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New England Land Title Association’s 48th Annual Convention seminar program and social and family program schedules

Seminar Program Schedule:

Friday, June 16
• 8:15 a.m. - 12 p.m. - Exhibitors Area Open - Ballroom B North.

• 9 - 9:15 a.m. - Convention chairperson’s welcome and NELTA president’s greeting - Ballroom A South.

• 9:15 - 10:15 a.m. - ALTA keynote address: Daniel Wold, ALTA board of governors, chair of ALTA TRID Task Force, senior vice presdient, general counsel, corporate secretary, Old Republic National Title Ins. Co., Minneapolis, MN.

• 10:15-10:30 a.m. - Coffee Break

• 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. -Things Change - A Real Estate and Economic Outlook: Ted Jones, PhD, chief economist, Stewart Title Guaranty Co., Houston, TX.

• 11:30 - 12 p.m. - Exhibitors area remains open.

 

Saturday, June 17
• 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Exhibitors Area Open - Ballroom B North.

• 9 - 9:15 a.m. - Meeting & Election, Regular Members - Ballroom A South.

• 9 - 9:15 a.m. - Meeting & Election, Associate Members.

• 9 - 9:15 a.m. - NELTA Annual Business Meeting.

• 9:15-10:15 a.m. - Cyber Fraud - Ransomware & Business Email Compromise - “How to Avoid Becoming A Victim and What To Do If It Happens To You” - presented by  Anthony DeSantis, vice president, underwriting and industry affairs counsel, Old Republic National Title Insurance Co., Andover, Mass.; and Ruth Dillingham, special counsel, First American Title Insurance Co., Yarmouthport, Mass.

• 10:15-10:30 a.m. - Coffee Break

• 10:30-11:30 a.m. - Tax Reform: “Benefits of IRC §1031 and How it’s Loss Would Slow Real Estate Transactional & Business Growth” - presented by Patricia Flowers, vice president | certified exchange specialist at Investment Property Exchange Services, Inc., Boston.

•11:30-11:45 a.m. Exhibitors Prize Drawing – You must be present to win!

• 11:45 a.m. -12:30 p.m. - Exhibitors Area Remains Open.

 

Social and Family Program Schedule

Thursday, June 15
• 3 - 9 p.m. - Registration – Great Hall

• 4 - 5:30 p.m. - Board of Directors Meeting - Ammonoosuc Room

• 6:30-7:30 p.m. - Opening Cocktail Reception, Cash Bar – Conservatory

• 7:30-9 p.m. Dinner – Sun Dining Room

 

Friday, June 16
• 7 - 11 a.m. Breakfast – Main Dining Room

• 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - Exhibits Open - Ballroom B North

• 9 - 11:30 a.m. - Seminar Programs - Ballroom A South

• 12 - 2 p.m. - Lunch on your own - resort wide

• 12:30 p.m. - 18-hole Golf Tournament Tee Off – Mount Washington Course - Box lunches available - Pick up in Pro Shop.

• 1 - 5 p.m. - Enjoy the resort amenities, try the thrilling canopy tour or take a ride on the Cog Railway, have a great day!

• 7 - 10 p.m. - Lobster Bake – Presidential Garden & Atrium

 

Saturday, June 17
• 7 - 11 a.m. - Breakfast – Main Dining Room

• 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - Exhibits Open - Ballroom B North

• 9 - 11:45 a.m. - Seminar Programs - Ballroom A South

•12 - 2 p.m. - Lunch on your own - resort wide

•1 - 5 p.m. - Enjoy the resort amenities, try the thrilling canopy tour or take a ride on the Cog Railway, have a great day!

• 6:15-10:15 p.m. - (children ages 3-9) – Omni Kids’ Club It’s “A Mount Washington Carnival” at the Omni Kids’ Club. Join your friends for an evening of carnival fun with carnival games, face painting and crafts, ice cream social followed by a movie to wind down the evening. Dinner and snacks provided.

• 6:15-10:15 p.m. - (children/teens 10 - 14) - Drop off at Omni Kids’ Club - Counselors have planned age appropriate activities designed to give this group a fun evening. Games, scavenger hunt, friendship bracelets, ice cream social. Winding down with a movie. Dinner and snacks provided.

• 6:30-7:30 p.m. - Underwriter’s Cocktail Party – South Veranda

• 7:30-10:15 p.m. - President’s Banquet - Sun Dining Room

 

Sunday, June 18
• 7 - 11 a.m. - Breakfast – Main Dining Room

• 11 a.m. - Check-Out

 

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