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2006 CONFERENCE INFORMATION

DATE: Saturday, September 9, 2006
TIME: 8 am - 2 pm
LOCATION: 1901 S. Alamo Street
(City of San Antonio One Stop)

Conference History

Annual Neighborhood Conference was first organized in 1989 by a diverse group of individuals led by Mr. Bruce Beal, reporter for the Neighborhoods Section of the now defunct San Antonio Light newspaper. Maria Berriozabel, then serving as councilperson from District 1, a number of individuals from the San Antonio Coalition of Neighborhood Associations (SACNA) such as Emily Thuss, June Kachtik, and Larry DeMartino, and many others worked with local neighborhood organizations to enlist volunteers to organize this major undertaking. The purpose was to provide an annual venue where neighborhood people could attend workshops and network with other neighborhood representatives to share experiences. The original name for the conference was "Neighbors for the Nineties" and the first conference was held in June of 1990.

Because it proved so successful, the conference continued to be held each year through the cooperative efforts of SACNA, the City of San Antonio Council and Planning Department, Community Associations Institute (CAI), and many local businesses who funded the event. Fund raising efforts were conducted specifically to support the conference to ensure it continued to be offered free of charge.

When the Neighborhood Resource Center (NRC) was created in 1994, responsibility for holding the conference was transferred to the NRC to guarantee its continuation. Under the volunteer direction of Tertia Emerson as Executive Director, the NRC expanded the visual display of neighborhood activities by offering Neighborhood Awards in various categories to recognize these neighborhood efforts with cash prizes.

Today, the Annual Neighborhood Conference is still the premier venue where neighborhood leaders and representatives can gather to learn and network. Representatives of many other cities have attended the conferences to study this successful cooperative effort. Under the direction of the NRC Board of Directors, the Annual Neighborhood Conference is still free of charge and open to the public.

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