11th Annual Membership Conference Schedule:
Last Updated September 26, 2006
This schedule is tentative and subject to changes. Please check back regularly for updates.
Saturday: October 7th
- 7:00 - 11:00pm
- Informal Drop-In Networking in the Hotel Bar
- Seasons Bar
Sunday: October 8th
- 1:00 - 4:00pm
- Board of Regents Meeting - For Regents Members only
- South Ballroom
- 4:30 - 5:30pm
- Attendee Registration
- Pre-Assembly South
- 6:00 - 7:00pm
- Opening Night Networking Reception
- Sponsored by BVG Incorporated
- Pre-Assembly South
- 7:00 - 10:00pm
- Opening Night Dinner
- Sponsored by Private Mortgage Banking Group
- Grand Ballroom
Monday: October 9th
- 7:30 - 8:30am
- Breakfast
- Sponsored by the Wall Street Journal
- Ballroom C
- 9:00am - 1:00pm
- Conference Program
- Ballroom A & B
- 9:00 - 9:10am
- Introduction, Luxury Real Estate
- 9:15 - 9:35am
- The Listing Presentation, John Brian Losh
- 9:40 - 11:10am
- Keynote Address, Stedman Graham
- 11:15 - 11:30am
- Group Photograph
- 15 Minute Break
- 11:45am - 12:45pm
- State of the Market - Luxury Real Estate in Different Regions
- Cora Bett Thomas - Savannah, GA
- Donald Pearson - Philadelphia, PA
- Frederick Peters - New York, NY
- John Daugherty - Houston, TX
- Patricia Choi - Honolulu, HI
- 12:50 - 1:00pm
- Meeting Close, Luxury Real Estate
- 3:00 - 5:00pm
- Web Site Analysis, Luxury Real Estate
- Pre-Assembly Area
- 3:00 - 5:00pm
- Property Presentation, BVG Incorporated
- LaSalle Room A
- 3:00 - 5:00pm
- 1031 Exchange, First American Exchange Company
- LaSalle Room B
- 4:00 - 7:00pm
- Hospitality Suite, BVG Incorporated
- State Room
- 6:00 - 10:00pm
- Board of Regents Dinner - For Regents Members Only
- Hosted by James M. Kinney of Rubloff Residential Properties
- Chicago Yacht Club
Tuesday: October 10th
- 7:30 - 8:30am
- Breakfast
- Sponsored by duPont Registry
- Ballroom C
- 9:00am - 1:00pm
- Conference Program
- Ballroom A & B
- 9:00 - 9:10am
- Introduction, Luxury Real Estate
- 9:15 - 9:25am
- Welcome, John Brian Losh
- 9:30 - 10:20am
- What's New with the Network?
- Membership
- Relocation
- Technology
- Events
- 10:25 - 10:45am
- Web Site Rollout - www.MichaelSaunders.com
- 15 Minute Break
- 11:00am - 12:30pm
- Breakout Sessions
- Commission Disintegration
- Led by Andy Smith, Peabody & Smith Realty, Franconia, NH
- State Room A
- How do you Motivate People? (For Managers & Brokers)
- Led by Ann Chiasson, Sea to Sky Premier Properties, Whistler, BC
- State Room B
- Luxury Real Estate in a Slowing Market
- Led by Audrey Ross, Esslinger-Wooten-Maxwell, Inc. Realtors
- LaSalle Room A
- Training Agents & Improving Listing Presentations
- Led by Richard A. Weidel, Jr., Weidel Corporate Realtors, Princeton, NJ
- LaSalle Room B
- International Marketing: Increase/Decrease in Foreign Buyers?
- Led by Bonnie Smith Allen, Exclusive Mountain Retreats, Breckenridge, CO
- Ballroom A/B
- Working with Private Residence Clubs: Tapping into a $2+ Billion Industry
- Led by Susan Kime, Kimedia, LLC - Luxury Lifestyle Journalist
- Ballroom C
- 12:35 - 1:00pm
- Meeting Close, Luxury Real Estate
- 2:30 - 5:30pm
- Downtown Chicago Property Tour
- Hosted by James M. Kinney of Rubloff Residential Properties
- (space is limited)
- 1:30 - 5:30pm
- North Shore Property Tour
- A Tour Through Evanston, Wilmette, Winnetka, Kenilworth, Glencoe, Highland Park, and Lake Forest
- With a Reception at 660 Green Bay Road in Lake Forest www.660GreenBayRoad.com
- Hosted by The Proximity3 Partners - Marina Vernon, Julie Morse and Andrew Mrowiec and Managing Brokers, Scott Lackie and Brad Andersen of Griffith Grant & Lacie Realtors
- (space is limited to 40 people)
- 5:30 - 7:00pm
- Closing Night Reception
- Hosted by Ka'anapali Coffee Farms
- Pre-Assembly Area
- 7:00 - 10:00pm
- Closing Night Dinner Sponsored by First American Title & Annual Awards Presentation
- Grand Ballroom
- Awards Presented for:
- - Best Brand Integration
- - Best Overall Marketing Package
- - Most Innovative Marketing Technique
- - Best Web Site
- - Most Outbound Referrals
- - Best Magazine Participation
Register Now!
http://www.luxuryrealestate.com/conference/register.html
For more information about this conference, please call us at:
1.800.488.4066
or e-mail to: conference@luxuryrealestate.com
Upcoming Events
- 2008 13th Annual Luxury Real Estate Fall Conference
- Philadelphia, PA
- October 11th-October 14th, 2008

- 2009 4th Annual Luxury Real Estate International Conference
- Paris, France
- January 21st-January 23rd, 2009

- 2009 13th Annual Luxury Real Estate European Ski Trip
- Chamonix, France
- January 23rd-January 31st, 2009

- For more information about Luxury Real Estate Events, please contact our Events Department:
- 1.800.488.4066
- or send an e-mail to:
- Events@LuxuryRealEstate.com

