REGISTRATIONColumbia Hall, Terrace Level Thursday 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.Friday 7:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTSWednesday, May 15

9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. △ Facilitator Training: Handling a Room Like a Boss Columbia 5, Terrace Level

1:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Leadership Institute Training Columbia 1, Terrace Level

Thursday, May 16

9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Executive Committee Cabinet, Concourse Level

9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. △ PMN Course: NEW! Cultivating Confidence with Powerful Presentations

Lincoln West, Concourse Level

12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Foundation Meeting Jay, Lobby Level

3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Ambassador Meeting Shaw, 1st Floor

3:45 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. Regional Committee Meetings (nine concurrent)Region 1 / Gunston West, TerraceRegion 2 / Georgetown East, ConcourseRegion 3 / Gunston East, TerraceRegion 4 / Holmead, LobbyRegion 5 / Georgetown West, Concourse

Region 6 / Jefferson West, ConcourseRegion 7 / Jefferson East, ConcourseRegion 8 / Lincoln East, ConcourseRegion 9 / Cabinet, Concourse

4:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. PMN Reception (event for designees & candidates only) Columbia Hall, Terrace Level

5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Networking Reception & Best of Women’s Council Awards with Marketplace

Columbia Hall, Terrace Level

Friday, May 17

7:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. Caffeinate & Connect, Meet the Candidates & Marketplace International Center, Concourse Level

9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. The Power of Reading People & Marketplace International Center, Concourse Level

10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Women's Council.... The Future is Now & Marketplace Open to all attendees. 2019 Regional Vice Presidents, Governors, State and Local Leaders are highly encouraged to attend.

International Center, Concourse Level

11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Past National Presidents Advisory Gunston West Room, Terrace Level

12:15 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Voting Delegate Check-in Columbia Hall Foyer, Terrace Level

1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Elections (Midyear Business Meeting) Columbia Hall, Terrace Level

2:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. Hitting the Mark: Essential Tips from Real Estate Pros & Marketplace

International Center, Concourse Level

4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. NAR Event: Regional Caucuses

Saturday, May 18

6:00 a.m. – 6:45 a.m. Yoga (free sign up at registration) Georgetown Room, Concourse Level

8:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Learning Series (concurrent education – see page 4)     Columbia Hall, Terrace Level

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Social Media & Website Tune-up for Networks & Marketplace

International Center, Concourse Level

12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Finance & Budget Committee Fairchild, Terrace Level

1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Network Best Practices Session & Marketplace International Center, Concourse Level

1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Executive Committee & RVPs Gunston, Terrace Level

2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Governing Board Sign-in Columbia Foyer, Terrace Level

3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Governing Board Columbia Hall, Terrace Level

Conference badge is required for all events.

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THURSDAY, MAY 16PMN Reception

4:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.Columbia Hall

Enjoy a glass of champagne and get ready for some serious networking with your PMN connections. 

Exclusive Event for Performance Management Network Designees & Candidates.

Networking Reception & Best of Women’s Council Awards with Marketplace  

5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.Columbia Hall

Come celebrate the achievements of our networks and members during this spe-cial reception. We’ll be honoring our State Members of the Year, Network Programs, Recruitment & Retention Winners and Performance Management Network des-ignees.

Thank you to our reception Strategic Partner

FRIDAY, MAY 17Caffeinate & Connect, Meet the Candidates & Marketplace

SPECIAL GUEST Shannon McGahn

7:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. International Ballroom Center 

Join Women’s Council for breakfast, meet the candidates slated for 2020 na-tional leadership team and keep your eyes on the center stage for our special guest speaker, NAR’s Senior Vice President of Government Affairs Shannon Mc-Gahn. Plan to arrive early to grab a good seat!

The Power of Reading People and Marketplace

Angel Tucker

9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. International Ballroom Center 

This upbeat session will empower you to have the best possible interactions with others. Learn how to read personality types quickly and know what they need from you to create a win/win outcome. You’ll discover the strengths, challenges, and communication style of each personality type. Angel will have you laughing and most importantly, learning how to effectively interact with other people.

Women’s Council: The Future Is Now

10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. International Ballroom Center 

Open to all attendees. 2019 Regional Vice Presidents, Governors, State and Lo-cal Leaders are encouraged to attend.

Women’s Council has embarked on a three year strategic plan. Get a front row seat on the plan’s progress and proposed bylaws changes, ask questions and learn more about the exciting changes that are ahead for the Council.

Voting Delegate Check-in   12:15 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Columbia Foyer

All delegates must wear their “Women’s Council Meetings” conference badge. Local Delegates, Governing Board and Members-at-large will check in at the appropriate desk. Local and State Alternates must present their authorization letter at this time.

Elections 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.Columbia Hall

All members are encouraged to attend. This is a once-a-year opportunity to see how the Council’s leaders are elected to serve on your national leadership team.

Hitting the Mark: Essential Tips from Real Estate Pros & Marketplace MODERATOR PANELIST PANELIST PANELIST

Barbara Betts

Tommy Choi

Dinorah Guerra, PMN

Heather Gustafson

As REALTORS®, we all have different ap-proaches when it comes to growing our business and we’re all searching for the next best thing. These forward-thinking panelists will inspire you to think out-side the box, aim higher and try some new business building tips that will transform your business.

2:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. International Ballroom Center

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SATURDAY, MAY 18Yoga Kerri Hartnett, PMN6:00 a.m. - 6:45 a.m. Georgetown Room

Whether you’re a seasoned yogi or novice, start your day off right with this special yoga offering. Be sure to bring a towel with you to class. Free sign-up for this class at the registration desk.

Learning Series - Broaden Your Experience!Choose one session to attend from each of the two time slots. These sessions are peer facilitated, content-specific information geared toward the areas you need most.

COLUMBIA 1, 2 & 5 COLUMBIA 3, 4 & 6 COLUMBIA 7, 9 & 10 COLUMBIA 8, 11 & 128:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.Power of Authenticity: Building Relationships for Lasting Referrals

Heather Davis, PMN

Local Network Launchpad (interactive roundtables on running your network)

Jamie Saltman, PMN

Rethinking the Work-Life Balance EquationDr. Danette O’Neal

The Art of Leadership Persuasion and NegotiationDeborah Gilmore, PMN

9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. 9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. 9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. 9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.Real Estate Teams – Commission Structures that Succeed Dinorah Guerra, PMN

Reboot Your Network EventsKylee Garza & Cheryl Keller, PMN

Wellness for Mindful Real Estate ProfessionalsKerri Hartnett, PMN

Creating a Culture of InclusionSheila Moran, PMN & Michele Bailey

Social Media & Website Tune-up for Networks & Marketplace Carrie Little, PMN11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. International Ballroom Center

Have you checked out our new website lately? Looking for ideas to boost your social media marketing? Come learn what you should be doing to promote your network with the new and exciting tools now available to you.

Network Best Practices Session & Marketplace 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. International Ballroom Center

At the core of Women’s Council are its Networks, the largest infrastructure of its type in the REALTOR® fam-ily. Networks partner with REALTOR® associations for mutual success. In this fast-paced and idea-sharing ses-sion, you will learn from your colleagues on successful models of collaboration with REALTOR® associations, as well as learn the latest resources, tools, and actions that Networks are doing to implement the Council’s strate-gic plan. You will leave this session with implementable action plans!

Women’s Council Pop-Up Store  Cardozo Room

REALTOR Team Store® is the official distributor of Women’s Council products.

They’ll be open the following hours:

Thursday: 2:00 p.m. – 6:15 p.m.

Friday: 7:45 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Saturday: 8:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Networking TableWomen’s Council meeting registrants are welcome to place business cards, business promotional materials and Network event flyers on the special table adjacent to registration. Prohibited items include items for sale and raffle and/or other “opportunity based” schemes which are prohibited under local law.

Per hotel policy, no solicitation on hotel property.

MarketplaceThis high-energy format provides education, business exchange and networking for attendees, networks and our Premium Industry Strategic Partners.

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