Feb 26 - 28, 2024
Austin, TX
Full Event Schedule
Day
Mon 26, 7:45am - 8:45am - UT Thompson Conference Center - Thompson 1st Floor - 1.110
Registration Opens (coffee and light breakfast provided)
Other
Mon 26, 8:45am - 9:50am - UT Thompson Conference Center - LBJ - LBJ Auditorium
Opening Plenary
By Nolan Gray - California YIMBY, Sara Bronin - National Zoning Atlas, Felicity Maxwell - AURA, Kirk Watson
Other
Mon 26, 9:00am - 5:00pm - UT Thompson Conference Center - Thompson 3rd Floor - 3.110: Vendor Booths
Vendor Room
Other
Mon 26, 10:15am - 11:10am - UT Thompson Conference Center - Thompson 3rd Floor - 3.108
YIMBY in the Pacific Region
By Camille Gix - independent, Joe McReynolds - Keio University (Tokyo, Japan), Andrew Donnellan - Greater Canberra, Oscar Sims - The Coalition for More Homes
Abundance Policy
Mon 26, 10:15am - 11:10am - UT Thompson Conference Center - Thompson 3rd Floor - 3.102
The Many Barriers to Equitable Transit Oriented Development
By Christof Spieler - Huitt-Zollars, Linda Klein - Cox Castle, Abby Thorne-Lyman - BART, Liya Rechtman - U.S. DOT Office of the Secretary of Transportation
Abundance Policy
Mon 26, 10:15am - 11:10am - UT Thompson Conference Center - Thompson 3rd Floor - 3.122
Developing an Equity/Anti-Racism Lens in YIMBY Work
By Elvira Mora - Abundant Housing Massachusetts, Kassie Infante - Abundant Housing MA, Julia Davidovitz - Abundant Housing Massachusetts, Cheryl Daniel - Abundant Housing Massachusetts
Movement Building
Mon 26, 10:15am - 11:10am - UT Thompson Conference Center - LBJ - LBJ Auditorium
The History of YIMBYism
By Jake Wegmann - The University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture, Henry Honorof - Welcoming Neighbors Network, Sonja Trauss - Yes In My Back Yard, Susan Somers - AURA, Brian Hanlon - California YIMBY
Movement Building
Mon 26, 10:15am - 11:10am - UT Thompson Conference Center - Thompson 2nd Floor - 2.110
National Zoning Atlas Keynote
By Sara Bronin - National Zoning Atlas
Abundance Policy
Mon 26, 10:15am - 12:10pm - UT Thompson Conference Center - Thompson 2nd Floor - 2.120
Coalition Training: Building and Expanding the YIMBY Tent
By Adriana Garcia Maximiliano - To the Max Strategies, LLC, Christian Solorio - ART, Tonya Jameson - Leading On Opportunity, Tiffani McCoy - HON, Betty Bogg - Connections for the Homeless
Effective Advocacy
Mon 26, 11:20am - 12:10pm - UT Thompson Conference Center - LBJ - LBJ Auditorium
Bipartisan: The proven path to YIMBY legislative success
By Sarah Thorne - Mercatus Center at George Mason University, Kesha Ram Hinsdale - Vermont Senate, Kendall Cotton - Frontier Institute, Jake Hinman - Mavrik Policy Group, LLC
Movement Building
Mon 26, 11:20am - 12:20pm - UT Thompson Conference Center - Thompson 3rd Floor - 3.108
Homes Not Highways: Postcards from Texan Freeway Fights for housing justice
By Aaron Brown - Portland: Neighbors Welcome, Megan Kimble , Kelsey Huse - rethink35, Bradley Petty - (re)Place 345, Zoe Middleton
Abundance Policy
Mon 26, 11:20am - 12:20pm - UT Thompson Conference Center - Thompson 3rd Floor - 3.122
How YIMBYs can Support Tenants and Build Stronger Coalitions
By Sara Wamsley - City of San Antonio, Julia Davidovitz - Abundant Housing Massachusetts, Siboney Diaz Sanchez - City of San Antonio
Other
Mon 26, 11:20am - 12:20pm - UT Thompson Conference Center - Thompson 2nd Floor - 2.110
One weird trick to build housing, grow your chapter and effect narrative change
By Sonja Trauss - Yes In My Back Yard
Movement Building
Mon 26, 11:20am - 12:20pm - UT Thompson Conference Center - Thompson 3rd Floor - 3.102
Exploring State and Local legislative wins in California
By Scott Epstein - Abundant Housing LA, Aaron Eckhouse - California YIMBY, Joseph May - N/A, Noerena Limon - California Housing Finance Agency, Jordan Panana Carbajal - California YIMBY
Effective Advocacy
Mon 26, 12:30pm - 1:30pm - UT Thompson Conference Center - Thompson 1st Floor - 1.126: Lunch Pickup
Monday Lunch
Other
Mon 26, 12:30pm - 1:30pm - - UT Thompson Conference Center
Monday West Campus Tour
Abundance Policy
Mon 26, 12:30pm - 1:30pm - UT Thompson Conference Center - Thompson 3rd Floor - 3.122
Texas YIMBY Lunch Meetup
Movement Building
Mon 26, 1:00pm - 1:30pm - UT Thompson Conference Center - Thompson 3rd Floor - 3.102
Address and Q&A with Montana Governor Greg Gianforte
By Greg Gianforte
Other
Mon 26, 1:30pm - 2:20pm - UT Thompson Conference Center - LBJ - LBJ Auditorium
Parking Reform is for Everyone
By Graham Downey - AKPIRG, Tony Jordan - Parking Reform Network, Catie Gould - Sightline Institute, Jeannette Lee - Sightline Institute, Zo Qadri - City of Austin
Movement Building
Mon 26, 1:30pm - 2:30pm - UT Thompson Conference Center - Thompson 2nd Floor - 2.110
How different are local land use regulations, really?
By Benjamin Horowitz - Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, Libby Starling - Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Abundance Policy
Mon 26, 1:30pm - 2:30pm - UT Thompson Conference Center - Thompson 3rd Floor - 3.108
How YIMBY Planners Are Leading Reform
By Nolan Gray - California YIMBY, Chris Taylor - LFUCG, Dov Kadin - Sacramento Area Council of Governments, Margaret Wallace Brown - City of Houston Planning & Development Department, Winnie Shen - NYC Department of City Planning
Movement Building
Mon 26, 1:30pm - 2:30pm - UT Thompson Conference Center - Thompson 3rd Floor - 3.102
Montana's 2023 State Zoning Reforms - Breaking Them Down From the Inside
By Nathan Dugan - Shelter WF, Kendall Cotton - Frontier Institute, Danny Tenenbaum - Montana Legislature, Jake Brown - Jake Brown Consulting
Effective Advocacy
Mon 26, 1:30pm - 2:30pm - UT Thompson Conference Center - Thompson 2nd Floor - 2.120
Coalition Training: Engaging YIMBY Students and Mobilizing K-12 Advocates
By Nate Stell - Abundant Housing Massachusetts, Matthew Aini - UC Berkeley, Kassie Infante - Abundant Housing MA, Zennon Ulyate-Crow - UC Student Association, Allyson Chan - YIMBY Action/Student HOMES Coalition, George Ashford - Student HOMES Coalition, Ryan Lenney - Generation Up
Movement Building
Mon 26, 1:30pm - 2:30pm - UT Thompson Conference Center - Thompson 3rd Floor - 3.122
Yes in My Metro Region: The Math of Equitable, Sustainable Regional Growth
By Jay Blazek Crossley - Farm&City, Anna Zetkulic - RMI
Abundance Policy
Mon 26, 2:45pm - 3:45pm - UT Thompson Conference Center - Thompson 2nd Floor - 2.120
YIGBY: Building Power with Religious Organizations
By James Pearlstein - Virginians Organized for Interfaith Community Engagement (VOICE), Samir Lavingia - Open New York, Andrew Fine - Open New York, Nolan Gray - California YIMBY
Effective Advocacy
Mon 26, 2:45pm - 3:45pm - UT Thompson Conference Center - Thompson 3rd Floor - 3.108
Thinking outside the market box
By Dan Reed - Greater Greater Washington, Camille Gix - independent, Alice Woods - Broadleaf Community Consulting, Ryan Nill - Nill Consulting
Movement Building
Mon 26, 2:45pm - 3:45pm - UT Thompson Conference Center - Thompson 2nd Floor - 2.110
Reducing Displacement Risk in Pro-Housing Policies
By Sara Wamsley - City of San Antonio, Siboney Diaz Sanchez - City of San Antonio, Veronica Gonzalez - City of San Antonio, Jacob Floyd - City of San Antonio
Other
Mon 26, 2:45pm - 3:45pm - UT Thompson Conference Center - Thompson 3rd Floor - 3.102
Lessons from missing middle and other legislative wins in Washington State
By Alex Brennan - Futurewise, Kate Brunette - Futurewise, Dan Bertolet - Sightline Institute, Matt Hutchins - CAST architecture, Andrew Grant Houston - Futurewise
Effective Advocacy
Mon 26, 2:45pm - 3:45pm - UT Thompson Conference Center - LBJ - LBJ Auditorium
Keep Houston Weird
By Christof Spieler - Huitt-Zollars, Sasha Marshall Smith - Houston Housing Authority, Jordan Thomas
Abundance Policy
Mon 26, 2:45pm - 3:45pm - UT Thompson Conference Center - Thompson 3rd Floor - 3.122
Urbanistas and YIMBY Women
By Kelsey Huse - rethink35
Movement Building
Mon 26, 4:00pm - 4:50pm - UT Thompson Conference Center - LBJ - LBJ Auditorium
Grow Up, Austin!
By Alina Carnahan - Real Estate Council of Austin, Louisa Brinsmade - City of Austin, Ryan Puzycki - AURA, Daniel Kavelman - Shoal Creek Conservancy
Other
Mon 26, 4:00pm - 5:00pm - UT Thompson Conference Center - Thompson 2nd Floor - 2.110
Housing on the Ballot: Winning Pro-Housing Policies through Ballot Measure Campaigns
By Courtney Cooperman - National Low Income Housing Coalition, Michael Daly - East End YIMBY, Angelina Cornejo - East Bay Housing Organizations, Madeleine Hammerlund - Minnesota Housing Partnership
Effective Advocacy
Mon 26, 4:00pm - 5:00pm - UT Thompson Conference Center - Thompson 2nd Floor - 2.120
Working with Labor Organizations to Build the YIMBY Movement
By Andrew Gothard - YIMBY Action
Movement Building
Mon 26, 4:00pm - 5:00pm - UT Thompson Conference Center - Thompson 3rd Floor - 3.122
Beyond Facebook: Empowering Your Community with Discord, Google Groups, and Google Apps
By Kurt Dresner - Liveable Kirkland, Edgar Handal - AURA
Movement Building
Mon 26, 4:00pm - 5:00pm - UT Thompson Conference Center - Thompson 3rd Floor - 3.108
The Juice/Squeeze Ratio: A peer-to-peer pitch session about the politically achievable
By Salim Furth - Mercatus Center, Michael Andersen - Sightline Institute, Alison McIntosh - Welcoming Neighbors Network
Abundance Policy
Mon 26, 4:00pm - 5:00pm - UT Thompson Conference Center - Thompson 3rd Floor - 3.102
Becoming a YIMBY Leader
By Leslie Pool - City of Austin, Awais Azhar - HousingWorks Austin
Other
Mon 26, 4:30pm - 5:45pm - - UT Thompson Conference Center
Reception hosted by YIMBY Action
Other
Mon 26, 6:00pm - 8:00pm - UT Thompson Conference Center - LBJ - LBJ Auditorium
Evening Plenary
By Julián Castro - United States, José “Chito” Vela
Other
Mon 26, 8:00pm - 10:00pm - - Crown and Anchor Pub
CNL Social
Movement Building
