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Upcoming Events:

Free Webinars by HUD

In conjunction with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Healthy Housing Solutions will hold FREE webinars to provide applicants to the Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration (LHRD) Grant Program with information and guidance on  what to do before preparing a LHRD grant application. All sessions will be interactive and will address key considerations and actions to be taken now before the Program NOFA is released.

Click here for a full schedule of HUD Webinars

To register, email Dominique Clark at dclark@healthyhousingsolutions.com

Training Opportunities

Conference Opportunities:

Building Safe, Healthy and Livable Communities Conference

• 10th Annual New Partners for Smart Growth Conference
• February 3-5, 2011
• Charlotte, NC

Today, more than ever, we are faced with environmental and economic challenges that will define our generation, shape our future, and test our resilience as cities, regions, states and a nation. Join leaders from across the U.S. as we tackle these challenges head-on and demonstrate smart growth solutions that will reduce our dependence on foreign oil, create a green economy, assure a healthy population, and expand transportation and housing options for all Americans. New Partners for Smart Growth is a national, multi-disciplinary smart growth conference presented by the Local Government Commission. In these tough economic times when communities everywhere are struggling for fiscal survival, this timely conference will identify innovative ways to finance smart growth, explore creative techniques for reducing infrastructure and service costs, and provide concrete ideas for employing smart growth as a tool for community economic vitality.

Appealing to many different disciplines, the conference will draw a national audience of local elected officials, city and county staff, landscape architects, developers and builders, planners, transportation professionals, public health professionals, architects, bankers, realtors, urban designers, parks and recreation professionals, advocates for social and environmental equity, school superintendents, board members and facilities staff, advocates for older adults and youth, bicycle and pedestrian advocates, labor representatives, environmentalists, crime prevention professionals, and all others committed to building safer, healthier, and more livable communities everywhere.

The program will kick off on Thursday morning and continue through Saturday afternoon and includes a dynamic mix of nearly 90 sessions plenaries, breakouts, specialized trainings, implementation workshops, and coordinated networking activities. Exciting tours of local model projects from Charlotte and surrounding cities will be featured. There will be something for everybody, from veteran experts to smart-growth novices. Learn from hundreds of speakers who cross disciplines to share insights, and valuable tools and strategies for making smart growth a success in your community.

Plan to join us, and others, from across the U.S. next February for the smart growth event of the year! Visit www.NewPartners.org to get more details.

The Indoor Environmental Health and Technologies Conference AND The Lead and Healthy Homes Grantees Conference, Annual National Conference

• February 8-11, 2011
• Hilton Downtown, Miami, Florida
• Visit www.healthyhousingconferences.com for details on program content, special tours, hotel reservations and conference registration. 
• For more information and suggestions on program content, please contact Steve Weil at weilcm2@verizon.net or 301.924.0804.

National Healthy Homes Conference

• June 20-23, 2011
• Denver, CO
• Click here www.healthyhomesconference.org for more information

The 2011 National Healthy Homes Conference is a unique event that brings together individuals from across the public health and safety, housing, building design and environmental spectrum.

26th Annual Clean Air Conference

• September 27-30, 2010
• Beaver Run Resort, Breckenridge, CO
• Click here www.ncvecs.colostate.edu for more information

HERA Conference

• Portland, OR
• November 3 - 6, 2010
• hosted by the Housing Education and Research Association (HERA)
• For more information or questions contact: Katrin Anacker (e-mail: kanacker@gmu.edu; ph. 703.993.2262)

This annual event will be an in-depth, stimulating, and challenging gathering of housing researchers, teachers, extension educators and other professionals. Presentations of peer-reviewed abstracts (1,000-word papers), poster, and keynote speakers in an atmosphere that fosters intellectual growth and development will be featured.