Lee Huang, Econsult Director, has been asked to participate in National Association of Seed and Venture Funds’ (NASVF) annual conference on October 15th. Econsult’s NASVF/US Department of Agriculture Research Service economic impact study will be part of a case study presentation.
The PA Chapter of the American Planning Association accepted Econsult’s Peter Angelides and Lee Huang's topic for a workshop to be presented at their 2010 Annual Conference in Lancaster, PA. The workshop is titled: “Drivers of Commercial Corridor Success: Lessons for Increasing Retail Performance.” The workshop is scheduled for Tues, October 5, 2010, 4:00pm - 5:30pm. More information on the conference can be obtained at their website:http://planningpa.org/events_conference.shtml
SEPT 2010:
Richard Voith, Econsult Senior Vice President and Principal, has been invited by the University of Pennsylvania and the Penn Institute for Urban Research (Penn IUR), to serve as a member of the resource team for the 2010 Northeast Regional Mayors’ Institute on City Design, to be held in Philadelphia, September 22-24, 2010. He was selected as one of a small group of professionals to participate in this session of the Mayors’ Institute on City Design, a National Endowment for the Arts leadership initiative in partnership with the American Architectural Foundation and the United States Conference of Mayors.
Peter Angelides, Econsult Vice President, will be participating in the “Development Costs and Affordable Housing” panel discussion at the Governor’s Conference on Housing and Community Development on September 28th at the Atlantic City Convention Center.
AUG 2010:
Alex Vekker, Econsult Vice President will present “Statistical Evidence in EEO Cases” at the EEOC conference for Regional Attorneys and Supervisory Trial Attorneys, August 25, 2010, Baltimore, MD.
On August 11, 2010 at 10:00AM, Econsult Senior Advisor, Joe Fuhr hosted a Web Chat on The Implications of Broadband Policy on Jobs, Investment and Economic Recovery online at www.internetinnovation.org. He discussed topics such as the anticipated impacts of Title II broadband classification on investment, jobs and economic recovery and how regulatory efforts around Title II will advance and/or slow down implementation of the National Broadband Plan.
Kevin Gillen, Econsult Vice President, participated in WHYY’s Radio Times program about foreclosures in the housing and efforts to abate it. One of the featured guest was U.S. Rep. CHAKA FATTAH, (D-Philadelphia) who authored The Emergency Homeowners’ Relief Fund, set to take effect by October. He is joined by JOHN DODDS, Director of the Philadelphia Unemployment Project, an advocate for mortgage relief on the city, state and federal levels. John Dodd on the state of the Philadelphia housing market. Kevin's portion of the program begins at approximately 34:50.
Peter Angelides will be attending the Center City District’s Retail Roundtable. Some of the topics will be general insight on the overall health of the retail market in the city, what is driving the recent investment and retail development/leasing activity in center city, and new projects and investments planned in center city (public and private) that will influence the retail market. The Roundtable will be held at the Palomar on Thursday, July 22nd.
Joe Fuhr presented at the ASHE Conference (American Society of Health Economists) on June 22, 2010. He also was a speaker at the Americans for Technology Leadership’s Technology and Economic Recovery Luncheon on July 12th, discussing how the information technology and communications industry helps to create domestic jobs during a period of economic recovery.
JUNE 2010:
On June 28-29, 2010, Dan Gundersen, Econsult Senior Advisor, will be teaching a two day course as part time professional training for the “Certified Economic Developer (CED)” curriculum of the International Economic Development Council. The course is on Neighborhood Development and will be held in Baltimore, Maryland for approximately 50 professionals.
On June 15, 2010, Kevin Gillen, Lee Huang and Dan Miles--Econsult Vice President, Director and Associate respecitvely--presented the results on the economic value of open space in the Delaware Valley to the Green Ribbon Committee of the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission at PECO headquarters in Philadelphia.
MAY 2010:
Econsult President Dr. David Crawford will be a member of the Faculty of the Pennsylvania Bar Institute's 8th Annual Nonprofit Institute on May 18th in Philadelphia. He will be discussing the economics of reductions in force (RIFs) with emphasis on checking for disparate impacts on groups of employees defined by age, gender, race, ethnicity or disability.
Dr. Crawford's presentation will be one part of a full day program for lawyers advising nonprofit organizations, nonprofit executives, employees and volunteers, accountants, nonprofit board members, fundraisers and anybody who is thinking of starting up a nonprofit. Pennsylvania Bar Institute's 8th Annual Nonprofit Institute Brochure
MAR 2010:
Econsult Principal, Dr. Richard Voith was a discussant at a session of the Annual Meeting of the Association for Asian Studies (AAS) entitled: “Building Resilience: The Role of Social and Human Capital in Disaster Recovery in Japan” (session 271) Philadelphia, March 28, 2010. Session 271, AAS Meetings, Philadelphia, March 28, 2010
On March 23rd, Kevin Gillen, Econsult Vice President, will speak at a Building Industry Association event on the issue of why Philadelphia's high construction costs matter. The event will be promoting modular construction as one solution to Philadelphia's high costs of construction. See Invitation link below for more information. Invitation to “GOING MOD” Presentation of Kevin Gillen made at “GOING MOD” March 23, 2010 (PDF file)
On March 2, Econsult President Dr. David Crawford addressed the first meeting of the New Jersey Council of Economic Advisors at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public Policy (Princeton University). The meeting was attended by the New Jersey Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and several members of the Governor’s cabinet. See link for more information including the Presentation. New Jersey Council of Economic Advisors, March 2010
DEC 2009:
Peter Angelides, Econsult Vice President, was a panelist at the “Homes Within Reach” conference, sponsored by the Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania, on December 10, 2009 at the Harrisburg Hilton. Dr. Angelides’ presentation included an overview of inclusionary zoning and a discussion of a financial feasibility model developed by Econsult for the New Jersey Council of Affordable Housing (COAH). Other panelists were Lucy Vandenberg, Executive Director of COAH, and George Klaus, USDA Rural Development Regional Director. The PowerPoint presentation link is provided here. Inclusionary Zoning in Real Life
Learning from New Jersey’s Experience
NOV 2009:
Kevin Gillen, Econsult’s creator of the Philadelphia City and Regional Home Prices Indices, will be the keynote speaker at the general membership meeting of the Greater Philadelphia Association of Realtors (GPAR), Friday, November 6, 2009. GPAR Members can get more information at GPAR website
http://www.gpar.org/index.php
OCT 2009:
Lee Huang will be participating in two presentations at AIA Philadelphia's
09 Design on the Delaware conference, Thursday, October 29, 2009. The presentations are entitled "Minding the Gap along Philadelphia's Commercial Corridors" and "Transit Investment Planning - New Strategies for Regenerating Urban Centers." The conference will take place on the 28th and 29th at the Sheraton Philadelphia City Center and at The Center for Architecture on the 30th. For more information, please visit
www.designonthedelaware.com.
SEP 2009:
Stephen Mullin, Econsult Senior Vice President, was a panelist at the Philadelphia District Council of the Urban Land Institute’s seventh annual Urban Issues Forum, Wednesday, September 9 at the Union League of Philadelphia. The topic of this year’s forum was "Cities Go Green: Re-Tooling Economic Environmental Performance." Jonathan Rose was the keynote speaker. Other panelists included local experts: Katherine Gajewski, director of the Mayor’s Office of Sustainability; James Gambino, a vice president of technology commercialization at Ben Franklin Technology Partners. See full article by Raymond Simon of the Philadelphia
Weekly Press. Urban Land Institute holds Cities Go Green Forum at Union League
Peter Angelides, Ph.D., Econsult Vice President, will be a Respondent on a panel at the
“Fall 2009 Urban Book Talk Series," co-sponsored by Penn IUR, PennDesign’s Historic Preservation Program and AIA Philadelphia. The author, Peter Hendee Brown, will discuss his new book
“America’s Waterfront Revival.” The event is scheduled for September 21, 2009 at 6 pm at The Philadelphia Center for Architecture. A flyer about the event is in the file below.
America’s Waterfront Revival
Kevin Gillen, Ph.D., Econsult Vice President and Senior Consultant will present at the BIA Housing Conference in Philadelphia on September 16, 2009. Dr. Gillen will speak on the topic of
Analysis of the Philadelphia Housing Market. A flyer announcing the meeting is reviewable below. You can also view Natalie Kostelni’s “Real Estate Blog,” in the
Philadelphia Business Journal, September 17, 2009 on the event. BIA Housing Conference Building Industry conference: Bad mostly behind us
JUN 2009: Dr. David Crawford, Econsult President, addressed the 63rd Annual Conference of the Pennsylvania State Association of Prothonotaries & Clerks of Courts in Wyomissing, PA on June 23, 2009. He discussed plans for Econsult’s new study of the roles of Prothonotaries and Clerks of Courts in Pennsylvania’s Unified Judicial System. The study was commissioned by the Administrative Office of the Pennsylvania Courts.
Richard Voith, Econsult Senior Vice President and Principal, made a presentation to the Government Finance Officials Association of Pennsylvania on Thursday June 4, 2009 in Lower Merion, PA. The presentation entitled: “Economic Outlook: What’s in Store for Local Governments.” The 100 page presentation is large (16
MB) so it will take time to download. Economic Outlook: What's in store for Local Governments (16 MB)
Lee Huang will serve as a roundtable participant for the session, "The Commercial Corridor," at Urban Land Institute Philadelphia's Urban Marketplace, a one-day conference to be held on June 25, 2009, at the Union League in Philadelphia. For event information flyer and registration see links below. Urban League Institute URBAN MARKETPLACE flyer Urban League Institute URBAN MARKETPLACE registration
Stephen Mullin, Econsult Senior Vice President, will participate in a panel discussion entitled, “Today’s Risk Management Objective: Exploring Innovation” sponsored by ESIS at the ACE Center in Lafayette Hill, PA on Tuesday, May 12. Discussion topics will focus on risk management strategies in a changing economy. The panel will also include Michael Hoberman, Senior Vice President of Client Services and Business Development at ESIS; John Ingram, Vice President, Global Risk Control Services at ESIS; and Veronica Cressman, Associate Vice President, Medical Programs at ESIS. Jack Roberts, editor of
Risk & Insurance, will serve as moderator.
Lee Huang, Econsult Director, will be one of the presenters at the Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania's "Housing Matters Day" on Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at 10:00AM in the Media Center in the Capital, Harrisburg PA. His comments will be based on a report Econsult produced for the Housing Alliance on the economic impact of statewide investments in affordable homes. The report will be available here May 6th.
Benjamin Cromie, Econsult research analyst and GIS specialist, will speak on the contribution of green
design to the strength of Philadelphia’s neighborhoods and commercial corridors at the Green Planning and Policy Charrette.
The event will take place Tuesday, May 5, 2009, 9 am – 12 noon at Houston Hall, University of Pennsylvania. Participants will
collaborate in planning the development in Philadelphia of a new 500,000-sf green business corridor that will transform Market
Street, West of 40th Street, into a center for sustainable business activity. University Place Associates will also unveil
plans for 2.0 University Place; a shovel-ready Platinum-LEED pre-certified office building that will be the first phase in this green corridor.
Lee Huang, Econsult Director, will be testifying at a joint public hearing in Philadelphia on May 1 on the topic “Strengthening the economies of the Commonwealth's metropolitan areas through the integration of work-authorized immigrants into the workforce.” The hearing is sponsored by the Labor Relations and Urban Affairs committees of the Commonwealth's House of Representatives. Mr. Huang’s comments will be based on a report Econsult produced for the Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians on the economic impact of their immigrant workforce development programs. The hearing is open to the public and will take place at the Independence Visitors Center, Sixth and Market Streets, Friday, at 10:00 a.m.
APR 2009: Michael Mariano, Econsult Managing Director of Geospatial Analytics & GIS Solutions, will be the guest speaker at Penn GIS, Monday, April 27, 2009. This is the first meeting of PennGIS which is a group designed to bring together GIS users throughout Philadelphia to hear how GIS is being used and exchange ideas. Mr. Mariano will speak on "Navigating Through Today's Economy with GIS." The meeting is hosted by the University of Penn's School of Design.
Lee Huang, Econsult Director, will be speaking at "Greening the Post-Industrial City: Innovative Reuse of
Philadelphia's Idle Lands," a conference of the Drexel University Engineering Cities Initiative. The conference will take place,
April 23 and 24, 2009 at the Academy of Natural Science in Philadelphia. Lee will serve as a panelist at the conference's Transit-Oriented
Development session.
MAR 2009:
Stephen Mullin, Econsult Senior Vice President, will participate in an Urban Land Institute
Roundtable entitled: "The Financial Crisis - Government Incentives to Spur Development." Mr. Mullin will present to
the Young Leaders Group on Thursday, March 25th at the Institute in Philadelphia.
Peter Angelides, Ph.D., Econsult Vice President, spoke to a group of architects, planners, landscape
architects and engineers about opportunities for them in the national economic stimulus package at an event hosted by the
law firm of Powell Trachtman Logan Carrle & Lombardo. His presentation, entitled, Current Opportunities for Design Professionals,
identified specific agencies and projects slated to receive funds in the state of New Jersey and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
with special emphasis on the Greater Philadelphia region. (March 19, 2009) Presentation by Peter Angelides: Current Opportunities for Design Professionals
For your reference, the following are the documents Dr. Angelides referenced in his presentation.
The links below will take you to those web pages where you can get the information cited.
FEB 2009: Kevin Gillen will participate in a membership roundtable discussion of the Central Philadelphia District Congress (CPDC) entitled: “Philadelphia’s Fiscal Crisis: Is the Successful Ten-Year Tax Abatement at Risk?”, Friday, February 20, 2009. The program’s history, rationale and impact on Philadelphia’s real estate market will be reviewed, and the current state of the abatement will be presented. The discussion will conclude with the outlook for the abatement’s future, and its implications for the city’s fiscal condition.
CPDC Roundtable Discussion - Philadelphia’s Fiscal Crisis: Is the
Successful Ten Year Tax Abatement at Risk?
Kevin Gillen, Econsult Vice President and Wharton Fellow of the University of Pennsylvania spoke Tuesday, February 17th at the Wharton Club of Philadelphia event featuring Dr. Gillen. The reception and lecture were held at the Union League. Dr. Gillen spoke about his Quarterly Report on the Philadelphia Region's Real Estate Values, the Philadelphia House Price Indices have just been updated through 2008 Q4.
Lee Huang,
Director of Econsult Corporation, will speak at
"Surviving the Recession: A Resource Fair for the
Unemployed," an event of the Philadelphia Unemployment
Project. Mr. Huang will provide a broad overview of the
current economic situation and offer guidance about
possible ways to move forward for individuals,
businesses, and governments. (February 6, 2009)
The
Unemployment Project: Resource Fair for the Unemployed
JAN 2009: Peter
Angelides, Econsult Vice President, presented an
overview of the proposed national economic stimulus
package at the Delaware Valley Regional Planning
Commission’s Land Use, Transportation and Economic
Development Committee. His presentation entitled
“Predicting the Direct and Indirect Economic Impacts of
the Stimulus Investments” described the stimulus package
and how it might affect projects in the Philadelphia
region, and included a discussion of how to measure
economic impacts from investments like those funded by
the stimulus. (January 29, 2009.) Presentation
by Peter Angelides: Predicting the Direct and Indirect
Economic Impacts of the Stimulus Investments
NOV 2008:
Kevin Gillen,
Econsult Vice President, will be addressing the Greater
Philadelphia Association of REALTORS® Annual General
Membership Meeting on Friday November 14, 2008.
Following an address by the Association’s President, Dr.
Gillen will deliver a presentation on the state of the
Philadelphia housing market, with a special focus on how
Philadelphia’s market is performing relative to other
large U.S. cities. Afterwards, Dr. Gillen will
participate in a panel discussion comprised of
developers, realtors and city officials to discuss the
near-term outlook for the market.
Econsult Director, Lee Huang, is part of a panel
discussion hosted by Neighborhoods Now on Thursday,
November 13, 2008 highlighting Philadelphia’s First
Transit Revitalization Investment District (TRID) plans
for 46th and Market Street EL and Temple’s Regional Rail
Stations. For more information click the URL or PDF file
below. Attend
Upcoming NeighborhoodsNow Event (URL) Attend
Upcoming NeighborhoodsNow Event (PDF)
