NextGen5 at CNU XVI
New Urbanism and the Booming Metropolis

Austin, Texas | April 2, 2008 - 9:30 AM-5:00 PM | Austin Convention Center

NextGen5 and CNU XVI Schedule of Events
All events to take place at the Austin Convention Center unless otherwise noted

Wednesday, April 2
9:30 - 12:00 - NG5 Morning Presentations
12:00 - 1:30 - Lunch
1:30 - 4:30 - Open Space Technology
4:30 - 5:00 - Wrap Up
5:30 - 7:00 - Wednesday Evening Plenary: Mayor Will Wyatt and Sinclair Black

NextGen5 Austin Pub Crawl Starting Immediately After Plenary

Thursday, April 3
2:00 – 5:00 – New Initiatives Forum: Open Space Technology
5:00 – 7:00 – CNU XVI Opening Reception and Plenary

Immediately after, meet up for Austin’s First Thursdays – South Congress Avenue

Friday, April 4
12:45 – 5:15 – Concurrent Open Source Congress (Open Space Technology Continuation)
6:30 PM - All-Star Sustainabash: Meet the local Austin sustainability and urbanism crowd at this happy hour and afterparty co-sponsored by the local ULI, USGBC, Austin Energy, NextGen, plus grassroots downtown group, City Green.

Saturday, April 5
9:45 – 12:30 – Open Space Technology Congress Wide Session
12:30 – 2:00 – NextGen Annual Organizational Gathering
11:00 PM – Saturday Night Meet Up on the Town

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NextGen5 Program

Building on the success of last year's NextGen format, we have once again invited a panel of speakers to present during the morning session. Steve Mouzon of The New Urban Guild in Miami, FL will begin the program, followed by Peter French of Plum Creek Homes. A contingent from the Charlotte, NC offices of Duany Plater-Zyberk & Co will conclude.

Mouzon will address green building practices, raising questions about the effectiveness of current standards. He will argue for a more holistic approach that looks beyond designing individual buildings to creating whole, sustainable places.

French will explore the concept of open source planning. Akin to open source programming, open source planning promises to raise the quality of real estate developments by drawing on the talents of networks of people to contribute to the architecture, design and planning of a place.

DPZ Charlotte will deliver a special one hour presentation on their Light Imprint New Urbanism concept. Originally born out of open space at CNU XV, Light Imprint integrates storm water management, green building and neighborhood design into a single comprehensive system.

The afternoon will consist of several open space sessions which will kick off the Open Source Congress. A new concept for CNU, the Open Source Congress integrates open space meetings into every day of the conference. The day will conclude with a keynote address from the mayor of Austin, Will Wynn.

Block Schedule
9:30 - 12:00 Morning Session
12:00 - 1:30 Lunch
1:30 - 4:30 Open Space
4:30 - 5:00 Wrap Up

Detail Schedule
Morning Announcements
9:45 - 10:15 Presentation: Steve Mouzon
10:15 - 10:45 Presentation: Peter French
10:45 - 11:00 Break
11:00 - 12:00 Presentation: DPZ Charlotte
12:00 - 1:30 Lunch
1:30 - 2:00 Announcements
2:00 - 2:30 Open Source Congress Opening
2:30 - 3:00 Session 1
3:05 - 3:35 Session 2
3:40 - 4:10 Session 3
4:15 - 5:00 Evening News
5:30 - 6:00 Keynote from Will Wynn (separate location)

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Registration
If you are a Student or Associate (Recent graduates within the last five years) CNU member, you qualify for the reduced rate for the Congress registration of $245 (early bird rate) The text on the website was not clear about the Associate being eligible for this rate, but we have confirmed with CNU National that this will be the same as last year.

Early bird registration ends March 5, 2008 midnight EST.

Remember to register for NextGen5 as a part of the CNU XVI online conference registration process. It will be a selection among the optional events and tours as you scroll down the registration page. Be sure to find it as we expect to be at full capacity this year and want you to be able to join us.

Of course, NG5 is FREE and you do not need to attend CNU in order to attend NG5. Regardless if you attend one or both, you can still register via web by selecting the Partial Registration for Non-Members option on the opening page of the XVI registration site.

Volunteer Discounts and Scholarships
CNU is pleased to offer a limited number of scholarships
Applications due: Wednesday, February 6, 2008
http://www.cnu.org/cnuxvi/scholarships

Volunteer Commitment Choices

1. Total registration fee waived in exchange for a max of 15 hours of volunteer time.
2. Discounted registration fee of $100 in exchange for a maximum of 8 hours of volunteer time.
   

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NextGen5 Housing and Transportation
Lodging will be tight in Austin during CNU XVI due to the fact a that a big track and field event is happening in Austin during that time. Because of this NextGen is opting to use the official CNU hotels. We will be organizing a way for nextgeners to coordinate to share hotel rooms.

Link to hostel international in Austin
http://www.hiaustin.org/about.shtml

Need shared housing for NextGen 5? Sign on and register with the NextGen Forum and post in the "NextGen5 Housing" topic. Please include the following:

- Your first name
- How many / Which nights you need housing
- Specific preferences
- If you already have housing, how many roommates you're loking for

Forum users can the private message eachother to exchange email addresses and phone numbers. Please post all successful matchups in the same topic so that others will be aware of filled spots. Contact NextGen with any questions.

Bikes
Austin is a very bikeable city. Rachel May from the host committee has found some bike rental options for us. We are seeking group rates for those who will want to rent a bike during the entire length of the conference.

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Spearheading
We are currently looking for volunteers to help in the following areas:
 • Creating a pub crawl map.
 • Helping display student work and SNU material at NextGen5
 • Contacting the ULI
 • Panelists to review the presentation submissions when we receive them.
 • Facilitators and note-takers for the post presentation discussions at NextGen5.