October 24 & 25  |  Bloomington, Illinois

  * NOTE: All sessions are still subject to change.

General Sessions

• Opening Plenary: Segregated in the Heartland – Hear from Governing magazine reporters Brian Charles and Dan Vock about their six-month investigation of segregation in small Illinois cities
• Annual Membership Meeting & Hot Topics
• Thursday Afternoon Keynote – Governor JB Pritzker (invited)
• Closing Plenary 

Public Policy Advocacy

• Responding to Segregation in the Heartland (Workshop I) – Action-oriented panel discussion
• Bold Federal Housing Proposals (Workshop II) – Understanding and assessing federal proposals and plans
• Toolkit for Local Affordable Housing Advocacy (Workshop III) – How to start a local movement for affordable housing
• A Fair Chance at Housing (Workshop IV) – Recent efforts and successes to expand housing opportunities for people with conviction and arrest records

Ending Homelessness

• Forging New Partnerships: Housing and Healthcare (Workshop I) – Concrete examples of initiatives around the state
• Helping Schools House Families (Workshop II) – Learn about an Illinois law allowing schools to help families stay in a home
• Local Government and Nonprofit Partnerships: Peoria Rehousing Case Study (Workshop III) – Peoria case study on an emergency housing program
• Working with a “By-Name” List to End Homelessness (Workshop IV) – Learnings from success in Lake County

Affordable Housing Development

• Preserving Rental Housing in Rural Illinois (Workshop I) – The future of housing for rural populations across Illinois
• Is This Deal a Go or No Go? (Workshop II) – Determining the costs, advantages, and risks of potential housing projects
• Opportunity Zones (Workshop III) – How to take advantage of this new community investment tool
• Innovations to Lower the Cost of Construction (Workshop IV) – Case studies of replicable starter home designs

Housing Counseling

• Please Try This at Home: Ideas for Your Agency (Workshop I) – Hear about educational and incentive programs
• Understanding the True Cost of Housing Counseling (Workshop II) – Learn how to calculate the actual costs of your program
• Program Implementation: Putting New Skills & Ideas to Work (Workshop III) – Discuss  ways to expand or upgrade your services after acquiring a new skill or idea
• Updates from HUD & IHDA: State & Federal Programs to Help Housing Counselors (Workshop IV)  – Learn about federal and state programs that could help your organization

* NOTE: Schedule subject to change.

Thursday, October 24

• Registration & Coffee: 8:30 am – 10:00 am
• Opening Plenary Session: 10:00 am – 11:15 am
  
• Annual Membership Meeting & Luncheon: 11:30 – 12:45 pm
• Workshop I: 1:00 pm – 2:15 pm
• Workshop II: 2:30 pm – 3:45 pm
• Afternoon Plenary Session: 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
• Reception: 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Friday, October 25

• Registration & Coffee: 8:00 am – 9:00 am
  
• Workshop III: 9:00 am – 10:15 am
• Workshop IV: 10:30 am – 11:45 am
• Closing Plenary & Box Lunch: 12:00 pm – 1:45 pm