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Attending REBarCampTO

If you’ve never been to an REBarCamp before, don’t worry! Most people attending the Toronto event this Friday are going to be in same boat. Most will be new to the un-conference experience.

Each REBarCamp tends to have their own personality because the day is determined by the attendees–you suggest topics that you would like to learn more about. Here are a few quick tips on what you may want to know before attending the REBarCamp coming up this Friday at the Academy of Spherical Arts . Read more

RE BarCamp TO Confirmed Facilitators

We wanted to provide you a list of people who have expressed interest in facilitating sessions at the Bar Camp this Friday. Please feel free to Google, email, add, connect or follow them prior to Friday so that you can get a heads up about who they are and what type of ideas they may be able to share with you.

Some of the people we know who really wanted to join, but weren’t able to fly up for the event have offered to come to us live through a video feed. This is a new Bar Camp concept that we are really excited to bring to you. Read more

Congratulations!! Registration is Open Again!!

For the next few days we will leave the RSVP module open again. Please make sure that you will be able to be there on May 7th at 8 AM and contribute for a full day of connecting, learning and sharing information. If you have already signed up and cannot join us please email me at mail@richardsilver.com and we will move you from the registration list.

Just visit the RSVP page on this site. We are planning an amazing day thanks to the involvement of our Sponsors and the work of all involved.

Many thanks to all!!

Schedule for May 7th, 2010

Here is the proposed Schedule for May 7th, 2010. Please remember that the day is informal, no questions or answers are wrong and participation is important.

8:00 Registration and Breakfast will begin. There will be stations where you will given a lanyard and tag. Then grab a coffee, something to eat and start schmoozing! There will be live streaming for the event at http://bestagenttv.com/15/rebarcampto-live/

8:45 We will have a quick introduction and the “RULES of the day” will be explained and our Sponsors thanked. There will be “White Boards” in the main area where some topics where already be designated. There will be lots of spaces to be filled if you have a burning issue that you want everyone’s take on. Evan Sage is in charge of topic scheduling so feel free to email him in advance at evan@evansage.ca. There will be 5 pods that are designated throughout the Building but because the space is fairly open, we hope that you will try to respect the other groups. There will be one pod in the lower room which will have ongoing Skype sessions with some great off-site facilitators. Read more

Silver Sponsor

We are really happy to announce that Trevor Joyce and his team from Iconica Communications are now on board as Silver Sponsors.

Iconica is a marketing company who specialise in Strategic Real Estate Marketing and are located in central Toronto.  I have been fortunate enough to sit in on sessions they have done at other events and they have a great understanding of where we need to be spending our time and marketing dollars to achieve the best returns.

Along with the Silver sponsorship they will be facilitating a session on May 7^th as well. Their session will be a discussion on new marketing tactics and what is working. Read more

Mid-March Update

With just under two months to go we are starting to see Real Estate Bar Camp Toronto take form.

We have had several meetings at the venue now and we are very happy with the Academy of Spherical Arts space and our vision for how the day will operate. We will be crossing our fingers for good weather, but not so good that you won’t want to be inside facilitating and participating in sessions.

Thanks again to Toronto Real Estate Board and TREB Commercial Division as well as to Re/Max Ontario-Atlantic for stepping up to our Platinum sponsorship levels. They have secured the existence of the event and ensured all our bellies will be sufficiently fed for the great learning and sharing that will be going on. We will not only be able to provide a continental breakfast, but we can now definitely say that lunch will be provided for all of our attendees as well. Read more

REBarCampTO: Great News from RE/MAX Ontario Atlantic Canada.

Great news from our friend  and one of the REBarCampTO organizers, Shirley Porter, Executive Director Regional Development at RE/MAX Ontario Atlantic Canada:

“As the leader in real estate Technology and Education RE/MAX Ontario Atlantic is proud to lend their support to Toronto’s REBarCamp. We will be providing lunch for all 450 attendees and we are also are providing additional financial and administrative support for this worthwhile event. “Raising the Bar” in our industry is an ongoing focus for us and when we have the opportunity to support industry growth and development RE/MAX will always be there!  Many thanks to Richard, Brad and Evan for their hard work in organizing REBarCamp Toronto and best wishes for a massively successful event in May.” Read more

Toronto Real Estate Board and Commercial Division Sponsor REBarCampTO

February 3rd, 2010.  Tom Lebour, President of the Toronto Real Estate Board announced today that TREB and its’ Commercial Division would be the Platinum Sponsor for REBarCampTO, 2010.

In a letter to the organizers Mr. Lebour said “Communication is the foundation for success. We applaud the commitment to engage fellow REALTORS in an environment conducive to open interaction, discussion and learning in support of continued success within the real estate industry.”

The organizers of REBarCampTO wish to thank the members of the Toronto Real Estate Board and the Commercial Division for their help in making this event possible.

UPDATE: FEBRUARY 3RD, 2010…PLEASE READ…IMPORTANT INFORMATION!

In just over two days, REBarCampTO is fully subscribed at 400 attendees. Knowing REALTORS as we do, we are looking at adding 50 more spots. If, as time goes by, you realize that you will not be able to attend please email us so that we can let others sign up. We will also be announcing a wait-list set up so we can keep those interested but not signed up, alerted.

However, our budgeting was done on 350 people so we need your help in getting Sponsorships and Donations…Sponsorships start at $1,000 but donations can happen at any amount and can be made by Credit Card or Paypal on the Sponsorship/Donors page. We encourage you to support the Event! Any excess over costs will be donated to the REALTORS Care Foundation of Ontario.

The Great Thing About REBarCamp!

As a fairly frequent REBarCamper…the best thing for me is putting a face to the handles that you see online.  The best Social Media is still the old Face-to-Face!

Topics will be discussed, ideas will be shared but being able to look at each other, laugh and share successes and failures is the real treat.

Come with an open mind, be ready learn and to get excited by new ideas all over again. Get ready to push the envelope…no excuses just lots of stimulating ideas.

The day will include a number of 45 minute sessions. Any thoughts on what you would like to share and learn can be added as comments below. We look forward to hearing from you. Don’t be shy because there are no right or wrong…just topics to be discussed!

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