The Sponsors

The Institute for Professional and Executive Development, Inc. (IPED) is a Washington, D.C.-based seminar company founded in 1975 to provide high-quality continuing education for professionals in a variety of industries. We are well known for our educational seminars on affordable housing, community development, and tax credits, and other aspects of governmentassisted development, and we recently have expanded our programs into areas such as energy, venture capital, environment, and business. IPED, Inc. provides on-site instruction-based educational conferences on the most current industry practices to help professionals succeed in today's ever-changing competitive and regulatory environments. IPED, Inc. is an affiliate of Nixon Peabody LLP.

Enterprise is a leading provider of development capital and expertise for creating decent, affordable homes and rebuilding communities. For more than two decades, Enterprise has pioneered neighborhood solutions through public-private partnerships with financial institutions, governments, community organizations and others that share our vision. Enterprise has raised and invested $7 billion in equity, grants and below-market loans and is currently investing in communities at a rate of $1 billion a year.

Green Communities™ is one such example of Enterprise's work. Enterprise and the Natural Resources Defense Council have joined together to transform the way communities think about, design, and build affordable housing. Green Communities will provide $555 million of financing, equity, and grants to developers to build more than 8,500 rental and for-sale homes that promote health, conserve energy and natural resources, and enhance access to jobs, schools, and services. For more information, please visit www.greencommunitiesonline.org

The Housing and Development Reporter (HDR), published by Thomson West, is the nation's most comprehensive information service on affordable housing, the low-income housing tax credit, real estate development, management and finance, and community and economic development. For information call the HDR Marketing Department at (800) 723-8077.