1. Introductions: objectives and goals of the conference Introductions: objectives and goals of the conference--9 am to 9:15am

	Description of the purpose of this conference
	Introduce the different social housing models available to low-income earners
	Benefits of non-profit housing and co-operative housing
	Why convert from public housing

2. Converting Public Housing to Co-operative Housing: The Atkinson Housing

Co-operative experiment and experience-- 9:15 am to 12 pm (break at 10:30am)

Introduce the Atkinson housing community as an alternative housing model

History of the conversion: What started the initiative?

Experiences from each stakeholder of the conversion process and of tenant management:

1. Atkinson Housing Co-operative—The resident experiences in community

development and negotiations

2. Co-operative Housing Federation of Toronto—The community development process

and negotiations

3. Toronto Community Housing Corporation —The housing corporation’s experience of

the conversion process

	Broader issues: legal, policy, community development, length of time
	The final model: What does it look like and what are the implications?
	Summary: what lessons were learned?
	Q and A (30 minutes)

3. History of Housing Policy and Impact of the Atkinson Conversion-- 1 pm to 2:15 pm

	Broader policy session
	A discussion about how self-management fits it from a housing policy perspective?
	Tenant self-management issues
	Building community
	Community health
	Examples of other conversions
	Questions and answers

4. Next Steps-- 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm

How to go about converting public housing

What are the steps?

· Does it always have to take a long time?

· Are there other paths to self-management?

What is the role of secondary stakeholders?

· Funders, government, housing advocates

	Potential across Canada
	What factors need to be taken into account

Recent initiatives by both the co-op sector and from the Toronto Community Housing Corporation

Audience has opportunity to share experiences and further Q and A

Housing Conference: Program Details

Increasing Tenant Self-management: Converting Public Housing to Co-operative Housing