This two-part session will include:

Part One:
Roundtable discussions driven by topics specified by Active Member participants

Each table will be assigned a moderator^* and a scribe^* who will report during the Part Two combined Actives and Associates discussions.

An interactive Active panel and Associate Member segment wherein Active Members discuss how end-users, economic development and service provider professionals can collaborate to deal with surplus corporate real estate.

Part Two:
Break-out sessions based on the Active Member topics discussed in Part One

Actives will bring questions and issues (from their Part One session) to glean advice from Associate Members. Discussion summaries will be distributed during the Tuesday luncheon session and posted on the IAMC web site.

• Interactive discussion on hot topics driven by Active Members
• Cooperative problem solving between corporate end-users, service providers and economic developers
• New viewpoints, ideas and best practices on current issues facing corporate real estate
• Reference materials based on the discussion available in hard copy and online

^*Moderator & Scribe training sessions will be offered.

Focused on leadership in the context of corporate real estate management issues and a fun exercise oriented to remembering what we learn, this multi-dimensional next installment of the IAMC Leadership series promises high-quality leadership training to remember!

Topics to be covered in this highly interactive learning opportunity include: Leadership Defined; Leadership Importance; Attracting and Retaining the Right "Followers"; and Leadership, Communication & Conflict. After which, Bob Gray will take the stage to provide the tangible skills necessary "to work more efficiently, effectively and professionally through better recall, ultimately affecting the bottom line." (www.memoryedge.com).

• Leadership training for attracting and retaining the right people
• Leadership training for communication and conflict
• Techniques to mastering memory and recall thereby improving professional efficiency and efficacy
• Starting/Continuing along the path to Leadership Fellow designation

About the IAMC Leadership Program

Leadership Development Seminars are designed to provide high-quality leadership training to benefit both participants and the organizations they represent. They also create a path - but not the only path - to leadership opportunities within IAMC.

Those members that complete five Leadership Development Seminars over a four year period will receive the designation of IAMC Leadership Fellow.

While free of charge, this invitation-only event requires separate registration. If you are an Active Member of IAMC and are interested in receiving future invitations or have inquiries about the waiting list, please contact Hazel Pankey at hazel.pankey@iamc.org.

Held twice a year, Research Roundtables are exclusively for Active Members to discuss corporate real estate issues that directly impact them. 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. Additionally, 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.

• Open discussion with professional peers on lease-versus-own
• Determining factors and industry standards for lease-versus-own
• Accounting and tax law issues
• Opportunity to bring both your questions and expertise to the table

While free of charge, this invitation-only event requires separate registration. For more information or to register, please contact Joel Parker at joel.parker@iamc.org.