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Tuesday, September 30 |
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1:00 |
p.m. |
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7:30 |
p.m. |
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Conference and Golf Registration |
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Millennium Hotel Lobby |
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Wednesday, October 1 |
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6:30 |
a.m. |
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7:00 |
a.m. |
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Meet and Depart for Golf Tournament
sponsored by eNeighborhoods |
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Millennium Hotel Lobby |
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12:30 |
p.m. |
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7:30 |
p.m. |
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Conference Registration |
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Millennium Hotel Lobby |
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12:30 |
p.m. |
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5:00 |
p.m. |
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Exhibitor Set-up |
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Hall of the Avenues |
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6:00 |
p.m. |
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8:00 |
p.m. |
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Icebreaker Cocktail Reception
sponsored by Tarasoft |
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Millennium Hotel 14th Floor |
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Thursday, October 2 |
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7:00 |
a.m. |
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8:30 |
a.m. |
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Breakfast
sponsored by GE Security |
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Loring Ballroom |
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Tradeshow Exhibits |
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Hall of the Avenues |
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8:30 |
a.m. |
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9:00 |
a.m. |
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Introductions, Welcome, Overview,
John Mosey |
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Forum Ballroom |
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9:00 |
a.m. |
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9:45 |
a.m. |
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"MLS – What’s Next?" |
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Forum Ballroom |
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This discussion about what
the MLS of today needs to look like and act like will begin with a
session led by Matt Cohen of Clareity Consulting who believes
that the re-definition of MLS and a re-missioning is essential to the
continued relevance of MLS organizations as we know them. Included in
Matt’s session will be:
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Bud Fogel, CEO of Chicago-based Midwest Real Estate
Data a broker run MLS resulting from the merger of MAPMLS and MLSNI
earlier this year,
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Michel Beauséjour, CEO of the Greater Montreal Real
Estate Board and the Quebec Federation of Real Estate Boards
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9:45 |
a.m. |
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10:30 |
a.m. |
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MLS of Choice and the Changing Definitions of “Core
Services” and “MLS Content” |
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Forum Ballroom |
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This discussion will drill
down on the very topical issues of knocking down the artificial
barriers that handicap the real estate industry in competing with new
players who use better consumer focus and superior technologies to get
between the broker/agent and the consumer. This session includes
Shana Pearl, IT Director with Prudential
California Realty and it includes:
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Mark Allen, Chief Executive Officer,
Minneapolis Area Association of Realtors
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Barbara Kohl,
Executive VP, West Penn Multiple
Listing Service, Inc.
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Victor Lund, WAV Group
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Greg Robertson, Woolley | Robertson Group
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10:30 |
a.m. |
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11:00 |
a.m. |
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Break and Tradeshow Exhibits
Sponsored by Fidelity and Wolfnet |
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Hall of the Avenues |
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11:00 |
a.m. |
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11:45 |
a.m. |
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"MLS – New Faces/New Perspectives" |
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Forum Ballroom |
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The definition of insanity is
to keep on doing the same things, the same way with an expectation of
a different outcome. MLS’s across America and Canada are seeing young
blood enter the industry and these “new faces” come with experience
and skills honed in other parts of the economy that allow them to make
informed contrasts and to reference the best practices of “different
worlds”. Led by Marilyn Wilson, Partner in WAV Group, a leading
industry consulting firm, this session will bring forward observations
and recommendations from:
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Laura Cochran, VP of Marketing at MRIS
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Mike Bisping, Director of Customer Relations
at RMLS of MN, Inc
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Anne St. Dennis,
Manager, IR & SC, Montreal RE Board
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11:45 |
a.m. |
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1:15 |
p.m. |
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Lunch
Sponsored by Centor for REALTOR®
Technology and MarketLinx |
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Loring Ballroom |
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11:45 |
a.m. |
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1:15 |
p.m. |
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CMLS Board Meeting & Lunch |
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14th Floor, Satellites 8 & 9 |
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1:15 |
p.m. |
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2:30 |
p.m. |
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"Public Records: Now You See Them, Now You Don't"
Sponsored by Listingbook |
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Forum Ballroom |
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Virtually every MLS in the
country provides integrated Property Tax data in their MLS systems.
Virtually every survey of MLS subscribers’ needs and wants rates the
value of the Property Tax records function as among the most important
services provided by their MLS. Very few MLS organizations fully
understand that ongoing access to this extremely important ownership
and characteristic data hangs by a thread and there are forces at work
every day trying to cut that thread. In a time when the concept of a
parcel-based information repository is contemplated by the NAR, it is
timely to consider the challenges and need for vigilance and positive
action that are necessary to make this a reality.
Peter Shuttleworth (EVP, Metro
MLS) will lead an examination of this very critical issue. Joining
Peter will be panelists with extraordinary first hand knowledge of why
the idea of Public Records remaining “public” is a never-ending
battle.
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Yianni Pantis, Assistant General Counsel,
First American Corporation
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Michael Klipper, Meyer, Klipper & Mohr,
PLLC
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Lin McIntosh,
CEO, Hawaii Information Service
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Brian Larson, Larson/Sobotka
Law Firm
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2:30 |
p.m. |
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3:00 |
p.m. |
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Break and Tradeshow Exhibits
Sponsored by SentriLock and Solid Earth |
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Hall of the Avenues |
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3:00 |
p.m. |
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4:00 |
p.m. |
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Listing Syndication—A New Imperative for the Current
Real
Estate Consumer or Just More Distraction?
Exploring the Strategic Implications |
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Forum Ballroom |
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A listing is not only “money
in the bank” for brokers, but a very important marketing asset. More
and more brokers are sending their listings to Web sites that attract
large numbers of visitors whether because the sites are real estate
specific or because they are trusted marketplaces (i.e. craigslist).
This session brings together experts on helping brokers (and MLS’s)
distribute their listings and those who receive and post listing
content on Web sites that enthrall property-conscious consumers.
Brian Larson (Larson/Sobotka
Law Firm) will moderate this panel that includes:
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Kyle Berube, Regional Development Manager, Trulia Corporation
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Marty Frame, CEO, Cyberhomes
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Saul Klein, CEO, Point2 Technologies
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Mark Wise, Co-Founder, Threewide Corporation
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4:00 |
p.m. |
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4:30 |
p.m. |
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CMLS Update, Monica Beck |
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Forum Ballroom |
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4:30 |
p.m. |
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4:45 |
p.m. |
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Conference Updates and Adjourn, Mike Bisping |
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Forum Ballroom |
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6:00 |
p.m. |
– |
9:00 |
p.m. |
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Cocktail Reception & Lawn Bowling:
Come for a Pint, Stay for a "Bowl"
Sponsored by Prospects |
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Brit’s Pub & Eating Establishment |
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After Cocktail Reception: |
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Dinner on Your Own |
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Friday, October 3 |
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7:00 |
a.m. |
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8:45 |
a.m. |
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Breakfast Sponsored by Stratus Data Systems |
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Loring Ballroom |
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Tradeshow Exhibits |
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Hall of the Avenues |
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8:45 |
a.m. |
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9:00 |
a.m. |
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Announcements and Call to Order,
John Mosey |
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Forum Ballroom |
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9:00 |
a.m. |
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9:45 |
a.m. |
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"The Future of Virtual Brokerage - aftermath of the NAR/DOJ
settlement" |
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Forum Ballroom |
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What will the future hold for virtual brokerages in the aftermath of
the NAR/DOJ settlement? Some pundits speculate that VOWs are passé,
and the settlement will have little impact.
Elizabeth Sobotka (Larson/Sobotka
Law Firm, Moderator) will conduct a discussion among industry leaders already
anticipating the pending fallout from the settlement. The panelists
will discuss implications of and opportunities arising from the
settlement. Consumer expectations and interactions with brokerages
will become richer; IDX and VOW vendors may face rapid technological
challenges to keep up with the more open environment, and MLSs may
have to take on policing functions beyond their current means.
1. John Rees, Shareholder/Board
Member, Callister Nebeker & McCullough
2. Ira Luntz, Executive VP/COO, Listingbook
3. Joel MacIntosh, CEO, Wolfnet Technologies |
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9:45 |
a.m. |
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10:30 |
a.m. |
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MLS Collaborations – What’s the latest and which
approach is right for you? |
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Forum Ballroom |
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Kevin McQueen, President of
Focus Forward Consulting, leads a panel of experts who have “been
there/done that” and/or are in the process of addressing MLS
Collaboration through data sharing, aggregation or regionalization.
This collaboration concept is being realized in every corner of the
country and few initiatives are more important to the goal of assuring
that the real estate professional is a consumer’s first and best
choice for any and all property-related information, and the services
that follow. What are the members saying? What is the problem we are
trying to solve? Can we standardize the vocabulary somewhat to make it
easier to understand? Learn from others that are actively engaged in
various data sharing initiatives to determine which approach is right
for you and your customers. Joining Kevin on this panel are:
1. Art Carter, CEO of MRMLS in Southern California (and a
founding participant in CARETS)
2. Carl Demusz, CEO, NORMLS
3. Tracy Huotari, CEO, Duluth Area Association of Realtors
4. Cathy Holefelder, COO, Heartland MLS
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10:30 |
a.m. |
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11:00 |
a.m. |
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Break and Tradeshow Exhibits
Sponsored by Realtor.com and ShowingTime |
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Hall of the Avenues |
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11:00 |
a.m. |
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2:00 |
p.m. |
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Exhibitor Teardown. Must be cleared out of room by
2:00 p.m. |
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Hall of the Avenues |
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11:00 |
a.m. |
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12:00 |
p.m. |
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“Which of our Industry Emperors Have No Clothes This
Year?”
Blanche
Evans |
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Forum Ballroom |
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12:00 |
p.m. |
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1:15 |
p.m. |
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Lunch
Sponsored by FBS Data Systems and dynaConnections |
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Loring Ballroom |
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1:15 |
p.m. |
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2:15 |
p.m. |
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"History of MLS – Part Deux!"
Jack Jominy and Peter Shuttleworth |
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Forum Ballroom |
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2:15 |
p.m. |
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3:00 |
p.m. |
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"Dr. Russ Wraps Up – Conference Take-Aways and Leave
Behinds" Russ Bergeron |
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Forum Ballroom |
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3:00 |
p.m. |
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3:15 |
p.m. |
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Conference Updates and Adjourn, Mike Bisping |
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Forum Ballroom |
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6:00 |
p.m. |
– |
7:00 |
p.m. |
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Cocktail Hour |
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Loring Ballroom |
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7:00 |
p.m. |
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11:30 |
p.m. |
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Banquet & Live Music
from Power of 10
Sponsored by Rapattoni |
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Loring Ballroom |
