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n Thursday, May 1, Austin Country Club
April 19 Small Office REALTORS ABoR Auditorium - 11:45 a.m.
Networking opportunities are available.
Tickets $75 per person
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The Gala will be held from 6 to 10 p.m. on Sat-
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urday, May 1, at the Austin Country Club. Tickets
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April 21 CRS Luncheon Westwood Country Club - 11:30 a.m. NAHREP Monthly Luncheon Cool River Cafe - 11:30 a.m. April 22 WCR Monthly Luncheon ABoR Auditorium - 11 a.m. May 1 HBA MAX Awards Austin Country Club - 6 p.m. May 3 ABoR TREPAC Golf Tournament Avery Ranch Golf Club - 11 a.m. May 19 Power Luncheon with Sente Mortgage 901 S. Mopac, Bldg. IV, Suite 125 - Noon
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enjoyable. entertaining. it’s all about you.
NAPMW-Austin to host 46th Education Conference May 13-15
N
etworking is always more fun and produc-
Austin and NAPMW,” says Evans, who has been working
other area of the country and have someone to help you
tive when there is someone new in the room,
on the conference since 2007. “The primary gain to Austin
find a new start or a new position. At the National Educa-
and there surely will be plenty of new people
has been the opportunity to gain leadership skills and to
tion Conference we spend a lot of time catching up and re-
to mingle with and learn from when the National Associ-
grow as an organization. NAPMW-Austin is excited about
connecting.”
ation of Professional Mortgage Women (NAPMW) hosts
this opportunity and looks forward to welcoming more
its 46th Education Conference May 13-15 at the Austin
than 120 mortgage professionals to the Austin area.”
Marriott South, which will draw attendees from throughout the country.
Among the conference highlights is keynote speaker Sarita Maybin, who will discuss “How to Stay Positive and
The event is open to anyone but its primary focus is on
Focused in Uncertain Times.” Her interactive presentation
education and development for professionals in the mort-
will show attendees how to respond to workplace chal-
NAPMW-Austin bid four years ago to host this year’s
gage industry and specifically for NAPMW members and
lenges, stay motivated and rekindle passion for their ca-
conference. “The presentation was based on what mem-
future-members. (The organization is open to men and
reer. Highlights include seven strategies for thriving on
bers felt this area had to offer,” says Jeanne Evans, 2010
women but the primary goal of the organization is to help
change, how to cope with workplace situations that are be-
National Conference chair. “There were three locals who
educate and develop women in leadership roles within the
yond your control, five ways to rekindle passion for your
bid for the conference so having our bid selected was a
industry.) Registration can be made online through the
career, three P's for staying positive and how to bounce
great honor.”
NAPMW Web site.
back from adversity by using "resiliency resources."
But of course, with honor usually comes a lot of hard
“This is an event not to be missed,” Evans says. “We’ve
Other training presentations include: Credit 101; How
work, and this year was even more of a challenge. For the
had so many changes in the last couple of years in the
to Get More Done with Less Stress; Can’t We All Get
past 20 years, NAPMW has used a national management
mortgage industry that all professional education and de-
Along? REALTORS and Mortgage Professionals; Top 10
company to manage the budget and do all of the confer-
velopment is a good personal investment. This conference
Appraisal Deal Killers; Marketing You; How to Increase
ence planning and negotiating, but this year the local
will provide industry, compliance and personal develop-
Your Sales through Diversity Marketing; Nuclear Net-
chapter, with the direction of the National Board, planned
ment education in a fun, networking environment.”
working: The Five Must Have Networking Tools and The
and organized the entire event. “This has truly been a team effort between NAPMW-
P. O. Box 81366 Austin, Texas 78708-1366
The opportunity to visit with professionals from other
Five Dysfunctions of a Leadership Team.
states also could prove valuable in the future. “Mortgage
Evans says all the preparation could not have been
lending is universal and
done without the help of her conference committee of ap-
while each state has its own
proximately 20 people. “NAPMW is a volunteer organiza-
property laws it is always in-
tion and all of the people who have worked on this project
teresting to find how we dif-
also have a full-time job as well as family commitments,”
fer and how we are alike,”
she says. “There is no way to express my appreciation to
Evans says. “HUD is National
all of these volunteers who have stepped up to make this
as are Fannie Mae and Fred-
conference a true success.”
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Aside from networking and education, the conference
loan professionals can easily
also offers the opportunity to become a tourist in your own
relocate from state to state
city. If you haven’t ever seen the bats or eaten barbecue on
and stay in the mortgage
Ladybird Lake, here is your chance. Now that’s what must
lending business. Because
have given Austin the edge as host city— what other one
NAPMW is a National organ-
can offer up a nightly spring migration of 1.5 million Mex-
ization it is easier to network
ican Freetail Bats!
and to even relocate to an-
For more information, visit www.napmw.org. [RL]