As many of you know, the first National Property Preservation Conference and Seminar was held last November at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C.  This conference marked the first time representatives from across the industry have gathered for two full days of discussion sessions and events dedicated exclusively to property preservation topics.  Conference attendees enjoyed the participation of representatives from HUD, FNMA, FHLMC, VA, code enforcement officials from around the country, contractors, mortgage servicers, and field service providers.  The link below will take you to a page on our web site where you can access video recordings and session summaries from last year's conference. 

National Property Preservation Conference 2004
 
The event was a great success, both in what we accomplished at the conference itself and in the lasting effect it has had on the industry.  Today we frequently hear industry representatives at other events refer to the Washington conference, to topics that were discussed there and to contacts they made.  We also hear a lot of people asking when the next National Property Preservation Conference will take place.
 
Therefore, based on the degree of enthusiasm and interest we're hearing from the industry, Safeguard has started work on organizing the second National Property Preservation Conference and Seminar, to be held Nov. 16th through 18th, 2005, once again in Washington, D.C.  We worked out these dates and this location with the input of various investors and servicers who were so integral to the planning and success of last year's event.

But so many people in the industry played a part in all we accomplished last year, and with that in mind, and I would like to extend an broad invitation to members of the industry to participate on the conference planning committee this year.  The planning committee's role is to develop the sessions agenda and many of the topics for discussion, as well as to help set the tone and define the goals of the conference.  We will likely have one planning committee conference call per month until the weeks just before the conference, when we expect to schedule one or two additional calls to finalize details.

If you are interested in participating on the conference planning committee, please contact me at Robert.Klein@safeguardproperties.com or Marketing Manager Nicole Alling (Nicole.Alling@safeguardproperties.com) as soon as possible.  Once we've established the committee members, I will send out an email to schedule the first call.

I look forward to your favorable response.

Sincerely,

Robert