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ANGELA KAVANAUGH
| DIRECTOR, CONFERENCE & PROGRAMS
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ommunity board members, homeowners and com-
munity property managers, our Annual Conference
& Expo is almost here and promises to be more
exciting than ever. It is set for Wednesday, October 18,
2017 at the New Jersey Convention and Exposition Center
at Raritan Center in Edison.
We will once again be giving away $1,000 per hour
for a total of $5,000 to five lucky attendees. If you attend-
ed our event last year you would have seen the happy
attendees as they were handed $1,000 in cash. Everyone
in attendance will be eligible to win but you must be pres-
ent. In addition to the $5,000 in prizes, our exhibitors will
be drawing winners for their exclusive prizes.
The day promises to be filled with fun and education.
Our exhibitors will be joining in our Carnival theme this
year as we will transform the tradeshow floor into the
CAI-NJ Midway. You will have the opportunity to visit
169 professional companies, learn about the latest
trends in community association services and gather
advice from our experts while enjoying the fun entertain-
ment of the day. The format of the educational programs
has changed this year to allow for more sessions and
resources for our attendees. There will be six condensed
sessions of 25 minutes each.
The doors will open at 9:30 a.m. and you will have plen-
ty of time to visit with our professionals and enjoy the com-
plimentary breakfast buffet before sitting in on the first of
six educational sessions,
Collaborating with CAI — How
an HOA Went from Ghost Town to Board of The Year.
A
team of three will discuss how a community association
board was able to go from a developer’s bankruptcy to an
award-winning board by efficiently educating its volunteers
and selecting the right vendors for their association. The
team will include George C. Greatrex, Esq. of Shivers,
Step right up to the CAI-NJ Annual Conference & Expo…
Gosnay & Greatrex, LLC and Dr. Robert Kahrmann and
Paul Raetsch both of Horizons at Woods Landing.
The second educational session,
We Can’t Guess
Your Age and Weight but We Can guess the Governing
Document Amendments That You Should Be Thinking
About,
will allow you to discover the governing document
amendments that may help your association such as master
deed and by-laws in addition to a discussion on commu-
nity association rules, regulations and resolutions. It will be
"We will once again be
giving away $1,000 per hour for
a total of $5,000 to five
lucky attendees."
presented by Fran McGovern, Jr., Esq. of McGovern Legal
Services and Elaine Warga-Murray, CMCA, AMS, PCAM
of RMG, Regency Management Group, Inc., AAMC.
Throughout the entire day our professional companies
will be available to you as the tradeshow floor will remain
open. You will have time to visit with them throughout the
midway while enjoying a full complimentary lunch buffet.
The third educational session,
A New Perspective on
Solidifying Customer Relations,
will explore interesting tech-
niques on how to create an instant rapport with your col-
leagues by controlling your workload and setting service
parameters. It will be presented by Ryan Fleming of JGS
Insurance. The fourth and following session,
Disaster Safety
Planning & Business Preparedness
will inform you why it is
essential that you have a preparedness and safety plan in
place whether you are a community association board mem-
bers, business owner or oversee the daily business operations.
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