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Lincoln Institute of land Policy- Ministry of Land and Resources

 Joint Training Program

Land Taxation and Land Use

September 26 – 28, 2005

Huang Shan, Anhui Province, PRC

Opening Ceremony:

8:00-8:15         Welcome Address and Opening Remarks

Leaders of the Ministry of Land and Resources

8:15-8:30         Opening Remarks from the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

Dr. Chengri Ding, University of Maryland and Special Assistant to the President, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

8:30-9:00         Group Photo

9:00-9:15         Course Outline

Dr. Chengri Ding, University of Maryland and Special Assistant to the President, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

Part I.  Emerging Land Markets:  The Context 

9:15-10:30       Economics of Land Value

Dr. Chengri Ding, University of Maryland and Special Assistant to the President, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

10:30-10:45     Break                  

10:45-12:15    Principles of Land Taxation

                       Dr. John L. Mikesell, Indiana University

12:15-2:30      Lunch 

2:30-4:00        Land and Property Taxation in Transition and Developing Countries

                       Dr. John L. Mikesell, Indiana University

4:00-4:15       Break

4:15-5:45       Land and Property Taxation in Transition and Developing Countries (Continued)

                      Dr. John L. Mikesell, Indiana University

 5:45              End of Day 1

8:30-10:00      Framework for Real Estate Appraisal for Property Taxation in the U.S. and Canada

                       Dr. Yu-Hung Hong, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and Massachusetts Institute of Technology

10:00 -10:15   Break

10:15-11:45    Land Taxation and Land Use

                       Dr. Chengri Ding, University of Maryland and Special Assistant to the President,

                       Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

11:45-2:30      Lunch

2:30-4:00        Public Land Leasing and Real Property Taxation:  International Experiences

                       Dr. Yu-Hung Hong, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and Massachusetts Institute of Technology

4:00-4:15        Break

4:15-5:45        Land Taxation in Lithuania

                       Ms. Albina Aleksiene, Chief of the Market Data Analysis Division,

                       State Enterprise Centre of Registers

5:45               End of Day 2

8:30-10:00       Mass Appraisal in Lithuania

Ms. Albina Aleksiene, Chief of the Market Data Analysis Division,

State Enterprise Centre of Registers

10:00-10:15     Break

10:15-11:45     Property Assessment Administrative System in Lithuania

Ms. Albina Aleksiene, Chief of the Market Data Analysis Division,

State Enterprise Centre of Registers

11:45-2:30       Lunch

2:30-4:00         Introduction of Ad Valorem Tax in Transition Economies

Ms. Albina Aleksiene, Chief of the Market Data Analysis Division,

State Enterprise Centre of Registers

4:00-4:15         Break

4:14-5:45         Course Summary and Open Discussion

Chair: Dr. Chengri Ding, University of Maryland and Special Assistant to the President, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

5:45                 Adjourn

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