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Housing Action Illinois 2009 Convention
The Blue (and green) Prints of Affordable Housing:
Mapping Our Way Through a Changing Landscape
October 22-23
The Blackstone Hotel, 636 South Michigan Ave., Chicago

Live Blogging during the Convention available at this link: http://housingactionil.wordpress.com/

20% Early Registration Discount – Register by October 12 and Save $25!

Discounted Rate for Members: $100
Discounted Rate for Non-members: $200
Not a member? Join now & receive the member discount!

Click here to download a PDF file of our registration form and click here for a financial assistance form.

Click here for details on our three plenary sessions.

Click here for details on our seventeen workshop sessions, including sessions on advocacy and public education, homeless services, housing counseling, affordable housing development and more.

Click here to read about our Golden Trowel Award recipients.

Click here to download a PDF file of our corporate sponsorship package.

Convention Schedule

Thursday, October 22

9:00 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast
10:00 a.m. Welcome and Plenary Session
• Federal Recovery Programs: Defining the Impact to Date and Maximizing the Future Impact
11:30 a.m. Awards Luncheon and Annual Meeting
12:45 p.m. Break
1:00 p.m. Workshop Series A-Concurrent Sessions
2:15 p.m. Break
2:30 p.m. Workshop Series B-Concurrent Sessions
3:45 p.m. Break
4:00 p.m. Plenary Session
• Responding to the Foreclosure Crisis: Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan will be joining us as keynote speaker
5:00 p.m. Housing Action Illinois Reception (until 7:00 p.m.)
• Not able to attend the entire convention? Find out how to register just for the reception by clicking here.

Friday, October 23

8:30 a.m. Registration and Breakfast
9:30 a.m. Workshop Series C-Concurrent Sessions
10:45 a.m. Break
11:00 a.m. Workshop Series D-Concurrent Sessions
12:15 p.m. Closing Lunch and Plenary Session (until 2:00 p.m.)
• Preventing Burn-out During Tough Economic Times

Hotel Registration Information

Discounted hotel rates of $173 per night are available at the Blackstone Hotel for October 20 through October 24.

The following link will automatically allow you to register for the discounted rate for October 21 and/or October 22.

http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/chirh?groupCode=houhoua&app
=resvlink&fromDate=10/21/09&toDate=10/23/09

To get the discounted rate for additional nights, make your reservation by calling 1-800-hotels1 and mention Housing Action Illinois.

Need More Information?

Contact Harriet McCullough at harriet@housingactionil.org or 312-939-6074 x. 201.

Thanks to our Sponsors

Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago

Harris Bank

National City Bank

State Farm