Cohousing-L Mailing List: News from East Coast Conference Program Chair

[Joani Blank (jeblank]

Ann Zabaldo has been urging you all to come to the East Coast Conference,
November 20-22 near Philadelphia (for details see
http://heartbeatcities.com). Now it's my turn. Here are some program
highlights to tempt you:


East Coast Conference Program

COHOUSING 101- Especially for you ,if you're new!

THE CARE AND FEEDING OF YOUR COHOUSING ARCHITECT

LET'S DO A SITE PLAN AND DESIGN OUR COMMON HOUSE: (Imaginary
Project Parameters, Paper, Scissors, Markers and Professional Guidance
Provided)
 
SHOW ME THE MONEY: Some Stuff  You Need to Know about Financing
Your Project

CONNECTING WITH THE FOLKS WHO ARE OUT THERE.....Already Looking for Us
 
DO FENCE US IN!: Cohousing in the City....Really.

MEETINGS YOU CAN LOOK FORWARD TO: Becoming a  World-Class
Facilitator

IN COHOUSING EVEN THE WORK CAN BE FUN: Cooking, Cleaning and Caring
for the  Place Together
 
MOVE-IN DAY: Surviving That Tender Transition

Bruce Coldham's FAMOUS TIME LINE GAME

FANTASTIC FRIDAY NIGHT SHOW-AND-TELL (If you don't have slides, please
bring a site  plan, still pictures, a fabulous marketing  piece you've
developed or something else visual that will help you tell us about your
group.)   There will be tables for display  materials as well.

CHARLES (CHUCK) DURRETT, co author of The Book That  Started It All, will
give the Esteemed Elder's Address: ACCOMPLISHING ECOLOGICAL DESIGN IN
COHOUSING  on Saturday evening.

All this and some you-pick-the-topics sessions as well. 

Note for FIRST-TIMERS: Even if you are eager to experience this cohousing
conference, we  are aware that attending an event such as this  when you don't
know any (or many) people can be a bit  daunting. Rest assured that we have a
plan  to make sure you have a really good time  with us, and that you
leave on Sunday with  most of the information you need to take the
next steps.