Annual Upstate New York Affordable Housing Conference September 12 2024
The Biggest Upstate New York Event of the Year!
September 12, 2024
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Buffalo Convention Center
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM (ET)
REVISED Information for Sponsors and Exhibitors 2024
SPONSOR INFORMATION FOR CONFIRMED SPONSORS – BUFFALO NY – SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
Thank you for joining us as a sponsor at the Annual Upstate New York State Affordable Housing Conference, the premier housing event of the year, on September 12, 2024, at The Buffalo Convention Center. Your support allows us to keep our annual fees lower than otherwise possible, and to host inter-agency meetings, trainings, and educational programs. Your contribution also helps to support our policy and sustainability initiatives.
Important Information for All Sponsors:
Book a hotel room today in the Buffalo area (the hotel block at The Hyatt is sold out).
You should have received an EventLeaf link to update your firm’s profile and a discount code to register your participants. Please email me if you have not.
All sponsor attendees must be registered by your firm using the online registration process no later than August 28 by selecting MEMBER from the registration type drop down/ After entering your name, company and email you will either enter another name, or use your discount code in the payment window of the registration process.
Exhibitors must register through this process as well.
Sponsors that wish to send additional participants can register attendees online at the MEMBERS OR NON-MEMBER rate, depending on membership status. Members must be in good standing to register using the member discount (renewed prior to registration).
Registration includes breakfast, lunch, workshop sessions and attendance at the pre-conference reception the night before.
All sponsors will create and manage their own website/app profiles. If you need assistance, please reach out to elizabeth@nysafah.org.
Download the EventLeaf Guide App from your Appstore today. Search for Annual Upstate New York Affordable Housing Conference and voila! you can view your profile and access the event schedule.
Exhibitor Information:
All exhibitors will sign in and are located on the 1st floor at 8am of the Convention Center.
All sponsor and exhibitor attendees will return to the registration table to sign in at 8am when registration opens.
Exhibit booths are grouped together by sponsorship level.
Each space is a tabletop space with 6-foot table and is 4-feet deep.
All spaces come with a single electrical outlet, draped table, two chairs and waste basket.
No materials / banners may be hung on the walls.
Venue and NYSAFAH staff cannot assist with exhibit setup or teardown.
Pre-shipped materials will be delivered to your exhibit space by 7am on 9/12/24 (see revised shipping instructions at the end of this email).
No items can be scheduled for delivery the day of the event.
Items can be received up to three days prior to the event and shipped out one day after (9/13/24).
Exhibits MUST be completely setup by 7:30am (Exhibits that are not set up by 9:00am will be pulled from the floor).
Exhibits should be broken down by 4pm.
Exhibitors should bring pre-printed return shipping labels and arrange for the return of their items. Your return label will reflect the information attached and you will instruct the carrier to pick up your items at that same location as well.
Again - Exhibits must be completely broken down by 4pm and materials that are left behind will be discarded.
All boxes for return shipment must left on your exhibit table, taped and labeled appropriately.
REVISED SHIPPING INFORMATION FOR EXHIBITORS: NYSAFAH ANNUAL UPSTATE NY AFFORDABLE HOUSING CONFERENCE Buffalo Convention Center SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
EXHIBIT SPACE DETAILS - Please use the forms sent to your email address to ship all your packages | freight or other show materials to the Advance Warehouse for the NYSAFAH at the Buffalo Convention Center.
You MUST send all packages | freight to the Advance Warehouse as noted herein. Shipments to show site sent prior toSeptember 9, 2024, WLIL BE REFUSED. Please contact us HALE (email below) with any questions.
SHIPMENTS TO THE ADVANCE WAREHOUSE DEADLINE DATE: September 9 - 11, 2024.
MOVE-IN DATES AND TIMES Thursday, September 12, 2024 | 6:00 AM - 7:00AM
MOVE-OUT DATES AND TIMES Thursday, September 12, 2024 | 4:00 PM TO 6:00 PM VERY IMPORTANT!!
ALL FREIGHT MUST BE SCHEDULED TO BE PICKED UP BY 4PM FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2024. Please note: Outbound shipments must be scheduled by the exhibitor. Failure to schedule an outbound shipment by 6 PM Friday, September 13th will result in the shipment being forced onto the Official Show Carrier and will be forwarded to the addressed recipient. Any charges resulting from a forced shipment will be the responsibility of the exhibitor.
HALE SERVICE DESK
Hale Expo Services, LC. will have a service desk staffed with a customer service representative to handle any last-minute equipment needs or questions you may have. The desk wil be operating during set-up, show hours and dismantling of the show and will be located on the exhibit floor of the facility.
Please note: Orders can be accepted by mail, fax (716-896-8908) or may be scanned and emailed to csr@haleexpo.com.
Bus tour, sponsored by People Inc., of key Buffalo area projects with final stop = LUNCH (hosted by NYS HCR). Separate RSVP required to khorrigan@people-inc.org
The reception is for registered conference attendees ONLY and all attendees are automatically registered to attend. The Curtiss Hotel is located at 210 Franklin Street, Buffalo, NY.
Welcome: Jolie A. Milstein, President & CEO, NYSAFAH
Opening Remarks: Mayor Byron Brown, City of Buffalo
Plenary Panel: The Role of Cities, Counties and Towns in Housing New York's Economically Diverse Population.
This one-hour session will discuss how to best assist owners and landlords against frivolous legal claims, more streamlined eviction processes, and also how to help tenants AVOID eviction in the first place. See more...
Welcome:
Bret Garwood, NYSAFAH Board Chair
Remarks:
Commissioner Ruthanne Visnaukas, NYS HCR
Senator Brian Kavanagh, NYS Senate
Keynote: The City of Good Neighborhoods
Senator Sean Ryan, NYS Senate
Wade Beltramo is General Counsel for the New York State Conference of Mayors and Municipal Officials (NYCOM), a voluntary membership association which represents villages and cities in the State of New York.
Portfolio Management Specialist Northeast Network-Region II & III RAD SME FO Repositioning SME | PBV SME | Development Liaison Buffalo/Pittsburgh Office of Public Housing
Bob is the Chief Executive Officer of the Geneva Housing Authority and its Affiliate Corporations. He has nearly 30 years of experienced working with all aspects of Housing Authority operations.
Steve Hugo, a Principal of HOLT Architects, has nearly 30 years of bringing a collaborative, creative, and visual design process to all of his projects.
Kate has spent her entire career as a housing advocate. She has been with Senator Ryan's office as his Senior Policy & Research Advisor for the last year, focusing on his City of Good Neighborhoods plan and other policy issues impacting Western New York.
Anne McCaffrey is President and CEO of People Inc. and previously held leadership positions in behavioral health and hospital administration and was previously the Mayor of the City of Lockport.
Yvonne McCray has over 25 years of results-oriented experience in Community Services, Housing and Community Development, Program Implementation and grant management and is the Director of Housing for the City of Buffalo Urban Renewal Agency (BURA).
Chris Murray is Managing Director of Acquisitions for Red Stone Equity Partners, LLC, where he is responsible for the origination, acquisition, financial underwriting, partnership structuring, and syndication of affordable housing investments.
Assistant Dean for Real Estate & Clinical Assistant Professor
UB School of Architecture & Planning
Matthew Roland, AICP is Assistant Dean for Real Estate and Clinical Assistant Professor at the University at Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning. At UB, he also oversees the Advanced Graduate Certificate in Affordable Housing.
Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal represents the 67th Assembly District, which includes the Upper West Side and parts of Hell’s Kitchen. She is a lifelong resident of the Upper West Side and serves as Chair of the Assembly Housing Committee.
Ben Upshaw is Managing Partner/Co-Owner of CB-Emmanuel Realty, LLC. The organization has developed over 4,400 apartments including Niagara Falls, Cheektowaga, Buffalo, Sodus, Williamson, Rochester, Bronx, Harlem, Queens, Staten Island, and Brooklyn.
Jim Walsh has lobbied for the NYS Association For Affordable Housing before New York State government since 2011 and is proud to have assisted in advancing critical housing policies including the 5-Year Housing Plan.
Peter Wysocki joined Conifer as Vice President of Asset Management. In his role, he oversees portfolio performance, impacts to NOI, Risk Management, Capex Strategy and Revenue Strategy.
Wade Beltramo is General Counsel for the New York State Conference of Mayors and Municipal Officials (NYCOM), a voluntary membership association which represents villages and cities in the State of New York.
Portfolio Management Specialist Northeast Network-Region II & III RAD SME FO Repositioning SME | PBV SME | Development Liaison Buffalo/Pittsburgh Office of Public Housing
Bob is the Chief Executive Officer of the Geneva Housing Authority and its Affiliate Corporations. He has nearly 30 years of experienced working with all aspects of Housing Authority operations.
Steve Hugo, a Principal of HOLT Architects, has nearly 30 years of bringing a collaborative, creative, and visual design process to all of his projects.
Kate has spent her entire career as a housing advocate. She has been with Senator Ryan's office as his Senior Policy & Research Advisor for the last year, focusing on his City of Good Neighborhoods plan and other policy issues impacting Western New York.
Anne McCaffrey is President and CEO of People Inc. and previously held leadership positions in behavioral health and hospital administration and was previously the Mayor of the City of Lockport.
Yvonne McCray has over 25 years of results-oriented experience in Community Services, Housing and Community Development, Program Implementation and grant management and is the Director of Housing for the City of Buffalo Urban Renewal Agency (BURA).
Chris Murray is Managing Director of Acquisitions for Red Stone Equity Partners, LLC, where he is responsible for the origination, acquisition, financial underwriting, partnership structuring, and syndication of affordable housing investments.
Assistant Dean for Real Estate & Clinical Assistant Professor
UB School of Architecture & Planning
Matthew Roland, AICP is Assistant Dean for Real Estate and Clinical Assistant Professor at the University at Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning. At UB, he also oversees the Advanced Graduate Certificate in Affordable Housing.
Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal represents the 67th Assembly District, which includes the Upper West Side and parts of Hell’s Kitchen. She is a lifelong resident of the Upper West Side and serves as Chair of the Assembly Housing Committee.
Ben Upshaw is Managing Partner/Co-Owner of CB-Emmanuel Realty, LLC. The organization has developed over 4,400 apartments including Niagara Falls, Cheektowaga, Buffalo, Sodus, Williamson, Rochester, Bronx, Harlem, Queens, Staten Island, and Brooklyn.
Jim Walsh has lobbied for the NYS Association For Affordable Housing before New York State government since 2011 and is proud to have assisted in advancing critical housing policies including the 5-Year Housing Plan.
Peter Wysocki joined Conifer as Vice President of Asset Management. In his role, he oversees portfolio performance, impacts to NOI, Risk Management, Capex Strategy and Revenue Strategy.
Wade Beltramo is General Counsel for the New York State Conference of Mayors and Municipal Officials (NYCOM), a voluntary membership association which represents villages and cities in the State of New York.
Bob is the Chief Executive Officer of the Geneva Housing Authority and its Affiliate Corporations. He has nearly 30 years of experienced working with all aspects of Housing Authority operations.
Steve Hugo, a Principal of HOLT Architects, has nearly 30 years of bringing a collaborative, creative, and visual design process to all of his projects.
Kate has spent her entire career as a housing advocate. She has been with Senator Ryan's office as his Senior Policy & Research Advisor for the last year, focusing on his City of Good Neighborhoods plan and other policy issues impacting Western New York.
Anne McCaffrey is President and CEO of People Inc. and previously held leadership positions in behavioral health and hospital administration and was previously the Mayor of the City of Lockport.
Yvonne McCray has over 25 years of results-oriented experience in Community Services, Housing and Community Development, Program Implementation and grant management and is the Director of Housing for the City of Buffalo Urban Renewal Agency (BURA).
Chris Murray is Managing Director of Acquisitions for Red Stone Equity Partners, LLC, where he is responsible for the origination, acquisition, financial underwriting, partnership structuring, and syndication of affordable housing investments.
Matthew Roland, AICP is Assistant Dean for Real Estate and Clinical Assistant Professor at the University at Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning. At UB, he also oversees the Advanced Graduate Certificate in Affordable Housing.
Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal represents the 67th Assembly District, which includes the Upper West Side and parts of Hell’s Kitchen. She is a lifelong resident of the Upper West Side and serves as Chair of the Assembly Housing Committee.
Ben Upshaw is Managing Partner/Co-Owner of CB-Emmanuel Realty, LLC. The organization has developed over 4,400 apartments including Niagara Falls, Cheektowaga, Buffalo, Sodus, Williamson, Rochester, Bronx, Harlem, Queens, Staten Island, and Brooklyn.
Jim Walsh has lobbied for the NYS Association For Affordable Housing before New York State government since 2011 and is proud to have assisted in advancing critical housing policies including the 5-Year Housing Plan.
Peter Wysocki joined Conifer as Vice President of Asset Management. In his role, he oversees portfolio performance, impacts to NOI, Risk Management, Capex Strategy and Revenue Strategy.
Our full-service architecture and engineering team is dedicated to holistic building design, providing perspective that extends beyond a single challenge.
For over four decades we have consistently produced positive results – projects completed on time and within budget. We put forth a focus on our client’s needs, taking on a proactive approach in every project, from preconstruction to the ribbon cutting.
KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment (CDLI) provides more than capital solutions. It’s a much-needed investment for affordable housing and community development projects in urban and rural communities across all 50 states.
LaBella provides our affordable housing partners a two-fold advantage: a full-service A/E firm offering all the services needed to literally get these projects off the ground, and we are highly-driven professionals dedicated to improving our communities.
Lawley is an independent, regional firm of insurance professionals specializing in property and casualty, employee benefits, risk management and personal insurance consulting.
Our experienced teams at M&T Realty Capital Corporation and M&T Bank work closely together to provide full-service solutions for your business. We create personalized commercial mortgage and commercial real estate solutions to meet your needs.
NEF is a leading non-profit, multi-family, affordable, real estate investment manager with a mission to create and deliver innovative, collaborative financial solutions to expand the creation and preservation of affordable housing.
Our full-service architecture and engineering team is dedicated to holistic building design, providing perspective that extends beyond a single challenge.
For over four decades we have consistently produced positive results – projects completed on time and within budget. We put forth a focus on our client’s needs, taking on a proactive approach in every project, from preconstruction to the ribbon cutting.
KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment (CDLI) provides more than capital solutions. It’s a much-needed investment for affordable housing and community development projects in urban and rural communities across all 50 states.
LaBella provides our affordable housing partners a two-fold advantage: a full-service A/E firm offering all the services needed to literally get these projects off the ground, and we are highly-driven professionals dedicated to improving our communities.
Lawley is an independent, regional firm of insurance professionals specializing in property and casualty, employee benefits, risk management and personal insurance consulting.
Our experienced teams at M&T Realty Capital Corporation and M&T Bank work closely together to provide full-service solutions for your business. We create personalized commercial mortgage and commercial real estate solutions to meet your needs.
NEF is a leading non-profit, multi-family, affordable, real estate investment manager with a mission to create and deliver innovative, collaborative financial solutions to expand the creation and preservation of affordable housing.
Our full-service architecture and engineering team is dedicated to holistic building design, providing perspective that extends beyond a single challenge.
For over four decades we have consistently produced positive results – projects completed on time and within budget. We put forth a focus on our client’s needs, taking on a proactive approach in every project, from preconstruction to the ribbon cutting.
KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment (CDLI) provides more than capital solutions. It’s a much-needed investment for affordable housing and community development projects in urban and rural communities across all 50 states.
LaBella provides our affordable housing partners a two-fold advantage: a full-service A/E firm offering all the services needed to literally get these projects off the ground, and we are highly-driven professionals dedicated to improving our communities.
Lawley is an independent, regional firm of insurance professionals specializing in property and casualty, employee benefits, risk management and personal insurance consulting.
Our experienced teams at M&T Realty Capital Corporation and M&T Bank work closely together to provide full-service solutions for your business. We create personalized commercial mortgage and commercial real estate solutions to meet your needs.
NEF is a leading non-profit, multi-family, affordable, real estate investment manager with a mission to create and deliver innovative, collaborative financial solutions to expand the creation and preservation of affordable housing.
