May 19-20, 2005
Lansing Center, Lansing, Michigan

The 2005 Summit focused on:

• Land banking, Land Division Act reform, farmland and open space preservation, urban revitalization, and curbing infrastructure costs.
• Statewide initiatives implementing Michigan Land Use Leadership Council recommendations.
• Innovative land use policies and actions taken by local communities and stakeholder groups.
• Valuable planning tools and techniques for planners and decision makers.

The Michigan Land Use Summit also included:

• Keynote Address by Governor Jennifer Granholm (invited).
• Government Forum Implementation and future directions of statewide land use policies in Michigan.
• Community Forum Successful smart growth projects in communities across Michigan.
• Journalists Forum Learn about the media's perspective (or "hook") on reporting land use stories.
• Legislators Forum Legislators discuss land use related bills and future legislative actions.
• Stakeholder Forum Strategic perspectives of non-governmental organizations, industry and governmental associations on land use issues.
• Interactive Hot Topics Lunch featuring "hot" land use/policy topics (e.g., Cool Cities, jobs and the economy, regional cooperation, urban issues, healthy communities, natural resource conservation/open space preservation) addressed by invited panelists.
• Monday evening reception and Honors Banquet with invited speaker Paul Hillegonds, president, Detroit Renaissance.
• University Forum Presentations on policy relevant research.
• Presentation of the Governor's Award for Excellence in Land Use Leadership.
• Two-Day Land Use Poster Forum and Poster Awards Ceremony.
• Presentations by university researchers and outreach specialists on land use-related
  priorities.