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About This Event

Is this your first ARELLO Conference?Join us for the First-Time Attendee Orientation on Tuesday, March 26, at 2:00 PM ET. Get ready for your inaugural ARELLO conference, meet new friends, and have all your questions answered. 

Reserve your spot now. For any inquiries, please contact Calleigh Smith.

Meet Our Speakers! 

Keynote Speaker: Elliot Eisenberg, PhD
 Elliot Eisenberg, Ph.D. is an internationally acclaimed economist and public speaker specializing in making economics fun, relevant and educational. Dr. Eisenberg earned a B.A. in economics with first class honors from McGill University in Montreal, as well as a Master and Ph.D. in public administration from Syracuse University. Eisenberg is the Chief Economist for GraphsandLaughs, LLC, a Miami-based economic consultancy that serves a variety of clients across the United States. He writes a syndicated column and authors a daily 70-word commentary on the economy that is available at www.econ70.com.

Dr. Eisenberg has spoken hundreds of business groups and associations, serving as keynote speaker on topics including economic forecasts, economic impact of industries such as homebuilding, consequences of government regulation, and other current economic issues. Dr. Eisenberg has been invited to testify before lawmakers and is often asked to comment on proposed legislation. His research and opinions have been featured in Bloomberg Businessweek, Bureau of National Affairs, Forbes, Fortune, and many other publications. He is a regularly featured guest on talk, and public radio.

Dr. Eisenberg was formerly a Senior Economist with the National Association of Home Builders in Washington, D.C. He is the creator of the multifamily stock index (the first nationally recognized index to track the total return of public firms principally involved in the ownership and management of apartments), the author of more than 100 articles, serves on the Expert Advisory Board of Mortgage Market Guide and is a regular consultant to several large real estate professional associations, financial institutions and investment advisory groups.

Elliot’s interests include walking at least five miles a day and reading as many newspapers as he can get his hands on. He loves ice hockey and talking economics with crowds large and small!

General Session Speaker: Russ Cofano
Cofano has more than three decades of executive leadership experience in nearly all facets of the residential real estate industry, including brokerage, technology, MLS, associations and affiliated businesses.

Cofano began his career as an attorney in Washington state representing state and local REALTOR associations, multiple listing services and brokerage firms. He was instrumental in helping pass and implement significant industry legislation including Washington’s first ever law of real estate agency and its first comprehensive residential real estate disclosure law.

Presently, Cofano is President and CEO of Collabra Technology, a real estate digital marketing and analytics firm. Cofano’s previous roles include president and general counsel of eXp World Holdings (the public holding company for eXp Realty), senior vice president of industry relations at Move, Inc. (operator of realtor.com), vice president and general counsel at John L. Scott Real Estate and CEO of the Missouri REALTORS.

Cofano holds both a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration and Juris Doctor from the University of Washington.

Welcome to Mardi Gras World! 
Unless you are specifically coming to New Orleans for Mardi Gras, Mardi Gras World can give you a firsthand experience of the famous Big Easy holiday. Blain Kern's attraction affords you a behind-the-scenes look at the warehouses where the parade floats are conceived and constructed. Take a guided tour for true inside info into the technology and artistry behind floats like the King Kong and Bacchasaurus. Mardi Gras World hosts conventions, birthday parties, concerts and occasionally weddings. If your group is large enough, you can enroll in their Mardi Gras mask-making classes. This place is selfie heaven so have fun.

Schedule

Meeting time zone: Central Daylight Time (US/Central time)

While the overall event dates are generally set well in advance, the individual session times are subject to change without notice.

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Hotel Information

The Royal Sonesta New Orleans

300 Bourbon St, New Orleans, LA 70130

The nightly room rate is $249.00++. To book your stay within the ARELLO room block, click here. 

Attendees must book their room no later than Wednesday, March 6, 2024. 

Cancellation Policy

In accordance with ARELLO Procedure 9, all cancellation requests must be in writing and sent to ARELLO's Chief Executive Officer. Cancellations received at or before March 17, 2024 11:59pm EDT (30 days prior to the start of the event) will receive a full refund. There is a $100.00 cancellation fee for cancellations received between March 18, 2024 12:00am EDT and April 6, 2024 11:59pm EDT (10 days prior to the start of the event). No refunds will be made for cancellations received after April 6, 2024 12:00am EDT.

Refunds for cancellations due to an illness, injury, death or emergency will be considered on a case by case basis by the ARELLO Chief Executive Officer.

Registration Fee Information

Please note that registration fees for attendees are set to ensure ARELLO's costs are covered including the hotel/venue service charges and state and local taxes. Every effort is made to make these reasonable and affordable for our members.

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