29TH ANNUAL MEETING HAWAII


In April 2013 the weather in Hawai will be gorgeous and the beach will be calling your name! This, in conjunction with the large number of high quality paper submissions we anticipate, will make the ARES 2013 meeting the ideal place to recharge your physical and mental batteries. For Hotel reservations and additional information Read more.

 

ARES HOLDS FIRST ANNUAL PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP PANEL

A new tradition begins at ARES' annual meetings – the Professional Leadership Panel (PLP). As with the 2011 Inaugural PLP, the panel is comprised of Presidents/Executive Directors of national and global real estate practitioner associations. Read more.

 

 

 ARES 2012-A Great Conference

Thanks to everyone for making the ARES 2012 Conference an absolute success.  Thanks for your excellent paper presentations and your willingness to serve as session chairs and discussants. Thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedules to prepare for the meeting and then to actually attend and participate.  We had a record attendance this year, with over 500 registrants.  We also had a record number of sessions (71) and a record number of papers.  With over 270 papers submitted, we had 259 that appeared in the program.  Of these 259 papers, forty-four were doctoral presentations.  We also had sixteen excellent panel sessions, of which eight were real estate panels and eight were education panels.  We also had two great Homer Hoyt panels.

A first for our conference this year was the assimilation of the doctoral sessions into the regular paper sessions.  The purpose was to give the doctoral students and their papers more exposure to the general ARES body.  This seemed to work well and the feedback indicates that, overall, the doctoral students did a great job in presenting their work.  These students represent the future of ARES and we appreciate the opportunity to get to know them and for them to get to know us.

The receptions were excellent!  The attendance was great and the food was outstanding.  Most of us see each other once a year at this meeting and the receptions provide great opportunities to catch up on what’s happening in our lives.  It was great to see everyone mingling and enjoying each other’s company at both the receptions and the breaks.  And, wasn’t the Friday night party a blast!?  We in the band have the best time playing for the ARES group and my band mates always comment on how this is one of the most fun gigs we play.  On behalf of the band, let me say thank you for dancing and enjoying yourselves.  Also, thanks to all of you that wore your wildest outfit and congratulations to the contest winners. 

As we look forward to next year’s meeting in Hawaii, let’s remember this great meeting we just had and how it was possible.  It all happens with your participation and willingness to prepare great research for presentation and, as colleagues, our willingness to provide great feedback.  And don’t forget the great memories we are collecting when we visit with old friends and make new acquaintances.

See you in Hawaii!
Stacy Sirmans
ARES 2012 Program Chair