DRAFT SCHEDULE

  Detailed schedule with proposed topics by time slot / changes still welcome

VIRTUAL PARTICIPATION

Conference call:

Toll free - 1-877-817-1622

International (not toll fee) - 1-312-895-5770

Passcode for all - 497 500

LIVE video stream:

http://www.mogulus.com/realestatecafe

WORKING DRAFT:  (You can edit this space like a wiki.  Just click and type!)

If you attended either of the real estate conferences last week in New York City, participated virtually (or just wish you had been there), would you like to participate in a real estate round table in Boston to learn about the latest industry trends?  The proposed debriefing would focus on three major issues:  (1) real estate technology, (2) trends, and (3) proposed reforms.  

Everyone who attended is invited to share their perspective.  Anyone from the Boston area who attended ConnectNYC and REBarCampNYC, is invited to make 5 minutes presentations.  Invited guests include:

• Tim White, of ISellBoston, will present his guest perspective which was selected as the best in the Roadmap to Recovery contest sponsored by Inman News.  Tim hopes to launch a new venture in first half of 2009.
  
• James Shiner & Greg Afarian of ZIPVO who led a session at REBarCampNYC on distributing your video to the world. Syndication, social media, etc. We will be there to talk about video, social media, and distribution of videos/listings.
  
• Tony Longo, Founder of CondoDomain and Erica Farthing, Director of Social Media  were to co-facilitate a round table on the future of buyer agency, alternative brokerage models at REBarCampNYC (but were unable to make it).  CondoDomain is a leading flat fee business model, which has bootstrapped an expansion into 10 markets in little over a year and has plans to expand to 33 U.S. markets in 2009.
  
• Bill Wendel, who founded Real Estate Cafe in Cambridge in 1995, will present preliminary results from UNOFFICIAL survey regarding 12 reforms proposed at ConnectNYC by Brad Inman and economist Robert Shiller.  
  

Whether you'd like to join this round table in person, or virtually, you can use this wiki event planner to develop an agenda by using the space below to nominate topics you'd like to present or questions you'd like to hear discussed.

REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY

• (Tim W.) The Internet has matured to the point where it has become less about technology per se, and more about sociology.  This is especially important for real estate professionals need to understand and embrace.  SocNets, new media, collaborative tools whcih foster sharing and interactivity are turning the Internet into an amzing new networking and social engagement platform that can be leveraged for business success.
• We are all media companies now!  Social media CMS and publishing tools allow individuals to become the broadcasters of their own content.  In other words, we no longer have to rely on intermeidaries (e.g. newspapers, radio, tv) to get our message out there--and it's dirt cheap, too.  Real estate professionals would be well advised to explore the incredible power at their fingertips in terms of social media amd reaching out across the web to deliver a compelling message/value proposistion.
• Video and Mobile technologies will be huge.  Actually, vdieo is already here and growing at an incredible rate.  Approximately 14 hours of video are added to youtube every 60 seconds.  Last month, over 14 billion vdieo views alone worldwide  Video is something that the best agents will leverage to promote inventory, themselves and the communities they serve.  Video is a multi-sense medium that appeals to the general public more so than just text or photos.  Mobile is not quite there yet, but it is expected that within a few years more people will be doing mobile search than google search.   The potential for advertsing/marketing is big for RE pros.
• Use social networking and new media tools to become the hub of the real estate conversation going on in your neighborhood.  Become the voice of authority for all real estate matters in your local and the business will find you.
  

REAL ESTATE TRENDS

Use the space below to suggest a topic, discussion question, site to visit, or propose a virtual guest

• Invited Stefan Swanepoel to make a "virtual cameo appearance," by conference call or web, to preview his annual trend report, as it probably covers many of the topics discussed at ConnectNYC and REBarCampNYC. His blog post, Top 10 Events impacting Real Estate for 2008, is suggested reading for round table participants.

REAL ESTATE REFORMS

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• Preliminary results from UNOFFICIAL survey regarding 12 reforms proposed at ConnectNYC by Brad Inman and economist Robert Shiller.   

DIRECTIONS

Berkman is on the 2nd floor at 23 Everett St. in Cambridge. The room will be 202, the 2nd floor conference room and immediately to the right once you walk up the stairs to Berkman.

http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/contact has links to maps, directions, etc.

If anyone is planning on driving, it may be wise to park at the Alewife T, in Harvard Square at a garage.  Public transit is definitely the best as street parking can be tight around here and Everett St. itself is Cambridge resident permit only.

VIRAL INVITATIONS

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