NeighborWorks® - Training Institute

Upcoming Training Institute
Registration and Accommodation Information

New Orleans, LA • December 13 - 17, 2004

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Below you will find detailed information on the NeighborWorks Training Institute that will be held in New Orleans, LA. You may click on any of the links, or scroll down the page for more information.

REGISTRATION
PAYMENT POLICY
REFUND/CANCELLATION POLICY
SUBSTITUTION POLICY
ACCOMMODATIONS
SPECIAL NEEDS
ATTENDANCE AND CERTIFICATE POLICY
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATES AND CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS
ARM CERTIFICATION
CHAM PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE PROGRAM

REGISTRATION
The early registration deadline is November 3, 2004. If we receive your registration form after this date, you may register until November 29, 2004, or at the on-site registration booth in New Orleans and pay a $25 late fee. Locate the courses you wish to take on the course schedule and indicate your first and second choices for each day on the registration form [PDF, KB}, using the course numbers only. Fill out the rest of the form and mail or fax it to the Training Institute. Register early — classes fill up quickly! Or you may register at www.nw.org/training; click the New Orleans Institute link and follow the instructions. You may call (800) 438-5547 to learn the latest information on course availability. Register early; we cannot guarantee that on-site registrants will be able to enroll in the classes of their choice. We recommend you do not confirm your air travel until you receive the Training Institute’s confirmation of your enrollment in selected courses.

PAYMENT POLICY
Tuition for NeighborWorks Training Institute is $175 per day plus a $50 nonrefundable, nontransferable registration fee (a $25 late fee will be added if you register after November 3, 2004). Tuition includes your courses and materials, afternoon workshops, networking opportunities, daily continental breakfast and refreshments. Payment is due with your registration form and may be made by check, Visa, MasterCard or American Express. If your organization requires a purchase order, we will bill you and hold your registration form until November 3, 2004, to allow for receipt of payment. If we are unable to confirm course selections that meet your satisfaction, we will promptly refund your payment. All tuition and registration payments must be received in full before obtaining a confirmation packet prior to the Training Institute. On-site registration for the Training Institute begins on Sunday, December 12, 2004, at 2 p.m. at New Orleans Marriott Hotel. Registration will continue daily starting at 7 a.m.

Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation’s Tax ID is 52-1148078.

REFUND/CANCELLATION POLICY
You must provide notice of cancellation at least three weeks (November 22, 2004) prior to the event in order to receive a tuition refund. If cancellation notice is received less than three weeks and up to five business days before the start of the event, Neighborhood Reinvestment will assess a $150 cancellation fee and provide a tuition credit voucher for the balance. The credit voucher expires if not used within one year of issuance. If a cancellation notice is received less than five business days prior to the event, or if you do not complete your coursework, no refund or credit voucher will be issued. NeighborWorks Training Institute reserves the right to cancel any course at any time. If your course is canceled, you may choose another course or request a tuition refund. Other than refunding your tuition in the event that the course you chose is canceled, Neighborhood Reinvestment is not liable to you for any other damages, including, without limitation, any obligation to provide a refund for any travel and/or lodging costs associated with attending any NeighborWorks Training Institute or other direct, indirect or consequential damages.

SUBSTITUTION POLICY
Substitution requests will be accepted up to three weeks prior to the event (November 29, 2004).

ACCOMMODATIONS
The Training Institute takes place at The New Orleans Marriott Hotel, 555 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA, (504) 581-1000 (main Institute site), and the JW Marriott New Orleans, 614 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70130, (504) 525-6500. The hotels are located within a short walking distance from each other, and one block from the famous Bourbon Street and the French Quarter. A number of sleeping rooms at both hotels are available for Institute participants on a first-come, first-served basis at a special rate of up to $99 plus 13 percent city tax and $3 occupancy tax per night at the Marriott, and $103 plus 13 percent city tax and $3 occupancy tax per night at the JW Marriott.

SPECIAL NEEDS
If you have special needs addressed by the Americans with Disabilities Act, please notify the Training Institute at least one month before the Institute.

ATTENDANCE AND CERTIFICATE POLICY
Courses start promptly at 8:30 a.m. and conclude at 4 p.m. Certificates of completion are awarded only to participants who complete 100 percent of the course.

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATES AND CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS
Learn more about how to earn a Professional Certificate in one of our Programs of Study on page 4. For a brochure outlining details of the program, call (800) 438-5547 or e-mail nti@nw.org. You can also earn a Certificate of Professional Recognition in homebuyer education. Continuing education units for all courses are available upon request.

ARM CERTIFICATION
Earn Accredited Residential Manager (ARM) certification from the Institute of Real Estate Management. The ARM qualifying exam will be offered Saturday, December 18, 2004, for participants completing courses AM201 Basic Budgeting and Accounting for Real Estate Managers (IREM FIN 201), AM203 Basic Marketing and Leasing for Real Estate Managers (IREM MKL 201) and AM205 Managing Nonprofit Housing (IREM MTF 205) ($60 application fee required, by check or money order payable to IREM, to be presented to the faculty of the course at the Institute). See the course descriptions listed in this brochure under Asset Management courses starting on page 11.

CHAM PROFESSIONAL DESIGNATION PROGRAM
The Consortium for Housing and Asset Management (CHAM) is a collaboration of the three leaders in the fields of nonprofit affordable housing production and community development: Local Initiatives Support Corporation, The Enterprise Foundation and Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation. Earn a professional designation by attending select courses at the NeighborWorks Training Institute and the Nonprofit Housing Management Specialist courses. By attending select courses in the Asset Management and Affordable Housing tracks, you can start earning your Professional Designation.

For more details about an application form [PDF, 25KB] for the designation program and the NHMS courses, visit www.cham.org. For select courses at the Training Institute, call (800) 438-5547 or (202) 220-2454 or visit our Web site at www.nw.org.

Download Registration Form [PDF, 185KB]

(800) 438-5547 • (202) 220-2454 • (202) 376-2168 (fax) • nti@nw.org

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