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Giving was brisk at this Wal-Mart Donation Center for Katrina evacuees in Dallas, Texas.


Leaders
in the Field

After the Katrina deluge, we all are deluged with stories, information and wall-to-wall coverage. From the chaos, we pluck a few points of light and points of reference.

 

Katrina, IAMC and the I-word

IAMC Executive Director Ron Starner looks at the devastation visited on the Gulf's infrastructure, and the role IAMC member organizations can play in reconstructing a future.
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This month Research and Resources includes the Sept. 6 Congressional Budget Office memo on Katrina's projected economic impact; UNCTAD on global investment prospects; 10,000 survey respondents on which country has the best brand; Milken Institute on state costs of doing business and ProLogis on the state of the top 30 distribution markets in the U.S. We also include a glance at a new site and buildings database, and opposing glances at the recently attained H-1B visa cap.

Photo courtesy of Darrell McCalla and the Barber Sports Museum



All About Movement

The second meeting of the IAMC Southeast Region took place August 10 at the Barber Motorsports Museum in Birmingham, Ala.

Here's the latest
about the greatest:

Our star-studded list of IAMC sponsors and events for the
Professional Forum in Corpus Christ.


This month’s roster of new member organizations includes corporate members from a major global automotive OEM and from a Texas industrial company that makes everything from bridge beams to railcars, barges to storage tanks.

Taking the Ordinary
Out of Extrodinary

Special Sessions help make the IAMC Fall Professional Forum, taking place October 8 to 12 in Corpus Christi, Texas, the standout event of the year for hands-on professional development and quality networking opportunities. From hot topic discussions in Peer to Peer, to empowering and improving leadership skills in Leadership Development, and an in-depth exploration of lease-versus-own in Research Roundtable, IAMC Special Sessions provide unparalleled take home value for a fraction of the cost of other industry events.

IAMC Professional Forum
Corporate real estate executive, get your calendar now and reserve October 8-12, 2005. Plug in "Real Estate's Contribution to the Corporate Bottom Line." That's the theme of IAMC's Fall 2005 Professional Forum in Corpus Christi, Texas. This Forum should be particularly valuable to you because of the many financial challenges facing corporate boards and top management today.