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arch 27, 2020 - Notice to registered attendees
It is with the heaviest of hearts that we must tell you that the 22
nd Annual New England Resident Service Coordinators, Inc. Conference, originally scheduled to take place at the Omni Mount Washington Resort for May 6-8, 2020, has been cancelled and will NOT be rescheduled.
As a result of the COVID-19 outbreak and its uncertain lifespan, we cannot in good conscience reschedule for the only date that the Omni Mount Washington Hotel would offer to us for 2020, which was June 29-July 3rd.
We have been notified by the Omni that they have cancelled all reservations in our group block and will be issuing refunds to those who have paid. As for cancelling your conference registration, we will take care of that for you. For those who have paid for the conference already, if we have processed the payment,
we will reach out with a form to complete so that we can process your request. For those who have sent in payment, but that we haven’t processed yet, we will return those checks without cashing.
As a small regional 501c3 nonprofit, NERSC has been working hard for the last 22 years to offer top quality training and educational conferences for housing professionals. We’ve kept fees to a minimum and, as a result, turned a minimal profit. Each year, we rely on the sponsorship and registration funds to continue to sustain the conference. While we have been fortunate to have a few good years and have managed to build on our savings, with the cancelled event in 2020, we will take a severe hit to the stability of NERSC. For those who may be wondering about support from business and event insurance, please know that we always carry it, but as you may be aware, COVID-19 and other communicable diseases, are not covered. We have, with a hopeful spirit, applied for a disaster relief loan in hopes of helping to keep us afloat so that we can proceed with the planning of the 2021 conference.
As training for RSCs and other housing professionals is critical to the safety, health, and well-being of residents, we will do our best to continue providing high quality professional development for you.
If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to call 508-863-0020 or email me at
andrea@nerscinc.org.
Thank you for your support and be safe.
Best,
Andrea Dobras
Executive Director
NERSC, Inc.