Seminar Schedule

The Edward J. Blakely Center for Sustainable Suburban Development is pleased to announce the Randall Lewis Seminar Series, a monthly program of lectures and community discussions on the emerging issues of Inland Southern California.

The series, held on the Third Thursdays from January through June and September through November, will cover such topics as transportation, land use, infrastructure financing, culture in the suburbs, demographic changes and her implications, community building, air quality, water and a broad range of other possible issues. You can see individual topics and link to summaries in the left column. Topic suggestions can be made to Rick Burnham, the Center’s Assistant Director, at rick.burnham@ucr.edu.

The Seminar Series has been made possible through the generous sponsorship of Randall Lewis, Executive Vice President of the Lewis Group of Companies.

After the experts talk, the floor is opened to questions and comments from members of the audience. A reception with wine, refreshments and an opportunity to mingle with the speakers follows. The programs run from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Seminars will be hosted in venues around Inland Southern California. A lively audience of elected officials, business people, city and county staff, environmentalists, members of community groups and those who simply want to explore topics which will affect the future of their communities have been attending. The seminars are free of charge.

If you would like more information or plan to attend, please RSVP to shayna.conaway@ucr.edu or (951) 827-7830 to ensure adequate space and refreshments.

Please invite any friends or colleagues you think might be interested.

The increasing interest in the suburbs and their development has led to an active calendar of conferences, public meetings and seminars. If you are aware of any events that should be listed here, please contact infocssd@ucr.edu

Randall Lewis is well known for his innovative approaches to planning, designing, and marketing residential communities as Executive Vice President of the Upland-based Lewis Group of Companies. Randall has been Secretary of the Los Angeles County Citizens Planning Council, Director of the HomeBuilder's Council, National Director of the National Association of HomeBuilders, and President of the Inland Empire Arts Foundation. He was inducted into the California Building Industry Association Hall of Fame and was the recipient of the Sales and Marketing Council's MAME Awards Marketing Person of the Year. He is a long time ULI member as well as a Governor of the ULI Foundation. Randall serves on several executive boards including the USC School of Policy, Planning and Development and the UCLA School of Public Policy and Social Research. Randall received his B.A. from Claremont McKenna College.