International Research Symposium
& Half-Day Data Forum
April 4-6, 2018
Boscolo Prague Hotel -Prague, Czech Republic
Schedule for Half-Day Forum and Symposium are subject to change.
Half-Day Forum (Optional)
Wednesday April 4, 2018
1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Improving Valuations with Big Data, Open Data, & Data Mining
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Social Networking Hour
IAAO International Research Symposium – Agenda
Two tracks are available at different times during the Symposium.
Track 1: Administration & Government Innovation
Track 2: Technical Valuation Advances in Action
Thursday April 5, 2018
8:30 - 8:45 a.m.
Welcome by Symposium Host IAAO President, Dorothy Jacks, Palm Beach County Appraiser, CFA, AAS
8:45 - 9:30 a.m.
Case Study: Imaging, Scanning and Discovery in New Providence, The Bahamas
9:30 - 10:00 a.m.
Track 1: Administration & Government Innovation
Pseudo Property Taxes: Are they Fair Uniform and Equitable
Track 2: Technical Valuation Advances in Action
Detecting Bias Samples in Assessment
10:00 - 10:30 a.m.
Break
10:30 - 11:15 a.m.
Big Data – an Intersecting Role for the Valuer in the 21st Century
11:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
The Development of the Property Taxation System in Romania
12:00 - 1:15 p.m.
Lunch
1:15 - 2:15 p.m.
Track 1: Administration & Government Innovation
Multipurpose Benefits of Mass Valuation System &
Piloting Innovative Approaches to Valuing Commercial Property for Taxation Purposes: Occupier Assisted Valuations (OAV)
Track 2: Technical Valuation Advances in Action
Changes in Traditional Data Collection and the Increased Use of Technology in Assessment
2:15 - 3:00 p.m.
Track 1: Administration & Government Innovation
International Property Measurement Standards
Track 2: Technical Valuation Advances in Action
Discovering “Insightful” patterns within your data using Business Intelligence Tools and GIS
3:00 - 3:15 p.m.
Afternoon Break
3:15 - 4:00 p.m.
Track 1: Administration & Government Innovation
Pragmatism or Principles 2: Property Taxation Valuation in Finland
Track 2: Technical Valuation Advances in Action
LiDAR powered Assessment Databases Worldwide
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Track 1: Administration & Government Innovation
The Need for a Good Appeals Process & The Assessor as Data Collector
5:00 - 5:15 p.m.
Closing Remarks by IAAO President Dorothy Jacks, CFA, AAS
5:15 - 6:30 p.m.
Evening Reception
Sponsored by Esri Canda
Friday, April 6, 2018
8:30 - 8:45 a.m.
Introduction IAAO President, Dorothy Jacks, Palm Beach County Appraiser, CFA, AAS
8:45 - 9:15 a.m.
Advances in GIS Technology Supporting Valuation and Tax Organizations
9:15 - 10:00 a.m.
Property Taxation and Valuation in the Czech Republic and the Way Forward
10:00 - 10:30 a.m.
Break
10:30 - 11:15 a.m.
Track 1: Administration & Government Innovation
Unregistered/Informal Land Valuation and Taxation – a new frontier for property/land revenue generation in the developing world
Track 2: Technical Valuation Advances in Action
Proximity Effects of Walking Distances to Public Spaces on Property Value
11:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Track 1: Administration & Government Innovation
GIS Implementation in Mass Valuation Process: Lithuanian Case
Track 2: Technical Valuation Advances in Action
Replacement Cost and Depreciation: A National or Local Affair?
12:00 - 1:15 p.m.
Lunch
1:15 - 2:15 p.m.
Track 1: Administration & Government Innovation
Modernizing Property Tax Systems - the City of Port-au-Prince
Track 2: Technical Valuation Advances in Action
Transformation and Spatial Attributes in Regression Modeling
2:15 - 3:00 p.m.
Track 1: Administration & Government Innovation
Market monitoring and cognitive analysis as a technological basis for setting up “public pricing/assessing boards”
Track 2: Technical Valuation Advances in Action
Accounting for Energy Efficiency in Ad Valorem Property Tax Valuation Models
3:00 - 3:15 p.m.
Break
3:15 - 4:15 p.m.
The New Property Taxation System in Denmark
4:15 - 4:45 p.m.
Getting AVMs and Single Appraisals to Play Nice
4:45 - 5:15 p.m.
Closing discussion and remarks lead by IAAO panel