Upcoming Events: SEPTEMBER 18 WCR Sock Hop BHI Building Gym - 7 p.m. SEPTEMBER 23 WCR Golf Tournament Star Ranch Golf Club
Glenn King of RE/MAX Round Rock was “flocked.” You could be next—do your part and contribute to TREPAC TODAY!
OCTOBER 12 AMBA Fall Golf Tournament Great Hills Country Club - 10 a.m.
OCTOBER 14 Independence Title Chili Cookoff More details soon! OCTOBER 16 NAHREP Real Estate Olympics Zilker Park - Noon to 6 p.m.
OCTOBER 20 “Strike Against Hunger” Bowling tournament Showplace Lanes - 1 to 5 p.m.
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2009 Realty Round Up: Growing A Greener Austin bies from the vendors that REALTORS® can use in their businesses. CONTRIBUTING WRITER How will this Realty Round Up be different from ® previous ones? The Austin Board of REALTORS will present We’ve lowered the admission price to $10 and Realty Round Up from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. on increased the educational opportunities for our memWednesday, Oct. 7 at the Austin Convention Center. To find out what’s in store this year, Realty Line vis- bers. We are offering our Broker members a special ited with Committee Chair Leonard Guerrero of JB opportunity to meet, in a casual atmosphere, with Goodwin REALTORS®. His answers will surely get event speaker Dr. Jim Gaines from the Real Estate industry professionals primed for this highly antici- Center at Texas A&M University. Lastly, this years’ pated, annual event, which this year revolves around event will not have an official after event party and a lunch will not be included in the ticket price. the theme “Growing a Greener Austin.” How would you convince someone to attend if they What is the most commonly asked question about have been to Realty Round Up for years and may feel Realty Round Up? People want to know what it is. Realty Round Up is like they have been there, done that? Our industry is one of continuing education and the Austin Board of REALTORS®’ annual trade show, change. Realty Round Up offers the opportunity to see now in its 29th year that showcases educational trends and technology that might be just around the opportunities, industry information, new technology ® and networking with vendors and other REALTORS . corner. An attendee has a “hands on” opportunity What is the most compelling reason a person with vendors at our program to check many new offerings. One of our vendors, SUPRA, is using Realty should attend Realty Round Up? It’s the opportunity to take advantage of a pool of Round Up as an opportunity to have members resources as vendors showcase their products, new exchange their dKeys for the new ActiveKEY as part of industry trends are offered, timely educational sub- our system upgrades. What are the top three “must see” or “must do” jects are presented and there are lots and lots of freeitems at this year’s event? The first is this years’ Presorted Standard keynote speaker, Dr. Jim U.S. Postage PAID Gaines from the Real Austin, Texas Estate Center at Texas Paid Permit #715 A&M University, whose presentation is from 11 P.O. Box 81366 a.m. until noon. Second Austin, Texas 78708-1366 would be to take advantage of the many educational opportunities such as offerings on green construction, risk management, social technologies and green issues affecting Don’t forget: You can visit us online 24/7 at www.realtylineonline.com home ownership and the
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real estate industry. The third “must” is to take advantage of the chance to exchange current dKeys for the new ActiveKEY which equips agents with real-time alerts when iBoxes are opened without requiring REALTORS® to have cellular service. Who has been instrumental in putting together this event? Realty Round Up is the result of the combined efforts of ABoR’s education and marketing departments and the energies of dedicated REALTOR® and affiliate volunteers on the Realty Round Up committee. How long does it take to plan an event like this? Many months or better yet, almost a full year. The planning for next years’ event starts shortly after the current event is completed. How does ABoR come up with such great themes each year? The themes are usually the result of the combined efforts of ABoR’s education and marketing departments and the Realty Round Up committee. Often times, pertinent trends or subject matters influence the selection of our themes, for example, “green” equaled our “Growing A Greener Austin” title this year. What is the best tip to give someone who will be attending Realty Round Up for the first time? Plan to be there the whole day. The day is full of educational events and the exhibitors will have services and goods to help us be successful in our business. Be ready to meet people and expand your network. How does the number of exhibitors compare to years past? We won’t have a final count until day of the event, but our current exhibitor list is on par to have 175 or so booths which offers a rich environment for our attendees and compares favorably to past years. We can accommodate around 200 exhibitors and that is an ideal goal for our event. For more information, visit www.abor.com/roundup.