President's Desk
Global Connections
CCIM
Institute recognizes the value of providing international and national
networking venues for members to meet clients and colleagues face to face.
CCIM’s new exhibit booth at ICSC RECon in Las Vegas, May 17–20, enhances
meeting opportunities for members and showcases the CCIM brand. More than
34,000 attendees and 1,000 exhibitors are participating in this global
conference for the shopping center industry. From 2013 to 2014, CCIM doubled
the number of booth visitors and we expect to continue building that momentum
this year.
CCIM
members may reserve meeting tables in 30-minute increments at tables.ccim.com.
Additionally, the Institute is sponsoring a cocktail reception in the booth for
members and their guests on May 18 from 4 to 6 p.m. Other perks include
demonstrations of STDB’s new Esri ArcGIS and BAO Web platforms, which provide
members with customized site evaluation and market analysis.
Across
the Atlantic Ocean, CCIM leaders met with multiple global industry participants
at MIPIM, March 10–13, in Cannes, France. The emphasis was on communicating
CCIM members’ unparalleled knowledge and ability to analyze opportunities in
commercial real estate. For the first time since 2006, CCIM exhibited in the
prominent space reserved for the National Association of Realtors, gaining
access to 21,000 participants from 93 countries. The strong CCIM presence
reinvigorates business opportunities for CCIM members beyond U.S. borders.
Closer
to home, CCIM is continuing its participation in the RealShare conferences that
take place in numerous U.S. markets. These conferences are a great opportunity
for local CCIM chapter members to build new business connections and promote
the CCIM brand. Go to Globest.com/events to see which conferences are in a
market near you.
Last but
not least, I encourage you to join the Institute Oct. 27–28 for our annual
conference, CCIM Thrive 2015, at the Hyatt Regency Austin in Austin, Texas.
Mark
Macek, CCIM
2015
CCIM Institute President
mark@macekco.com