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Midyear Meeting ·
High Level Conference ·
Annual Convention ·
Chapter & Regional Events
Midyear Meetings ·
March 29-April 1, 2009 ·
The Waldorf Astoria Hotel ·
New York City
Featured
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Special
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Schedule of Events
Featured Programs
Sunday, October 11
The Armchair Development
Tour
NEW ORLEANS FROM DESTRUCTION TO REBIRTH
Albert Pappalardo, CRE, Moderator,
President, Pappalardo Consultants, Inc.
Lewis W. Stirling, III
, CRE, Moderator, Executive Vice President, Partner,
Stirling Properties
John A. Meltzer, CRE,
Moderator, President, Meltzer Properties
Jean C. Felts, CRE, Moderator,
Principal, Jean C. Felts & Company
Counselors, Spouses and Guests are invited to take part in the first-ever
Armchair Development Tour. You’ll be immersed in a multi-media
event that is a custom-created Before-and-After trip through The
Crescent City.
The local committee has secured riveting film and photos of the
damage inflicted by Hurricane Katrina on August 29, 2005. You’ll
see ground and aerial views that will bring home the solemnity of
that date forever. You’ll see the condition of familiar sights
in the French Quarter, hotels and businesses submerged along Canal
Street, and whole neighborhoods rendered unrecognizable from the
storm.
But you’ll also see the resurrection of this great city. You’ll
be amazed to see the New Orleans of today. You’ll tour neighborhoods
where actor Brad Pitt has made a lasting contribution through new
housing construction. You’ll visit the Musician’s Village,
a cornerstone of redevelopment made possible through the vision
of music legends Harry Connick, Jr.and Branford Marsalis along with
the Habitat for Humanity program. And you’ll see new infrastructure
that replaces the old, plus new private and public sector multi-family
housing locations that are models for redevelopment everywhere.
Is there additional recovery and development to come for New Orleans?
Yes. But our local Armchair Development Tour moderators challenge
anyone to present a more complete comparison of their city as it
was, and as it is today. Join moderators and fellow CRE's Albert
Pappalardo, Lewis Stirling, John Meltzer and Jean Felts for this
one-of-a-kind event—the afternoon you’ll be talking
about for a very long time to come.
Monday, October 12
Breakfast Session:
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
General Session:
AFTERMATH: THE EFFECTS OF DISPLACEMENT
Albert Pappalardo, CRE, Moderator, President, Pappalardo
Consultants, Inc.
Gregory C. Rigamer, Chief Executive Officer, GCR and
Associates
Dr. Timothy P. Ryan, Chancelor, University
of New Orleans
When adversity changes a city, affected populations make choices
about where to live. Whether immediate or gradual, the effects of
displacement are far reaching. Data expert Gregory C. Rigamer addresses
how demographic shifts impact a region, including changes to the
professions, declining housing and shrinking tax revenues. Dr. Timothy
P. Ryan will address salvaging educational systems in turmoil, including
public school systems, universities and those responsible for providing
access to learning. Both experts will describe how displacement
has changed the face of New Orleans and what to expect if your city
experiences factory closings, job losses, weakened tax base and
the economic slump that is so a part of today’s urban experience.
General Session:
NAVIGATING UNEXPECTED CHANGES IN REAL ESTATE PORTFOLIO
MANAGEMENT
Jean C. Felts, CRE, Moderator,
Principal, Jean C. Felts & Company
Robert E. Smith Lupo, Chief Operating
Officer, Lupo Enterprises
Joseph S. Pappalardo, J.D., President, Later
& Blum Property Management, Inc.
R. Wayne Pugh, CRE, Principal, R. Wayne Pugh
& Company
Logan H. Babin, Jr., CRE, President, Logan
H. Babin, Inc.
Owning and managing a real estate portfolio in today’s economic
environment can be a nightmare. But imagine having to do so in the
face of catastrophic devastation of a scale never before experienced
by a modern American city. In this session, panelists who “lived
it” explain what they faced, what they learned and how they
coped in the aftermath of the 2005 hurricane that changed a city
forever. Topics include: portfolio recovery from an owner’s
view; managing property portfolios post-disaster (including appraisals)
and understanding the effects on outlying areas beyond the city
proper. Hear about the unconventional thinking and untested approaches
that brought surprising outcomes—with much more to come.
General Session:
THE MARKETS REACT
Lewis W. Stirling, III , CRE, Moderator,
Executive Vice President, Partner, Stirling Properties
Charles H. Peterson, CRE, Executive Vice President,
General Manager Corporate Realty, Inc.
Patrick J. Egan, CRE, Executive Vice President
and Director, Comercial Sales and Leasing, Later & Blum, Inc.
James E. Maurin, Chairman, Stirling Properties
No real estate sector has escaped the current economic downturn.
And for any sector to get back on track, it takes new thinking and
new ideas— the kind of innovation that might never occur without
dire circumstances to spark the need for change. This panel examines
the changes inherent in cataclysmic events—events which though
occurring
in one particular city produced consequences startlingly familiar
to us all. Regardless of where we live, which real estate specialty
we practice, what dilemma is currently crippling our city, the story
of New Orleans resonates with us all. Focusing on a timeline from
2005 to the present, panelists will examine the retail, office,
hospitality and
industrial sectors and how these sectors survived the unthinkable.
General Session:
BRICKS AND MORTAR ARE THE LEAST OF YOUR WORRIES
John A. Meltzer, CRE,
Moderator, President, Meltzer Properties
Maurice F. (Marc) Eagan, Jr., President, Eagan
Insurance Agency, Inc.
E. Howell Crosby, Esq., Partner, Chaffe McCall,
LLP
Col. Terry Ebbert, President, T.J. Ebbert &
Associates
When a community is severely damaged by a climatological or even
man-made disaster, the physical condition of “bricks and mortar”
is only one element of concern. Should you face such a catastrophic
event, will you be knowledgeable about—or prepared to cope
with—the new realities of daily living? Those who endured
New Orleans’ darkest days will share memories of chaos and
lessons learned so you can more quickly and effectively help your
community recover should you be called upon to do so. Topics include
facing the insurance maze and policy pricing fluctuations; disruptions
to the legal system, including courts and title procurement, displaced
attorneys and judges; public safety, evacuation and martial law
issues; banking disruptions, employee displacement and the continuing
effect on the local economy.
Tuesday,
October 13
BREAKFAST and BUSINESS
ISSUES forums
• Capital
Markets
• Public/Private Partnerships
• Litigation Support
• Corporate Real Estate
Deborah B. Haskell, CRE, 2009 Busines Issues
Forums Chair, Managing
Director, FTI Consulting, Inc.
Attend a Business Isues Forum to discuss key developments and issues
in your area of expertise. Or, if you’re curious, attend a
Forum to learn more about a particular specialty and how to include
it in the cadre of services you provide. Either way, you’ll
find intimate small-group discussions that are highly candid and
thought-provoking— providing insights and professional contacts
that will endure long after the CRE 2009 Annual Convention. This
is your opportunity to interact with CRE colleagues.
Voice opinions. Ask questions. Share experiences. Consider new approaches
and applications. It’s all among friends, in the intimate
trusted environment that is the hallmark of The Counselors of Real
Estate.
Some Forums will have invited guest presenters to stimulate discussion.
Each Forum will leverage knowledge and ideas from every person in
the room, making for an exceptionally rich and multi-dimensional
experience.
Reserve your space in the Forum of your choice when you register
for the Annual Convention.
General Session:
MULTI-FAMILY RECOVERY: FROM SCARCITY TO EXCESS CAPACITY?
Lewis W. Stirling, III , CRE, Moderator,
Executive Vice President, Partner, Stirling Properties
Larry G. Schedler, Principal,
Larry G. Schedler & Associates,
Inc.
Dennis Adams, Executive
Director, Christopher Homes, Inc.
David Gleeson, CRE, Executive Vice President,
L & B Realty Advisors, Inc.
The need for multi-family housing—both
public and private—represents another omnipresent reality
for the 21st century city. But the urgency to build and rejuvenate
can bring a host of new problems separate and apart from those new
development seeks to fix. One example: well intentioned city and
governmental efforts can turn housing scarcity into excess capacity,
as evidenced by New Orleans, a city of declining population. From
demolition of densely-built 1930s-era public housing to the rise
of new greener multi-family “neighborhoods,” session
panelists will illuminate the conflicts which accompany new housing
development in the wake of dramatic population shifts.
General Session:
INFRASTRUCTURE CHOICES AND FUNDING SHAPE A COMMUNITY’S
FUTURE
James J. Curtis, III, CRE,
Moderator, Managing Partner, Bristol Group, Inc.
Patrick Gallwey, Chief Operating Officer, Port
of New Orleans
Jim Bridger, General Manager, New Orleans Public
Belt Railroad
Deteriorating infrastructure presents dilemmas for every
community, regardless of size, geography or financial resources.
Lack of recent investment in such core essentials as roads, bridges,
utilities, parks and schools is creating widespread vulnerabilities
not faced in generations -- seriously stressing current populations.
The effect of this poor vision and poor community building is devastating
– and sometimes deadly. Imagine the future impact as infrastructure
continues to erode. In this session, Counselors will learn of New
Orleans’ commitment to reimagining and reinvesting in infrastructure.
It’s a
textbook of highly relevant lessons about improving services, convenience
and accessibility, while creating a platform for more competitive
economic productivity.
General Session:
ECONOMIC FORECAST
K.C. Conway, CRE,
Real Estate Subject Matter Expert, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Have we reached what Churchill so eloquently referred to
as the “End of the Beginning” or more optimistically
as “the Beginning of the End?” In the immortal words
of children everywhere, “Are we There Yet?” and what
does “There” mean in the worst economic downturn since
the Great Depression? At The Counselors’ Spring Meetings in
New York, Moody’s chief economist predicted the nation “hitting
bottom” at year-end. “Are we there yet?” What
is the overall economic outlook as it relates to the GDP, inflation,
interest rates and employment? What’s in store for real estate,
particularly in the areas of housing and commercial vacancies? What’s
the latest in the financial sectors? Will banks ever start lending
again?
General Session:
OPEN FORUM: CRE STRATEGIC PLANNING
Wednesday,
October 14
Breakfast Session
GLOBAL WARMING – THE IMPACT ON REAL ESTATE
AND YOUR BUSINESS
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