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Education Conference & Lone Star Expo Schedule print page

 

2010 EDUCATION CONFERENCE & LONE STAR EXPO SCHEDULE
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WEDNESDAY, April 21

  
Noon - 6:30 p.m. Jerry Adams Memorial PAC Golf Tournament sponsored by Blue Moon Software (Optional event—separate registration and payment required)
   
THURSDAY, April 22  
8 a.m.-7 p.m. Registration
9-10:10 a.m. Specialty Housing Session—Best Practices in Senior Housing
9-10:15 a.m. Early Bird Seminar: Why Leaders Should Bother to Build Employee Engagement with Al Lucia, CSP
9-10:15 a.m. Tips from the Inside: A Conversation with Owners
9-10:30 a.m. AE Council Meeting & Seminar
9-Noon Specialty Housing Session—HTC Roundtable
9 a.m.-1:15 p.m. Leadership Workshop: What’s My Style? facilitated by Susan Weston, CAM, CAPS (Optional workshop—separate registration and fee required. You must be registered for the conference to register for this workshop.)
10:20-11:30 a.m. Specialty Housing Session—Best Practices in Student Housing
10:30 a.m.-Noon Mid-Morning Session—Human Resources: Are You Keeping Up with the Joneses?
11 a.m.-12:45 p.m. Board of Directors Meeting
12:30-1:45 p.m. Specialty Housing Session—Best Practices in Military Housing
1­2:45-1:45 p.m. Board Luncheon and Speaker (invitation only)
2-3:15 p.m. Opening Plenary Education Session with conference headliner Michael Hoffman, CSP: Anything You Do is Everything You Do
2-3:15 p.m. TAA Education Foundation Special Session for CEOs with moderator Steve Lamberti, CAM, CPM, Milestone Management (invitation only)
3:30-4:50 p.m. General Opening Session featuring conference headliner and keynote speaker Emmitt Smith
5-7:30 p.m. Lone Star Expo Open
7:30-10 p.m. Blues Bayou Bash Kickoff Party at the House of Blues Houston
   

FRIDAY, April 23

  
8 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Registration
8:30-9:45 a.m.

Concurrent Seminars

  • Executive Track: Market Trends: How Clear is Your Crystal Ball?
  • Property Supervisor Track: NOI for the Next Generation
  • Onsite Track: Extreme Customer Service
  • Independent Owner Track: Premises Liability: Are You Prepared?
  • Maintenance Track: R-22 Conversion to R-410A
  • General Track: Threshold Thinking
8:45-11 a.m.

Extended Sessions

  • Coaching Within the Tornado: Ignition Strategies for Leadership featuring conference headliner Michael Hoffman, CSP
  • Hands-on Computer Class: Excel Essentials for the Apartment Industry with Julie Irvin, NALP, MOUS
10-11:15 a.m.

Concurrent Seminars

  • Executive Track: Consumer Trends for the Near Future: What You Need to Know
  • Property Supervisor Track: Talk Isn’t Cheap—It’s Priceless!
  • Onsite Track: Innovative Ideas to Survive and Thrive in Today’s Market
  • Independent Owner Track: How Will You React When the Media Calls?
  • Maintenance Track: Advanced HVAC Troubleshooting
  • General Track: Self-Mastery: A Plan for Personal Success
11 a.m.-1 p.m. Lunch on the Move in the Expo
11 a.m.-3 p.m. Lone Star Expo Open
2:35 p.m. TAAEF Live Auction
2:45 p.m. TAAEF Raffle drawing
3:15-4:30 p.m.

Concurrent Seminars

  • Executive Track: Hot Topic (to be determined)
  • Property Supervisor Track: Creating the Ultimate Marketing Plan
  • Onsite Track: Fair Housing’s Fear Factor: What Really Scares Us Today
  • Independent Owner Track: Show Me The Money! Getting Financing in Today’s Economy
  • Maintenance Track: Effective Irrigation Management
  • General Track: How to be Happy Though Stressed
3:15-5:30 p.m.

Extended Sessions

  • The Golden Path for Leasing featuring Toni Blake
  • Hands-on Computer Class: Excel Advanced for the Apartment Industry with Julie Irvin, NALP, MOUS
4:45-5:45 p.m.

Concurrent Seminars

  • Property Supervisor Track: Developing High-Performance Teams
  • Onsite Track: At Your Service
  • Independent Owner Track: Pay Now or Pay Later
  • Maintenance Track: Customer Service: Seeing What Your Customers See
  • General Track: Seize the Day: Increase Productivity to Get Results
7-11 p.m. Prom Night—Revenge of the Nerds Ultimate Party
   
SATURDAY, April 24  
8-10 a.m. Registration
9-9:45 a.m. Closing Plenary Session: Lighten Up! featuring Tracey Hopkins
10-11:15 a.m. Soulful Style Installation & Awards Brunch featuring soulful music and brunch fare, as well as a spotlight on award winners and leaders