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Housing Professionals Annual Conference
Education Sessions April 12 – 14, 2016

THURSDAY, APRIL 14 ... (continued)
colleague or family member who is in a state
of crisis and/or escalating. Attendees will gain
knowledge of the different types of crisis that
a person can experience and receive tools and
techniques that can help bring them back into a
place of constructive communication. Short- and
long-term solutions will be discussed.
Francis Battisti, Ph.D., executive vice president
and chief academic officer, SUNY Broome at
Broome Community College, Binghamton

10:45 – 11 a.m.

Refreshment break
11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

PLENARY SESSION: “Cyber-Seniors” Film Showing
Films are a powerful medium for storytelling. They can inspire
new ideas, prompt dialogue, and evoke emotion. New this year
will be an opportunity to watch the humorous and heartwarming
documentary feature, “Cyber-Seniors,” which chronicles the
extraordinary journey of a group of senior citizens as they discover
the world of the Internet through the guidance of teenage mentors.

Full-Day Intensive for Facility Managers
Wednesday, April 13
(Conference attendees may attend one or both sessions.)
9 a.m. – noon

Noon – 1:15 p.m.

Incorporating Long Term Capital Needs in
Your Daily Maintenance Plan

Lunch with Exhibitors

Understanding the long term capital needs of a
property or facility starts with understanding good daily
maintenance and eliminating deferred maintenance.
This training will discuss establishing policies that set a
zero-tolerance for deferring maintenance. Many areas
that need to be repaired or replaced in a capital needs
analysis started off being light maintenance issues that
were overlooked or delayed, until they became significant
problems. No matter what facility you manage or oversee,
basic steps can be taken every day to address maintenance
as an “active” plan instead of a “reactive” one. Once
issues are addressed actively on a daily basis, the lifespan
of components and systems are extended; and the costs
of running a property can be controlled. In this training,
practical approaches to common maintenance issues will
be discussed for properties and facilities, as well as how
these active maintenance activities can prevent long term
needs of a property.
Scott Precourt, president, U.S. Housing Consultants,
Northwoods, NH

1:15 – 5 p.m.

Preparing for REAC Inspections with HandsOn Training
HUD REAC has recently updated their practices and
new REAC inspectors are conducting inspections
that are more thorough than ever before.You will
learn best practices from the country’s leading REAC
consulting firm, including the ways to ensure that you
are properly prepared no matter what challenges your
property might face. The second half of this afternoon
session, the entire class will travel to a nearby property
for a hands-on session, showing you how to conduct
your own worst-case scenario inspection. T &fV