**Meetings are now LIVE on Wednesdays.**
Join us at our monthly general meeting for socializing, networking, and info on current events. This month’s speaker is **Jake Wegmann**, Ph.D, UT School of Architecture, on the topic of **Affordable Housing in Austin**.
Jake Wegmann has taught and conducted research in the Community and Regional Planning program at UT Austin’s School of Architecture since 2014. His research primarily focuses on housing affordability and its intersections with land use regulation and real estate development.
Jake received his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley in City and Regional Planning. He holds a BA in Computer Science from Dartmouth and an MS from the Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research at the University of Colorado, Boulder. He also holds an MCP/MSRED, Department of Urban Studies and Planning and Center for Real Estate, MIT.
Prior to entering academia, Jake worked in for-profit and nonprofit affordable housing development in Denver and San Francisco. He lives with his wife and daughter in Austin, and enjoys bike riding, hiking, and camping.
**Arrive as early as 6pm** at [El Mercado](https://www.elmercadorestaurant.com/) (1302 S 1st St) to purchase food and drink. Club updates and program starts at 7pm.
For those who would like to get involved but can’t make this meeting, check us out online: [https://www.sierraclub.org/texas/austin](https://www.sierraclub.org/texas/austin)
