Events & Trainings

On this page you will find upcoming trainings, conferences or other events for community development professionals.  Also check out the workshops and trainings offered by the Community Law Center, the Maryland DHCD Division of Neighborhood Revitalization's event calendar, or the online webinars hosted by Enterprise Community Partners.

If you have an event to post, please contact Meredith Mishaga, BNC Program Officer.

• Maryland Housing Day 2012

  Join the Maryland Affordable Housing Coalition to show our legislators that housing is important to every Marylander, and urge them to continue funding for key rental housing programs in 2013. Affordable housing provides our residents with a safe place to live and raise their families and creates jobs for Marylanders. Come learn about legislative initiatives and new housing proposals, network with housing professionals and meet with your legislators. Governor O'Malley will be the keynote speaker! Learn more & register...

  Date(s):	February 23, 2012
  Time(s):	8:00am - 12:00pm
  Location:	Miller Senate Office Building 11 Bladen Street Annapolis, MD 21401

• It's More Than History! Brown Bag Lecture Series

  During the months of February, March and April the Baltimore National Heritage Area and the Mayor's Office are presenting a brown bag lecture series on Baltimore's history and its personalities. A number of excellent lectures are scheduled, but two that may be of particular interest to BNC partners are "Not in My Neighborhood" to be presented by Antero Pietila on February 24, and "Preserving Baltimore's Architecture" to be presented by Charles Duff on April 20. Learn more...

  Date(s):	February 24, 2012 – April 20, 2012
  Time(s):	12:00pm - 1:00pm
  Location:	Baltimore City Hall, Board of Estimates Room 100 North Holliday Street, 2nd Floor Baltimore, MD 21202

• Transportation Equity Network 2012 Conference

  Join the Transportation Equity Network for their 2012 conference! This year's theme is "Transit = Jobs". The event will focus on empowering community leaders and transforming federal policies while highlighting successful efforts to ensure our transportation system benefits the most vulnerable citizens across the country. Learn more & register...

  Date(s):	March 5, 2012 – March 6, 2012
  Time(s):	varies
  Location:	Capitol Skyline Hotel 10 I Street SW Washington, DC 20024

• 2012 National Interagency Community Reinvestment Conference

  The 2012 National Interagency Community Reinvestment Conference - a premier training and networking event for community development professionals, including CRA officers, community development lenders and investors, as well as representatives of CDFIs, foundations, and nonprofits - will be held in Seattle, Washington. Learn more & register...

  Date(s):	March 25, 2012 – March 28, 2012
  Time(s):	varies
  Location:	Westin Hotel Seattle 1900 5th Avenue Seattle, WA 98101

• 2012 NCRC Annual Conference

  This 4-day event, hosted by the National Community Reinvestment Coalition, brings together leaders in government, academia, and the financial services industry with community organizations that work on housing, banking, small business, community development and job training. The conference will include workshops and plenary sessions, interactive components, and networking opportunities to help participants craft and promote solutions to address economic challenges facing low- and moderate-income communities. Learn more & register...

  Date(s):	April 18, 2012 – April 21, 2012
  Time(s):	varies
  Location:	Washington Court Hotel 525 New Jersey Avenue NW Washington, DC 20001

• Reinventing Older Communities: Building Resilient Cities

  Join the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia and its co-sponsors as they consider building resilient cities, with a particular focus on smaller cities that were once manufacturing centers. Additional information about the conference program will be available in early 2012. Learn more & register...

  Date(s):	May 9, 2012 – May 11, 2012
  Time(s):	varies
  Location:	Hyatt Regency Philadelphia at Penn's Landing 201 South Columbus Blvd Philadelphia, PA 19106

• PCRG Community Development Summit

  In its second year, the Community Development Summit, hosted by the Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group in conjunction with the Urban Land Institute-Pittsburgh District Council, is a day-long event for networking and sharing best practices in community revitalization across the area often (if inaccurately) labeled the "Rustbelt." Registration information will be available in February 2012. Learn more about the summit here...

  Date(s):	May 24, 2012
  Time(s):	8:00am - 8:00pm
  Location:	Omni William Penn Hotel 530 William Penn Place Pittsburgh, PA 15219

• Reclaiming Vacant Properties: Remaking America for the 21st Century

  This year the Reclaiming Vacant Properties Conference will be held in New Orleans, a city that exemplifies meeting the challenges of growth and renewal. Conference sessions and activities will explore a wide variety of topics related to the obstacles and opportunities presented by foreclosed, abandoned, blighted and other problem properties. Plus, this year there will be more of an effort to place these ideas in the broader context of the nation's economic recovery and the future reinvention of America's cities and towns. Learn more & register...

  Date(s):	June 20, 2012 – June 22, 2012
  Time(s):	varies
  Location:	Hyatt Regency New Orleans 601 Loyola Avenue New Orleans, LA 70113