THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 06, 2008

20/20 Expo to debut in Minneapolis

by Jim Brubaker
Minneapolis-St. Paul

The Metropolitan Consortium of Community Developers, based in Minneapolis, and the Twin Cities Local Initiative Support Coalition will co-host the first ever 20/20 Community Development Expo in Minneapolis on Nov. 19 and 20.

To be held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, the expo will bring together community development practitioners, partners and policymakers to look ahead to the future of community development's role in promoting neighborhood revitalization and regional vitality.

An inaugural class will be inducted into the new Community Development Hall of Fame during the expo's opening. The Hall of Fame will celebrate and recognize pioneering and long-lasting achievement in the field of community development.

The commissioner of Minnesota Housing, Dan Bartholomay and Buzz Roberts, the senior vice president of policy and program development at LISC National will be the keynote speakers at the November 20 luncheon.

More information on the expo can be found here.

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