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The 2019 National Cohousing Conference in Portland, Oregon was a huge success. For information about future conferences visit the CohoUS website and subscribe to the newsletter. You can view and download a souvenir PDF with photos and more info about the conference.
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Helen McFadyen

I am a Unitarian Universalist minister and doctoral candidate with St. Stephen's College, Edmonton. My D. Min. research examines the experiences of mutual support (co-caring) among people who reside in senior co-housing community. I live on Vancouver Island with my guide dog, Camilla.
Friday, May 31
 

8:00am

Registration and Breakfast on your own Grand Ballroom Foyer HALF DAY - Tour - East Portland - In Town Tour Bus StopLew Bowers • Neil Planchon

12:30pm

Lunch on your own Off Site

1:30pm

Cohousing 101 Galleria IILaura Fitch • Grace Kim

7:00pm

Cohousing: Creating Community One Neighborhood at a Time Eliot Center Main Street Sanctuary at The First Unitarian ChurchGrace Kim
 
Saturday, June 1
 

8:00am

Opening General Session w/breakfast Grand BallroomDr. Helen Jarvis

9:00am

Cohousing Interventions on Loneliness Across All Ages SenateDr. Helen Jarvis

11:00am

Age-friendly is human friendly - Design for successful aging within cohousing DirectorsLaura Fitch • Ruth Neeman

12:30pm

Lunch on your own Off Site

1:30pm

Making Cohousing Affordable in the 21st Century Galleria IIIWendy Willbanks Wiesner • Betsy Morris
 
Sunday, June 2
 

9:00am

Marketing a New Senior Housing Project StudioSusan Fries • Jim Swenson Aging in Community: New Roles & Opportunities for Elders CouncilRaines Cohen • Oz Ragland PANEL: The Latest Findings from Cohousing Research Network Galleria IIHeidi Berggren • Diane Margolis • Chuck Maclane • Angela Sanguinetti • Neil Planchon

10:30am

Networking and Coffee Break Grand Ballroom Foyer

11:00am

PANEL - WheelChairs, Neurodiversity, and Hearing Aids, Oh My! ExecutiveAlicia DeLashmutt • Desiree Kameka • Joe Wykowski

1:30pm

Closing General Session - The Future of Cohousing PANEL Grand BallroomJerry Koch-Gonzalez • Eric Cress • Charles Durrett • Dr. Helen Jarvis • Grace Kim • Dana Pillai