Research Roundtables are twice-annual special programs exclusively for Active members to discuss corporate real estate issues selected by Active members. The Corpus Christi program focuses on the lease-versus-own decision. Participants will evaluate and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of leasing and owning real estate, including accounting and tax law issues. A brief number-crunching demonstration will be presented. The bulk of the program is dedicated to comparing and contrasting how the process works at participants’ companies, including issues such as corporate culture, tradition, where the decision is made, real estate’s role, public- and private-company issues, common corporate assumptions, and other factors that affect the decision. The program will conclude with lunch.

Fall 2005 IAMC Leadership Seminar registrants will have an opportunity to learn from their peers and acquire skills that will phenomenally enhance memory for years to come. The 3-hour, invitation-only session will present:

• Perspectives, convictions, and proven "working definitions"that guide leadership strategies for panelists Charles McSwain, Ed Kelley, Sean Nugent and Scott Reed.
• A look at IAMC’s leadership development progress and aspirations; and;
• Internationally acclaimed memory expert Bob Gray, who will entertain and stimulate thought as he teaches tangible recall skills. Bob has spent the last twenty years training corporate, government and professional association workers how to adapt to memory systems that, for most, equate to more efficient work patterns, enhanced professionalism and greater profits.

Bob is the author of the best selling book, Right Brain Rapid Recall. When he is not traveling or developing memory systems, he enjoys playing blues piano, golf and squash. He has been a guest on "Ripley’s Believe It Or Not,"ABC’s "Regis Philbin,"NBC’s "Today Show," CBC and Britain’s BBC 1.

All IAMC Fellow candidates [members, in good standing, who have actively participated in one or more Leadership Seminars] will receive initial invitations to the Fall 2005 Leadership Seminar. To receive the IAMC Fellow designation, candidates must participate in five IAMC Seminars over a four-year period. The first IAMC Fellows class will be recognized at the Spring 2006 Professional Forum in San Diego.

For information about the waiting list for the Fall 2005 IAMC Leadership Seminar, please contact Hazel Pankey at 770-325-3476 or hazel.pankey@iamc.org.