The 2024 HEREL Conference will be hosted by Florida International University (FIU) on November 7th and 8th with an informal gathering on November 6th as is HEREL tradition.
AGENDA
2024 HEREL ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Florida International University
November 7th and 8th 2024
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Welcome Reception (optional) – The NAU Lounge, Intercontinental at Doral, Miami
Thursday, November 7, 2024
MARC Building 290, Earlene and Albert Dotson Pavilion, Modesto Maidique Campus (MMC)
7:30 a.m. Bus Leaves Hotel to MMC
8:00 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. Breakfast
Arrival and Registration
8:45 a.m. Conference Welcome
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Session 1 – Getting Creative to Make Housing Affordable
Presenters: Kenneth R. Artin, Bryant Miller Olive; and Rebecca Lacher, Associate General Counsel, Drexel University
Analyzing the meaning of affordable housing, discussion of the critical first steps and how to structure and finance these projects, and implications and solutions for students, faculty and the community.
10:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Session 2 – Wind Engineering and the Wall of Wind (WOW)
Presenter: Erik Salna, Meteorologist & Associate Director of Education and Outreach, FIU Extreme Events Institute
Testing and measuring wind loading and wind damage, as well as wind-driven rain intrusion, to improve design practices and create more wind-resilient and sustainable communities through enhancement of building codes and material improvements. This session includes a tour of FIU’s state of the art NHERI WOW Experimental Facility.
10:15 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Presentation
11:00 a.m. Bus Leaves MMC to Engineering Campus
11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. WOW Tour & Group Photograph
12:30 pm Bus Leaves Engineering Campus to MMC
12:45 p.m. Lunch – Buffet Lunch
1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Session 3 – Structuring University Transactions
Presenters: Ryan Pace, Director of Operations and Risk Management, MIT Investment Management Co.
Emily Najem, VP, Economic Development & Corporate Counsel, Purdue Research Foundation;
Tanesha Steward, Assistant Chief Counsel & Director, Office of Affiliated Organizations, Georgia Institute of Technology
Analyzing the drivers and challenges when higher education institutions develop and manage real estate assets directly, through affiliated foundations, or through other affiliated entities.
2:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Session 4 – Following the Money on a Construction Project
Co-Moderators: Gregory R. Faulkner, Robinson & Cole LLP and James E. Goodrich, Saul Ewing
Presenters: RJ Panda, Cumming Group and Doug Ruth, Whiting-Turner
How do we define and track reimbursable costs, fees, buyouts and savings through construction contracts.
4:15 p.m. Bus Leaves MMC Campus To Hotel
5:15 p.m. Bus Leaves Hotel to Dinner
6:00 p.m. Dinner Reception, Casa Juancho, 2436 S.W. 8th Street, Miami, Florida
Friday, November 8, 2024
MARC Building 290, Earlene and Albert Dotson Pavilion, MMC
7:30 a.m. Bus Leaves Hotel to MMC Campus
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Breakfast
9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Session 5 – PILOTS
Presenters: Kristin R. Muenzen, University Counsel, Princeton University;
Jared Pittman, Associate General Counsel, Cornell University
In an era when host municipalities constantly seek greater support from higher education institutions, this session will focus on lessons learned from the frontlines and recent experiences, including ideas to consider if negotiating for a fair and sustainable payment in lieu of a tax agreement with a host municipality.
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Session 6 – Higher Education and Lifelong Learning
Presenters: Danny Price, General Counsel, Berry College;
Maureen Anders, Associate General Counsel, Arizona State University
Discussing the challenges and benefits of developing senior living-learning and retirement communities on and around university and college campuses that focus on lifelong learning, active engagement and intergenerational connection.
11:45 p.m. – 12:45 p.m. Walking Tour of Florida International University’s MMC Campus
12:45 p.m. Box Lunch
Florida International University
November 7th and 8th 2024
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Welcome Reception (optional) – The NAU Lounge, Intercontinental at Doral, Miami
Thursday, November 7, 2024
MARC Building 290, Earlene and Albert Dotson Pavilion, Modesto Maidique Campus (MMC)
7:30 a.m. Bus Leaves Hotel to MMC
8:00 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. Breakfast
Arrival and Registration
8:45 a.m. Conference Welcome
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Session 1 – Getting Creative to Make Housing Affordable
Presenters: Kenneth R. Artin, Bryant Miller Olive; and Rebecca Lacher, Associate General Counsel, Drexel University
Analyzing the meaning of affordable housing, discussion of the critical first steps and how to structure and finance these projects, and implications and solutions for students, faculty and the community.
10:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Session 2 – Wind Engineering and the Wall of Wind (WOW)
Presenter: Erik Salna, Meteorologist & Associate Director of Education and Outreach, FIU Extreme Events Institute
Testing and measuring wind loading and wind damage, as well as wind-driven rain intrusion, to improve design practices and create more wind-resilient and sustainable communities through enhancement of building codes and material improvements. This session includes a tour of FIU’s state of the art NHERI WOW Experimental Facility.
10:15 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Presentation
11:00 a.m. Bus Leaves MMC to Engineering Campus
11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. WOW Tour & Group Photograph
12:30 pm Bus Leaves Engineering Campus to MMC
12:45 p.m. Lunch – Buffet Lunch
1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Session 3 – Structuring University Transactions
Presenters: Ryan Pace, Director of Operations and Risk Management, MIT Investment Management Co.
Emily Najem, VP, Economic Development & Corporate Counsel, Purdue Research Foundation;
Tanesha Steward, Assistant Chief Counsel & Director, Office of Affiliated Organizations, Georgia Institute of Technology
Analyzing the drivers and challenges when higher education institutions develop and manage real estate assets directly, through affiliated foundations, or through other affiliated entities.
2:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Session 4 – Following the Money on a Construction Project
Co-Moderators: Gregory R. Faulkner, Robinson & Cole LLP and James E. Goodrich, Saul Ewing
Presenters: RJ Panda, Cumming Group and Doug Ruth, Whiting-Turner
How do we define and track reimbursable costs, fees, buyouts and savings through construction contracts.
4:15 p.m. Bus Leaves MMC Campus To Hotel
5:15 p.m. Bus Leaves Hotel to Dinner
6:00 p.m. Dinner Reception, Casa Juancho, 2436 S.W. 8th Street, Miami, Florida
Friday, November 8, 2024
MARC Building 290, Earlene and Albert Dotson Pavilion, MMC
7:30 a.m. Bus Leaves Hotel to MMC Campus
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Breakfast
9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Session 5 – PILOTS
Presenters: Kristin R. Muenzen, University Counsel, Princeton University;
Jared Pittman, Associate General Counsel, Cornell University
In an era when host municipalities constantly seek greater support from higher education institutions, this session will focus on lessons learned from the frontlines and recent experiences, including ideas to consider if negotiating for a fair and sustainable payment in lieu of a tax agreement with a host municipality.
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Session 6 – Higher Education and Lifelong Learning
Presenters: Danny Price, General Counsel, Berry College;
Maureen Anders, Associate General Counsel, Arizona State University
Discussing the challenges and benefits of developing senior living-learning and retirement communities on and around university and college campuses that focus on lifelong learning, active engagement and intergenerational connection.
11:45 p.m. – 12:45 p.m. Walking Tour of Florida International University’s MMC Campus
12:45 p.m. Box Lunch
REGISTRATION
There are two ways to Register for the 2024 HEREL Conference in Miami
OPTION ONE
Send a check payable to HEREL for $450.00 to Higher Education Real Estate Lawyers, c/o Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 335 George Street, Liberty Plaza, Suite 2160, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, Attn: Robert Roesener, Office of General Counsel
If your firm or institution will cover the registration fee, you may use this invoice. Be sure to add the date and payor information before you submit to your business office.
Please tell us your name and title as you would like it to appear on the conference attendee list, and include your firm or institution, your email address and a phone number. We will email all registered participants a link to a Box folder containing the 2024 conference materials prior to the conference.
OPTION TWO Sign up through Eventbrite
The conference fee includes attendance at the conference, access to the conference materials, breakfast, lunch and dinner on Thursday, November 7, breakfast and lunch on November 8, and transportation to and from the hotel and campus and the Wall of Wind site.
HEREL has been awarded with 9 CLE credits from the Florida bar. Attendees will need to use the Florida CLE approval to obtain CLE in their home states. Enrolled participants will be notified once the CLE’s are approved in Florida.
Reminder that HEREL conferences are generally capped around 50 participants, so register early to secure your spot!
HEREL ANNUAL CONFERENCE REGISTRATION CANCELLATION & REFUND POLICY
HEREL is a success in large measure because our local hosts are willing to contract in the name of their institution for conference facilities, catering, hotel room blocks and other expenses. In doing so they assume the risk of financial losses that can result from reduced attendance. The HEREL Steering Committee has adopted this cancellation policy to help mitigate those risks and thus ensure that local hosts continue to step forward to make these conferences possible.
Conference cancellations received by September 30, 2024, entitle registrants to a full refund (less $50 processing fee). Cancellation requests will not be accepted after September 30, 2024, but the conference materials will be made available to all registrants. Additionally, HEREL will accept substitutions that a registrant unable to attend identifies. Exceptions to the cancellation deadline will be made for personal emergencies and significant medical issues that prevent attendance. While we appreciate that unexpected client needs may make it difficult or impossible for registrants to attend, we are unable to honor refund requests based on these circumstances after the deadline date. All registrant substitutions and cancellation requests must be in writing and emailed to Wendy Vargas at [email protected].
Please note: Cancelling your conference registration does not affect your hotel reservation. To cancel or transfer your hotel reservation you must work directly with the conference center hotel.
HOTEL ACCOMODATIONS
Hotel accommodations are being offered at a discount rate of $175 per night at the InterContinental at Doral Miami. This hotel is not located directly on campus. HEREL will provide complimentary shuttle service to and from the Florida International University campus. HEREL attendees are responsible for making their own hotel reservations directly from the link above. Please add the check in date of November 6th and check out date of November 8th and you will see the FIU HEREL Conference preferred rate.
TRANSPORTATION & PARKING
For travel from Miami International Airport to the InterContinental Hotel we recommend using a ride share or taxi service as there is no hotel shuttle from and to the airport. Self-parking is available at the hotel for a discounted overnight parking rate of $12.00 for HEREL attendees. All transportation needed during the conference (such as shuttles to campus from the hotel) will be provided by our host, FIU.
Photos from this year's conference in Miami at Florida International University
Conference Sponsors
The HEREL Steering Committee gratefully acknowledges and appreciates the generous sponsors of our 2023 Conference at the University of Minnesota.
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Your sponsorship helps support the HEREL network’s mission to leverage our participant’s experience to help create university communities that are sustainable, prosperous, healthy, and just for all people. The generosity of our sponsors helps us offset programmatic and operational costs incurred in the planning and production of our conference.
Our annual conference is packed with learning opportunities and includes educational sessions, case studies, project tours, and informal networking time designed to help you develop new ideas, share experiences, discover best practices and make connections with others in the field. You’ll bring back great ideas and helpful tidbits to make your institution stronger. We look forward to seeing you in Miami!
Thanks for Your Support!
Your sponsorship helps support the HEREL network’s mission to leverage our participant’s experience to help create university communities that are sustainable, prosperous, healthy, and just for all people. The generosity of our sponsors helps us offset programmatic and operational costs incurred in the planning and production of our conference.
Our annual conference is packed with learning opportunities and includes educational sessions, case studies, project tours, and informal networking time designed to help you develop new ideas, share experiences, discover best practices and make connections with others in the field. You’ll bring back great ideas and helpful tidbits to make your institution stronger. We look forward to seeing you in Miami!
Thanks for Your Support!