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2015
National Cohousing Conference
CONFERENCE PROGRAM
Creating community, one neighborhood at a time
May 29-31, 2015
Durham Convention Center
National Cohousing
Conference
THIS YEAR’S CONFERENCE promises an amazing lineup of
offerings, from innovative approaches to developing new and
affordable communities, to potent ways to enhance our vibrant
communities.
WE WILL COVER cohousing basics as well as hot topics in
sustainability, community building, and the evolving definition
of cohousing. Our “next generation theme” will explore the
new wave of urban, senior and agricultural communities,
check-in with our now-adult children of cohousing, and
celebrate communities that have thrived for over 20 years.
A PACKED AGENDA yes, but the conference allows plenty of
time for networking, tours of cohousing communities, and fun!
THE NEXT GENERATION THEME HIGHLIGHTS
May 29-31, 2015
Durham Convention Center
301 W Morgan St, Durham, NC
SINCE THE FIRST American cohousing communities were
$320
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$220
REGISTER TODAY!
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completed in the early 1990’s, more than 135 communities
have been built, with more than a hundred in process. Small
and large, urban and rural, newly built and retrofits, these
communities have consistently been at the forefront creating
environmentally and socially sustainable neighborhoods.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Architects
Progressives
Cohousing
Residents
s Developers
ECO-FRIENDLY
Early Bird
2/1 – 2/28
Discount
3/1 – 4/30
Regular
5/1 – 5/29
Student/Low Income
The now-adult, children of cohousing
The next wave of urban, rural and senior cohousing
Emerging trends in financing, design and community models
The evolving definition of cohousing
Cohousing as a model for other types of communitiess
Established communities celebrating 20+ years
CULTURAL CREATIVES
Registration Fees
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DURHAM NORTH CAROLINA
2015
Forming Communities
Creating Environmentally & Socially Sustainable communities - One Neighborhood at a Time!
Coho/US · 130 Hunt Street #405, Durham, NC 27701 · (812) 618-2646 · ww w . c o h o u s i n g . o r g
WELCOME TO THE 2015 NATIONAL COHOUSING CONFERENCE
Welcome,
The National Cohousing Conference provides amazing networking and learning opportunities. Choose from almost 50 sessions profiling innovative approaches to developing
vibrant communities. Presentations will cover everything from cohousing basics to hot topics
in sustainability, design, community building, and the “evolving definition of cohousing.” The Next Generation theme will explore the new wave of urban, senior and agricultural
communities, check-in with our now-adult children of cohousing, and celebrate communities
that have thrived for over 20 years. The conference also promises plenty of time for
networking, tours of local communities, and fun!
Whether you are already living in cohousing, forming a group, or just curious, this is
the place to learn from a whole spectrum of experiences. You will have the opportunity to
meet the movers and shakers in this movement. You will learn from, share with, and enjoy the
company of some of the most interesting people you will ever meet. In advance of the conference, consider attending tours of local communities,
participating in cohousing intensives, or simply enjoy Durham. Durham is consistently rated
among the best places to live. Considered cool, gritty, grand and growing, the “Bull City” has
great parks, nationally-recognized farm to table restaurants, is a mecca for artists, and boasts
top theatres. We are proud that Durham and close-by Chapel Hill and Carrboro are home to
six thriving cohousing communities.
The conference is made possible through sponsorship support from many of our
Cohousing Professionals and Cohousing Communities. Take a look at what they have to offer
you!
Learn, share & enjoy,
Alice Alexander, Coho/US Executive Director
LETTER FROM YOUR CONFERENCE CO-CHAIR LAURA FITCH
The Next Generation: A note from Laura Fitch, 2015 Conference Co-Chair
In 2014, my home community, Pioneer Valley Cohousing in Amherst
Massachusetts, celebrated our 20th anniversary. A number of big changes
here got me wondering - what comes next for my family, my community, and
the national cohousing movement? When it came time to think about a theme
for our conference, “the next generation” came to me immediately. The first generation of cohousing has been a success! Research conducted by Coho/US in 2011
confirmed our anecdotal evidence that cohousing is good for children, parents, singles, seniors,
the neighborhoods around them, and the environment. We proved the model works, though we
stalled (along with the rest of the housing industry) during the recession. Groups are starting up
again, but it is time to think about how to advance the movement within a new context.
Demographics are changing rapidly with boomers reaching retirement and young adults less
inclined or able to enter the home ownership market – all within an ominous backdrop of climate
change and uncertainty.
What is in the future for cohousing? There is clearly an increasing demand for senior cohousing
for the aging boomers. New cohousing communities are stretching in innovative ways to grow
food, reduce energy use, include rentals and group residences, squeeze into tight urban sites, and
question previously sacred governing systems. There have even been some interesting spin-offs in
affordable and supportive housing projects that physically look and act like cohousing – evidence
that others have learned and benefited from our pioneering work.
Yet new cohousing groups are still struggling to find land and developers and are working within
antiquated zoning regulations. Some existing communities are either struggling to find new
energy or to embrace change that new residents are bringing to them. And young adults who grew
up in cohousing are finding their way to communities of their own making and using the skills they
learned at our common house dinners and meetings to change the world.
Will the kids of cohousing build their own cohousing communities, come back to revitalize
existing ones, or create something entirely new? The grown children in my community are really
remarkable. They come and go from college, travels, and interesting jobs, and there is always a
buzz around the common meals when a fledgling has returned. They talk about sustainable
agriculture, communities they have formed at school, and meeting their cohousing “siblings”
abroad. Nearly all of them have written or spoken about cohousing for school projects and shown
off the common house and our pedestrian friendly site to their friends. Their social skills are
amazing to me and I wonder if this is directly related to cohousing. I will bring some of their stories
with me to the conference.
And so you see, the “next generation” theme is really appropriate at this time. Come join me at
the 2015 national cohousing conference to celebrate the 20th anniversary of many communities
and get a preview of the future of cohousing!
LETTER FROM YOUR CONFERENCE CO-CHAIR DOUG HENDERSON-JAMES
A warm welcome to Durham, NC! The Convention Center is in the heart of a
revitalized downtown that has made national headlines, with farm to table
eateries, a worldwide ranked Performing Arts Center, and commercial innovation
such as Organic Transit, makers of an electric pedal car. As with many urban
revitalizations, Durham’s is driven by 20 and 30 something’s desire to work, play
and live downtown. A few minute’s walk from the Convention Center will find you bakeries,
restaurants, shopping, theaters, and art galleries. Breweries, local music venues
and two performance centers provide lively entertainment. Downtown is home for triple A baseball
Durham Bulls, the American Tobacco Campus Underground, and an urban park that hosts the
Durham Farmer’s Market. Exploring the city’s streets, alleys and byways is a never-ending adventure.
Between announcing the Durham hosting of the Conference last May, and your arrival, the
following will have opened in downtown: three hotels, two large apartment complexes, and seven
more restaurants. I could continue but you get the picture. But it was not just 20 and 30 somethings
who wanted to live downtown. So did 38 others - mostly older than those 20 and 30 year olds.
And so, in the midst of these openings occurred that of Durham Central Park Cohousing Community,
better known as Durham Coho. Durham Coho will host Saturday night’s reception, and we hope
“y’all” will take the opportunity to visit a very young community – a community that expects to learn
and learn more from the “old hands” at the Conference. It is my fond hope that Durham and the efforts of all who are making the Conference happen provide
a fun and meaningful time for you. Welcome to the 2015 National Cohousing Conference!
2015 COHO/US BOARD
Meet the committed, generous individuals who steer
the Cohousing Association of the United States. We
are actively seeking new Board members to assist us
in our mission.
KRAUS-FITCH
ARCHITECTS, INC.
Home • Community • Planet
If you feel called to participate as a Board member,
please download a BOARD APPLICATION PACKET at
www.cohousing.org.
Bill Hartzell – President
Mid-Atlantic Region
The Hundredfold Farm Community, Gettysburg, PA
Patrick B. Han – Vice President
New York City Cohousing Group
New York
Richard Kohlhaas – Treasurer
Mountain Region
Casa Verde Commons, Colorado Springs, CO
Laura Fitch – Secretary
New England Region
Pioneer Valley Cohousing, Amherst, MA
ESTABLISHED
COHOUSING
ARCHITECTS
Over two dozen
communities across
North America
PROVEN
PARTICIPATORY
PROCESS
Steven Ablondi – Board Member
International
Memel, South Africa
We make
the hard work
fun
Jane Calbreath – Board Member
Western Region
Nevada City, CA
Peter Lazar – Board Member
Mid-Atlantic Region
Shadowlake Village Cohousing
Blacksburg, VA
Diana Sullivan – Board Member
Southeast Region
Germantown Commons, Nashville TN
Jeffrey L. Zucker – Board Member
Southwest Region
Manzanita Village Cohousing Community, Prescott, AZ
SUSTAINABLE
DESIGN
PIONEERS
Documented
energy savings
(ask us for the data)
www.krausfitch.com
413.549.5799
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THE NEXT GENERATION THEME HIGHLIGHTS
An evolving and not inclusive list of offerings by “next generation” themes
 Children of cohousing (Laura Fitch and Ben Hartzell)
 Facilitated discussion “Growing up in Community” Saturday late morning, facilitated by Ben Hartzell and Jessica Durrett
 Gathering of the “Children of Cohousing”
 Videos from Kids of Cohousing Friday 5:00 - 6:00 pm
 The next wave of urban, rural and senior cohousing
 Urban Cohousing (Patrick Han & Doug Henderson-James)
 Intensive: Urban Innovation: Durham Coho Case Study (Weinstein Friedlein Architects and Durham Coho founders)
 Session: Creating A Dense, Affordable Urban Cohousing Project (Grace Kim, Capitol Hill Urban Cohousing)
 Session: Urban Cohousing: Affordable, Sustainable, Adaptable (Tom Barrie, NC State University)
 Session: The N Street Model - Retrofitting Existing Neighborhoods
 Exhibits will include schematic designs of an urban model
 Rural Cohousing (Bill Hartzell)
 Session: Agricultural Communities - Working Farms & Enterprises
 Gathering “Agricultural Communities” hosted by Bill Hartzell (Hundredfold Farm), Mary Vallier-Kaplan
(Nubanusit Neighborhood & Farm) with Mike Ortosky, Earthwise Company (and Keynote)
 Friday Dinner Keynote speaker: Mike Ortosky, Earthwise
 Senior Cohousing (Jane Calbreath)
 Intensive - How to Get a Senior Cohousing Started (Charles Durrett)
 Session - Aging Better thru Elder Cohousing (Anne P Glass)
 Facilitated Discussion - Blooming where you are planted: issues unique to senior cohousing (Dene Peterson)
 Facilitated Discussion - How do Existing Communities Deal with an Aging Population? (Cindy Turnquist and Dene Peterson)
 Gathering - Senior Cohousing Advocates (hosted by Sage Cohousing Advocates)
Providing development consulting for
cohousing neighborhoods and collaborative
developments
Guiding communities with “Best Practices”
so you don’t have to reinvent the wheel
Experts at working collaboratively with
groups
Launching the 500 Communities Program to
train sustainable development entrepreneurs.
Join us at the Sunday AM gathering session!
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30 Years of Cohousing Development Experience
Cohousing-Solutions.com
Nevada City, CA • (530) 478-1970
THE NEXT GENERATION THEME HIGHLIGHTS
An evolving and not inclusive list of offerings by “next generation” themes (continued)
 Emerging trends in financing, design and community models
 Financing (Patrick Han)
 Session - Financing Your Community: Applying Affordability (Wendy Wiesner)
 Gathering - Partnership for Affordable Cohousing (PFAC) Gathering
 Training - FHA and Fannie Mae Approval and Compliance (National Condo Advisors)
 Design and community models (Jeffrey Zucker)
 Numerous sessions incorporate design and community models
 Exhibit on emerging trends in design and community models
 The Evolving Definition of Cohousing (Peter Lazar)
 Facilitated discussion - The Evolving Definition of Cohousing (Peter Lazar)
 Interactive Wall posted at the conference “What defines cohousing for you?”
 Cohousing as a Model for other Communities (Laura Fitch)
 Session - More Than Just Cohousing (Laura Fitch with Bryan Bowen)
 Sat Lunch Networking for “More than Just Cohousing”
 Sat Lunch presentation (potential): Memel, South Africa (Steven Ablondi)
 Established communities celebrating 20+ years (Jeffrey Zucker)
 Recognition at the Friday Dinner & Keynote
 Special name badges for 20+ year cohousers
 Slide Show highlights
 Sustainability (Jeffrey Zucker)
 Facilitated Discussion - How Green is Your Community’s Footprint? (Bryan Bowen)
 Session - Net Zero Energy and Energy Positive (Mary Kraus)
 Session - The Village Green (Jeffrey Zucker)
THURSDAY MAY 28, 2015
PRE-CONFERENCE OFFERINGS
PRE-CONFERENCE & REGISTRATION INFO
ONSITE REGISTRATION & INFO DESK
FULL DAY INTENSIVE: 9:00am - 5:00pm
Pre-Conference Location : Durham Cohousing
Facilitation & Leadership $115.00 Thursday, May 28
Includes lunch & Materials)
(1 Hour Blocks)
Laird Schaub
Location - Durham Cohousing
8:00am - 9:00 am
12:30pm - 1:30pm
5:00pm - 6:00pm
Location: Convention Center - Registration/Information Desk
DINNER:
On Your Own
ADDITIONAL OFFERINGS:
7:00pm History of Cohousing in North America
Kathryn McCamant
Location: Durham Main Library
300 N. Roxboro
7:30pm Singing in Community
Location: Durham Cohousing 130 Hunt Street
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empowering communities through architecture
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206.285.1589
Friday, May 29 7:30 am - 6:00 pm
Saturday, May 30
7:30 am - 5:00 pm
Sunday, May 31
8:00 am - Noon
FRIDAY MAY 29, 2015
DAY AT A GLANCE
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INTENSIVES
Time
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Introducing Dynamic Governance/Sociocracy
Jerry Koch-Gonzalez
Jr. Ballroom D2 $115
(Lunch)
Diana Leafe Christian
8:30 - 4:00
Cohousing Project Management 101
Kathryn McCamant
Jim Leach
8:30 - 4:00
Cohousing Research Network: Presentations/Networking Diane Margolis
Meeting Rm 2
$215
Self Help CU
Free
(Lunch)
8:00 - 12:00 Coming to Consensus
Eris Weaver
Meeting Rm 1
$75
8:30 - 12:00 How to Get a Senior Cohousing Community Started
Charles Durrett
Meeting Rm 3
$75
8:30 - 12:00 Creating Your Site Design
Mary Kraus
Durham Coho
$65
12:30 - 4:00 Conflict: Fight, Flight or Opportunity
Laird Schaub
Meeting Rm 1
$65
12:30 - 4:00 Common House Design
Grace Kim
Meeting Rm 3
$65
12:30 - 4:00 Urban Innovation: Durham Coho Case Study
Ellen Weinstein
Durham Coho
$45
Doug HendersonJames
Convention
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Tours
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Tours of Local Cohousing Communities - Bus
(Lunch)
NETWORKING/GATHERINGS OPEN TO ALL CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS!
Time
Title
Hosted by
Loc. / Room
Rural & Agricultural Communities Gathering
Bill Hartzell, Hundred fold Farm
Mike Ortosky, Earthwise
Jr. Ballroom D1
Fred Olson, Cohousing-L Manager
Jr. Ballroom D3
Gatherings
Cohousing-L Email Group: Looking to the Future
4:00pm
Sociocracy Gathering
to
5:30pm Let’s Meet! Seeking Community in the Southeast
Senior Cohousing
Sharon Villines, Takoma Village Cohousing Board Rm 1
Diana Sullivan, Germantown Commons
Meeting Rm 2
Lisa Wiebe, Sage Cohousing Advocates
Meeting Rm 3
Parenting in Cohousing
Cathy Myers, EnoCommons
Meeting Rm 4
Making Cohousing Affordable
Craig Meltzner & Barb Bailey,
Partnerships for Affordable Cohousing
Meeting Rm 1
Grace Kim, Capitol Hill Urban
Jr Ballroom D2
5:00pm Speed Networking
to
6:00pm Children of Cohousing Video
Meeting Rm 4
EXHIBITS │ Noon - 6:00pm
LUNCH │ 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Lunch On Your Own
ADDITIONAL OFFERINGS │
8:30am - 4:00pm Cohousing Research Network: Presentations/Networking
Diane Margolis Location - Self Help Credit Union
3:45pm - 5:00pm How Do Cohousers Compare? Findings /2013 Survey
Diane Margolis Location - Self Help Credit Union
KEYNOTE DINER │
6:00pm │ Mike Ortosky w/Earthwise │ Grand Ballroom
GATHERINGS │ 8:15pm│Building Skills and Community in South Africa │ Meeting Room 4
COMMUNITY SHOW & TELL │ 8:15pm │ Slide Show │
Jr. Ballroom A2
SATURDAY MAY 30, 2015
DAY AT A GLANCE
SESSIONS & FACILITATED DISCUSSIONS
Session Title
Presenter(s) / Facilitator(s)
8:30 --10:00
More Than Just Cohousing
Laura Fitch
Bryan Bowen
10:30 --12:00
What We Can Learn From Cohousing Communities in
Sweden & Denmark.
David Entin
1:30 --3:00
Aging Better Through Elder Cohousing
Ann P. Glass, PhD
3:30 --5:00
Agriculture Communities: Working Farms & Enterprises
Bill Hartzell, Mike Ortosky,
Mary Vallier-Kaplan
8:30 --10:00
Financial Issues from Collecting Dues to Funding Expansions to Considering Reserve Studies
Sharon Villines
Laura Benedict
10:30 --12:00
Getting the Work Done
Lyons Witten
1:30 --3:00
Getting Along when the Going Gets Rough
Arjuna da Silva
3:30 --5:00
How our Team Rebooted Workshare, Reinvigorated Our
Ann Zabaldo
Community and Raised $15,000 for Capital Improvements
8:30 --10:00
Cohousing 101
Charles Durrett
10:30 --12:00
Starting a Cohousing Community: Deep River Case Study
Harvey Harman
1:30 --3:00
Urban Cohousing: Affordable, Adaptable and Sustainable
Tom Barrie
3:30 --5:00
Net Zero Energy & Energy Positive Cohousing
Mary Kraus
8:30 --10:00
A Modular Approach to Effective Policies
Eris Weaver
10:30 --12:00
Financing Your Community: Employing Affordability
Wendy Wiesner
1:30 --3:00
Choosing a Development Model: Partnering, Self
Development or In Between?
Katie McCamant
Mary Bennett
Build a Great Group and Members Will Come!
Lisa Poley
Katie McCamant
Workshare Systems: What Works and What Doesn’t!
Facilitator TBD
Selling Your Community
Katie McCamant
Laird Schaub
1:30 --3:00
Governing: What is Working? What Isn’t? Does Sociocracy Work in Cohousing?
Sharon Villines
3:30 --5:00
Meetings: What Works, What Doesn’t
Peter Lazar
Creating Traditions: Celebrations & Ceremony
Catya Belfer
Tom Barrie
Growing Up in Community
Ben Hartzell
Jessie Durrett
1:30 --3:00
The Evolving Definition of Cohousing
Peter Lazar
3:30 --5:00
Booming Where you are Planted: Addressing Challenges
Unique to Senior Cohousing
Dene Peterson
Bricks &
Mortar
Marketing /
Group Dev .
Developing New &
Affordable Communities:
Enhancing
our Vibrant
Communities
Evolving
Definition of
Cohousing
Time
Telling Stories
and Hot Topics
Facilitated
Discussions
How our
Communities Work:
Facilitated Discussions
3:30 --5:00
8:30 - 10:00
10:30 --12:00
8:30 --10:00
10:30 --12:00
EXHIBITS │ Open All Day
BOXED LUNCH│ 12:00pm - 1:30pm (Included in registration)
Room
Jr. Ballroom
A2
Meeting
Room
4
Meeting
Room
1&2
Jr. Ballroom
A1
Jr. Ballroom
A3
Meeting
Room
3
Pick up your lunch in Jr. Ballroom D
Then feel free to join in a conversation in one of these meeting rooms or take your lunch outside to enjoy some fresh air.
Open Seating - Create your own conversations Meeting Room 1 & 2
More Than Cohousing Networking Meeting Room 3
How Do Cohousers Compare? Findings from the 2013 Survey Meeting Room 4
Facilitated Discussion (TBD)
Jr. Ballroom A3
RECEPTION │ 5:00pm - 7:00pm │ Celebrating Cohousing Hosted by Durham Cohousing
DINNER │ 7:30pm │ Facilitated Dinners Off-Campus
COMMUNITY SHOW & TELL │ 9:00pm Slide Show │ Jr. Ballroom A2
SUNDAY MAY 31, 2015
DAY AT A GLANCE
Session Title
Presenter(s) / Facilitator(s)
Evolving
Vibrant
Definition
of
Communities
Cohousing
8:45 --10:15
Integral Ecovillage Solutions
Tom & Carol Bradford
10:30 --12:00
The Village Green
Jeffrey Zucker
8:45 --10:15
The Art of Apology
10:30 --12:00
Three Aspects of Healthy, Thriving Community
Diana Leafe Christian
Developing New &
Affordable Communities:
SESSIONS & FACILITATED DISCUSSIONS
8:45 --10:15
Creating an Urban, Dense, Affordable Cohousing Project
Grace Kim
Sheila Hoffman
10:30 --12:00
Architecture That Matters
Charles Durrett
Community as an Economic Engine
Laird Schaub
10:30 --12:00
The N-Street Model: Retrofitting Existing Neighborhoods
Kevin Wolfe & Fred Olson
A Clinic for Ailing Common Meals Systems
Joani Blank
8:45 --10:15
Using Technology in Community - What Works, What
Doesn’t
Catya Belfer
10:30 --12:00
What is Your Community’s Green Footprint?
Bryan Bowen
Dev .
Marketing Group Work: 8:45 --10:15
How our
8:45 --10:15
Communities
Eris Weaver
Telling
Stories and
Hot Topics
Bricks &
Mortar
Time
How Are Existing Communities Preparing For An Aging
10:30 --12:00
Population
Dene Peterson
Cindy Turnquist
Room
Jr. Ballroom
A2
Meeting
Room
4
Meeting
Room
1&2
Jr. Ballroom
A1
Jr. Ballroom
A3
Meeting
Room
3
Training
ADDITIONAL TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
8:45 --9:15
FHA and Fannie Mae Approval and Compliance
9:30 --10:00
FHA and Fannie Mae Approval and Compliance
10:30 --12:00
National Condo Advisors
Board
Room 2
500 Communities
Kathryn McCamant
Board
Room 2
Tours of Local Communities - On Your Own
Doug Henderson-James
Tours
TOURS
1:00 --5:00
EXHIBITS │ 8:00am - Noon
CONFERENCE ENDS │ 12:00pm
FREE
Join US at the Conference
Join Me at the Conference
Taken from Coho/US blog submitted by: Carol Raphael, March 16, 2015
Cohousing is becoming increasingly more attractive to all segments of the population: young families,
seniors, single mothers, and just about everything in-between. For me personally, cohousing pulls together
a number of my life’s activities and interests into a meaningful and purposeful whole. That’s why I’m going
to the 2015 National Cohousing Conference this spring—learn from others’ experiences, to understand
what makes cohousing communities thrive, to contribute to growing the cohousing movement, and to help
spread the word about how each one of us can take
responsibility for creating the types of homes and
communities we want. To read Carol’s full blog - CLICK HERE
Join Us at the Conference
The Conference is a matchless way to learn
the technical/cultural aspects of cohousing
and meet the people who are behind it all.
- Bryan Bowen, Caddis
By far the most cost and time effetive way
to learn how to develop cohousing is to
attend the National Coho/US Conference.
- Jim Leach, Wonderland Development
Absolutely your best opportunity to get
burning questions answered - from the
people who live it - about how cohousing
can change your life.
- Laird Schaub
Join US at the Conference (continued)
Benefits of the conference, Even to a Veteran Cohouser!
Taken from Coho/US blog submitted by: Sarah Ross, April 8, 2015
I attended the Cohousing Conference in Seattle, WA in 2009 and had an amazing time. I’d been living in
Cohousing for 6 years and thought I had a pretty good handle on the challenges and solutions for all the
typical issues that come up in community. I was curious to see what other communities were doing, but
fully expected the experience to reinforce my perception that I already know how it works.
Then I got there, and I was blown away to be in a setting with so many people interested in Cohousing
and community living. I learned A LOT! I left feeling re-inspired and re-energized about my community and
about the incredible amount of creativity, interest and commitment that is in the Cohousing community as
a whole. It was great fun and very affirming to be with “my people.”
I highly recommend the conference to anyone who is interested in Cohousing. It’s a wonderful opportunity
to meet and learn from experienced Cohousing professionals and to connect with Cohousers of all kinds.
Sarah Ross,
Member of Great Oak Cohousing
Ann Arbor, MI
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cohousing. Coho/US works to raise broad awareness of the benefits of cohousing and to actively
support the development and spread of cohousing communities nationwide. To ensure we have
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Join US at the Conference (continued)
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2015 SPONSORS & EXHIBITORS
SUSTAINER SPONSORS:
The Cohousing Company
SUPPORTER SPONSORS:
COMMUNITY SPONSORS:
EARTH
WISE
Company
Partnership for Affordable Cohousing
COHOUSING COMMUNITIES:
Liberty Village
Richmond
Cohousing
CONFERENCE AT A GLANCE
Time
Thurs
May 28
Friday - May 29
Saturday - May 30
Sunday - May 31
PM
Tours
Half Day Intensive
Cohousing Research Networking & Presentations
3:30
4:00
4:30
5:00
5:30
6:00
6:30
7:00
7:30
8:00
8:30
9:00
Half Day Intensive
1:00
1:30
2:00
2:30
3:00
Full Day Intensive
12:30
BLOCK 1
Exhibits & Networking
BLOCK 2
BLOCK 5
FHA &
Fannie Mae
Exhibits & Networking
BLOCK 6
500
Communities
Exhibits & Networking
Lunch - On your own
Exhibits & Networking
BLOCK 3
Tours of
Local Communities
Exhibits & Networking
On Your Own
BLOCK 4
Dinner on
your own
10:30
11:00
11:30
12:00
Full Day Intensive
8:30
9:00
9:30
10:00
Additional
Offerings
AM
8:00
Exhibits &
Networking Events
Dinner
and
Keynote Featuring
Mike Ortosky
Show & Tell
Reception
Celebrating Cohousing
Hosted by
Durham Coho
Intensives/Sessions
Exhibits/Networking
Additional Offerings
Facilitated
Dinners
Off-Campus
Reception/Dinner
Tours
Show & Tell
This conference is brought to you by Coho/US (the Cohousing Association of the United States). We advance cohousing by assisting forming and existing communities through a robust network
of resources and access to technical assistance; and educating the public about the benefits of
cohousing, from resource conservation and sustainability to resilient
communities and healthy families.
For more information please contact us:
www.cohousing.org