More Annual Conference rooms made available
  Due to high demand, additional rooms are available for the 2024 IAAO Annual Conference, Aug. 25-28 in Denver, at the Curtis Denver hotel, in addition to the recently added Grand Hyatt Denver. The deadline to reserve a room is July 31.
   About 60 educational sessions are expected to be offered at the conference and attendees should have the opportunity to earn more than 10 credit hours. Former Denver Broncos running back and NFL Hall of Famer Terrell Davis will be the keynote speaker. Register here.

 

Boosting performance through communication the focus of 2024 Emerging Leaders' Summit
   Registration is open for the 2024 Emerging Leaders' Summit, "Boost Team Performance through Communication & Engagement."
    Students will use the DiSC® personal assessment to help improve teamwork, communication, and productivity in the workplace and learn to refine processes and improve human performance to create a highly productive environment.
   Registration includes the DISC® assessment, one virtual session (1 p.m. Central, Aug. 8), as well as a meet-and-greet reception on Aug. 24 and the full day workshop at the IAAO Annual Conference on Aug. 25.
  Fees are $349 for members and $449 for non-members. Jurisdictions registering more than 3 attendees will receive $50 off all subsequent registrations. Register at www.iaao.org/els.
 
IAAO history on display at conference
   Colorado has a rich history, so it is appropriate that at the Denver conference, IAAO celebrates its 90th anniversary and the history of assessing.
   As part of the celebration, the IAAO “museum” is traveling to the conference. IAAO will showcase items the association has collected over the years regarding its history, and we are asking you to add to the display.
   Is there a membership certificate from when you first started in the profession hanging in your office? Do you have equipment, books, or documents from way back when we were young? This is your chance to bring back memories and baffle your younger colleagues.
   Your items will be set out with the items from headquarters to honor our rich history.
   Contact Leann Ritter, IAAO director, strategic partnerships, to let us know what you are bringing.

 

Register for Mass Appraisal Valuation Symposium
   The International Property Tax Institute and IAAO is presenting a joint virtual Mass Appraisal Valuation Symposium June 26-27, and registration is open. The theme of the virtual MAVS is “Challenges and Opportunities.”
   Speakers from around the world will present on mass appraisal, emerging developments in valuation, technology and innovation, the use of data, property tax administration, leadership and ethics, and reviews and appeals. Full details on the programs are available here.
   Registration fees for IAAO/IPTI members are USD $219/CAD $284. For nonmembers, the fee is USD $295/CAD $385. Register here.

 

IAAO offering IEW in Denver for potential instructors
   Interested in becoming an instructor? IAAO is offering the Instructor Evaluation Workshop in August at the IAAO Annual Conference in Denver. The IEW event will be offered before the conference at the Grand Hyatt Denver and is open to qualifying IAAO members.
   Those who pass the IEW audition will be considered a junior IAAO instructor and will be able to teach in the live classroom. Apply here.

 

Election info available; candidate webinar is May 28
  Members interested in running for the IAAO Board of Directors should submit candidate materials by July 1. Check out the Elections page on the IAAO website for more information and forms needed to submit.
   A free webinar, Future IAAO: How to serve on the Board of Directors, for those interested in becoming candidates is set for May 28. The webinar is intended to inform potential candidates for the IAAO Board of Directors of the requirements to become a candidate and the expectations of serving if elected to the position. Nominations Chair Todd Bergren and President Rebecca Malmquist, CAE, will review the process and provide insight.
   Regular members in good standing will be able to vote electronically from Nov. 1-15 for the Regular Board Member and Officer positions and Associate members will be able to vote for the Associate member position. Read more

 

Volunteers needed at the Denver conference
   IAAO is looking for volunteers to work at the IAAO Annual Conference in Denver, Aug. 25-28.
   By agreeing to volunteer six hours at the conference, attendees can qualify for a registration discount of $150. Once confirmed, each volunteer will receive a coupon code to use when registering for the conference.
   Most of the volunteer positions at the Annual Conference are associated with the registration desk and badge scanning at entrances to sessions. To volunteer at the Annual Conference in Denver, send an email to Local Host Task Force member Thomas Swingle.