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Dear Valued Member,

Welcome to this edition of the FIABCI electronic newsletter. FIABCI is leading the globalization of real estate markets according to the United Nations principles and guidance which is supported by our Federation (English, Russian, Chinese), to minimize the effects of the global crisis. A more efficient real estate market can be the driving force for both a country's economy and real estate private sector.

The following is an update of recent FIABCI global activities which have taken place and/or have been scheduled: 

  • International Real Estate Federation, FIABCI, Launches Global Consultation on Real Estate Reform.   Here you will find information about FIABCI's first international webinar.  This ground-breaking event was convened to help define the Federation's strategy in enabling real estate markets around the world to overcome the effects of the recent economic crisis while adopting long term measures to avoid a recurrence. (click here)

  • On July 19, during the FIABCI Board meeting in Milan, we approved the opportunity to try enlarge the role of our organization and improve the image of the RE private sector.
  • On October 14-15,  the re-organization of the representation of all real estate activities worldwide will be included within the agenda at the next Board meeting in Dublin. It will offer all our members, and especially our Principal members, a very relevant role.
  • During September (within the first fifteen days) web conferences will be scheduled involving all our Committees to optimize a common programme.
  • In the second fifteen days, we will schedule web seminars involving all members that wish to contribute with proposals and ideas. Time and dates will be sent by email to the members before the end of August.
  • On December 2-3-4, please do not miss the FIABCI Business Meetings in Brussels (click here): Highlights of the FIABCI Business Meetings will include:
    • A presentation of a format to help Chapters in presenting to their governments consideration of the UN principles, using the Ukraine pilot experiment as a foundation for these efforts.  We anticipate the participation of UN officers to provide the best input and ensure the best results. (click here)
    • Review of the criteria for real estate market analysis, to have them comparable and easy to update
    • A clear explanation of the tools and the new technologies FIABCI offers to members
    • Many great highlights and tours including a possible visit to the European Parliament, education, social events and much more! 

You will find in this edition of the electronic newsletter, plenty of great FIABCI news including:

  • A new video covering the 2010 FIABCI World Congress in Bali has just been released. (click here)
  • FIABCI's Prestigious Prix d'Excellence Awards Program is off to a great start throughout the world.  This year FIABCI will place a special emphasis on building this great program and increasing our submissions from Europe and the Americas.  To find out more, click here.  And to see our fantastic Wall Street Journal "call for submissions," please click for Americas, Asia and Europe.
  • Welcome to FIABCI's New China Macau Chapter!

    Michael Ng

    (Mr. Michael Ng, President of FIABCI-Macau)
    • Learn more about our new Principal Member ACFPM (Macau Real Estate Development Chamber of Commerce) whose Founding Ceremony and Inauguration of First Leadership was held on May 22, 2010, opening FIABCI to mainland China (click here)
  • Welcome to our New Principal Member, AURD, the Arab Union for Real Estate Development, active in 19 Arab States. (click here)

    Alfahim Sulaiman

    (Dr. Sulaiman Al Fahim, President & Chairman of the Board of our new Principal Member, Arab Union for Real Estate Development, AURD)
     
    • Invitation to their General Assembly in Beirut on October 29-30 (click here)
  • FIABCI France has planned an exciting trip with FIABCI delegates to Oman. Plans are currently underway for this delegation to meet and greet our new Principal Member and learn more about the local industry (click here)
  • Great informative news from our FIABCI Irish Chapter, including an Irish Market Update (click here)  
  • Information about the FIABCI Canadian Chapter's Successful ‘Meet & Greet' Reception which took place in Vancouver (click here)
  • Congratulations to our new FIABCI Bulgarian President Antonia Wirth.  Hear all that is going on, as well as how the Chapter is working collaboratively with the FIABCI Russian Chapter to organize a real estate study tour (click here)

Some  more exiting news:

  • Susan Newman, FIABCI USA's Secretary General,  was appointed as Interim FIABCI Secretary General.  In addition to serving as our Interim Secretary General, Susan has served (and continues to serve) as FIABCI-USA Secretary General , a position which she has held for more than 20 years.  Susan will be utilizing her extensive FIABCI expertise to continue to support FIABCI and lead us into the future (click here)

    Susan Newman

    (Ms. Susan Newman, Interim FIABCI Secretary General)
  • If you haven't already done so, please check our new FIABCI website.  To give members the best of both worlds, www.fiabci.org is now comprised of the previous website with its broadcast email, document libraries, and Chapter access, as well as the social networking site unveiled in March.  From the front page, click on "Click here for the FIABCI Member Community" to go to the social networking site.  To find out more (click here)
  • FIABCI is working hard on our FIABCI Business Meetings in Brussels (click here) and our 2011 FIABCI World Congress (click here)
  • Meet our FIABCI World President Elect Alexander Romaneko (click here)
  • Congratulations to FIABCI's New Appointees (click here).  We welcome you to the FIABCI Leadership and I look forward to working with each of you. We will introuduce you to our FIABCI leaders in upcoming issues of the electronic newsletter.

Also, please don't forget to register for the FIABCI Family Cruise which is being coordinated by FIABCI's Svein Erik Stolpe (click here).

On a very sad note, we lost a dedicated member of the FIABCI family, Jutta Windbacher.  Jutta was a loyal member of the FIABCI family for many years.  She will be dearly missed at FIABCI headquarters in Paris.  We extend our condolences throughout the world to her family and friends during this difficult time (click here).

For regional news, please click here.

Our next deadline for the FIABCI electronic newsletter will be August 15, 2010.  Please send us all the great news you have so we can share it with our membership throughout the world.

FIABCI is an organization of real estate professionals which now represents 80 countries including more than 100 national real estate associations, over 2 million professionals, and serves as special consultant with NGO status to the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations Organization (ECOSOC).  Please take advantage of your membership in this premier organization.

Hope you are all enjoying your summer with family, friends and colleagues.

Enrico Campagnoli

FIABCI World President



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