The skies have cleared in Baltimore
September 27, 2008
After a full day of rain, it looks like it will be a great night for the Inaugural Party after all. Remember, the party starts at 7 and the boat departs the dock at 8 for a two hour cruise. VAR staff will be in the lobby to direct you to Pier 5.
More photos up
September 26, 2008
More than 50 shots of the first two days of the convention are up now, if you’d like to take a gander….
And now for the important stuff: Lunch
September 26, 2008
Just a reminder that lunch will be served today on the tradeshow floor for all who requested a lunch ticket along with their registration.
General Session at 10 a.m. Friday
September 26, 2008
You do NOT want to miss the first five minutes of today’s general session at 10 a.m. It will make you giggle.
We have a new homepage
September 25, 2008
We’ve redesigned the homepage to give you a snapshot of what’s going on RIGHT NOW at VAR’s Convention & Expo 2008.
The Cyber Cafe
September 25, 2008
The Cyber Cafe, with high speed internet acceess, is located on the third floor and opens at 10 a.m. today.
And So It Begins …
September 24, 2008
In just a few short hours, members of VAR - REALTORs®, brokers, staff and the like - will begin descinding upon the Baltimore waterfront for the Virginia Association of REALTORs® Convention and Expo 2008.
I don’t know about you, but I’m a first-time participant of the VAR Conference. I’ve been a member for several years, but this is the first convention I’ve been to; it’s interesting - to me, anyway - that the first one I attend will be the one furthest away from my home here in the New River Valley, and also the last VAR Conference held outside the Commonwealth of VA. It probably has something to do with the fact that until earlier this year, when I joined the Information Management Advocacy Group at VAR, I had never really gotten involved in anything Association-related. I always found something else that needed to be done, one more appointment to keep that would interfere … Jim Duncan reminded us at VARBuzz why it’s important to get involved.
Unlike the pace Jim’s referring to though, VAR Convention 2008 will be nothing but action-packed! I can’t wait - there are tons of things going on, much of them at the same time, so whether you’re coming to the Convention or not make sure to check in to VARConvention./2008 for updates throughout the Convention - you can subscribe by RSS as well, if you’d like. Knowing this crowd, it’s a virtual certainty there will be all kinds of interviews, Twittering, live blogging and more going on, so whether you just missed the session or you’re stuck at home and couldn’t attend, we’re going to do our best to keep you up-to-date on everything VAR Convention 2008 (I really didn’t intend for that to rhyme, I swear). There’s even a Flickr Group you can join! My Twitter ID is @NRVLiving, and I’ll be posting both there and here on the main site throughout the conference.
That’s one of the great things I’ve discovered about VAR since I decided to jump in and get involved. There are all kinds of ways to stay up-to-date on what’s happening in the Association, and I’m proud to be a part of that. I hope to see you in Baltimore, but if not, enjoy the ride for VAR Convention & Expo 2008!
Watch this space!
September 16, 2008
In this space — right here — you’ll find any late-breaking news or announcements from the VAR staff.
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