- Sunday 03/04/12
- Monday 03/05/12
- Tuesday 03/06/12
- Wednesday 03/07/12
| 11:30 am – 5:00 pm (time approximate) |
Free Optional Sponsored Trolley Tour of Center City Philadelphia Retail Enjoy a leisurely afternoon as you view the sights and sounds of a great American city. Local experts on the tour will tell you how Philadelphia has revamped its retail program and what are the city's plans for the future. Pre-registration is required. Go to the final program and check off the box on the Registration page or RSVP to mgross@icsc.org. |
| 8:15 – 8:45 am | Welcome Presentation at Breakfast
Guest Speaker: |
| 12:45 – 1:15 pm | Luncheon Presentation Outlook for the Retail Real Estate
Guest Speaker: |
| 5:15 – 6:00 pm | Charles Grossman Lecture Series Attend the third year of a lecture series honoring ICSC's Past Chairman, Charles Grossman, former Managing Director of ING Clarion. Guest Speaker: Stephen Furnary, Chairman and CEO, Clarion Partners |
| 6:00 – 6:45 pm | Wine and Cheese Reception |
| 7:30 – 8:30 am | CERTIFICATION BREAKFAST MIXER & INFO SESSION Thinking about getting ICSC Certified? Want to be part of an elite group of industry professionals and receive global recognition from your peers, boards and associates? Hear from industry leaders about what certification has meant to them, personally and professionally. To RSVP online go to www.icsc.org/2012MIX1 |
| 7:45 – 8:30 am | BREAKFAST ROUNDTABLES Discuss in a small-group setting key issues affecting the industry. |
| 8:30 – 8:50 am | INDUSTRY UPDATE Speaker: |
| 12:45 – 1:40 pm | Deans Discussion The eight deans of the University of Shopping Centers will participate in a panel discussion, giving their views of current issues in retail real estate as it affects each discipline. |
| 5:00 pm |
Free Optional Educational Study Tour of Cherry Hill Mall
(hosted by Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust) Buses Leave the University of Pennsylvania Cherry Hill Mall was the first indoor, climate-controlled shopping center east of the
Mississippi River in the U.S., and opened in 1961. Undergoing a major expansion in
2009, many new stores have arrived, such as: Apple, J.Crew, Garage, Gymboree,
Backstage, Steve Madden, Urban Outfitters, BCBG, MAX AZRIA, Brighton Collectibles, Tilly's, and AX Armani Exchange. Hear from the team at Cherry Hill how they successfully underwent a major renovation and redevelopment of the property. |
| 8:00 pm | RETURN BUS FROM CHERRY HILL MALL TO SHERATON UNIVERSITY CITY HOTEL, PHILADELPHIA |
| 8:00 – 8:45 am | SIGs (Special Industry Groups Breakfast and Town Hall Meeting) Special Industry Groups were created by ICSC to give members with similar interests and like disciplines the opportunity to exchange insight and ideas, and to keep informed about current developments in their industry.
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| 12:45 – 1:15 pm | Luncheon Presentation Are We Making Any Progress Yet?: A View of the State of Commercial Real Estate
and the Economy in 2012
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The organizer reserves the right to cancel or amend the timings and sequence of events.
ICSC is planning an Educational Study Tour of New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania Shopping Centers, March 6 - 9 in conjunction with attendance at the 2012 University of Shopping Centers. For further information, please e-mail Madison Gross, ICSC Senior Manager, Education, at mgross@icsc.org.
ADDITIONAL MATERIALS
2012 University Brochure (pdf) |