14 March 2006
Re: Invitation to the Spring 2006 Meeting
Dear Housing and Population Health Working Group Members:
You are cordially invited to the Spring meeting of the National Housing Research Committee
(NHRC)’s Housing and Population Health Working Group which will be held this year on
Tuesday, May 2nd at 9:00 at the InterContinental Hotel, 360 St-Antoine Street West, Montreal
in the Sarah Bernhardt room.
This NHRC meeting should prove to be a very interesting and informative networking
opportunity for all participants. To complement the international reach of the World Urban
Forum in Vancouver in June, the NHRC’s Administrative Committee has decided to
incorporate an international theme at its Spring session. Every Working Group has invited an
international housing research-related speaker (one of typically two or three speakers). The
City of Vancouver and Laval University will be attending as the rotating municipal and
academic representatives.
Please note that the Spring session also includes an organized bus tour on Sunday, April 30th
which should prove to be very interesting. The reception on Tuesday, May 2nd at 5:00, will
start with short addresses by SHQ, CMHC and the invited rotating members. An optional
group dinner after the reception (note: at each participant’s expense) at the Bonaparte
Restaurant will also allow for more informal interaction and networking.
The following page includes the overall schedule, hotel booking details and the response
form. Note: after April 7th, the block of hotel rooms will be released and the rates will be
increased to $214 with no guarantee of availability. The draft Housing and Population Health
Working Group agenda is included as a separate attachment. Please let us know by April 7th
whether or not you plan to attend.
I look forward to seeing you at the Spring Session of the National Housing Research
Committee. Should you have any questions, concerns, or ideas, feel free to contact me. I can
be reached at (613) 748-2446 or by e-mail at the following address: nwalker@cmhc.ca
Sincerely,
Nancy Walker
Coordinator
National Housing Research Committee and External Liaison
Overall Schedule:
The preliminary NHRC meeting schedule is as follows:
Sunday,
April 30
Monday, May 1
Homelessness
(8:00 – 11:15)
Sustainable Community
Planning
(11:30– 12:30)
Afternoon Housing Related Sustainable Community
Bus Tour
Planning
1:00 – 4:00
(1:15 – 3:55)
Seniors Housing
(2:30 – 6:00)
Evening
Morning
Tuesday, May 2
Wednesday, May 3
Housing and Population
Health
(9:00 – 12:00)
Full Committee
(8:30 – 4:30)
Housing Data
(1:00 – 4:30)
Full Committee
Reception (5:00)
Dinner 7:00 (at participants’
expense)
Hotel Rooms
A block of rooms has been set aside for NHRC members for the nights of April 30th to May
2nd at a cost of $189 plus taxes per night. These rooms will be held until April 7th, 2005.
Reservations can be made directly with the InterContinental Hotel by calling the toll-free
number 1-800-361-3600 or by reserving electronically
http://events.ichotelsgroup.com/DPRD-6MMMWC/YULHB/website and quoting the National
Housing Research Committee meeting.
Important: After April 7th, the block of rooms will be released and the rates will be
increased to $214 with no guarantee of availability.
Publication Display
All members are encouraged to participate in the Publication Display, which will be available
to review throughout the session. Those that are interested are invited to bring with them or
send in advance to the hotel (attention: NHRC, Room Sarah Bernhardt, May 1-3) copies of
your organization's recent housing research publications.
Confirm intentions with the NHRC Secretariat
Please advise the NHRC Secretariat by April 7th if you plan to attend or not the Full
Committee and Working Group meetings, the bus tour and whether you will be joining us for
lunch each day and the optional group dinner event, by filling out and sending back the
Response Form. You can send it back by e-mail or fax, or you can phone Linda Prud’homme.
Her co-ordinates are as follows: (613) 748-2515, lprudhom@cmhc.ca, fax at (613)748-2402.
Your early replies are very important to us as we finalize the numbers on each of these
activities.
NHRC Members
Response Form – Spring 2006 Meeting
InterContinental Hotel, Room Sarah Bernhardt
360 St-Antoine Street West, Montreal
YOUR NAME: ________________________________________
ORGANIZATION: _____________________________________
Are you attending?
Yes _____
No _____ If yes, then fill out the form.
Please fill out the form before April 7th , 2006, by either faxing it to (613) 748-2402 or save this
document and send it electronically to lprudhom@cmhc.ca or call Linda Prud’homme at
(613) 748-2515.
Please note: Full Committee members should confirm their attendance at all of the activities listed
below. Individual Working Group members should only confirm attendance at their respective meeting
and associated lunch, as well as the bus tour, the reception and group dinner.
Yes
No
Sessions / Activities
April 30 p.m. - Bus Tour
May 1 a.m. - Homelessness
May 1 a.m. – Sustainable Community Planning
May 1 – Lunch
May 1 p.m. – Sustainable Community Planning
May 1 p.m. – Seniors Housing
May 2 a.m. – Housing and Population Health
May 2 – Lunch
May 2 p.m. – Housing Data
May 2 - Reception at 5:00 p.m.
May 2 - Group Dinner at 7:00 p.m.
May 3 all day – Full Committee