Schedule

Friday July 28, 2006 - 8:30 – 5:00 pm in Reuter Center, UNCA Asheville
 
Time Topic
8:15 – 8:45 a.m. 

Registration and Morning Refreshments
8:45 – 9:00 a.m.  

Welcome, Conference Overview and Purpose
    Ronald J. Manheimer, Ph.D., Executive Director, NCCCR
9:00 – 9:20 a.m.

Communes for Grownups: Emerging National Trends
    Ben Brown, Journalist
9:20 – 11:00 a.m.

Elder Cohousing: What It Is and How to Get One Started
    Zev Paiss and Neshama Abraham, Co-Founders, The Elder Cohousing Network
11:00 – 12:15 p.m

Building Affordable Green Communities
    Don Tucker, AIA, President, ĘCO
12:15 – 1:00 p.m.   Lunch Provided
 
1:00 – 2:00 p.m. 

Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities (NORCs): 
Variations on A Theme
David Schimmel, National NORCs Coordinator,
United Jewish Communities, Washington, D.C.

2:00 – 3:00 p.m.

How We Created an Affordable, Beautiful and Spiritual Community: ElderSpirit
    Dene (Geraldine) Peterson, Founder, ElderSpirit

Eldershires: What are they? Where do I sign up?
    Alex Mawhinney, Eldershire
3:00 – 3:15 p.m. Break, Refreshments Provided
3:15 – 4:15 p.m.

Critical Issues, Challenges, Opportunities Ahead: Panel of Experts
Dialogue with participants and presenters
    Julie Uritus, Coordinator AARP SNI-Livable Communities-Housing Options
    Paula Robbin, Resident, Westwood Cohousing Asheville, NC
    Ben Brown, Journalist
  



Saturday, July 29, 2006 (Optional trips)

9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Site Visit: Westwood Cohousing, Asheville, NC
 
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.  Site Visit: ElderSpirit Community, Abingdon, VA
 


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