PHENND - 2007 Conference

This will be a two-day national conference which will highlight the work of PHENND and other similar regional networks around the country. Panel presentations and hands on workshops on topics such as:

Also, plan to attend a gala dinner celebration the evening of February 28, 7 PM, at the Inn at Penn, 3600 Sansom Street where we will celebrate PHENND's 20 years of success with invited speaker Michael Nutter.

Confirmed speakers include:

Ira Harkavy, Netter Center for Community Partnerships, University of Pennsylvania

Amy Cohen, Director, Learn and Serve America

Bobby Hackett, Vice President, Bonner Foundation

Henry Louis Taylor, Director, Center for Urban Studies, University at Buffalo

Kinnard Wright, Office of University Partnerships, Dept. Housing and Urban Development

Sarah Stiles, Community Research and Learning Network (CoRAL), Washington, DC

Maureen Curley, President, Campus Compact

Charlene Gray, Executive Director, Pennsylvania Campus Compact

Cathy Burack, New England Resource Center for Higher Education

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Hotel and Travel
A special rate at the Crowne Plaza Center City is available to conference participants of $139.00 per night for the evenings of February 27 and 28, 2008. To book a room at the conference rate, please call 866-618-0410 and make mention of the "20th Anniversary PHENND Conference" to obtain the special rate. The Crowne Plaza is located at 1800 Market Street, approximately 2 miles from the conference location. The easiest mode of transportation between the hotel and the campus is the subway-surface trolleys of SEPTA. See the map below.

See the route between the hotel and the conference location

Philadelphia is easily accessible by Amtrak's 30th Street Station, air travel through the Philadelphia International Airport and by major highways. If you need any assistance with travel arrangements, please contact the PHENND Office at 215-573-2379.