An annual fundraiser for CPA, the Fall Forum provides luncheon attendees with the opportunity to hear noted authors and speakers address a variety of preservation subjects. Past speakers include William Hudnut: Senior Resident Fellow at Urban Land Institute and author Halfway to Everywhere: A Portrait of America’s First Tier Suburbs; Alexander von Hoffman: Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University and author House by House, Block by Block: The Rebirth of America’s Urban Neighborhoods; Stanley A. Lowe: Vice President for Community Revitalization with the National Trust for Historic Preservation; and Robert Liberty: Metro Councilor of Portland, Oregan.  Click here to see WCET video of Robert Liberty's 2007 presentation.

This year's Fall Forum luncheon will be held on Friday, October 10, 2008 at the Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza's Hall of Mirrors and will feature Mayor Joseph P. Riley Jr. from Charleston, South Carolina. Currently serving an unprecedented ninth term, Mayor Riley is widely considered one of the most visionary and highly effective governmental leaders in America. To learn more about Mayor Riley, click below to view his current biographical data.