The Austin Convention Hotel & Spa
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AGENDA
ARLTA 106th Annual Convention
Location of all meetings and events will be named in
the Convention Program.
Thursday, May 15th, 2014
8:00 AM Exhibitors
Open
7:00 AM – 10:00 AM Title School
Registration
Breakfast– Restaurant on 1st
Floor – Coupons will be provided at Check in
10:00 AM– 10:15 AM Welcome
Orsi
10:15 AM– 10:30 AM Break
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM “Surfing
the Web & Outline for Licensing Test”
Harper
Department
11:30 AM– 12:30 PM Lunch
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM “Drawing
Legal Descriptions for Beginners”
Gale Rush,
First National Title Company and
Tamera Housdan, Lenders Title Company
1:30 PM – 1:45 PM Break
1:45 PM – 2:45 PM “Advanced
Drawing of Legal Descriptions”
Gale Rush,
First National Title Company and
Tamera Housdan, Lenders Title Company
2:45 PM – 3:45 PM “Searching
Land Title”
Dale Spence,
Pulaski County Title Company
3:45 PM – 4:00 PM Q&A
CONVENTION ACTIVITIES
6:00 AM –
? Fishing Tournament and Lunch
Shangri-La Resort
9:00 AM –
? Golf Tournament and Lunch
Registration fee includes Greens Fee and Cart
EVENING OPEN
Friday, May 16th, 2014
7:00 AM Exhibitors
Open
7:00 AM – 9:00 AM Breakfast– Restaurant on 1st Floor
– Coupons will be provided at Check in
8:00 AM– 9:30 AM Registration
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM Convention Ethics: “ALTA’s Best Practices
– Fraud & Claims”
Brian
Blackman, Manager/Attorney, WACO Title Company
10:30 AM– 11:00 AM Break
Breakout Sessions: Choose
ONE of the two presentations
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Title School Day Two:
”
and Then Some”
Craig Gill,
Underwriter, Stewart Title Guaranty Company
11:00 AM– 12:00 PM Convention:
“Why Do a Background
Investigation? What to look
for…”
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Lunch
Breakout Sessions: Choose
ONE of the two presentations
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Title School Day Two:
“Probates, Trusts & Beneficiary
Deeds and Effect on Title”
Darrin
Davidson, Underwriting Counsel, First American Title
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Convention:
“Cyber
Security Risk and Data Breach for the Title Professional”
Adam
Gwaltney, Agent, Ritman & Associates, Inc.
2:00 PM – 2:15 PM Break
2:15 PM – 3:15 PM “The
Three C’s of Closing”
Fran
Curtis, General Manager, Realty Title & Escrow Services
Breakout Sessions: Choose
ONE of the two presentations
3:15 PM – 4:15 PM Title School Day Two:
“Tax
Deeds, Limited Warranty Deeds & Quiet Title Suits”
Don Eilbott,
Attorney,
3:15 PM – 4:15 PM Convention:
“Reporting of Unclaimed
Property”
Josh Wood,
Brad Williams and Curtis Irvin,
Software Demo – Danielle Herrin, Eagle
Technology Management
*NOTE:
CE/CLE CONTINUED SATURDAY MORNING AT 8:30*
CONVENTION ACTIVITIES
8:30 AM– 9:00 AM Vendor Presentations
9:00 AM– 9:30 AM Business Session
Attendance encouraged to meetrequirements of ARLTA By-Laws
6:00 PM –
? Bowling
Meet in lobby at 6 PM, Transportation & Dinner
included.
Saturday, May 17th, 2014
CONTINUING EDUCATION
7:00 AM – 8:30 AM Breakfast– Restaurant on 1st Floor
– Coupons will be provided at Check in
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM ARKEGS Breakfast – Past Presidents
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM ARKEGS Breakfast – Spouses
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM “Staying
Alive – The Escrow New
Richard
Reass, President & Founder,
Segin Software, LLC
& Reliant Title
9:30 AM– 9:45 AM Break
9:45 AM – 10:45 AM “ALTA’s Best Practice Pillar #3: Protecting
NPI”
Gregory
McDonald, Founder & CEO, Cloudstar Consulting Corp.
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM “State of the Industry”
Benjamin Lincoln,
Afternoon
Free
CONVENTION ACTIVITIES
5:45 PM – 6:30 PM President’s Reception
Honoring President Elect,
6:30 PM –
? Dinner and Awards Banquet
Presentation of Awards:
Golf
Awards
Bowling
Awards
Young
Title Leadership Award
Special
Services Awards
Titleperson
of the Year
Installation of Officers
Farewell Remarks,
Orsi
Welcoming
Remarks of Incoming President,
Hospitality
Suite