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Eighth Annual Asset Management Conference
Held November 4-6, 2007 in Miami, Fla.

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Conference Recap
CHAM welcomed over 222 participants to the eighth annual Asset Management Professionals’ Conference held in Miami from November 4 to November 6. Made possible through the generous support of Citi, NEF and Enterprise, along with the CHAM partnership of Enterprise, LISC and NeighborWorks® America, this is the only national development and networking event for affordable housing asset management professionals and their partner agencies in the community development industry.      

222 Participants from 29 states and the District of Columbia
CDC and nonprofit executive directors, asset and property managers, and finance directors; public housing authority, state housing finance agency and HUD representatives, LISC, Enterprise and Neighborworks® America staff and industry experts, lender and funders.
 
13 Cutting-Edge Workshops and 3 Plenaries on everything from resident services to operating budget boot camp. Download workshop materials.                
                               
56 World-Class Speakers, including:

• Barbara Burnham, LISC  
• Diana Meyer, Enterprise Community Partners
• Francie Ferguson, NeighborWorks® America
• Margaret Van Vliet, Housing Authority of Portland
• Richard Santangelo, Dept of Housing and Urban Development

Seven staff earned their professional designations as Certified Housing Asset Managers, inducted as CHAMpions at the CHAMpion Awards Luncheon.

And a terrific reception hosted by the conference!  

What People Had to Say

• The presenters and moderators were very knowledgeable and were able to explain their topics in a way that even the newest attendee could understand.
• This was my first CHAM conference – very useful information!  I will definitely return!
• It was great to be around so many people that spoke the “asset management” language!  Great conference! 
• This was a no-schmooze, 100% content-filled conference.  All sessions were right on target, and full of useful, and often leading edge, information.
• Well organized.  Professional.  Good presentations.  Panels usually make me snooze, but these didn’t.
• This conference gave me the opportunity to meet with experts in my industry.  Through educational sessions and networking events, I was able to get solutions to some of the toughest challenges I have in my portfolios.  I will definitely be back next year, prepared with a list of topics I want to discuss with my peers.
• I see ways that I can add and or assist our organization and what can’t be used there can be delivered by me to the community.  I will be more valuable to our consumers directly and feel good about being able to do so.  Thank you so much!
• CHAM is the one conference I consider the most important to attend each year.

Thank You for Attending!

CHAM would like to thank the following sponsors for their generous support:

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