On May 18 - 20, Libby Seifel will be joining the ULI Spring Council Forum in Phoenix. Per ULI, this year's summit looks to "bring together top decision-makers and industry experts to discuss the future of real estate and how individuals and companies can successfully adapt for what is coming."

More information on this year's summit is available at http://www.ulispring.org/

Libby is traveling to New Orleans for the AIA 2011 National Convention and Design Exposition.  Libby's session ("Using Public Private Partnerships to Encourage Urban Infill Development") is a collaborative effort between Libby and Steven Meyers (of CaP3i), Peter Stanley and Mitch Conner (of Archilogix), and Michael Strogoff (of Strogoff Consulting).

Here's a bit of the program abstract...

The national recession has had a profound effect on the ability of municipalities and regions to invest in transportation, utilities and social infrastructure despite universal agreement of this urgent need.  While Public-Private Partnerships have a long proven record internationally, leveraging long-term private sector investment to socially benefit the public is a fairly new phenomenon in the US.

Check out the convention website here!