Speaking and Publishing Opportunities

Speaking Opportunities

Vantage Point Real Estate Development Management, LLC, senior professionals have spoken at over 75 conferences, training sessions, association meetings and other gatherings of real estate, planning, architecture, engineering and other sponsors involved in our industry. The audiences have been comprised of not only elected officials and public sector staff, but also private developers, asset managers, lenders, retailers, property managers, appraisers, brokers, and others directly engaged in the real estate development business. Topics have included public/private partnerships, real estate development financing, negotiating techniques, economic development and other pertinent subjects of interest in our industry. We have served as keynote speakers, moderators, panelists and in other informative speaking capacities.

An alphabetical listing of the meeting sponsors is provided below:

American Bar Association
American Planning Association
Educational Conferences Services,  Inc.
Florida Council for Urban Economic Development
Florida Downtown Development Association
Institutional Investor
International Association of Corporate Real Estate Executives
International Downtown Association
National Association of Homebuilders
National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials
National Association of Installation Developers
National Council for Urban Economic Development (now IEDC)
National League of Cities
National Main Street Center
National Trust for Historic Preservation
Pennsylvania League of Cities and Municipalities
Society of Marketing Professional Services
ULI- The Urban Land Institute
Urban Institute
US Air Force Matériel Command
US Department of Defense, Office of Economic Adjustment
US Department of Housing and Urban Development

Publishing Opportunities

Vantage Point Real Estate Development Management, LLC, senior professionals have written and/or edited four books and contributed nearly 20 articles to professional journals and other industry periodicals. Titles are listed below by group and in alphabetical order.

Books   

City Deal Making, ULI- Urban Land Institute
Downtown Development Handbook, first edition, ULI-Urban Land Institute
Local Officials Guide to Public Real Estate Asset Management, National League of Cities
Real Estate Development Principles and Process, ULI- Urban Land Institute

Articles   

“Certificates of Participation: A Tax-Exempt Public Financing Tool Whose Time Has Come”, Nation’s Cities Weekly, National League of Cities
“Certificates of Participation: Financing for the 90’s”, Nation’s Cities Weekly, National League of Cities
“Changing Atmosphere for Deal Making”, Nation’s Cities Weekly, National League of Cities
“Developing Urban Waterfronts”, Urban Design Exchange, HNTB
“Exploring Emerging Development Trends”, Nation’s Cities Weekly, National League of Cities
“Lessons Learned: Successful Privatization Strategies”, Nation’s Cities Weekly, National League of Cities
“Leveraging Privatization in Real Estate Development”, Urban Land, ULI- Urban Land Institute
“Negotiating Development Deals”, Nation’s Cities Weekly, National League of Cities
“Negotiating Public/Private Deals in Tough Times”, Urban Land, ULI- Urban Land Institute
“Scorecard: Financing Economic Development”, Trends, International Economic Development Council
Several articles in Environmental Comment, managing editor, ULI- Urban Land Institute
Several articles in Land Use Digest, managing editor, ULI- Urban Land Institute 

Journals   

Real Estate Journal, Commercial Investment Real Estate Council (CCIM)
ED Commentary, National Association of Installation Developers
Journal of Housing, National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials
ED Supplement, National League of Cities
Municipal Reporter Journal, Pennsylvania League of Cities and Municipalities
Small Towns Journal, Small Towns Institute
Zoning and Planning Law Handbook, Clark Boardman Company, Ltd