March 21-22, 2013

Westin Beach Resort

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

SMITH’s Research & Ratings will host its 21st annual Housing Bond Finance Conference at The Westin Beach Resort in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Clearly, the challenges to today’s housing finance industry remain daunting. SMITH's Affordable Housing Conference explores the many issues facing the market and helps participants develop actionable solutions.

The overarching questions are: Where are there opportunities for housing sector investors and how will the affordable housing sector look going forward.

Since 1992, SMITH’S Research & Gradings has been covering the U.S. affordable housing market SMITH’S Affordable Housing Conference is one of the longest running symposiums on this subject so vital to all American and the American economy.

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Who Should Attend?

• State & Local Housing Finance Officers

• Directors of Taxable & Tax-Exempt Fixed-Income

• Portfolio Managers

• Credit Analysts at Investment Firms

• Wall Street Analysts

• Rating Agency

• Financial Advisors

• Bond Counsel

• Accounting Firms

• Bond Insurance

• GIC Providers
  

SMITH’s Research & Gradings

SMITH’s Research and Gradings was founded by Terence Smith in 1992 to provide independent research and third-party analysis for institutional investors. SMITH’s has become a bellwether research company, often predicting significant trends and spotlighting controversial subjects sometimes months before they come to light elsewhere.

 

Sponsors and Exhibitors

Registration Information

Registration Fees
 

Standard Regsitration

$945 per person General.
$330 Issuer/Governmental Rate.
$415 Investors

Registration fee includes course materials, breakfast, lunch, and breaks during the conference.

Payment by credit card, company check or personal check is required prior to the conference.

Discounts
Groups of 3 Standard or more receive a reduced rate of $850 per person. Groups of 3 or more State/Local issuers - $297 per person.
Groups of 3 or more Investors $375 per person.

Cancellations
Cancellations are subject to a $100 service fee. Cancellations will be accepted up to 30 days prior to the Conference in order to receive a refund.
Cancellations after the 30 day cut-off will receive a registration credit toward a future SMITH’s conference program. Credits will be issued at the original registration rate and will be valid for 12 months. Registration credit requests must be received by the last day of the conference.
 
Substitutions
Substitutions from your company will be accepted any time prior to the conference.

As a SMITH's Conference attendee, you will receive a complimentary edition of SMITH's Research & Gradings — the leading independent source for credit opinions.

Program Cancellation
In the event that SMITH's Research & Gradings cancels a scheduled program, all registrants will be notified in writing. Registration fees will be refunded. In the event that a conference is cancelled, SMITH's Research & Gradings cannot be held liable for non-refundable transportation costs. In the case of inclement weather, or acts of God, if the seminar takes place, the registration is not refundable.

Complaint Resolution
Address any complaints to Pamela Kilbourn, SMITH's Research & Gradings, 10001 Georgetown Pike, P.O. Box 1195,

Great Falls, VA 22066

Email to pamkilbourn@smithsresearch.net or phone 571-299-4954. Complaints will be handled in as timely a manner as possible.
 

Privacy Policy & Records Retention
SMITH's values your privacy. SMITH's retains information submitted during the registration process with regard to your name, company and contact information. Credit card information is destroyed once the transaction has been processed. We will never willfully sell, lease, or rent any of your personally identifiable information to any third party
 

Dress Code
Business Casual.

Register by Phone: (571) 299-4954,

                    Email: smiths@smithsresearch.net or

                    Mail: SMITH's Research & Gradings, 10001 Georgetown Pike, P.O. Box 1195, Great Falls, VA 22066.

Payment: We accept company or personal checks; MC, Visa
and Discover credit cards or, via PayPal using all major credit or debit cards.

Hotel
Westin Beach Resort

321 North Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd.

Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33304
Phone: (954) 467-1111

http://www.westinftlauderdalebeach.com

A block of rooms is being held for our group until February 20, 2013 at a rate of $256 per night.

For reservations, please contact the hotel at: 1-888-627-7108 or make reservations online at the Westin Beach Resort website for Smith's Housing Conference by clicking here: Hotel Reservations

Overflow hotel (1.5 miles from Westin):

Sheraton Fort Lauderdale Beach Hotel;

1140 Seabreeze Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316

$239 per night for 3/20 and 3/21. Block ends 3/6

https://www.starwoodmeeting.com/Book/smithsresearchSheraton

Alternatively, W Fort Lauderdale Hotel is 1 block away:

http://www.wfortlauderdalehotel.com

Contact Information
Phone: (571) 299-4954
Email: smiths@smithsresearch.net

Web: www.smithsresearch.net

Mail: TMS Holdings, Inc.,
10001 Georgetown Pike, P.O. Box 1195

Great Falls, VA 22066