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Land development experts to discuss wide-ranging topics at conference

What does the future hold for the built, natural, virtual environment, Texas A&M, and the world?

It’s a big topic, and nine established or emerging leaders in the land development industry, all of whom are former students, will share their thoughts 9 a.m. – noon Friday, Feb. 7, 2020, at The Year of Perfect Vision — the 5th Annual Aggie Leadership in Community Development Conference.

The public event, hosted by Texas A&M’s CRS Center, will take place at the Annenberg Presidential Conference Center on the Texas A&M campus.

For more information, contact rnira@arch.tamu.edu or doswald@tamu.edu.

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