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PRESIDENT’ S D E SK Continuing Partnerships f Forging strategic partnerships and strengthening the promotion of the CCIM designation brand are some of the ways the CCIM Institute seeks to enhance the value of your membership. By using funds from CCIM Institute’s Designation Promotion Matching Grant for CCIM chapters, the New York Metro CCIM Chapter hosted a sold-out networking breakfast discussion on April 14 at the New York Stock Exchange. Th e event, with more than 100 CCIMs participating, featured a discussion of economic and real estate trends with Ted Jones, chief economist at Stewart Title, and Jim Costello, senior vice president at Real Capital Analytics. Nationally, CCIM Institute promoted the CCIM brand to more than 1,000 CCIMs and visitors at ICSC RECon in Las Vegas, May 22–25. CCIMs booked more than 260 tables to meet with their clients at CCIM’s exhibit booth. Our alliance with the Asian Real Estate Association of America continued with prominent CCIMs among the featured speakers, including CCIM Senior Instruc- tor Carmela Ma, CCIM, at AREAA’s Commercial National Forum in Las Vegas, May 21. As international commercial investors from Asia continue to seek credentialed professionals they can trust to structure deals in the United States, many look to CCIMs. Another strategic alliance continues as CCIM partners with ALM Real Estate Media Group — publishers of Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com, as well as organizers of RealShare conferences — for our annual conference, CCIM Th rive, Oct. 24–25, at the Grand Hyatt Atlanta in Buckhead. Members are also encouraged to attend the governance meetings, Oct. 24–28, which help to drive the vision of CCIM Institute and shape its role in our industry. Providing dynamic technology and networking resources and striving to help members become more successful is our main goal. We hope our members take advantage of these alliances to enhance their businesses. As a CCIM Institute Member, you have 13,000 commercial real estate professionals at your fingertips who can help you: Build business relationships Promote your expertise Close more transactions As a CCIM Designee, you can Increase your business. CCIM Designees average 42% more transactions than the typical brokerage specialist. Benefit from CCIM Institute’s National Designation Promotion Campaign. The CCIM designation is continuously promoted to top-level industry executives at local and national events, such as RealShare conferences – a platform for connecting with influential professionals who hire CCIMs. Top CCIM Member Benefits STDB.com – access to Esri-powered demographics and mapping tools Ward Center for Real Estate Studies – discounted education and professional development programs CCIM DealShare – members-only property marketing platform CCIM Connect – private social media platform FindaCCIM.com – online member directory “ All of my clients know that I am a CCIM and how it benefits them. They see the level of sophistication and the quality of the information that I provide, and that keeps them coming back to me for repeat business. – Nick Miner, CCIM ” Steve Moreira, CCIM 2016 CCIM Institute President [email protected] or [phone]  July | August | 2016 Commercial Investment Real Estate