 | Activity Hour | | |
| 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM | Technical Assistance Office Hours #2 | Activity Hour | | |
| 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM | Lunch on Your Own | | | |
| 1:45 PM - 2:00 PM | Networking Break | | | |
| 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Breaking Barriers for Under-Resourced Developers | | | |
| 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Integrating Vacant Land Reuse and Land Conservation: Tools, Site Control, and Community-Led Green Space | | | |
| 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Proactive Rental Registries as a Public Health Tool to Reduce Lead Poisoning | Breakout Session | Code Enforcement and Rental Properties, Public Safety and Public Health | |
| 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Quantifying the 20-Year Impact of Land Banking Across Michigan | | | |
| 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Using Vacant Land to Plan Healthier Communities | Breakout Session | Planning, Data, and Evaluation, Public Safety and Public Health | |
| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Networking Break | | | |
| 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM | Plenary #2 | Plenary | | |
| 5:15 PM - 6:45 PM | Community Celebration | Reception | | |
| Friday, September 25, 2026 |
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| 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Baggage Drop-Off Space Open | | | |
| 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Community Showcase Open | | | |
| 8:15 AM - 9:15 AM | Breakfast | Meal | | |
| 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM | Crafting a Community Development Planning Curriculum that Connects People, Place, and Systems | Leadership Development Workshop | Housing Stabilization, Planning, Data, and Evaluation | |
| 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM | From Defense to Offense: Leading Through Policy Shifts, Power Dynamics, and Uncertainty | Leadership Development Workshop | Leadership Presence | |
| 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM | Influence Without Authority: Building Ethical Power in Vacant Property Revitalization | Leadership Development Workshop | | |
| 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM | You Need a Communication Strategy: Practical Training for Community Development Leaders | Leadership Development Workshop | | |
| 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM | Creative Pathways for Turning Vacant Properties into Opportunities for Economic Development | Breakout Session | Economic and Workforce Development | |
| 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM | How Rehab2Rental Turned Vacant, Deteriorated Properties into Affordable Rental Housing | | | |
| 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM | Innovative Affordable Housing Finance Strategies for Vacant Property Redevelopment | Breakout Session | Land Banks and Land Banking, Housing Stabilization | |
| 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM | Taking the Risk: How Land Banks Are Driving Community-Centered Redevelopment | | | |
| 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM | Understanding Southern Vacancy and Revitalization | | | |