with Former Secretary of State CONDOLEEZZA RICE
Saturday, Nov. 14th, 2009 4:00pm-6:00pm

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Condoleezza Rice	Charles McMillan 2009 NAR President

Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice gave her perspectives on current world events at this year's General Session. As America's chief diplomat from 2005 to 2009, she championed "Transformational Diplomacy" supporting the expansion of democratic governments around the world. Dr. Rice is currently a Senior Fellow on Public Policy at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University.

The General Session also included an industry address by NAR's 101st President, Charles McMillan (Dallas, Texas), and recognition of the REALTORS® of the Year and 2009 Good Neighbor Award Winners.


REALTORS® CELEBRITY CONCERT
starring REBA McENTIRE
Sunday, Nov. 15th, 2009 9:00pm-10:30pm


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Kick up your heels!
Thank you for joining us at the 2009 REALTORS® Celebrity Concert starring superstar entertainer Reba McEntire. Reba recently became the female artist with the most Top 10 hits when her collaboration with Brooks & Dunn on “Cowgirls Don’t Cry” became her 57th Top 10 hit.

Representing the ideals, dreams and issues that people of all backgrounds share, Reba’s remarkable voice has brought her a slew of awards and honors, including 15 American Music Awards, 12 Academy of Country Music Awards, seven Country Music Association Awards, and two Grammy’s.

Her top-rated WB sitcom landed Reba a People’s Choice Award, and she has won critical awards for her Broadway performance in “Annie Get Your Gun”.

Hear Reba's latest hit "Consider Me Gone"
Learn More about Reba at www.reba.com

This memorable night of entertainment was sponsored by NAR's Green Designation and SRES.


INAUGURAL CELEBRATION
Thursday, Nov.12th, 2009 6:00pm-10:00pm
Guests celebrated the installation of NAR’s 2010 Leadership and Vicki Cox Golder (Tucson, Arizona) as the 2010 President. It was a wonderful evening of dining and camaraderie.

A hosted reception was graciously sponsored by Region 11, the Arizona Association of REALTORS® and the Tucson Association of REALTORS®.


INTERNATIONAL NIGHT OUT AND AWARDS CEREMONY
Saturday, Nov. 14th, 7:00pm – midnight
More than one thousand colleagues from around the world dined, networked and danced the night away at this gala event.



REALTORS® INSPIRATIONAL PROGRAM
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Sunday, Nov. 15th 2009
7:30am-9:00am

At age 15, Liz’s mom died and she was homeless – living on the streets of the Bronx, riding the subway all night, and eating from dumpsters. Determined to take charge of her life, Liz finished high school in just two years while camping out in parks and subway stations and overcame incredible odds to win a full scholarship to Harvard. After attending Columbia University for a short period to be closer to her ill father, Liz has returned to Harvard where she is completing her degree.

Liz’s story is exhilarating and her delivery innocently honest, as she takes you on a very personal journey where she achieves the improbable. Her story sounds like a Hollywood movie – and it practically is. Lifetime Television produced a movie about her life story entitled From Homeless to Harvard, which premiered in April 2003. Liz is the recipient of Oprah Winfrey’s first ever Chutzpah Award.


ENTREPRENEURIAL EXCELLENCE SERIES

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This year’s exciting speaker line up offered unlimited insights into negotiating, conflict resolution, teamwork, perseverance, personal development, and online communities.






Daniel Shapiro, Ph.D.
Dealing with Emotions in Negotiation: Five Practical Tools
Friday, Nov. 13, 2:30pm-4:00pm

Emotions are the other half of all negotiations! Attendees learned how to deal effectively with the five core emotional concerns that significantly impact negotiating success. Drawing on years of research at the Harvard Negotiation Project, Shapiro described how appreciation, autonomy, affiliation, status, and role affect negotiations - and how they can be used for mutual benefit - whether a presenter, recipient, or influencer. Dr. Shapiro is co-author of Beyond Reason: Using Emotions as you Negotiate.

Paul Martinelli
Seven Levels of Decision Awareness
Saturday, Nov. 14th, 9:00am-10:30am

Be a proactive decision-maker! Paul Martinelli presented the seven levels from reactive to responsive, and ways to implement changes today. He provided attendees with a self-inventory tool to assess current level of awareness and move business to new levels fof success! Martinelli is also featured in the Beyond the Secret DVD, released in June 2009.



Tara Hunt
Whuffie for Real Estate Professionals: How Social Capital Sells
Sunday, Nov. 15th, 1:30pm-3:00pm

Online communities and community marketing relationships are changing our culture and our businesses! Tara Hunt explores and masters ways to capitalize on social capital, or whuffie, to build successful online communities. Whether you are working with a buyer, seller, association member or colleague, whuffie may be the most important capital to hold in the future. She is the author of The Whuffie Factor, Using the Power of Social Networks to Build Your Business and has been recognized by Fast Company Magazine as one of 2009's Most Influential Women in Technology.

Click here to watch a preview of Tara's session.


Sugar Ray Leonard
Chart a Winning Course
Monday, Nov. 16th, 2:15pm-3:15pm

It's a unanimous decision... the final bout of the Conference is a winner! Sugar Ray Leonard used boxing references and metaphors to demonstrate how choosing the right corner, mental tunnel vision, and perseverence led him to boxing championships - and can lead you to real estate championships. Attendees heard what he learned when he chose to ignore the odds in order to succeed, and learned to identify ways to effectively implement the mental aspects of the boxing arena into business decisions. Participants took home ways to use those strategies to stay nimble and go the distance in today's competitive business environment!

CONFERENCE SPEAKERS GIVE A PREVIEW OF THEIR SESSION