Monday, Jan. 12
8:30 a.m. – 8:30 p.m. Right Track Leadership Academy (by invitation only)
8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. 2015 Executive Committee Orientation
Tuesday, Jan. 13
8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. KAR Registration Desk Open
8:30 – 11:00 a.m. Right Track Leadership Academy (by invitation only)
8:30 – 11:15 a.m. Executive Committee
11:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Leading Edge Lunch Meeting (by invitation only)
1:15 – 2:45 p.m. Budget & Finance Committee
1:30 – 2:45 p.m. Broker Excellence Meeting (for broker owners/managing brokers)
3:00 – 5:00 p.m. Local Board Core Standards Workshop | Local Board Officers, staff and members are invited to attend this workshop. Of primary focus will be how to use the NAR REALTOR® Party Program to meet the Advocacy and Consumer Outreach components of the NAR Core Standards. Other topics and the most recent information from NAR will also be discussed.
Wednesday, Jan. 14
8:00 – 11:45 a.m. KAR Registration Desk Open
8:30 – 11:30 a.m. Governmental Affairs Forum & Committee Meeting | All REALTORS® are invited to attend this interactive forum and committee meeting to receive an update from KAR Vice President of Governmental Affairs Luke Bell on the legal, legislative and regulatory issues currently facing Kansas REALTORS®. During the forum portion of the meeting, all Kansas REALTORS® will have the opportunity to have their questions answered on the legislative issues facing our industry at the state and federal levels.
11:45 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. REALTOR® Lunch (ticketed event)
1:30 – 4:30 p.m. Kansas REALTOR® Capitol Visits | Kansas REALTORS® are asked to visit with your members of the Kansas Legislature. (Talking points will be available.) Buses will leave the Capitol Plaza Hotel at 1 PM and rotate from the Capitol building to the Capitol Plaza Hotel every 30 minutes. The final bus will leave the Capitol building at 4:30 PM.
3:00 – 5:00 p.m. Governance Task Force Meeting (by invitation only)
5:00 – 6:30 p.m. REALTOR® Social (ticketed event) | After a long day of meetings, it’s time to relax with your friends at the REALTOR® Social. Food and drinks will be available. See you there!
Thursday, Jan. 15
7:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. KAR Registration Desk Open
8:00 – 9:00 a.m. KS Certified Residential Specialist (CRS) Chapter Breakfast Meeting
8:00 – 9:30 a.m. Association Executives Committee
9:45 – 10:30 a.m. NAR Leadership Fund Trustees (by invitation only)
10:30 – 11:30 a.m. “Tech Tips and Tools” – Open to all REALTORS® | Find out about hot technology trends for 2015 with John Ringgold of Real Estate Business Resources, who will give you tips, tricks and tools to help make your business more efficient and profitable
11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Executive Committee Receives Reports
12:15 – 1:30 p.m. Networking Lunch (Ticketed Event)
12:30 – 1:00 p.m.
- Zone 1 – Pick up lunch, then Zone Meeting from 12:30-1:30 p.m. (All members of the Kansas City Regional Association of REALTORS® are invited and encouraged to attend)
- Zone 2 – Zone Meeting from 12:30-1 p.m., then go to lunch from 1-1:30 p.m. (All members of the Lawrence BOR & the Topeka AAR are invited and encouraged to attend)
- Zone 3 – Zone Meeting from 12:30-1 p.m., then go to lunch from 1-1:30 p.m. (All members of theBourbon Co. BOR, Coffeyville BOR, Independence BOR, Mid-Eastern Kansas BOR, Parsons BOR & Pittsburg BOR are invited and encouraged to attend)
- Zone 4 – Zone Meeting from 12:30-1 p.m., then go to lunch from 1-1:30 p.m. (All members of the Dickinson Co. BOR, Junction City BOR, Manhattan AR, Northeast Kansas BOR & Tri-County BOR are invited and encouraged to attend)
1:00 – 1:30 p.m.
- Zone 5 – Lunch from 12:30-1 p.m., then go to Zone Meeting from 1-1:30 p.m. (All members of the Emporia BOR, Flint Hills BOR, McPherson BOR & Salina BOR are invited and encouraged to attend)
- Zone 6 – Lunch from 12:30-1 p.m., then go to Zone Meeting from 1-1:30 p.m. (All members of the Arkansas City BOR, Butler Co. BOR, Hutchinson BOR, Newton Area BOR, Sumner Co. BOR, Wichita AAR & Winfield BOR are invited and encouraged to attend)
- Zone 7 – Lunch from 12:30-1 p.m., then go to Zone Meeting from 1-1:30 p.m. (All members of the Colby BOR, Goodland BOR, Great Bend BOR, Hays BOR & Russell BOR are invited and encouraged to attend)
- Zone 8 – Lunch from 12:30-1 p.m., then go to Zone Meeting from 1-1:30 p.m. (All members of the Dodge City BOR, Garden City BOR, Southern Plains BOR & Southwest Kansas BOR are invited and encouraged to attend)
1:45 – 3:15 p.m. Board of Directors Meeting
EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS AND MEETINGS ARE OPEN TO ALL REALTORS® UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND ANY MEETING OF INTEREST TO YOU.
Hotel reservations can be made online at CapitolPlazaHotelTopeka.com. Select “Group Code” and enter code REALTORS15 for the discounted rate. Once the code is entered, you will be able to select the dates and book your reservation. OR, call the hotel directly at (800) 579-7937 (please mention you are part of KS Association of REALTORS® or group code KREL). Room reservation deadline is December 22, 2014.
