2003 Sessions

The 2003 Cohousing Conference had our most diverse and enticing selection of weekend workshop sessions to date. With more than 50 offerings, we had something for everyone, including forming communities, established communities, intentional communities, as well as folks with a particular interest in design and construction. From money, meals and marketing to community, sustainability and affordability, the hardest choice was narrowing down which workshops to attend.

Building community intentionally, wherever you are
Harvey Baker, Kate Herrod

Cultural creatives and cohousing
Paul Ray

Facilitation basics
Laird Schaub

Working with cohousing professionals
Matt Worswick, Jim Leach, Don Tucker, JD Lindeberg

Group mortgages and creative and green financing
Teresa Lopez

Facilitation challenges
Tree Bressen

Coexisting with non-cohousing neighbors: Design and people issues and solutions David Ergo, Katie McCamant

Member participation without guilt, burnout or martyrdom
Lu Wright, Diana Christian, Merirose Kelsey

How to design a common house that your community will love (and use)
Laura Fitch, Katie McCamant

Cohousing 101: Nuts and bolts
Zev Paiss

Consensus basics
Tree Bressen

Setting up common meal systems
Joani Blank

Successful project management
Laurel Rhodes, James Hamilton

What eco-villages and cohousing can learn from each other
Diana Leafe Christian

Organic and retrofit cohousing
Spring Friedlander

Community building or community buildings?
Mac Thompson, Matt Worswick, Chuck Durrett

Sustainable design
Mary Kraus, Matt Worswick, Katie McCamant

Forming cohousing around a piece of land: Feasibility, timelines and commitment for beginning communities
James Hamilton

Building cohousing for seniors
Chuck Durrett

How to include affordable housing in cohousing
Jim Leach, Jacky Morales, Kurt Firnhaber, Arthur Okner

Buildings and grounds: What works and why
Lyons Witten

Wiring communities for the Internet
Raines Cohen

Intermediate marketing techniques: Working with the media
Neshama Abraham Paiss

Urban block project: Transforming abandoned houses into a cohousing community
Ann Zabaldo, Dr. Richard Lloyd

The design process: What works and what doesn't
Chuck Durrett

This is delegated to the ones I love
Laird Schaub

Modular housing in cohousing: The next wave?
JD Lindeberg

Useful gossip and other ways of managing internal conflict
Dave Ergo

Seniors living in cohousing: Experiences, successes and challenges
Arthur Okner, Ken Helfant, Nick Meima, Patty Hodgins

Insurance and liability issues
Della Temple, Katie McCamant

What do we mean when we say community? Neighbors, social groups and friends
Ellen Orleans

Enhancing community with online discussion and facilitation tools
Raines Cohen

Grace and the development of a cohousing community
Nick Meima

Running a smooth options and upgrades process
Danny Milman, Don Bunn

Beyond cohousing: Intentional communities
Laird Schaub

Cohousing around the world
Roy O'Shaughnessy, Robin Allison

Dealing with difficult community members
Shari Leach

Time dollars: Creating a local economy in a cohousing community
John Connell and members of Hearthstone Cohousing

Divorce in cohousing
Cathy Nolan

Commercial space in community
Bryan Bowen

Meeting light and livelies
Tree Bressen

Regional chapters – How and why?
Carol Braford

Reaching agreement: Alternatives to consensus
Annie Russell

Survival tips for cohousing professionals living in their communities
Don Bunn, Diane DeSimone, Peter Jessop

Wellness cohousing in Boulder County
Greg Sherwin

Starting a community garden
David Wann