SOUTH PORTLAND — On May 17, the Maine Real Estate & Development Association will hold its Spring Conference, presenting national and local planning experts who think about large-scale urban issues.

According to a news release, speakers include Christopher Leinberger, a visiting fellow with the Metropolitan Policy Program at the Brookings Institute and president of LOCUS, a national transit-oriented development advocacy organization; and Lara Hodgson, co-founder of Insomnia, an Atlanta-based firm specializing in investment, development and management of complex and innovative “world-changing” projects.

The conference will be held at the DoubleTree by Hilton (formerly the Wyndham Portland Airport Hotel) in South Portland from 1 to 5 p.m., with a social hour from 5 to 6 p.m.

For more information and to register, visit www.mereda.org.



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