Event details Location: Hotel Del Coronado, San Diego Educational sessions and exhibit hall dates: Dec. 4-5, 2007 To register: Call 800-466-6275 More information: www.ldwest.com

The Land Development West 2007 Conference & Expo, Dec. 4-5, in San Diego, is a national, two-day event bringing together professionals responsible for land and community development to explore ways to better accommodate growth while ensuring healthy, attractive communities in which to live and work. Now in its fourth year, the event—produced by ZweigWhite, publisher of CE News, with support from the Western Chapter International Erosion Control Association—takes place twice annually, once in the East and once in the West. The event features keynote presentations and intensive learning sessions, as well as an exhibit hall with some of the country’s leading suppliers of land development products and services.

The conference program is designed to serve as a forum for new strategies and ideas, best practices, and shared experiences for all involved in land development projects—from government officials, real estate developers, urban designers, and town planners to civil engineers, landscape architects, and environmental consultants. The conference offers an opportunity to meet other industry leaders and gain valuable new perspectives on important topics impacting your business.

In addition, each conference attendee receives a certificate of attendance indicating the total number of Professional Development Hours and Continuing Education Credits received. Attendees participating in all sessions offered during the conference are eligible for a maximum of 11 credit hours.

This year’s conference features the following themes:

• Sustainable development: Focusing on the triple bottom line;
• Models of success: Innovative land use and community building projects;
• Industry evolution: Market changes affecting your business;
• Business management: Successful strategies for effective leadership; and
• Technical innovation: Cutting-edge land development techniques and solutions.

Chair of the Land Development West 2007 Conference & Expo is Nancy Graham, president and COO, Centre City Development Corporation (CCDC). Graham joined CCDC in December 2005 after serving as a principal in N-K Ventures, LLC, an urban in-fill development firm that provides consulting services for cities and developers on urban redevelopment strategies. Graham practiced law for 10 years, specializing in land use, zoning, comprehensive planning, and environmental law, and served as mayor of West Palm Beach, Fla., from 1991 to 1999, leading a renaissance of the city’s downtown.

Graham’s vision and leadership have been recognized through numerous national, state, and local awards, including the U.S. Conference of Mayors’ City Livability Award and the 1,000 Friends of Florida Community Steward Award for revitalization of downtown West Palm Beach. She was listed by Newsweek as one of the top 25 mayors in the country, and has been the subject of feature stories in Working Woman magazine and the New York Times. Governing magazine honored her in November 1998 as one of the 10 national "Public Officials of the Year." Graham has served numerous state, county, and local business and non-profit organizations. Then-Florida Governor Lawton Chiles appointed her in 1996 to his Transportation and Land Use Study Commission. In 2000, Florida Governor Jeb Bush appointed her to the Growth Management Study Commission to review and make recommendations for updating Florida’s growth management laws (she chaired the Urban Revitalization Subcommittee). She has also served on the Joint Center for Sustainable Communities and the Palm Beach County-Wide Planning Council.

Conference sessions
The following keynote and focus session topics and speakers were scheduled as of July 31, 2007 (check here for updates):

Sustainable development: LEED and Neighborhood Development (keynote)—Blake Murillo, P.E., LEED AP, CEO, PSOMAS

The Convenient Remedy to the Inconvenient Truth (keynote)—John O. Norquist, president and CEO, Congress for the New Urbanism

Making green from green: Successfully delivering sustainable services—Giles Jacknain, principal, Business Planning and Advisory Services, ZweigWhite

Winning the talent war: Competitive recruiting and retention in today’s marketplace—Laura A. Hopeman, associate, and Andrew Kelsey, consultant, Human Resource Advisory Services, ZweigWhite

Light imprint new urbanism: A framework for urban and environmental sustainability—Thomas E. Low, AIA, CNU, LEED, director of town planning, Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company

Land-use entitlements: Current trends, issues, and hot topics—David P. Waite, partner, Jeffer, Mangels, Butler & Marmaro LLP

Redeveloping San Francisco (case study)—David Habert, senior planner, San Francisco Redevelopment Agency

Understanding reclaimed water—Doug Patriquin, LEEP AP, project manager, and Brandon Squire, P.E., project manager, Kimley-Horn and Associates

You can’t fake sincerity: Time-tested approaches to public participation (panel)—Michael J. Stepner, FAIA, FAICP, FIUD, principal, Stepner Design Group; Sara Kocher, Ph.D., AICP, president, Sara Kocher Consulting; Patricia Trauth, ASLA, AICP, vice president, land planning, Project Design Consultants; and Dahvia Locke, AICP, planner, County of San Diego

CAD and GIS convergence for land development projects—Peter Kelsey, technical evangelist, Autodesk

Form-based planning and zoning: An integrated approach to community building—Bob Kost, ASLA, AICP, director, urban design, Short Elliott Hendrickson, Inc.

Land development and dust control: Techniques and tools—Merry Ellen Boom, project air quality specialist, Converse Consultants

Ten trends to track: National growth trends affecting the future of land development—Terry G. Simpson, CPSM, regional vice president, Atwell-Hicks

Enhancing development opportunities by using buffer zones to create open space—Jim Faul, P.E., vice president and practice leader in urban development, Huitt-Zollars

Conference session updates and registration information, as well as hotel information are available online at www.ldwest.com.

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Land Development West schedule*

Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2007
7:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m.—Exhibit hall open
7:30-8:30 a.m.—Conference check-in/continental breakfast
8:30-10:30 a.m.—Keynote presentations
10:30-11:00 a.m.—Networking break
11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.—Concurrent focus sessions
12:00-1:15 p.m.—Networking lunch
1:15-2:00 p.m.—Keynote presentation
2:00-2:30 p.m.—Networking break
2:30-5:00 p.m.—Concurrent focus sessions
5:30-7:00 p.m.—Seaside cocktail reception

Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2007
7:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.—Exhibit hall open
7:30-8:30 a.m.—Continental breakfast/networking
8:30-9:30 a.m.—Keynote presentation
9:30-10:00 a.m.—Networking break
10:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.—Concurrent focus sessions
12:30-1:30 p.m.—Networking lunch
1:30-2:30 p.m.—Concurrent focus sessions
2:30-2:45 p.m.—Networking break
2:45-3:30 p.m.—Keynote presentation
3:30 p.m.—Conference concludes

*As of July 31; check www.ldwest.com for updates.