January 5, 2010 - State commissioners, legislative leaders, economists, business executives, housing experts and many others will take part in a wide-ranging discussion when the 2010 Lyceum Forum Series, "Housing: The Hub of Public Policy," opens Jan. 27 at The Lyceum Resource and Conference Center in Hartford at 9 a.m. with "Housing and The Workforce." 

The second annual policy series, which follows the extremely successful 2009 series, is sponsored by the Department of Economic and Community Development, the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority and The Partnership for Strong Communities. The schedule of the five forums, information about last year's policy series, a forthcoming report on the 2009 series and briefing memos and supporting documents for the 2010 sessions will soon be available on the series' new website: http://www.housingpolicy2010.org.

The schedule for the 2010 series:
 
January 27, 2010
Housing & The Workforce: Eliminating Barriers, Growing Labor Pool, Meeting Demand

February 24, 2010
Housing, Transportation & The Environment: The Convergence of Transit, Green Building & Brownfield Remediation

March 24, 2010
Housing, Education & Healthcare: Creating Housing That Enhances School Performance & Health

April 28, 2010
Housing & Services: Promoting Independent Living for the Elderly & People with Disabilities

May 26, 2010
Urban Housing & Community Development: Coordinating Investments to Build Strong Neighborhoods & Healthy Homes

Watch for registration information in coming days. Sponsors of the series are TD Bank Charitable Foundation, the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, the Department of Economic and Community Development, Charter Oak Communities, the Connecticut Business and Industry Association, and Billings Forge Community Works.