National Geographic Photographer Inspires Attendees
Award-winning National Geographic magazine photographer and Academy Award-nominated motion picture director Dewitt Jones, keynote speaker at this year’s AI Connect, told attendees on Monday to train their technique and put themselves in the place with the most potential. Jones encouraged nearly 450 attendees to create an extraordinary vision that everyone knows is possible every day, and to continually find the next right answer. [Read more…]
Welcome to Dallas, Texas, and AI Connect 2015! Check your email each morning while you’re at the Appraisal Institute Annual Meeting for highlights of the day’s activities and a recap of the previous day’s happenings.
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June 26, 2015
Dear Appraisal Institute Colleague:
If you haven’t had the opportunity to see the Appraisal Institute’s response to The Appraisal Foundation’s “Legislative Alert,” I encourage you to read it.
AI Addresses The Appraisal Foundation’s Letter on Federal Regulations
Earlier this month, you may have received or at least heard of a letter from The Appraisal Foundation titled “Legislative Alert.” This letter contained inaccurate and incomplete information.
The Appraisal Institute has maintained a full-time staff and office in Washington, D.C., for decades. With the guidance and direction of the Board and the Government Relations Committee, AI consistently protects the interests of not just AI professionals, but all valuation professionals, at the state and federal government levels.
Read more about AI’s efforts. [Read more…]
In the Appraisal Institute’s latest video, four AI professionals share why they attended the Annual Meeting.
The four individuals featured in the video are:
Be sure to check out the Appraisal Institute’s new YouTube channel that launched April 2. YouTube is AI’s latest entry into the social media space, joining the organization’s Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn sites, along with the “Opinions of Value” blog.
Click here to view the Appraisal Institute’s first YouTube video featuring AI President Sara W. Stephens, MAI, discussing the 2012 Annual Meeting in San Diego.
The creation of the YouTube channel allows AI to continue to interact with its key audiences and to become part of a very active social media platform. Sixty hours of video are uploaded to YouTube every minute, and more than 4 billion videos are viewed each day. More than 800 million unique users visit YouTube each month, and 100 million people take a social action on YouTube (such as likes, shares and comments) every week.
Be sure to visit often to view Appraisal Institute videos on topics of interest to members, consumers and anyone connected to the real estate valuation profession.
If you have an “opinion of value,” please share your comments.