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Real Estate Connect NYC 2009, Jan 7, 2009 – Jan 9, 2009 • New York Marriott Marquis Times Square, New York

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TUESDAY, JANUARY 6
Time Session Title
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Bloggers Connect Welcome Reception
  "Beer with Bloggers"

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7
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9:00 am – 2:00 pm BLOGGERS CONNECT
9:00 am – 9:25 am Go Beyond Blogging - Integrate All of Your Web 2.0 Tactics
9:30 am – 9:55 am Don't Forget About the Real World -- Using Offline to Support Online
10:00 am – 10:25 am Q&A on Sessions #1 & #2
10:25 am – 10:35 am BREAK
10:35 am – 11:00 am Getting it! Understand your Readers
11:05 am – 11:30 pm 10 Steps You Must Take Now, to Justify your Blogging Efforts
11:35 am – 12:00 pm Q&A on Sessions #3 & #4
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm LUNCH BREAK
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Blog Makeover and Brainstorming
   
9:00 am – 12:00 pm INTERNET MARKETING WORKSHOP
9:00 am – 9:45 am Turning Visitors into Customers
9:45 am – 10:30 am Content is King
10:30 am – 11:15 am Directing Your Ad Dollars Online
11:15 am – 12:00 pm Be Seen in All the Right Places
   
9:00 am – 12:00 pm DIGITAL VIDEO SUMMIT
8:30 am – 9:15 am Can Video Really Sell Houses?
9:15 am – 10:15 am 5 Killer Uses for Real Estate Video
10:15 am – 11:00 am How to Get Video Cheap. From DIY to Consumer-Pro to Low-end Production
11:00 am – 11:45 am Share Your Video With the World
11:45 am – 12:15 pm Go Beyond the Virtual Tour -- Where Can Online Video Take Us?
   
12:00 pm – 6:00 pm Exhibit Hall Open
   
  Sponsored Intensives
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Virtual Earth at Work
1:15 pm – 2:15 pm Leverage the Power of Virtual Earth to Gain Market Share
   
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Meet the Leaders
   
2:30 pm – 5:00 pm
 MAIN CONFERENCE
2:30 pm – 2:45 pm Real Estate 2009: What's Next for Real Estate?
2:45 pm – 3:15 pm How the Internet Culture is Changing the U.S.
3:15 pm – 3:45 pm Finding A Fix For the Housing Market.
3:45 pm – 4:30 pm Bulls vs. Bears: The Great Housing Market Collapse
4:30 pm – 5:00 pm What to Expect from the Financial Markets in 2009
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Cocktails@Connect Reception
 

THURSDAY, JANUARY 8
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8:30 am – 12:00 pm MAIN CONFERENCE
8:30 am – 9:00 am A New Look MLS - What's the MLS of the Future Going to Look Like?
9:00 am – 9:20 am The Evolution of Media: A New World Beckons
9:20 am – 10:00 am The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. What Does the Future Hold for the Brokerage, Title and Lending industries.
10:00 am – 10:30 am Building Your Personal Brand Online
10:30 am – 11:15 am New Kids (and Ideas) on the Block: Innovators from Around the World
11:15 am – 11:25 am 25 Web Sites To Help You Find Customers and Save Money in Downturn
11:25 am – 12:00 pm Hot, New Real Estate Companies: Tomorrow's Real Estate Brokerage, Today.
   
  Sponsored Intensives
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Boost Business Insight and Partnership Opportunities with Virtual Earth
   
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm Meet the Leaders
   
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm Innovation Tracks
   
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm Savvy Agent/Broker Track: New Tactics to Thrive in a Wired World
2:00 pm – 2:45 pm New Ways to Market Homes On the Web
2:55 pm – 3:40 pm Building a World Class Web Site
3:50 pm – 4:35 pm Surviving Your First Down Market
4:35 pm – 5:00 pm Breakout Discussion -- Breaking the News: How to Deal with the Media During a Downturn.
   
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm New Business Track: Capitalizing on New Opportunities
2:00 pm – 2:45 pm Clearing the Decks: Dealing With Foreclosures in your Market
2:55 pm – 3:40 pm The Hottest Opportunities in International Real Estate
3:50 pm – 4:35 pm Forming Global Partnerships and Earn Referral Business
4:35 pm – 5:00 pm Breakout Discussion -- Going Global: What are International Buyers and Sellers Looking For?
   
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm Broker/Owner Breakout: Building the Lean, Mean and Profitable Real Estate Brokerage of the Future
2:00 pm – 2:45 pm Nail Your Brokerage Web Site -- Getting It Right on the Internet
2:55 pm – 3:40 pm Scrub Your P&L
3:50 pm – 4:35 pm Seize New Markets
4:35 pm – 5:00 pm Breakout Discussion -- Building the Brokerage of the Future
   
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm MLS Track: MLS of the Future -- Revitalizing the MLS
2:00 pm – 2:45 pm Should Your MLS Be in Front of Consumers?
2:55 pm – 3:40 pm MLS Change: Collaboration or Consolidation?
3:50 pm – 4:35 pm MLS 2014: 5 things To Do Right Now To Get Ready
4:35 pm – 5:00 pm Breakout Discussion -- Drafting a MLS Bill of Rights: What Should Members Expect from Their MLS
   
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm Technology Breakout: Building a Web Site or Service that Could Change the World
2:00 pm – 2:45 pm Wake Up. Go Mobile.
2:55 pm – 3:40 pm Down and Dirty Analytics
3:50 pm – 4:35 pm What's Next for Real Estate Search?
4:35 pm – 5:00 pm Breakout Discussion -- Go Beyond Pay Per Click - Leveraging Your Internal Resources to Build Real Search Engine Optimization.
   
 

FRIDAY, JANUARY 9
Time Session Title
   
8:30 am – 12:00 am MAIN CONFERENCE
9:00 am – 9:45 am Global Real Estate Update -- What's Happening Around the World?
9:45 am – 10:30 am Steering Your Business through the Downturn
10:30 am – 10:45 am 25 Real Estate Web Sites to Keep Your Eyes On
10:45 am – 11:15 am New Ways to Go Global
11:15 am – 11:45 am Crunching the Numbers To Find the Turnaround
11:45 pm – 12:00 pm What Have We Learned?
12:00 pm Program Ends