SPURS/Humphrey Program Luncheon Seminar Series

"American Planning, Writing and Communication, and Joint Seminars with Affordable Housing Institute" Fall 2009
Mondays, 12:15-2:00PM, Room 7-338 (Stella Room)

SEPTEMBER | 21 (video)
Enrique Peñalosa
Former Mayor of Bogotá, Colombia
Fred Salvucci
Senior Lecturer and Senior Research Associate, Center for Transportation & Logistics, MIT
"Affordable Housing: Demolition Dilemma”


SEPTEMBER | 28
Stuart Dash
Director of Community Planning, City of Cambridge, MA
James Barnes
Director of Community Development, City of Lawrence, MA
"American Urban Planning: Urban Planning from a Local Public Office Perspective"

OCTOBER | 5
Cherie Abbanat
Lecturer, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, MIT
"Writing and Communication: Professional Affiliation Letters"


OCTOBER | 26
Amy Schectman
Director of Public Housing & Rental Assistant, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Yanni Tsipis
Senior Vice President, Colliers Meredith & Grew, Boston
"American Urban Planning: The City-State-National Relationships"


NoVEMBER | 2
Robert P. Mitchell
FAICP, Special Assistant for Planning Initiatives, Massachusetts Permit Regulatory Office, Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development
Eran Ben-Joseph
Associate Professor, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, MIT
"American Urban Planning: Urban Planning and the Environment"

NOVEMBER | 9
Maggie Super Church
Project Manager, Lawrence CommunityWorks Real Estate Development
Larry Bluestone
President, Bluestone Planning Group
"American Urban Planning: Downtown revitalization and redevelopment"

NOVEMBER | 16
Cherie Abbanat
Lecturer, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, MIT
"Writing and Communication: Reflection Paper on American Planning"

NOVEMBER | 30
Diane Davis
Professor of Political Sociology, and Head of International Development Group, Department of Urban Studies and Planning, MIT
Liza Weinstein
Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology & Anthropology, Northeastern University
"Affordable Housing: Informal power structure impacting slum (re)development and vice versa"