WHEN:

Friday

2/7/2020

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WHERE:

IRVING CONVENTION CENTER AT LAS COLINAS

500 W Las Colinas Boulevard
Irving, Texas 75039

2020 SPONSORS

ABOUT THE EVENT:

Focus North Texas (#FNT2020) is a regional training and continuing education event for city planning-related topics.  It's a one-day planning symposium, and in 2020, the Midwest Texas Section of the APA and the North Central Texas Section of the APA are again combining forces to put on this affordable and regional training program together.  #FNT2020 will be held at the same location as 2019 - the centrally located Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas.  Mark your calendars to save the date and register today!

Keynote Speaker: Ellen Dunham-Jones

Retrofitting Suburbia for 21st Century Challenges

How are dead malls, dying office parks, and other aging auto-oriented properties being redeveloped, reinhabited, or regreened to help their communities address climate change, the loneliness epidemic, and income inequality?  Following up on Dunham-Jones' and June Williamson's 2009 book, Retrofitting Suburbia and drawing on the over 2000 projects in her database, Dunham-Jones will present successful examples from her and Williamson's forthcoming book, The Retrofitting Suburbia Case Studies.

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PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE

7:30 - 8:30 - REGISTRATION, BREAKFAST, AND NETWORKING

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8:30 - 10:00 - OPENING PLENARY: HOMELESSNESS AND ALTERNATIVE HOUSING CHOICES

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10:15 - 11:45 - BREAKOUT SESSIONS

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11:45 - 1:15 - KEYNOTE LUNCH: RETROFITTING SUBURBIA FOR 21ST CENTURY CHALLENGES

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1:15 - 2:30 - BREAKOUT SESSIONS

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2:45 - 4:00 - BREAKOUT SESSIONS

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4:15 - 5:30 - BREAKOUT SESSIONS

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5:30 - 7:30 - HAPPY HOUR

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DETAILED PRELIMINARY PROGRAM