2026 Industry Support Conference: Workshops By Tracks
There are 16 tracks to choose from! Click on the "+" sign to see the workshops in each track.
Conference Workshop Tracks
Incorporating project vision with mission and organizational goals, initial feasibility and site opportunity, development team composition, calculate the pro forma, design and construction, lease-up and stabilization.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
9:00 am – 10:15 am – Workshop Block One
10:30 am – 11:45 am – Workshop Block Two
2:00 pm – 3:15 pm – Workshop Block Three
- Developing a Roadmap of Success: Oregon’s Next Statewide Housing Plan
- Building More through Oregon Homes (HB 2258)
3:30 pm – 4:45 pm – Workshop Block Four
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
9:00 am – 10:15 am – Workshop Block Five
10:30 am – 11:45 am – Workshop Block Six
2:00 pm – 3:15 pm – Workshop Block Seven
- Getting Mechanical Right: Key Decisions for Multifamily Housing
- Oregon Centralized Application (ORCA) Training
3:30 pm – 4:45 pm – Workshop Block Eight
Issues addressing financing for both new developments and preservation including local, state and federal sources, underwriting, contracting, cost containment, operating budgets, and more.
Link to PDF of Workshop Details for Track: Affordable Rental Housing – Finance
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
9:00 am – 10:15 am – Workshop Block One
10:30 am – 11:45 am – Workshop Block Two
12:00 pm – 1:45 pm – Lunch Plenary
2:00 pm – 3:15 pm – Workshop Block Three
3:30 pm – 4:45 pm – Workshop Block Four
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
9:00 am – 10:15 am – Workshop Block Five
10:30 am – 11:45 am – Workshop Block Six
- The Devil Is In The Details – Construction Contract, Vendor Agreement, And Insurance Clauses To Avoid
- State Of Oregon Qualified Allocation Plan Update And Current Market For Low Income Housing Tax Credits
12:00 pm – 1:45 pm – Lunch Plenary
2:00 pm – 3:15 pm – Workshop Block Seven
- Housing as Healthcare Infrastructure: Climate-Resilient, Resident Centered, Affordable Housing in Oregon
- How Do You Rate: Credit Ratings for Housing Sponsors and Projects
3:30 pm – 4:45 pm – Workshop Block Eight
Addressing local and state land use policies and site due diligence issues to determine if you can proceed with a development project.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
9:00 am – 10:15 am – Workshop Block One
10:30 am – 11:45 am – Workshop Block Two
2:00 pm – 3:15 pm – Workshop Block Three
3:30 pm – 4:45 pm – Workshop Block Four
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
9:00 am – 10:15 am – Workshop Block Five
10:30 am – 11:45 am – Workshop Block Six
2:00 pm – 3:15 pm – Workshop Block Seven
3:30 pm – 4:45 pm – Workshop Block Eight
Exploring new construction strategies offering sustainable, factory-built housing solutions including prefabricated sections offsite and assembled on-site as well as engineered wood products.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
9:00 am – 10:15 am – Workshop Block One
10:30 am – 11:45 am – Workshop Block Two
2:00 pm – 3:15 pm – Workshop Block Three
3:30 pm – 4:45 pm – Workshop Block Four
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
9:00 am – 10:15 am – Workshop Block Five
10:30 am – 11:45 am – Workshop Block Six
2:00 pm – 3:15 pm – Workshop Block Seven
3:30 pm – 4:45 pm – Workshop Block Eight
Addressing strategies for preserving existing housing stock and providing financial support to help affordable housing projects facing financial distress or threats to their long-term affordability and operational viability.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
9:00 am – 10:15 am – Workshop Block One
- Your Property Is a Teenager, Now What? How Asset Management and Development Can Prepare for Future Milestones, Part 1
- Vacancy and Delinquency: What is Really Driving the Numbers and What to Do About It
10:30 am – 11:45 am – Workshop Block Two
- Your Property Is a Teenager, Now What? Asset Managers and Developers Share Case Studies from Project Milestones, Part 2
- Oregon HB 4036 – Report to the Legislature About Cost of Operating Affordable Housing
12:00 pm – 1:45 pm – Lunch Plenary
2:00 pm – 3:15 pm – Workshop Block Three
- Portfolio Trends and Asset Management: What the Data Is Telling Us
- Advancing Better Supportive Housing
3:30 pm – 4:45 pm – Workshop Block Four
- Oregon Trail For Capital: Navigating LIHTC Equity And Debt Hazards Amidst Federal Changes And Local Resource Scarcity
- Project Distress and Defaults
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
9:00 am – 10:15 am – Workshop Block Five
- Preserving Unregulated Affordable Housing Through Clean Energy Upgrades
- Distressed Properties: A Roadmap For Action
10:30 am – 11:45 am – Workshop Block Six
2:00 pm – 3:15 pm – Workshop Block Seven
3:30 pm – 4:45 pm – Workshop Block Eight
Ensuring affordable housing development meets the needs of every Oregonian facing the ongoing effects of climate change.
Link to workshop details for Track: Clean Energy and Climate Resiliency
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
9:00 am – 10:15 am – Workshop Block One
10:30 am – 11:45 am – Workshop Block Two
2:00 pm – 3:15 pm – Workshop Block Three
3:30 pm – 4:45 pm – Workshop Block Four
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
9:00 am – 10:15 am – Workshop Block Five
10:30 am – 11:45 am – Workshop Block Six
2:00 pm – 3:15 pm – Workshop Block Seven
- Housing as Healthcare Infrastructure: Climate-Resilient, Resident Centered, Affordable Housing in Oregon
- Getting Mechanical Right: Key Decisions for Multifamily Housing
3:30 pm – 4:45 pm – Workshop Block Eight
Sharing an organization’s purpose and impact through strategic outreach to connect with the public, supporters, volunteers, and donors with compelling storytelling, consistent messaging, and the use of multiple channels.
Link to workshop details for track: Communications
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
10:30 am – 11:45 am – Workshop Block Two
The Community Reinvestment Act is a United States federal law designed to encourage commercial banks and savings associations to help meet the needs of borrowers in all segments of their communities, including low and moderate income neighborhoods.
Link to workshop details for Track: Community Reinvestment
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
9:00 am – 10:15 am – Workshop Block One
10:30 am – 11:45 am – Workshop Block Two
2:00 pm – 3:15 pm – Workshop Block Three
3:30 pm – 4:45 pm – Workshop Block Four
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
9:00 am – 10:15 am – Workshop Block Five
10:30 am – 11:45 am – Workshop Block Six
2:00 pm – 3:15 pm – Workshop Block Seven
3:30 pm – 4:45 pm – Workshop Block Eight
Advance equity and racial justice by identifying and addressing institutional and systemic barriers that have created and perpetuated patterns of disparity in housing and economic prosperity.
Link to workshop details for Track: Equity and Racial Justice
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
9:00 am – 10:15 am – Workshop Block One
- Reparative Development as a Blueprint for Housing Justice
- Taking Pride in Elder Housing: Finding Accessible, Affordable, and Affirming Housing for LGBTQ+ Older Adults
10:30 am – 11:45 am – Workshop Block Two
2:00 pm – 3:15 pm – Workshop Block Three
3:30 pm – 4:45 pm – Workshop Block Four
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
9:00 am – 10:15 am – Workshop Block Five
- Deploying Down Payment Assistance (DPA) Locally: Partnerships That Work
- The Landscape of Evictions in Oregon and State-Funded Eviction and Homelessness Prevention Programs
10:30 am – 11:45 am – Workshop Block Six
2:00 pm – 3:15 pm – Workshop Block Seven
3:30 pm – 4:45 pm – Workshop Block Eight
Fair housing involves the rights that all people have to choose housing free from unlawful discrimination practices based on “protected class status.” Fair housing guarantees that regardless of your race, sex, national origin, religion, family situation, or level of ability, you have the right to find housing that fits your needs – with no outside biases or stereotypes imposed upon you.
Link to workshop details for Track: Fair Housing
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
9:00 am – 10:15 am – Workshop Block One
- Taking Pride in Elder Housing: Finding Accessible, Affordable, and Affirming Housing for LGBTQ+ Older Adults
- Where Are The Duplexes?
10:30 am – 11:45 am – Workshop Block Two
2:00 pm – 3:15 pm – Workshop Block Three
3:30 pm – 4:45 pm – Workshop Block Four
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
9:00 am – 10:15 am – Workshop Block Five
10:30 am – 11:45 am – Workshop Block Six
2:00 pm – 3:15 pm – Workshop Block Seven
3:30 pm – 4:45 pm – Workshop Block Eight
To end homelessness, we need to build a coordinated and concerted statewide effort delivering services, housing, and programs to prevent and end homelessness including effective crisis response systems to help people quickly exit home-lessness, rapid re-housing to quickly connect people to housing and services, and longer-term rental assistance and supports to achieve stability.
Link to workshop details for Track: Homelessness
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
9:00 am – 10:15 am – Workshop Block One
- Leading with Connection: Building a Collaborative Landlord Engagement Network
- Bridging Inpatient Psychiatric Stabilization into Health and Housing Stability for High-Acuity Homeless Clients
10:30 am – 11:45 am – Workshop Block Two
2:00 pm – 3:15 pm – Workshop Block Three
3:30 pm – 4:45 pm – Workshop Block Four
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
9:00 am – 10:15 am – Workshop Block Five
- The Landscape of Evictions in Oregon and State-Funded Eviction and Homelessness Prevention Programs
- Five Years In – The State Of Our Homeless Services Systems And What Comes Next
10:30 am – 11:45 am – Workshop Block Six
2:00 pm – 3:15 pm – Workshop Block Seven
3:30 pm – 4:45 pm – Workshop Block Eight
Provide more low- and moderate-income Oregonians with the tools to successfully achieve and maintain homeownership, particularly in communities of color as a means in creating generational wealth and narrowing disparities in home
ownership rates.
Link to workshop details for Track: Homeownership
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
9:00 am – 10:15 am – Workshop Block One
- Reparative Development as a Blueprint for Housing Justice
- OHCS’s First Factory-Produced Housing Cohort
10:30 am – 11:45 am – Workshop Block Two
- Innovative Support-Gaining, Planning and Construction Bringing Affordable, Resilient Housing to Rural Oregon
- Where Innovation Meets Opportunity: Expanding Pathways to Homeownership Through Innovative Mortgages in Oregon
2:00 pm – 3:15 pm – Workshop Block Three
- Developing a Roadmap of Success: Oregon’s Next Statewide Housing Plan
- Building More through Oregon Homes (HB 2258)
3:30 pm – 4:45 pm – Workshop Block Four
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm – Social Hour
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
9:00 am – 10:15 am – Workshop Block Five
10:30 am – 11:45 am – Workshop Block Six
- The Role of Private Capital in Affordable Housing Preservation: Non-LIHTC Approaches
- Portland’s Study of Social Housing and Alternative Housing Models: Recommendations and Next Steps
12:00 pm – 1:45 pm – Lunch Plenary
2:00 pm – 3:15 pm – Workshop Block Seven
- Oregon Centralized Application (ORCA) Training
- Building Capacity of Shared Equity Homeownership Stewards Across Oregon
3:30 pm – 4:45 pm – Workshop Block Eight
Strategies for developing stable organizational resources (grant writing, donor cultivation, fostering partnerships and strategic planning) and emotional and mental health well being for staff through these turbulent times.
Link to workshop details for Track: Organizational Development & Staff Resilience
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
9:00 am – 10:15 am – Workshop Block One
10:30 am – 11:45 am – Workshop Block Two
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm – Lunch Break
2:00 pm – 3:15 pm – Workshop Block Three
3:30 pm – 4:45 pm – Workshop Block Four
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm – Social Hour
- Emerging Leaders Reception
- Social Gathering – Homeownership Center Program Managers, Educators and Counselors
- Social Gathering – Property and Asset Management Work Group
- Social Gathering – Resident Services Peer Group
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
9:00 am – 10:15 am – Workshop Block Five
10:30 am – 11:45 am – Workshop Block Six
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm – Lunch Break
2:00 pm – 3:15 pm – Workshop Block Seven
3:30 pm – 4:45 pm – Workshop Block Eight
Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) is permanent housing in which long-term leasing or rental assistance, case management and supportive services are provided to reduce chronic homelessness and reduce barriers to housing stability.
Link to workshop details for Track: Permanent Supportive Housing
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
9:00 am – 10:15 am – Workshop Block One
10:30 am – 11:45 am – Workshop Block Two
2:00 pm – 3:15 pm – Workshop Block Three
3:30 pm – 4:45 pm – Workshop Block Four
- Oregon Executive Order 26-01: Refinements to Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) and Next Steps
- Bridging Inpatient Psychiatric Stabilization into Health and Housing Stability for High-Acuity Homeless Clients
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
9:00 am – 10:15 am – Workshop Block Five
10:30 am – 11:45 am – Workshop Block Six
- Overcoming NIMBY: Turning Opposition into Opportunity
- When and Why Mass Timber Pencils for Affordable Housing
2:00 pm – 3:15 pm – Workshop Block Seven
- Oregon Centralized Application (ORCA) Training
- Process in Service of People: A Culturally Responsive Pathway to Housing for the Somali Community
- Supportive Housing Preservation: Tools and Resources to Strengthen Supportive Housing Developments Struggling with Financial and Operational Issues
3:30 pm – 4:45 pm – Workshop Block Eight
Turning problems into issues and building industry, business, public and government support for solutions to be adopted into policy and law.
Link to workshop details in Track: Policy and Advocacy
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
9:00 am – 10:15 am – Workshop Block One
- Bridging Inpatient Psychiatric Stabilization into Health and Housing Stability for High-Acuity Homeless Clients
- OHCS’s First Factory-Produced Housing Cohort
- Where Are The Duplexes?
10:30 am – 11:45 am – Workshop Block Two
12:00 pm – 1:45 pm – Lunch Plenary
2:00 pm – 3:15 pm – Workshop Block Three
3:30 pm – 4:45 pm – Workshop Block Four
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
9:00 am – 10:15 am – Workshop Block Five
10:30 am – 11:45 am – Workshop Block Six
- Overcoming NIMBY: Turning Opposition into Opportunity
- Portland’s Study of Social Housing and Alternative Housing Models: Recommendations and Next Steps
- The Michigan Model: A State-Based Approach to Advancing Tribal and Native Housing
12:00 pm – 1:45 pm – Lunch Plenary
2:00 pm – 3:15 pm – Workshop Block Seven
3:30 pm – 4:45 pm – Workshop Block Eight
Managing and protecting the quality of building assets to the owners, residents and the community over the life of the investment. Asset management achieves these objectives through effective, ongoing monitoring and analysis of property performance and benefit delivery.
Link to workshop details for Track: Property and Asset Management
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
9:00 am – 10:15 am – Workshop Block One
- Your Property Is a Teenager, Now What? How Asset Management and Development Can Prepare for Future Milestones, Part 1
- Vacancy and Delinquency: What is Really Driving the Numbers and What to Do About It
10:30 am – 11:45 am – Workshop Block Two
- Your Property Is a Teenager, Now What? Asset Managers and Developers Share Case Studies from Project Milestones, Part 2
- Oregon HB 4036 – Report to the Legislature About Cost of Operating Affordable Housing
- Inside a Financial Tool Pilot: Credit, Rent Relief, and Cross- Departmental Learning
12:00 pm – 1:45 pm – Lunch Plenary
2:00 pm – 3:15 pm – Workshop Block Three
- Fair Housing ‘How To’ for Property Asset Management Groups – Part 1- Reasonable Accommodation/Modification
- Portfolio Trends and Asset Management: What the Data Is Telling Us
- How to Prepare For a Successful Tenant Relocation or Occupied Rehab
3:30 pm – 4:45 pm – Workshop Block Four
- Fair Housing ‘How To’ for Property Asset Management Groups – Part 2 – Harassment
- Creating Resiliency in Your Assets: Support for Residents, Community, Operators, Property Managers, and Owners
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm – Social Hour
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
9:00 am – 10:15 am – Workshop Block Five
- Preserving Unregulated Affordable Housing Through Clean Energy Upgrades
- Distressed Properties: A Roadmap For Action
- Best Practices in Affordable Housing Property Management
10:30 am – 11:45 am – Workshop Block Six
- The Role of Private Capital in Affordable Housing Preservation: Non-LIHTC Approaches
- The Devil Is In The Details – Construction Contract, Vendor Agreement, And Insurance Clauses To Avoid
2:00 pm – 3:15 pm – Workshop Block Seven
- Supportive Housing Preservation: Tools and Resources to Strengthen Supportive Housing Developments Struggling with Financial and Operational Issues
- Changing Property Management – What Do We Need To Know?
3:30 pm – 4:45 pm – Workshop Block Eight
Connecting low-income families, youth, seniors and disabled residents with a range of resources that address social determinants of health.
Link to workshop details for Track: Resident Services
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
9:00 am – 10:15 am – Workshop Block One
10:30 am – 11:45 am – Workshop Block Two
2:00 pm – 3:15 pm – Workshop Block Three
3:30 pm – 4:45 pm – Workshop Block Four
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm – Social Hour
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
9:00 am – 10:15 am – Workshop Block Five
10:30 am – 11:45 am – Workshop Block Six
2:00 pm – 3:15 pm – Workshop Block Seven
3:30 pm – 4:45 pm – Workshop Block Eight
Change the way we do business in small towns and rural communities to be responsive to the unique housing and service needs and unlock the opportunities for housing development.
Link to workshop details for Track: Rural Communities
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
9:00 am – 10:15 am – Workshop Block One
10:30 am – 11:45 am – Workshop Block Two
2:00 pm – 3:15 pm – Workshop Block Three
3:30 pm – 4:45 pm – Workshop Block Four
- Oregon Executive Order 26-01: Refinements to Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) and Next Steps
- Addressing Barriers in Manufactured Housing
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
9:00 am – 10:15 am – Workshop Block Five
10:30 am – 11:45 am – Workshop Block Six
2:00 pm – 3:15 pm – Workshop Block Seven
3:30 pm – 4:45 pm – Workshop Block Eight
Addressing the unmet housing needs for vulnerable populations, specifically People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD), and connecting housing providers with service providers.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
9:00 am – 10:15 am – Workshop Block One
10:30 am – 11:45 am – Workshop Block Two
2:00 pm – 3:15 pm – Workshop Block Three
3:30 pm – 4:45 pm – Workshop Block Four
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
9:00 am – 10:15 am – Workshop Block Five
10:30 am – 11:45 am – Workshop Block Six
2:00 pm – 3:15 pm – Workshop Block Seven
3:30 pm – 4:45 pm – Workshop Block Eight
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Join affordable housing innovators, policy experts, and decision-makers to share knowledge and expertise!
Panel discussions, advanced training, vendor tabling, and peer groups at the event are a great way to network with industry professionals.
