Schedule by Track
Association Of The Future Courses-At-A-Glance
Saturday, March 17
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Race for Relevance: Five Radical Changes for Associations
Harrison Coerver, President, Harrison Coerver & Associates, Inc., Boca Grande, FL
2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Five Emerging Trends and How to Leverage Them
Todd Carpenter, Director of Digital Engagement, NAR; Ginger Wilcox, GRI, CSM, e-PRO, Head of Industry Training, Trulia, San Francisco, CA
Sunday, March 18
10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
Cultivate Commercial Practitioners
Facilitator: Ginger Downs, RCE, CAE, CEO, Chicago Association of REALTORS®, IL
Panelists: Melanie Blakeney, RCE, EVP, Memphis Area Association of REALTORS®, TN; Emily Line, Commercial Development & Outreach Manager, NAR; Cindy Chandler, CCIM, CRE, REALTOR®, Chandler Group, Charlotte, NC: Rob Broome, Governmental Affairs Director, Atlanta Board of REALTORS®/Atlanta Commercial Board of REALTORS®, GA
1:15 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Sheriff Woody or Buzz Lightyear? Go Beyond Leadership's Agenda to Meet Member Needs
Rick Harris, ABR, CIPS, CRS, SRS, GRI, Owner, Rick Harris Real Estate Seminars, Ashland, OR
Monday, March 19
8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Mind: Blown! - Technologies of the Future
Maddie Grant, CAE, Chief Social Media Strategist, SocialFish, LLC,Washington, DC
10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
How to Make Government Affairs Work: Tales from a 36-Year Veteran AE
Bill Malkasian, Vice President, Political Strategic Planning, NAR
1:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Go Google and Save Your Association $50,000 a Year
Nick Kremydas, Esq., RCE, CEO, South Carolina Association of REALTORS®
Tuesday, March 20
8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
$82 Billion Your members Don't Have....Yet
Oscar Gonzales, CEO, Gonzales Group/Huntsville Board of REALTORS®, Sugar Land, TX
Best In Show Courses-At-A-Glance
Saturday, March 17
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
How Good Bosses Become Great Managers
Karel Murray, CSP, DREI, ABR, CRB, CRS, GRI, e-PRO, President, Our Branch, Inc.,Waterloo, IA
2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Take a CNN Approach to Your Digital Communications
Brian Copeland, CRS, Broker, Village Real Estate, Nashville, TN
Sunday, March 18
10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
Transform Downturns into Doorways
George Fleming, Founder and Owner, InsightAction, Asheville, NC
1:15 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Young Pros and Old Pros: Intergenerational Integration
Facilitators: Bill Lublin, CRB, CRS, GRI, e-PRO, CEO, Social Media Marketing Institute, Huntington Valley, PA; Ginger Wilcox, GRI, CSM, e-PRO, Head of Industry Training, Trulia, San Francisco, CA
Panelists: Chris Carrillo, CEO, Multiple Listing Service Inc.,Wauwatosa,WI; Brian Copeland, CRS, Broker, Village Real Estate, Nashville, TN; Nobu Hata, e-PRO, Edina Realty, Inc., Minneapolis, MN; Jessica Kern, Marketing Communications Manager, Chicago Association of REALTORS®, IL
Monday, March 19
8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Speed Sharing: The Best Ideas in 90 Minutes
10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
The Strategy of Being Relevant
Tom Gillett, ABR, GRI, SRS, President, The Tom Gillett Company, Inc., Snellville, GA
1:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
What the Best AEs Have Going for Them
Leonard Pfeiffer, Managing Director, Leonard Pfeiffer & Company,Washington, DC
Tuesday, March 20
8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
"Dumb" Ideas Can Work
Albert Suguitan, RCE, CAE, GRI, President and COO, Greater Gateway Association of REALTORS®, Glen Carbon, IL
Better You, Better Members Courses-At-A-Glance
Saturday, March 17
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Demonstrate Your Association's Worth
Pam Ermen, CRS, GRI, President, Real Estate Guidance, Virginia Beach, VA
2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Member Value Is the Key to Everyone's Success
Melynn Sight, President, nSight Marketing, Inc., Leawood, KS
Sunday, March 18
10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
Building My REALTOR® Party: What We Know and What We Need to Know
Facilitator: Bill Malkasian, Vice President, Political Strategic Planning, NAR
Panelists: TBA
1:15 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
What to Do When Shift Hits the Fan
Tom Gillett, ABR, GRI, SRS, President, The Tom Gillett Company, Inc., Snellville, GA
Monday, March 19
8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Success Signals: Body Language in Business Workshop
Patti Wood, CSP, Communications Dynamics, Decatur, GA
10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
Sometimes It Takes an Expert to Take Out the Trash™
Barbara Hemphill, Organizational Expert, Hemphill & Associates, Inc., Raleigh, NC
1:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Develop a Strategic Planning Process for Government Affairs Services in
Your Local Association
My REALTOR® Party Consultant Team
Tuesday, March 20
8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Develop a Culture of Feedback and Candor
Aleen Bayard, Principal, MarketZing, Chicago, IL
Getting The Structure Right Courses-At-A-Glance
Saturday, March 17
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
The Power of Ideas - Creativity Tools to Inspire and Transform Organizations
Allison Linney, Allison Partners, Charlottesville, VA
2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Restructuring Governance: Is It Really Possible?
Mary Byers, CAE, President, Mary Byers, Inc., Chatham, IL
Sunday, March 18
10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
Effective Committees/Work Groups - Seven Keys to Success
Roger Turcotte, CDEI, GRI, President, Roger Turcotte & Co.
1:15 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Key Elements of a Sound Board/AE Relationship
Bill Charney, CEO, Charney Associates, Denver, CO
Monday, March 19
8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Make Your Strategic Plan Objectives Come True
Alice Martin, RCE, CAE, GRI, Consultant, Martin Consulting Solutions, Chicago, IL
10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
Relevance, Stability and Constant Course Correction
Rod McIntyre, PhD, Vice President, Program Developement, Kansas Association of REALTORS®
1:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Politics and Social Media 101
Amy Chorew, CEO, The Tech Byte, Southington, CT
Tuesday, March 20
8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Transition to an Enabling, Effective, Energizing Governance Culture
Gabriel Eckert, CAE, Executive Director, Building Owners and Managers of Atlanta, GA
