Information for 2007 National Training Conference Exhibitors

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Dear Neighborhood Networks Supporter:

I am pleased to invite you to participate in the Neighborhood Networks National Training Conference—Connecting Residents to Opportunities—in Washington, DC, and join corporations, government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and Neighborhood Networks centers as an exhibitor.

Neighborhood Networks, a community-based initiative, was established in 1995 by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to enhance and enrich the lives of low-income residents through multi-service technology learning centers. Today, more than 1,000 Neighborhood Networks centers are in operation throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

This year's Neighborhood Networks conference will feature sessions and events that will focus on the vital role that Neighborhood Networks centers play in helping residents achieve their goals. In addition to offering a multitude of concurrent sessions on a variety of topics such as partnerships, staffing, and workforce development, we will provide extended training sessions on topics such as fundraising, national partnerships, technical assistance, and obtaining no- or low-cost hardware and software. Exhibitors will be invited to provide shorter trainings to showcase their products and services and to capitalize on the contact with attendees.

Your exhibit at the conference would be in a very visible, high-traffic area to maximize exposure. The National Director will officially open exhibit hall for a half-hour to bring full attention to it immediately following the opening plenary session, and there will be plenty of other opportunities each day for participants to visit your display. All refreshment breaks will be held in the exhibit area to encourage interaction as well.

We hope that you join us to take advantage of the opportunity to network with new center directors and staff, residents, property owners and managers, partners, government officials and staff, as well as representatives of nonprofit organizations and the media, and to build on relationships with Neighborhood Networks stakeholders. Your participation in the conference will provide a mutually beneficial experience for attendees whose main objective is to further the Neighborhood Networks program goals of improving technology access and providing crucial social services to help low- and moderate-income residents of HUD communities.

We look forward to seeing you at the Conference!

Sincerely,

Delores A. Pruden
Director, Neighborhood Networks