Get InvolvedULI Washington, a district Council of the Urban Land Institute, is ULI at the local level. As a ULI member, you have many opportunities to get involved in leadership development, community service, and enhancement of land use policy and practice, as well as support activities for the functioning of the Washington District Council such as membership or sponsorship.
ULI Washington has a variety of committees, composed of volunteer ULI members that form the backbone of the ULI Washington organization. Committees generally consist of members who have attended events, work for companies that are corporate and or/event sponsors, and take an active interest in specific aspects of ULI Washington and the operation of the district council.
Committees are formed at the beginning of each fiscal year (July 1) for the following program year. It is the goal of ULI Washington to have diverse membership on the committees with representatives of all industry sectors, and with seasoned real estate professionals as well as Young Leaders from the public and private sector.
Committee self-nomination forms are sent to all members in June and the majority of committee assignments are made at that time. Interest in committee membership is high and not all ULI members are assigned to a committee. Each committee appointment will be for a one-year term, renewable for up to two additional years. If you are not assigned to a committee in a particular year, attendance at events throughout the year is a strategic way to learn more about ULI and introduce yourself to the organization and its members.
If you are interested in serving on a committee at a time during the year besides the beginning of the fiscal year, please contact Lisa Rother, Executive Director and she will work with you to ascertain whether there is a position available on the Committee on which you are interested in serving.
The following is a list of FY2011 committees.
Core Committees
Communications Committee: Strategizes, recommends, and implements communication deliverable such as media coverage, advertising, and marketing. Provides reporting coverage of ULI events and develops content for the ULI Washington newsletter and enews. Photographs events and uses social media to build the ULI Washington community. (Meets every other month in October, December, February, April, June, and August)
Program Committee: Develops ideas for major programs, case studies, brown bags and informal programs for the district council, identifies and solicits speakers, and works with staff to provide technical support onsite at events. Coordinates with the YLG program committee. (Meets every other month, beginning in August)
Trends Conference Committee: Plans major Spring Real Estate Trends Conference. Develops program of panels and speakers, and solicits sponsorships for the Trends Conference. (Meets each month from September to March)
Sponsorship Committee: Designs and oversees the annual corporate sponsorship campaign to support programming and outreach activities of ULI Washington in furtherance of the ULI mission of providing leadership in the responsible use of land. Helps market district council to members and potential sponsors to demonstrate the value of investing in ULI Washington. Contacts individual potential sponsors to establish relationships. (Meets each month from October to April)
Sustainable Growth Task Force: Responsible for the district council activities related to sustainable growth and development, regional governance, and a variety of transportation and land use policies and practices. Provides follow-up to the Reality Check exercise held in the region in 2005. Coordinates activities with the Washington Smart Growth Alliance (WSGA) to encourage collaboration between government, business, civic and environmental groups to preserve the region’s economic vitality and quality of life. (Meeting schedule to be determined)
Workforce Housing Committee: Identifies issues and opportunities associated with providing workforce housing in the region as well as examples of best practices and effective policies in both the public and private sector. (Meeting schedule to be determined)
Infrastructure Committee: Promotes the provision of adequate infrastructure and the maintenance of aging infrastructure to accommodate and serve future growth in the Washington region including, transit, roads, and water and sewer services. Works to insure that infrastructure is aligned to develop the region in a sustainable manner. (Meeting schedule to be determined).
Outreach Committees
Academic Programs Committee: This Committee is made up of leaders in the various real estate and planning programs in the Washington D.C. regions, along with representatives from the general ULI membership and the YLG committee chair. The goal of the Academic Programs Committee is to enhance understanding between the academic and development communities and to collaborate to meet common goals. (Meets twice per year and as needed)
Membership Committee: Works to engage members and to create ways to reach a diverse population for recruitment. Also focuses on the attraction, retention and engagement of new and existing members plus transition across membership categories. (Meets quarterly)
Public Sector Outreach Committee: Links local governments with ULI resources, including Advisory Services Panels and TAPs, and coordinates ULI Washington activities with the ULI Rose Center for Public Officials. Also encourages membership and participation of public officials in ULI programs and activities. (Meets every other month beginning in September)
Technical Assistance Panel Committee: Identified potential Technical Assistance Panels (TAPS), which are day and a-half localized versions of the highly-regarded ULI Advisory Services Panels that bring together real estate professionals to provide guidance on specific development or planning problems. Once a TAP is contracted, the Committee makes recommendations for members to serve on the TAP. (Meets quarterly and members serve on TAP panels when possible)
UrbanPlan Committee: Implements ULI’s UrbanPlan program in Washington region high schools and universities. UrbanPlan is a three week classroom-based curriculum in which students learn the roles, issues, trade-offs, and economics involved in urban development. Committee members undergo extensive training to implement the program, and serve as champions at specific schools as well as classroom facilitators and judges. (Meets quarterly)