LAST year's Scottish Housing and Support Conference proved a great success, yet again. We are pleased to bring you the full programme for this year's event. And in response to the demands on everyone's budgets we have made 2009 a credit crunch conference, with three special offers for you:

* There will be a number of free places for individual service users, thanks to Scottish Government sponsorship.

* The standard delegate fee is only £120, a saving of £25 over last year's prices.

* And if you make a confirmed booking by 31 July the cost is only £95 per person, a huge saving for your budget!

Why not book now and take advantage of these special offers. You'll find the programme and booking form below. You can also email Norma Jones, Conference Co-ordinator, at shasc@joa.co.uk with your contact details. It’s your conference, make sure you are there!

This key event is for everyone involved in housing support as a service provider or a service user. That includes all policy makers, purchasers and providers, councillors and committee members, staff and service users in housing, health, social work and the voluntary sector in Scotland. You'll get the chance to network with others, discuss the latest issues and the implications for services and for service users.

SHASC values social inclusion and the sharing of ideas, and involves service users as co-presenters and delegates. The active input of service users continues to sustain the Conference as a unique forum. And the promotion of new ways of working helps to improve service delivery, policy and practice across Scotland.