The Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) will host its annual Spring Conference on May 17th featuring national and local planning experts who think about large scale urban issues.This conference is virtually a must for real estate professionals to better understand what is facing Maine cities, and what other urban areas around the country are doing to creatively address the re-urbanization of America.

Who:    Christopher Leinberger, Visiting Fellow with the Metropolitan Policy Program at the Brookings Institute and president of LOCUS, a national transit-oriented development advocacy organization.

Lara Hodgson, co-founder of Insomnia, an Atlanta-based firm specializing in investment, development and management of complex and innovative “world-changing” projects.

Patrick J. Venne, Esq., JD/MCP, Land Use Attorney, Planner, and Author

John M. Rohman, P.E., CID, Maine Certified Interior Designer & Professional Engineer

Alex Jaegerman, City of Portland Planning Division Director

When: Thursday, May 17, 2012

1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.  |  5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m Reception

Where: DoubleTree by Hilton (formerly the Wyndham Portland Airport Hotel)
363 Maine Mall Road
South Portland, ME

For more information or to register for the event, please visit: www.mereda.org