GREC 2006 ANNUAL School Meeting Athens, Georgia * December 14-15, 2006 Richard Mendenhall, CCIM, CIPS, CRB, GRI Keynote Speaker Richard Mendenhall is the owner of three Missouri real estate offices in Columbia, Jefferson City, and Fulton, with over 180 agents and staff, and is currently the Chairman of the International Consortium of Real Estate Associations. In 2001 he served as President for the National Association of REALTORS. In the upcoming NAR Annual Convention in New Orleans, Richard will be inducted into the Hall of Leaders. On the afternoon of Sept 11, 2001, he established the REALTORS Housing Relief Fund, which then collected and paid out over 8.5 million dollars in less than 100 days to families of victims by funding three months of their mortgage and rental payments. Mendenhall additionally established the HOPE Awards, honoring groups and individuals across America who have helped hundred of thousands of minority families become homeowners. Richard also spoke at the REEA conference in Myrtle Beach last year. Active in his community, Richard has served as president of the Columbia Missouri Chamber of Commerce and president of the Regional Economic Development Commission. Richard holds a bachelor s and a master's degree in education from the University of Missouri. Keynote Address: Friday, December 15, 2006 Frontiers of Real Estate 2007 In the real estate industry, nothing stays the same! It is a moving target. This program will explore the issues and trends that are ever changing the reality of the real estate industry and affecting the lives of real estate educators and how they train real estate agents. This presentation covers the residential, commercial, technology, niche markets, politics, and the many changes taking place that will impact the future of real estate and how educators prepare for it. Breakout Session AM Friday, December 15, 2006 Leaders Must Lead Leadership used to be knowing all the right answers. Today, it is about asking the right questions. As educators and leaders, if you do everything like everyone else, no matter how hard you try, you won't make much of a difference. It is your business to structure your schools and their leadership in a way that makes a difference and propels you toward success! This unique presentation will explore the legacy of great leaders, what they can show us and how we as real estate educators can make a positive difference in the real estate industry and people s lives. Craig Harrington, SRA Mr. Harrington is nationally known for the Presenting with Power seminar and has taught it at instructor conferences in Los Angeles, New York City, and Las Vegas and has also trained instructors at Prosource Educational Services. Craig Harrington, SRA, has been an appraiser for 32 years. His private appraisal and consulting practice specializes in litigation issues. He has taught courses and seminars for the Appraisal Institute in over 35 states and has been an online instructor for the Appraisal Institute since 1999. Craig also served as president of the Prosource Toastmasters Club, which was a special Toastmasters Club comprised of professional instructors in the real estate, insurance, and appraisal industries. Mr. Harrington is a Certified National USPAP Instructor and has developed many courses for The Appraisal Foundation.. In 2005, Mr. Harrington was presented the William N. Kinnard, Jr., PhD Award by the Appraisal Institute for his course development work in 2004. Thursday Sessions: Presenting with Power: Communication Strategies for Professionals Presenting with Power is designed to sharpen the classroom management skills of professionals who have heeded the call to become instructors. This course presents proven techniques that can be used by any real estate educator to improve their effectiveness in presenting concepts and information in the classroom. This course is divided into two sessions. AM Thursday, December 14, 2006 Presenting with Power: Presentation Strategies that Work This morning session is intended to guide instructors both beginner and advanced in how to shape and refine their presentation skills for greater success. PM Thursday, December 14, 2006 Presenting with Power: Creating a Dynamic Learning Environment This afternoon session is more advanced and covers the topic of dynamic learning environments and demonstrates how PowerPoint and other technical tools can be effectively used in the classroom. Breakout Session: Fraud and Appraiser Liability AM Friday, December 15, 2006 Presenters: Craig Harrington and John Maggi The first issue this breakout session covers is what educators need to know about appraisal fraud. Instructors play an important role in alerting soon-tobe-licensed appraisers to fraudulent appraisal schemes and mortgage scams that can ensnare them. The second issue covered in this session is how to prepare students in your classes to avoid liability as they carry out their appraisal practice. Breakout Session PM Friday, December 15, 2006 Balance is Strength You should not confuse your career with your life. Know what is important. A job title doesn't even come close to answering the question, Who are you and what do you do?" This powerful PowerPoint presentation will explore the aspects of balancing your life.
Greg Dunn, GRI, ABR Greg Dunn received a Georgia real estate license in 1972 and is currently licensed as a broker and approved instructor. A graduate of Columbus State University majoring in both real estate and accounting, Greg is a member of the Georgia Real Estate Commission s Education Advisory Committee and holds the GRI and ABR designations. He is active in his local Board of Realtors, in the State Association of Realtors, and in the Georgia Real Estate Educators Association (GREEA). In 1989, the Columbus Board of REALTORS recognized him as REALTOR of the Year. Greg was also recognized as Educator of the Year in 1999 by GREEA and in 2001 by the Georgia Association of REALTORS. Thursday All Day Session: GREC Brokerage & Trust Account Issues Presented by Patricia Johnson and Greg Dunn Note: If you elect to attend this session, you must attend all day to receive CE credits. Patricia Johnson, ABR, AIS, CRB, DREI, GRI, SRES As a real estate broker, licensed instructor and training director for one of the largest real estate firms in Georgia, Pat has designed and delivered numerous programs for large and small classes of real estate professionals. Her broad range of expertise includes such topics as contracts, legal issues, sales skills, cultural competency, new construction, resort properties, business planning, personal coaching and several national designation courses. Pat s engaging and insightful presentations include anecdotal illustrations from her personal experience in sales and brokerage management and from working in the trenches with successful agents and brokers for more than twenty five years. Pat holds a bachelor s degree in education and a master s degree in human resource development. She currently serves on the GAR Forms Committee and is an instructor for the Harry Norman Realtors School of Real Estate, the Georgia Institute of Real Estate, the Georgia Real Estate Commission, the Georgia Association of Realtors and the Graduate Realtors Institute. Thomas E. Gillett Tom Gillett has been a mainstay in Georgia real estate and appraisal education for over twenty years. After having the honor and privilege of serving his country in the United States Navy as a helicopter crewman, Tom was discharged from the service in 1974 and began a real estate career that now spans over thirty years. Having worked as a salesperson, broker and appraiser, Tom now focuses his efforts on education. Currently, Tom instructs over five hundred classes per year in varied real estate subjects and has authored for companies such as Prentice-Hall, Applied Measurement Professionals, The Psychology Corporation, Thomson-CompuTaught, Dearborn Publishing and the Georgia Real Estate Commission. Tom has also authored the real estate career manual Breakaway To Success. In 2003, Tom was named the Georgia Instructor of the Year by GAR. PM Thursday Session Mortgage Fraud: The Silent Sin This presentation helps practitioners to understand and identify mortgage fraud. It covers the new Georgia Residential Mortgage Fraud Act and the different types of fraud with which licensees are involved. It also explains how to report mortgage fraud. Lawrence Fabrey, Ph.D. Since January 1989, Dr. Lawrence J. Fabrey has been with Applied Measurement Professionals (AMP), a national testing company in Lenexa, Kansas. Currently Vice President for Measurement Research, he serves as the Project Director for AMP s Real Estate Examination Program as well as other licensure and certification programs. Previously, he was the Director of Measurement Services for the American Nurses Association (ANA) and held various positions with the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME). He was selected in 2000 as a voting psychometrician for the National Organization for Competency Assurance (NOCA) and serves as the chair of the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA). Larry holds a Ph.D. in educational psychology, with an emphasis in measurement, statistics, and human learning, and an M.S. in educational psychology from The Pennsylvania State University. His baccalaureate is in psychology from Grove City College. AM & PM Friday Breakout Sessions: Update from AMP: New Broker Candidate Testing Method AMP s national broker licensing examination now requires the use of simulation problems addressing key real estate issues. While completing a simulation examination, a participant must carefully judge and select alternatives and feedback. This session reviews the examination specifications and simulation problems; covers the implementation of simulations for testing broker candidates in Georgia and addresses questions about the Georgia Real Estate Licensing Examination program pertaining to AMP. Cody Ann Moran Cody Ann Moran, Realtor with Global Realty Marketing and Loan Originator with Global Equity Lending in Suwanee, GA has helped hundreds of people reach their American Dreams throughout the northeast metro Atlanta area for over twenty years and is a life member of the Multi-Million Dollar Club. Cody Ann was named 2003 Realtor of the Year by the Northeast Atlanta Metro Association of Realtors (NAMAR) and was presented the President s Award by the 2003 NAMAR President for her outstanding achievements. She was nominated by her local board for the National Association of Realtors Good Neighbor Award in 2005. Cody Ann is on the Executive Committee of Georgia Real Estate Fraud Prevention & Awareness Coalition (GREFPAC) and serves as Secretary after serving on the Board of Directors for three years. Alicia Sheppard Alicia is a homeowner in a community severely damaged by mortgage fraud and high profile crime events. She is one of the founders of GREFPAC, the Georgia Real Estate Fraud Prevention and Awareness Coalition, and currently serves as GREFPAC s Director of Victim Assistance. GREFPAC is a coalition, unique in the nation, and is touted as a national model. Its members have been actively involved in the passing of Georgia s Residential Mortgage Fraud Act - the first mortgage fraud statute in the nation. Alicia and GREFPAC members have received state and national recognition for their work and have been spotlighted by major news networks and national publications. In 2005, Alicia was listed by Inman Press as one of the 100 Most Influential People in Real Estate in the nation. PM Friday Breakout Session: Mortgage Fraud: Damaging Affects to Communities and Preventative Measures for Real Estate Agents Presented by Cody Ann Moran and Alicia Sheppard Come learn about ways mortgage fraud destroys the integrity of neighborhoods as well as learning more about the one year old Residential Mortgage Fraud Act, various mortgage fraud schemes and preventative measures real estate agents can take.
Instructor s Workshop Agenda Thursday, December 14, 2006 8:30 a.m. Registration (Conference Registration Desk) 9:30 a.m. 12:45 p.m. Morning Sessions Greg Dunn & Patricia Johnson GREC Brokerage & Trust Account Issues Craig Harrington Presenting with Power: Presentation Strategies That Work 10:45 a.m. 11:00 a.m. Refreshment Break 12:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. Registration (Conference Registration Desk) 12:45 p.m. 2:00 p.m. Lunch (Banquet Area) 2:00 p.m. 5:15 p.m. Afternoon Sessions Greg Dunn & Patricia Johnson GREC Brokerage & Trust Account Issues (continued) Craig Harrington Presenting with Power: Creating a Dynamic Learning Environment Tom Gillett Mortgage Fraud: The Silent Sin 3:30 p.m. 3:45 p.m. Refreshment Break 5:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. Registration (Conference Registration Desk) 6:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Georgia Real Estate Educators Association (GREAA) Reception sponsored by GREEA Beverages sponsored by Thomson CompuTaught 7:30 p.m. 9:30 p.m. (Dinner $30 payable in advance with registration fee). Preregistration required (indicate on registration form). Dessert Extravaganza sponsored by Dearborn Publishing After Dinner Beverages sponsored by AMERICA S BEST Distance Education GREC 2006 Annual School Meeting Agenda Friday, December 15, 2006 7:30 a.m. 8:45 a.m. Breakfast (Banquet Area) Sponsored by the Georgia Institute of Real Estate 7:30 a.m. 3:30 p.m. Exhibit Booths Open 8:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. Registration (Conference Registration Desk) 9:00 a.m. 9:15 a.m. Welcome (Masters Hall) Must sign-in and be on time 9:15 a.m. 9:45 a.m. Opening Session Keynote Address Richard Mendenhall Frontiers of Real Estate 2007 9:45 a.m. 10:15 a.m. Commission Presentation Charles Clark, Jefrey Ledford, and Ric Wilson 10:15 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Refreshment Break 11:00 a.m. Hotel Check-Out School Policies Required or Suggested 10:30 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Morning Breakout Sessions Record Keeping for In-class and CBT GREC Round Table Discussions Courses Jefrey T. Ledford, Deputy Real Estate Commissioner Hiring and Retaining Instructors Craig Coffee, Information Services Manager Delories Gibson, Compliance Manager Teresa Holder, Director of Information Services Ric Wilson, Director of Education Richard Mendenhall Leaders Must Lead Craig Harrington & John Maggi Fraud and Appraiser Liability Dr. Larry Fabrey Update from AMP: New Broker Candidate Testing Method 12:00 p.m. 1:30 p.m. Lunch (Banquet Area) 1:30 p.m. 3:00 p.m. Afternoon Breakout Sessions Alisa Sheppard & Cody Moran Mortgage Fraud: Damaging Affects to Communities and Preventative Measures for Real Estate Agents Dr. Larry Fabrey Update from AMP: New Broker Candidate Testing Method Richard Mendenhall Balance is Strength * Listen & Learn Session for School Administrators Patty Carswell, Wanda Campbell, and Pam Isaac 3:00 p.m. 3:15 p.m. Refreshment Break 3:15 p.m. 3:30 p.m. Closing Session and Evaluations (Masters Hall) Thursday: Two Great Options! To receive 6 or 7 CE credits Thursday, either attend both the morning and afternoon GREC Brokerage & Trust Account Issues sessions or attend the morning session with Craig Harrington and the afternoon session with either Craig Harrington or Tom Gillett. Listen & Learn Session* Breakout Session PM Friday, December 15, 2006 Join participants Patty Carswell, Director, TriCounty School of Real Estate; Wanda Campbell, Administrative Manager, Continuing Education, Columbus State University; and Pam Isaac, Registrar/Orientation Coordinator, Georgia Institute of Real Estate for an interactive session. Come prepared to discuss the following issues:
Notice to Participants The Instructors Workshop on Thursday, December 14, 2006 has been approved by the Georgia Real Estate Commission (GREC) for six (6) hours of continuing education credit for real estate licensees and instructors and seven (7) hours of continuing education credit by Georgia Real Estate Appraisers Board (GREAB) for appraisal instructors and real estate appraisers. To receive six (6) or seven (7) hours of continuing education credit for Thursday, you must be on time, attend one morning session from 9:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m. AND attend an afternoon session from 2:00-5:15 p.m. No partial credit will be given. A fee of $45.00 (which includes lunch) is required for the Instructors Workshop. Note: If you choose to attend the GREC Brokerage & Trust Account Issues, you must attend that session all day in order to receive the 6 or 7 hours of CE credits. If you are only attending the Instructors Workshop on Thursday and not the Annual Meeting on Friday, you still must register using the registration form for the GREC 2006 Annual School Meeting. After the afternoon workshop, the Thursday evening events include a sponsored reception and dinner for $30.00, payable in advance. Please register early! Seating is limited. The GREC Annual School Meeting on Friday, December 15, 2006 has been approved by the Georgia Real Estate Commission (GREC) for six (6) hours of continuing education credit for prelicense instructors and real estate licensees. The Georgia Real Estate Appraisers Board (GREAB) has approved the meeting for seven (7) hours of continuing education credit for appraisers and appraiser instructors. The Commission offers this meeting to real estate and appraiser prelicense instructors, school directors, school coordinators and other interested school personnel. To receive continuing education credit for Friday, you must be on time, attend all sessions from 9:00-10:15 a.m., attend one morning breakout session 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m., attend a different afternoon breakout session from 1:30-3:00 p.m. and attend the closing session from 3:15-3:30 p.m. No partial credit will be given. A fee of $25.00 (including lunch) is required for this meeting. The Georgia Real Estate Educators Association (GREEA) is administrating the courses under a contract with the Georgia Real Estate Commission (GREC) with funds from the Real Estate Education, Research and Recovery Fund. No recruiting for employment opportunities for real estate brokerage firms is allowed during any course! Report promptly any effort to recruit to the Director of Education, Georgia Real Estate Commission, 404-656-3916. PLEASE NOTE: Registration and payment of fees must be made by November 16, 2006. Hotel registration deadline is November 20, 2006. General Information The Georgia Center for Continuing Education Conference Center & Hotel, located on the beautiful, historic campus of the University of Georgia in Athens, provides innovative lifelong learning opportunities that develop intellectual and human potential. A fullservice, living and learning environment, the Georgia Center includes a 200-room hotel, restaurants, banquet areas, conference rooms, auditoriums, and computer labs all under one roof. As a unit of UGA s Office of the Vice President for Public Service and Outreach, the Center brings the University s teaching, research, and service expertise to the people of Georgia and beyond! For more information, visit www.georgiacenter.uga.edu/conferences. Special Needs If you require special services, facilities, or dietary considerations (vegetarian or otherwise), contact Jean.Mann@georgiacenter.uga.edu or 706-542-2237 by December 4, 2006. Lodging A block of rooms is being held for your conference until 5:00 p.m. ET, Thursday, November 16, 2006. Lodging Policies (Georgia Center Hotel & Suites) (1) Tax Exemption The State of Georgia only allows tax-exempt charges for a payment by a state-issued credit card or check or by a direct bill to a state agency (with a Georgia State Tax Exemption Certificate). (2) Lodging Cancellation To avoid being charged one night s room and tax, you must cancel your reservation by 4:00 p.m. ET the day prior to your scheduled arrival to avoid being charged one night s room and tax. (3) At check-in, you must present your credit card or a completed credit card authorization form (for a copy, call 800-884-1381, Mon.-Fri., 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM ET). Note: The Georgia Center is a smoke-free building; all lodging rooms are nonsmoking. Travel Information Athens, Georgia is located about 60 miles northeast of Atlanta. For directions, see www.georgiacenter.uga.edu/conferences. A parking deck is located adjacent to the Center (current hourly rates, maximum $8 each 24-hour period; vehicle height limit, 7 feet). Athens is served by two airports. Athens Ben Epps Airport offers connecting flights to and from Charlotte, NC. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is located about 90 minutes southwest of Athens, with scheduled ground shuttle service and rental car service available between the airport and the Georgia Center. Program Cancellation Policies (1) The Georgia Real Estate Educators Association and the Georgia Center for Continuing Education will issue full refunds for cancellations made by 5:00 PM, Friday, December 1, 2006. No refunds will be issued thereafter. Substitutions will be allowed. (2) If a program is cancelled for any reason, the Georgia Center and Georgia Real Estate Educators Association will not be responsible for any charges related to travel. (3) To change or cancel your registration, please call 706-542-2134 or 800-884-1381 Monday-Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Conference Registration/Hotel Reservation Form December 14-15, 2006 Four ways to register: Website: www.georgiacenter.uga.edu/ conferences Credit Card Only Fax: 706-542-6596 or 800-884-1419 Credit Card Only Mail: Georgia Real Estate Commission, Event #57521 Georgia Center for Continuing Education Conference Center & Hotel The University of Georgia Athens, Georgia 30602-3603 Phone: 706-542-2134 or 800-884-1381 Credit Card Only (Mon.-Fri. from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET) Name (Please print or type) Preferred name for name badge Birth Date (for transcript retrieval) / / Address Check if home address City State County Zip Code Work Phone Home Phone Fax # E-Mail Address Position Organization/Employer Program Registration Fees Prepayment is required to be registered. Check the box(es) below for the session(s) you wish to attend: Thursday Sessions & Lunch (12/14/06)... $45.00 Registration required GREEA Annual Business Meeting & Dinner (12/14/06) $30.00 Check or credit card only, Registration required Annual School Meeting & Lunch (12/15/06)....$25.00 Registration required Total: $ THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2006 Choose one Morning Breakout Session: Greg Dunn & Patricia Johnson GREC Brokerage & Trust Account Issues (Must attend this course all day to receive credit) Craig Harrington Presenting with Power Part I Choose one Afternoon Breakout Session: Greg Dunn & Patricia Johnson GREC Brokerage & Trust Account Issues (Must attend this course all day to receive credit) Craig Harrington Presenting with Power Part II Tom Gillett Mortgage Fraud: The Silent Sin FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2006 Choose one Morning Breakout Session: Richard Mendenhall Leaders Must Lead Craig Harrington & John Maggi Fraud & Appraiser Liability Dr. Larry Fabrey Update from AMP:New Broker Testing GREC Round Table Discussions Choose one Afternoon Breakout Session: Alisa Sheppard & Cody Moran Mortgage Fraud Dr. Larry Fabrey Update from AMP: New Broker Testing Richard Mendenhall Balance is Strength Session for School Administrators Listen and Learn The University of Georgia Federal ID No. 58-6001998 Method of payment to process program registration: Enclosed is a check payable to The University of Georgia. Enclosed is a purchase order payable to The University of Georgia, and/or an authorization letter to bill employer/organization. MasterCard Visa American Express Discover Card No. Expires / Name on Card UGA Acct. No. Dept. /Cont. Name Hotel Registration Fees Complete the following to request a room reservation at the Georgia Center Hotel. If your lodging preference is unavailable, the best alternative will be confirmed. Do not send checks for lodging until receipt of confirmation. A reservation must be guaranteed by a credit card at the time of the reservation or by an advance deposit within 14 days of the reservation confirmation. The Georgia Center is a smokefree building; all lodging rooms are nonsmoking. Choose Occupancy: Single Double Choose Room Type: Classic Single Beds.......$79 Classic Queen Bed...$89 Classic King Bed...$89 Select Double Beds...$99 Arrival Day/Date Departure Day/Date Name of roommate for shared room: Method of payment to guarantee hotel reservation: PLEASE DO NOT SEND CHECKS FOR LODGING UNTIL RECEIPT OF CONFIRMATION. MasterCard Visa American Express Discover Card No. Expires / At check-in, you must present your credit card or complete a credit card authorization form (for a copy, call the Georgia Center at 800-884-1381, Mon.-Fri., 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET).
GREC 2006 Annual School Meeting (#55152) Georgia Center for Continuing Education The University of Georgia Athens, Georgia 30602-3603 THE GEORGIA REAL ESTATE COMMISSION presents the GREC 2006 ANNUAL SCHOOL MEETING Thursday & Friday, December 14-15, 2006 THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA CENTER FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION ATHENS, GEORGIA An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution