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Urban Land Institute's 2011 Fall Meeting and Urban Land Expo

WASHINGTON -- With the economy still shaky, the outlook for the real estate industry remains uncertain. What are the short- and long-term implications for the residential and commercial sectors? Which markets are best positioned for a recovery, and why? Industry experts from the Urban Land Institute (ULI) will answer these questions and discuss other timely industry topics during the institute’s upcoming Fall Meeting & Urban Land Expo, set for October 25 – 28, 2011 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

ULI’s annual fall meeting, which typically draws more than 6,000 leaders in real estate and land use, offers “the best of the best” in terms of prominent guest speakers, knowledgeable panelists, industry analysts and content-rich material. Listen and learn as they share business strategies and candid perspectives on current trends and market conditions.  If you are able to attend only one meeting this year, mark this one on your calendar.

Among the general session keynote speakers:
    •    Dr. Robert Gates, United States Secretary of Defense (2006-2011) will share his perspective on international matters, experiences in global politics, and leadership in the international sphere.
    •    Eli Broad, Founder, the Broad Foundations, will share how he applied business acumen to charitable giving in order to create venture philanthropy and encourage entrepreneurship.  
    •    Tim Leiweke, President  & CEO, AEG, will discuss AEG’s global vision and expansion which includes the development of large multi-use projects in addition to several sports franchises.  

Don’t miss our information-packed sessions that are sure to satisfy your area of interests!  Whether you specialize in capital markets, housing or transportation infrastructure, or if your interests are more general, ULI’s Fall Meeting will provide you with timely trends-oriented material.  

A snapshot of our industry sessions include:

Capital Markets and Real Estate Finance:
    •    Investing in Asia: Contrasting Investment Strategies
    •    Distressed Assets in a Volatile Economy:  Investor Opportunities and Strategies for Acquisition and Resolution of Specially Serviced CMBS Commercial Real Estate Assets
    •    Debt Markets Conundrum
    •    The Rebirth of CMBS and Conduit Lending: Securitization 2.0


Sustainable Development and Green Building:
    •    Carbon, Climate Change and City Building
    •    ULI in Action on Transportation and Infrastructure: A Catalyst for Sustainable and Competitive Regions
    •    Post-Industrial Redevelopment and the Mega-Region: New Strategies for the Sustainable City in the Twenty-first Century
    •    Generating Value: Creating Urban Open Space with the Power to Transform
    •    Financing Building Retrofits

Housing:
    •    Comprehensive Roundtable on Housing
    •    HUD Catalysts for Re-Positioning Neighborhood Markets
    •    The Investment Case for Senior Housing: It’s Much More Than Just Demographics

Office, Retail, Industrial:
    •    Affordable Retrofit Technology to Reduce Costs and Enhance the Flexibility of Your Office Building
    •    Trends in Industrial Development
    •    Retailers Sound Off on Retailing: Tremendous Opportunity or Daunting Challenge?
    •    Understanding and Applying the Potential of Entertainment Retail as a Catalyst for Urban PlaceMaking
    •    Reviving a Dying Mall and Transforming a Neighborhood

Market & Industry Trends:
    •    Global Power City Index 2011
    •    The Food Revolution and Its Impact on Real Estate
    •    Rebuilding after the Monumental Great East Japan Earthquake
    •    Social and Digital Marketing Trends That Will Rock Your World
    •    How, What and Where Planned Communities Will be Developed
    •    Delivery of (Urban) Healthcare Services
    •    Universities Partner to Build Thriving Communities

Hotel and Resort Development:
    •        A Tale of Two Markets: Hotel Valuations and Hotel Development Feasibility
    •        Development, Design and Financing Strategies for Urban Revitalization Using Hospitality and the Arts

Transportation Infrastructure and Development:
    •        ULI in Action on Transportation and Infrastructure: A Catalyst for Sustainable and Competitive Regions
    •        Transportation Directions: Where Are We Heading?
    •        The Car in 2035: Mobility Planning for the Near Future

The Public Sector Side:
    •        Elevating Design Through Public Involvement and Politics: Is it Possible?
    •        Carbon, Climate Change and City Building
    •        The Value of Public Private Partnerships
    •        HUD Catalysts for Re-Positioning Neighborhood Markets
    •        The Car in 2035: Mobility Planning for the Near Future
    •        Sports-Related Entertainment Venues and Programming: A Playbook for Success
    •        Transit, Jobs and Housing: The Emerging Policy Triad

The Fall Meeting will be held at the Los Angeles Convention Center October 25-28, 2011.   For more information on the event, visit the meeting website at:  http://www.ulifall.org

To pre-register for this event, please contact Robert Krueger at rkrueger@uli.org or fill out our online press pass request at:  http://www.ulifall.org/contact-us/press

About the Urban Land Institute
The Urban Land Institute (www.uli.org) is a global nonprofit education and research institute supported by its members. Its mission is to provide leadership in the responsible use of land and in creating and sustaining thriving communities worldwide. Established in 1936, the Institute has nearly 30,000 members representing all aspects of land use and development disciplines.

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