Approximately 1,700 attendees, business partners, and speakers will be in Denver to open the 90th IAAO Annual Conference on Sunday. More than 60 educational sessions will be offered during the conference including special programs each day.
Monday Keynote speaker
NFL Hall of Famer and former Denver Broncos running back Terrell Davis will be the keynote speaker on Monday at the Annual Conference. Davis was instrumental in the Broncos victory over the Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl XXXII. His 157-yard, three-touchdown performance earned him MVP honors. He also was named the league MVP for the 1998 season.
Terrell Davis was nominated to the Pro Bowl in the 1996, ’97, and ’98 seasons. Nicknamed “TD,” Davis popularized the “Mile High Salute,” a military-style salute given to fans and teammates in celebration of a touchdown.
Davis was inducted into the Broncos Ring of Fame in 2007 and into the NFL Hall of Fame in 2017. He’s now a partner in Alpha 1 Tax & Wealth in Denver and his philanthropic work is focused on the Boys & Girls Club of America.
Davis will be in the booth of Keynote sponsor Tyler Technologies between noon and 1 pm on Monday to meet in person and attendees can register for a chance to win an autographed football.
Tuesday Plenary
Best Practices and Real-World Challenges will be the plenary on Tuesday from 8:30 to 9:30 am and will explore the challenge of applying best practices in the real world of property taxation, illustrated by general perspectives from The Netherlands. It has a system similar to the U.S., and similar goals for a stable, efficient, and continuously improving system that earns the trust of taxpayers.
Speakers will be Joan Youngman Esq, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy; Semida Munteanu, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy; Ruud Kathmann, Netherlands Council for Real Estate Assessment; and Luc D. Hermans, Netherlands Council for Real Estate Assessment.
Wednesday Plenary
The Wednesday plenary, from 11 am to Noon, is Assessing the Third Dimension: New York City’s Journey to 3D Cadastre.
By leveraging GIS, New York City developed a state-of-the-art three-dimensional tax map and a one-stop shop portal for property owners. Property owners can verify their building and land data for accuracy, view and challenge their assessments and exemptions, view their sales, mortgages and recordings, and trace the history of lot changes to their parcel. The three-dimensional perspective lets assessors walk around buildings and see interior floor plans.
The 3D feature enables the potential development of 3D variables, such as views, for valuation. The 3D visualization is particularly important for air lots as it shows the potential for development. We will discuss the challenges in building a 3D cadastre, such as data collection, public and city leadership support, and integration with other city agencies, along with advances in technology that made it all possible. Speakers are Carmela Quintos Ph.D., New York City Department of Finance and Linda Foster, Esri.