<a href="../2011-conference">2011 Conference</a> &gt;&gt; <a href="http://iclrd.org/web/2011-conference/session-1/">Session 1</a>|<a href="http://iclrd.org/web/2011-conference/session-2/">Session 2|</a><a href="http://iclrd.org/web/2011-conference/session-3/">Session 3</a>|<a href="http://iclrd.org/web/2011-conference/session-4/">Session 4</a>|<strong>Technical Workshop</strong>
<p style="text-align: left;">An ICLRD Technical Workshop organised as part of the CroSPlaN Programme which is sponsored by the Special EU Programmes Body under INTERREG IVA Programme.</p>
<strong>Thursday 20th January 2011 (morning)
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<strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Chair:</span></strong> Ms. Grainia Long, Director, Chartered Institute of   Housing Northern Ireland
<strong>9.30 </strong><strong>Welcome</strong>
John Driscoll, Director, ICLRD
<strong> 9.40</strong><strong> </strong><a href="http://dev.iclrd.org/iclrd2/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/CUSSEN_AAA-1.pdf" target="_blank"><strong>Assessment, Analysis, Action: The Republic of Ireland’s Response to Land Banks, Surplus Housing and Unfinished Estates</strong></a>
Niall Cussen, Senior Planning Advisor, Department of Environment, Heritage &amp; Local Government
<em>An overview of the state of the housing market in the Republic of Ireland – and the impact/consequences of this for the economy, government (national and local), and other key stakeholders.</em>
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<strong>10.00 <a href="http://dev.iclrd.org/iclrd2/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/ROWNTREE_Northern_Ireland_Located_Assets-1.pdf" target="_blank">Planning for Northern Ireland Located “Assets”: The Future for Property and Land Bank Investments </a></strong>
Mr. Brian Rowntree, Chairman, Northern Ireland Housing Executive (NIHE)
<em>An overview of the state of the housing market in Northern Ireland – and the impact/consequences of Northern-based ‘assets’ being located within NAMA. What does this mean for the economy, government and other key stakeholders?</em>
<strong>10.20</strong><strong> Lessons from the Resolution Trust Corporation and the Property Crash of the 1990s in the U.S. </strong>
Dr. Nic Retsinas, Senior Lecturer in Real Estate, Harvard Business School and Former Assistant Secretary for Housing – Federal Housing Commissioner at the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development(HUD)
<em>An introduction to the US Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC), a temporary U.S. federal agency</em><em> established in 1989 to oversee the disposal of assets from failed savings and loan institutions. During its existence, over $402billion assets passed through the RTC.  What were the lessons learned from the RTC experience in the US? Are any of these lessons applicable to NAMA and the current housing/development crisis across the island of Ireland?
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<strong>10.50 Questions</strong>
<strong>11.10 Tea and Coffee Break</strong>
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<strong>11.30<em> </em></strong><strong>Open Forum: Where Next for Housing: Public or Private?</strong>
Facilitator: Ms. Grainia Long
<em>Facilitated discussion on the proposed and/or potential future uses of land banks, surplus housing and unfinished estates.  In what direction are the housing markets of the island of Ireland going – public or private? Who will take the lead? Consideration will also be given to the role and implications of these actions for national government, developers, local government and communities.</em>
<strong>12.15</strong><strong> Closing</strong>
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