Housing professionals and Missouri citizens have the opportunity to learn the latest developments in affordable housing at the 2002 Governor’s Conference on Housing, Tuesday, March 26 and Wednesday, March 27 Holiday Inn Select-Executive Center, I-70 at Stadium Blvd., in Columbia, Mo. The conference will include workshops on Rental Housing Development, Financing Homeownership, Rural Housing Issues and New Trends in Affordable Housing. Mortgage Revenue Bond training sessions will be offered for lenders and realtors.

Conrad Egan, Executive Director of Millennial Housing, will be the conference keynote speaker. Governor’s Awards for Excellence in Affordable Housing will be presented during the luncheon on Wednesday.

Missouri Housing Development Commission with the aid of state agencies, social service providers and professional associates, is sponsoring the Governor’s Conference on Housing. The conference attracts a variety of participants including representatives from local government, private industry, nonprofit organizations, financial institutions, social service agencies and housing advocates from across the states.

For the complete conference agenda, and online registration visit www.mhdc.com, the Missouri Housing Development Commission website. For further information on the Governor’s Conference on Housing contact Jim Torres at 816.759.6824.