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CREW Convention ~ Houston
October 15-18, 2008
 Angel Benschneider of Bourn Partners
Julie Echols, CCIM of Opus West
Barbara "Banker" Hobson
Kathy Mayfield of Capital CDC
Yvonne Parra of O'Connor Commercial
We had 15% representation of our membership at the CREW Convention held in October! Great turn out by our members. |
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CREW Convention Review
2008 CREW Network Convention & Marketplace, Houston, Texas
By Rosalie G. Keszler, CCIM & Jinny Saad of Thomas Properties Group
Houston, Texas, October 15, 2008, was the official kick-off of Opportunities Rising: A New Day. A New Deal - 2008 CREW Network Convention & Marketplace that took place over three days at the Hilton Americas hotel in downtown Houston, Texas. Almost 700 people attended this year's convention. A contingency of CREW Austin members were on hand to participate and experience first hand the immensely invigorating and powerful connections made with our brethren CREW memberships across the country. CREW Austin had 21 people attending, a record number for our chapter. In the company of Jane Snoddy Smith, the 2009 CREW Network president, Kathy Carr, the 2008 CREW Austin president, and Jinny Saad, the 2009 CREW Austin president, were several CREW Austin officers, board of directors and seasoned members that attended the event. We also had several of our newest members come and see the benefit of the Network and enjoy three full days of building relationships and enhancing professional development., with a few of our newest members joining in. Special thanks to Jane Smith, Jennifer Sherrill and Amy Mitchell for inviting all Austin attendees to Fulbright & Jaworski's "Spa-tacular" event, an afternoon filled with relaxation AND networking!
In addition to all the fun that was had, attendees also received the latest trends, market forecasts, professional development tools and strategic innovations that will give them the edge they need over their competition.
This event is also where serious business connections were made, where solutions for challenging times were discovered and where top women and men influencing the major deals look for partners. If you did not attend the Houston convention, you can't afford to miss another one! Simply put, professionals who are better prepared and better informed than their competition have the advantage - as do their organizations.
Here are just a few benefits of attendance:
* Nearly 700 commercial real estate professionals attend - all are doing deals, all are looking for new deals. The connections you make will benefit your entire organization.
* In-depth market forecasts delivered by the experts
* Carefully planned education sessions that address current market challenges and solutions
* Targeted professional development sessions
* Marketplace trade show featuring more than 60 exhibitors
* Dedicated business networking events
* Learning excursions provide a street-level view of Houston’s development projects
The first evening's events included a First-Time Attendee reception followed by the Network Marketplace & Reception. The evening ended too soon for many of us! Day two was filled with sessions that covered many varied topics, with a few of our very own on panels - Angel Benschneider and Jennifer Sherrill, along with moderator Kathy Carr. More networking was done, new connections made, some fraternization accomplished. Dine-rounds and impromptu dinner connections were made. That evening was also the first CREW Foundation dinner held on the 60th floor of the Hines building in downtown Houston. What a fabulous event, the dinner was catered by a Master Chef, of which there are only 64 in the nation, followed by a live auction, all benefitting CREW Foundation. Final day 3 the morning came early for a few of us - but managed to make it to the morning's sessions on time. Several headed back to Austin mid-day, but some made it through the evening' Friday Night Celebration: "CREW Network Odyssey 2008: Blasting into the New Frontier". All in all, the week was a success. Now to carry on the momentum! It is an experience you don't want to miss, join us in Boston next year as CREW Network celebrates 20 years.
CREW Austin attendees included:
M'Lou Patton Bell
Angel Benschneider
Kathy Carr
Alex Castano
Anita Dabney
Jeannie De Fazio
Julie Echols
Kristin Gardner
Adam Hauser
Barbara Hobson
Rosalie Keszler
Mary Lawrence
Kathy Mayfield
Vicki Beal McDonald
Amy Mitchell
Jennifer Paisley
Yvonne Parra
Barbara Roeling
Jinny Saad
Jennifer Sherrill
Linda Strickland
For a recap of the presentations and post-convention materials, including a comprehensive attendee list, go to http://www.crewnetwork.org/EVENTS/2008Convention/generalinfo.php
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Rosalie G. Keszler, CCIM is the owner of Rosalie Keszler Consultants, a consulting firm offering due diligence and underwriting analysis services as the "in-house team" approach for the smaller-shop commercial real estate investor and developer.
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