Weekly Update: NAREE San Antonio Conference Agenda Update 5/27
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NAREE San Antonio Conference Schedule (as of 5/27/11)
Wednesday, June 15
9:30 AM Conference Registration, NAREE's Meet the Press Signup, and Cyber Cafe (coffee and a spot to connect with colleagues) open. Menger Hotel
10:00 AM Coverage Trends - Expanding Influence in a Contracting Market - Emily Spicer, San Antonio Express-News, Business & Real Estate Editor
11:05 AM Prevailing Winds Powering the Real Estate Economy – Dr. Ted C. Jones, Chief Economist, Stewart Title
12:00 PM Light Lunch, Menger Hotel
12:15 PM 29 Minutes a Day to Update Facebook, Twitter and a Blog - John Oldham, Inman News (pre-registration required)
1:00 PM Troubled Assets: The Dark Cloud Over Commercial Real Estate - John Leary, Chairman, Counselors of Real Estate; Douglas Wilson, president Douglas Wilson Cos.; and Silvia Gangel, Real Estate Council of San Antonio. Moderator: Suzann Silverman, Commercial Property Executive
2:00 PM Home Prices: Are They Climbing Again? Bob Dorsey, FNC
2:35 PM Blossoming Trends in Green Building - John Friesenhahn, Imagine Homes; Nick Marine, Marine Plumbing; and Craig Lobel, EcoEdge
3:30 PM Foreclosures Crisis: When Will It End? - Shaun N. White, Re/Max; and Thomas Thomson, University of Texas SA. Moderator: Polyana da Costa, Bankrate.com
4:30 PM Opening Address: Real Estate’s Next Great Frontier - Patrick Phillips, CEO, Urban Land Institute - a NAREE exclusive
5:05 PM Welcome Reception - Menger Hotel. Redefining Urban Missions: San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro.
6:15 PM A View from the Top - Penthouse Reception and Opening Remarks - Vidorra Developer, Drake Leddy, Leddy Ventures - The Vidorra, 215 Center Street
9:00 PM - 10 PM NAREE Suite - Telling Back Stories - Lauren Beale, Los Angeles Times - Menger Hotel
Thursday, June 16
7:30 AM NAREE Board Meeting, Chairman of the Board, Lauren Beale, Los Angeles Times
8:00 AM Registration, Meet the Press Signup and Cyber Cafe Opens - Menger Hotel
8:00 AM Continental Breakfast & Laptop Lab 1: Excel on Deadline - Mary Shanklin, Orlando Sentinel - (Preregistration required)
9:00 AM Property Rights and Wrongs - James Burling, Pacific Legal Foundation; Bill Gunn, William Gunn & Partners; Jay Doegey, International Municipal Lawyers Association. Moderator: Kris Hudson, Wall Street Journal
10:00 AM The Growing Latino Housing Market - Oscar Gonzales, The Gonzales Group; Scott Caballero, chairman, San Antonio Board of Realtors. Moderator: Purva Patel, Houston Chronicle
11:00 AM Preserving Historic Properties - Profit and Non-Profit Motives, Jacki Buhn, Athenian Properties; William Chandler, Chandler & Chandler - Moderator Emily Spicer, San Antonio Express-News
Noon
1:15 PM Climbing to the Top of the Journalism Dog Pile, Lauren Beale, Los Angeles Times, with Kris Hudson, Wall Street Journal; Kathleen Howley, Bloomberg News and Dina ElBoghdady, Washington Post.
2:15 PM Mortgage Market Upheaval: GSE Reform, QRM and the arrival of the CFPB. Sue Stewart, Mortgage Match; Mark Goldhaber, Genworth Mortgage Insurance and John Fleming, Texas Mortgage Bankers Association. Moderator: Ken Harney, Washington Post Writers Group
3:15 PM The Future of Online Real Estate Information - What happens when every property and everything for sale in America is on competing mega databases? John Heithaus, MRIS; Dale Ross, Realtor Property Resource. Moderator: Glenn Roberts, Inman News.
4:15 PM Overcoming Stumbling Blocks to a Second Career in PR - Lucien Salvant, National Association of Realtors; Laura Bennett, Bennett & Co.; Kyle Crews, Allie Beth Allman & Associates; Rick Matthews, Rubenstein Communications. Moderator: Tony Wilbert, Wilbert News Strategies
5:30 PM Motor Coach Departs Menger Hotel for Pearl Brewery Redevelopment Tour and River Walk Cruise
(The Pearl Brewery is a converted mixed-use masterpiece of shops, restaurants, residential and office space 10 minutes from the Menger Hotel)
6:00 PM Pearl Brewery Reception
6:45 PM Pearl Brewery Walking Tour & Tasting at the Culinary Institute of America
7:30 PM River Walk Barges depart from the Pearl Brewery
9:00 PM On Your Own in the Heart of the River Walk or return to hotel
Friday, June 17 - AWARDS DAY
8:00 AM Continental Breakfast & Laptop Lab 2: Advanced Excel on Deadline - Mary Shanklin, Orlando Sentinel (Preregistration required) - Menger Hotel
9:00 AM Mid-Year Economic Update - Economists Stan Humphries, Zillow; Jed Smith, National Association of Realtors; Mark Dotzour, Texas A&M Real Estate Center. Moderator: Steve Brown, Dallas Morning News
10:00 AM Multi-Family Boom: What Makes It Sizzle When Other Sectors Simmer - Stacy Hunt, Greystar; Walter Moreau, Foundation Communities; Greg Willett, MPF Research. Moderator: Matt Valley, National Real Estate Investor magazine
11:00 AM Launching Your Own News Outlet - Michael Gerrity, The World Property Channel; Candace Evans, SecondShelters.com; Steve Cook, RealEstateEconomyWatch.com; Jay Rickey, CityBizList.com. Moderator: Harold Bubil, Sarasota Herald-Tribune
12:05 PM NAREE Book Awards Luncheon - Awards Presentation and Remarks on "How I Sold 370,000 Copies of My Real Estate Book" - NAREE President Leigh Robinson, Express Publishing
1:15 PM Hard Hat Zone: When Will Construction Start Again? Mick Pattinson, Barratt Group; Todd LaRue, Robert Charles Lesser & Co.; Jeff Webster, Sundt Construction Co.; Mario Hernandez, San Antonio Economic Development Foundation. Moderator: Greta Guest, Detroit Free Press.
2:15 PM Vacation Places: Second Homes, Timeshares and Hotels - John Scovell, Woodbine Development Corp.; Steven Shane, SDS Real Estate; and Terry Weaver, 3rdHome.com. Moderator: Shannon Behnken, Tampa Tribune.
3:15 PM America’s Changing Real Estate Environment - Pat Duncan, President, USAA Real Estate
3:55 PM NAREE's Meet the Press - NAREE's Own Mini Media Tour in a Speed Dating Format - Conferees may sign up at registration onsite or for a series of three-minute appointments with the nation's leading real estate journalists. Event Chair: Sue Doerfler, Arizona Republic. NAREE's Expected Media Participants: Alyssa Abkowitz, Smart Money Magazine; Shannon Behnken, Tampa Tribune; Lauren Beale, Los Angeles Times; Steve Cook, RealEstateEconomyWatch.com; Candy Evans,SecondShelters.com & AOL Real Estate; Greta Guest, Detroit Free Press; Emily Spicer, San Antonio Express-News; Jane Hodges, freelance writer; Ken Harney; Washington Post Writers Group; Kris Hudson, Wall Street Journal; David Levitt, Bloomberg News; Heather Ogilvie, Fair Housing Coach newsletter; Eric Pryne, Seattle Times; Jennifer Hiller, San Antonio Express-News; Mary Umberger, freelance writer/columnist Chicago Tribune and Inman News; Matt Valley, National Real Estate Investor; Denise Dersin, Builder magazine, Dina ElBoghdady, Washington Post; Cindy Hoedel, Kansas City Star; Karen Rivedal, Wisconsin State newspaper; Purva Patel, Houston Chronicle; Sharon Stangenes, freelance writer and Chicago Tribune; Harold Bubil, Sarasota Herald-Tribune; Jeff Collins, Orange County Register; Shonda Novak, Austin American-Statesman; Holden Lewis, BankRate.com; Kathleen Howley, BloombergNews; Housing Scene United Features Syndicate columnist Lew Sichelman; Ralph Bivins, RealtyNewsReport.com and CultureMap.com; Teresa Mears, MSN Money's Smart Spending and freelance writer; Daniel Taub, Bloomberg News; Tricia Lynn Silva, San Antonio Business Journal;
Michael Gerrity, World Property Channel; Karisa King, San Antonio Express-News; Paul Jackson, Housing Wire; Valentino Lucio, San Antonio Express-News; Ana Ley, San Antonio Express-News; Glenn Roberts, Inman News;
and Marcie Geffner, freelance real estate reporter.
5:00 PM TGIF Reception, Menger Hotel
6:15 PM - 7:30 PM NAREE's 61st Annual Real Estate Journalism Awards Presentation and Reception. Keynote Speaker: Robert Rivard, Editor, San Antonio Express-News.
Saturday, June 18
8:00 AM Video Lab - Giving It Your Best Shot - Cynthia Lee, HGTV
8:45 AM Living South of the Border: A Casualty of the Drug Wars? Christopher Hill, founder, Mexico Real Estate Coalition.
9:15 AM The Great Debate: Does For-Sale-By-Owner Still Work? Eddie Tyner, ForSaleByOwner.com; Michael Crowley, National Association of Exclusive Buyer Agents; Dwight Hale, chairman, Texas Association of Realtors. Moderator: Daniel Taub, Bloomberg News.
10:15 AM NAREE Membership Meeting - Led by NAREE President Leigh Robinson, Express Publishing
11:00 AM Conference Concludes, Cyber Cafe Closes