Football Great Manning to Kick Off 50+ Housing Symposium

	Archie Manning

Legendary NFL New Orleans Saints quarterback Archie Manning, the father of Super Bowl-winning quarterbacks Peyton and Eli Manning, will talk about teamwork and key business principles during his keynote address at the 2008 Building for Boomers & Beyond: 50+ Housing Symposium at the Sheraton New Orleans Hotel in New Orleans from May 19-21.

Manning was named one of 10 outstanding New Orleanians by Family Service of Greater New Orleans and currently provides public relations and consulting for several companies and is involved in numerous New Orleans charitable and civic causes.

The symposium features more than 35 sessions on redefining lifestyle communities, design, development and operations, sales and marketing, technology and more.

Among the featured sessions are:

• Boomerizing Active Adult Living: A New Face on Place
• Downturn or U-Turn? Solutions for a Challenging Market
• 3-Ds of the New Boomer Community — Diversity, Density, Design
• Make Greenbacks by Going Green
• “Hey, I’m Not Old!” Subtle Age-in-Place Design for Senior Boomers
• The High-Tech Advantage in Active Adult Living

The symposium will also include:

• All three Certified Active Adult Specialist in Housing (CAASH) designation courses
• The community service project, Rebuilding Together New Orleans. Volunteers are encouraged to participate for one or two days prior to the symposium.
• Two tours ― The symposium features an active adult/lifestyle bus tour of Louisiana’s active adult communities as well as a New Orleans Recovery Tour, a closer look at how residents are rebuilding the city after Hurricane Katrina.
• Best of 50+ Housing Awards Gala
• An exhibit area showcasing products and services related to 50+ housing.

Register online and take advantage of the special 50+ Housing Council member rate.  Make your hotel reservations by April 15 and receive a special symposium discount.

For more information, see the symposium brochure on the NAHB Web site, or e-mail The NAHB University of Housing’s Office of the Registrar at registrar@nahb.com, or call 800-368-5242 x8338.

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