"The Training Conference Dedicated to Improving Your Agency Operations" 

Over the last nine years, The Nelrod Consortium Conference has provided strategies and procedures to improve agency performance through a variety of PHA training workshops. Topics have addressed the latest public housing trends in PHA Administration and Management, Public Housing and HCVP Operations, Asset Management, Maintenance, Energy Conservation, Capital Fund Program Administration, Procurement and much more.

Last year's conference was attended by over 450 participants and included 14 workshops and mini-workshops on Board Governance and Strategic Planning, Fair Housing Compliance, Capital Fund Program, HUD’s EIV System, Information Technology, The New PHAS, Maintenance Training, and Public Housing and Housing Choice Voucher Program Issues. Training workshops were well received, providing participants the latest information on new HUD requirements and guidance. 

February 17-18, 2010 Las Vegas, Nevada At our new site location, The Golden Nugget Hotel. Our upcoming conference will include up to 14 workshops and mini-workshops in the areas of Human Resource/Personnel Basics Maintenance Technical Training Budget Preparation and Tracking for Property Managers HAP Funding Information New Rent Calculation and Verification Requirements Developing an Internal Compliance Program Comprehensive Commissioners Training Information Technology and much more! Plan now to join management and staff throughout the country for two days of training on what's new, what's changing, and what we need to remember.  For questions or additional conference information, please contact Jeremy Spence at 817.922.9000 ext 122 or by email: spencej@nelrod.com. We hope to see you there!

Consortium Partners:  $529 each up to 2  $449 each (3 or more) Non Partners:  $599 each up to 2  $549 each (3 or more) We accept the following forms of payment: Purchase Orders from Govenment Agencies Checks Visa, Mastercard and American Express  Cancellations made after December 31, 2009 will be charged a $75 processing fee To all conference participants! Updated 2010 PHA Resource Library on DVD which provides Federal and State guidance that housing agencies need to operate.

We have secured a block of guestrooms at the Golden Nugget Hotel located at 129 E. Fremont Street, Las Vegas, NV 89101. Guestrooms are located in Carson Tower (south tower). 

Please Note: Hotel Cut-off Date is January 26, 2010. After this date the hotel will take reservations on a space available basis at the prevailing hotel rate.

 The Nelrod Conference room package rates are as follows:

February 16 – 18 (Tues-Thur) $75.00 single/double occupancy plus Clark Co. room tax (13%).  This includes 2 lunches with entertainment and 2 light continental breakfasts. Participants not using the Nelrod Conference room package will be charged an additional daily fee.

Group rates can be secured and reservations can be made through the Nelrod Company by contacting Jeremy Spence at 817-922-9000 x 122 or by email: spencej@nelrod.com or by calling the hotel direct at (800) 846-5336 and identifying yourself as a participant of the Nelrod 2010 Annual Consortium Conference.

All reservations made directly with the hotel must be guaranteed with a deposit covering 1st night room. The hotel accepts credit card or company/personal checks for payment of room and tax or required deposits. Checks must be received a minimum of thirty (30) days prior to arrival. Please advise Jeremy if assistance with this policy is needed.