Michigan Association of REALTORS

Knowledge Session Descriptions

Speaker Bios

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

*as of 9/23/09

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Attendee List

Start Time	End Time	Event
Tuesday, October 6
4:00 pm	6:00 pm	Grab n' Go Registration for Pre-Registrants
4:00 pm	6:00 pm	WCR Executive Meeting*
7:00 pm	9:00 pm	WCR Wines of Traverse Reception*
Wednesday, October 7
8:00 am	2:00 pm	2009 MAR Real Tour Golf Outing
8:00 am	6:30 pm	MAR Registration Desk Sponsored by McClelland & Anderson
8:30 am	3:30 pm	WCR Annual Meeting
9:00 am	3:00 pm	Exhibitor Set Up
10:30 am	3:00 pm	Leelanau Wine Tour
12:00 pm	1:30 pm	WCR Lunch & Learn*
12:30 pm	3:30 pm	F.A.C.T - Foreclosure Avoidance Comprehensive Training, Will Weaver CE 3.0
1:00 pm	2:40 pm	5 Social Media Tools for Building a Solid Business Foundation, Daniel Rothamel Also Available in the Live Learning Center
1:00 pm	2:40 pm	Identity Protection - Yours & Your Customers, Andrew Wooten CE 2.0 Also Available in the Live Learning Center	Download Handout
2:00 pm	3:40 pm	Living in a time of Generational Change, Karl LaPan CE 2.0	Download Handout
2:50 pm	3:40 pm	Techniques in Property Tax Appeal, Brian Kirksey CE 1.0 Also Available in the Live Learning Center	Download Handout
4:00 pm	5:30 pm	Grand Assembly
5:30 pm	6:30 pm	Honor n' Mingle Reception*
5:30 pm	7:00 pm	Welcome Reception in the Expo
Thursday, October 8
7:30 am	8:30 am	RPAC Appreciation Breakfast*
7:30 am	5:30 pm	MAR Registration Desk Sponsored by McClelland & Anderson
8:30 am	9:20 am	Tax Relief for REALTORS®, Karen Ryan CE 1.0 Also Available in the Live Learning Center	Download Handout
8:30 am	9:20 am	MSHDA's Homeownership Programs - Delivering the Dream to Michigan Families, Trevor Winterowd CE 1.0 Also Available in the Live Learning Center
8:30 am	10:10 am	Millennium Tech Tools, Rich Sands CE 2.0 Also Available in the Live Learning Center
8:30 am	10:10 am	Coaching Sellers for Success, Jackie Leavenworth CE 2.0 Also Available in the Live Learning Center	Download Handout
8:30 am	10:10 am	Leadership-How to Inform, Instruct and Inspire in a Turbulent Environment , Steve Harney CE 2.0 Also Available in the Live Learning Center	Download Handout
8:30 am	10:10 am	Using MLS Data and Excel to Model Real Estate Markets, Brian Kirksey CE 2.0 - APPRAISER CE 2.0 Also Available in the Live Learning Center	Download Handout
8:30 am	10:10 am	Dealing with the news media: Every contact is an opportunity!, Tim Kent
10:30 am	11:20 am	Risk Management- Are you Protecting Your Assets?, Lisa Scoble Also Available in the Live Learning Center	Download Handout
10:30 am	11:20 am	Wet Basement and Nasty Crawl Spaces - What to do And Why..., Ed Krieger
10:30 am	11:30 am	Visual Chi: How to Create the Perfect Electronic Presentation, Rich Sands Also Available in the Live Learning Center	Download Handout
10:30 am	11:30 am	Launch Your Success in Real Estate with Realcomp! , Karen Kage
10:30 am	12:00 pm	MRAEC Meeting
11:00 am	5:00 pm	RPAC Auction in the Expo
11:00 am	5:30 pm	Expo Open
11:30 pm	1:00 pm	Lunch in the Expo
1:00 pm	2:40 pm	5 Social Media Tools for Building a Solid Business Foundation,(Repeat), Daniel Rothamel Also Available in the Live Learning Center
1:00 pm	2:40 pm	Coaching Buyers for Success, Jackie Leavenworth CE 2.0 Also Available in the Live Learning Center	Download Handout
1:00 pm	2:40 pm	Systems Keep You Sane, Chandra Hall CE 2.0 Also Available in the Live Learning Center	Download Handout
1:00 pm	2:40 pm	Keeping Current Matters in Today's Market, Steve Harney CE 2.0 - APPRAISER CE 2.0 Also Available in the Live Learning Center	Download Handout
1:00 pm	2:40 pm	Smartphones, Wireless Technology Gadgets & Great Tech Tools, G. Williams James Also Available in the Live Learning Center	Download Handout
2:00 pm	2:50 pm	Drive More Business by Mastering Your Marketing, Steve Pancinelli Also Available in the Live Learning Center
2:00 pm	2:50 pm	Recent Changes to the Rules & Use of 1031 Exchanges, Margo Rosenthal CE 1.0 Also Available in the Live Learning Center	Download Handout
3:00 pm	3:50 pm	Selling More Homes with Rural Development, Michael Urban CE 1.0 Also Available in the Live Learning Center
3:00 pm	4:40 pm	Use Facebook and Twitter Like a Pro!, Daniel Rothamel Also Available in the Live Learning Center
3:00 pm	4:40 pm	Identity Protection - Yours and Your Customers (Repeat), Andrew Wooten CE 2.0 Also Available in the Live Learning Center	Download Handout
3:00 pm	4:40 pm	Parliamentary Precision, Tom Kotzian CE 2.0	Download Handout
3:00 pm	4:40 pm	New Financing Realities for a New Market, Chandra Hall CE 2.0 Also Available in the Live Learning Center	Download Handout
3:00 pm	4:40 pm	Hooked On My Blackberry, G. William James Also Available in the Live Learning Center	Download Handout
3:00 pm	4:30 pm	NAR Director Meeting
4:30 pm	5:30 pm	Happy Hour in the Expo
5:30 pm	9:00 pm	Past Presidents Dinner*
8:00 pm	12:00 am	REALTOR® Royale
Friday, October 9
7:30 am	9:00 am	Delegate Body (7:30 am Check In Time)
8:00 am	10:30 am	Registration Desk
9:00 am	10:00 am	How to be an Island of Excellence in an Ocean of Mediocrity, Nancy Friedman
10:15 am	12:00 pm	Legal Update, Gail Anderson & Greg McClelland CE 2.0 Also Available in the Live Learning Center	Download Handout
10:15 am	12:00 pm	Why REALTORS® Can't Survive Without A Smartphone, G. William James Also Available in the Live Learning Center
		*ticketed event/invite only