To date, nearly 400 of Virginia's top REALTORS® have signed up to attend the annual convention for Virginia Realtors, "Perfect Opportunities" to be held Sept. 24-28 at the Marriott Waterfront in Baltimore, MD. Featured speakers will include Robyn Waters, Target’s former Vice President of Trend, Design, and Product Development, and author of The Hummer and the Mini, as well as Andy Sernovitz, co-founder and past CEO of the Word of Mouth Marketing Association (WOMMA) and author of Word of Mouth Marketing . Douglas Rushkoff, author of Get Back in the Box: Innovation from the Inside Out, will round out the slate of keynote speakers.
Visit the website at www.VARConvention.com and register today to join several hundred other attendees from around the state, with Realtors, brokers and specialists coming for education sessions and a large real estate trade expo.
Other featured speakers include Marcie Roggow on connecting with multicultural homebuyers and brokerage policy manuals, Jackie Leavenworth on negotiating skills and pricing strategies, and Marc Davison on business leadership and new real estate business models. Continuing education credits will be awarded for many of the education sessions. In addition, the trade expo will showcase over 100 real estate-related exhibits.
Other events include the installation of officers for 2009, presentation of the REALTOR® of the Year award, and graduation ceremonies for the Virgnia Leadership Academy class of 2008.
Registration is available online at www.VARConvention.com. For more information, call VAR at (800) 755-8271 or e-mail members@varealtor.com.