The Florida State University Real Estate Network's 13th Annual Real Estate Trends & Networking Conference, organized to inform participants of the emerging trends and issues facing the real estate industry and to focus on factors affecting markets in the southeastern United States, will be held in early October. The conference will take place:

THURSDAY, OCT. 4 - FRIDAY, OCT. 5
6 - 11:30 P.M. THURSDAY, 7:45 A.M. - 3 P.M. FRIDAY
UNIVERSITY CENTER CLUB
TALLAHASSEE, FLA.

The conference will kick off with keynote speaker Joe Scarborough, a former U.S. congressman from Pensacola, Fla., and current host of MSNBC's "Morning Joe." Scarborough will speak at a dinner on Thursday, Oct. 4, at 7 p.m. The next day, Alex Sink, the chief financial officer for the state of Florida, will be the lunch keynote speaker at noon.

Other featured topics, speakers and moderators at the conference include:

• "2008 Market Outlook -- U.S.," Lawrence Yun, senior economist, National Association of Realtors



• "Building the Future: Trends and Opportunities," with panelists Evan Jennings, president, Jennings Partners Inc.; Byron Moger, executive director, Cushman & Wakefield; Frank Nardozza, chairman and CEO, REH Capital Partners LLC; and Raymond Sandelli, senior managing director, CB Richard Ellis. Guest moderator: Beth Switzer, WFSU-TV/The Florida Channel.



• "Retail Developer Roundtable: Today's Challenges & Tomorrow's Forecast," with panelists Spiro Comitos, Paradise Development Group; Mark Corlew, Stiles Capital Group; Keith Davidson, Edens & Avant; David Owen, The Sembler Company; Steve Sanders, Woolbright Development Inc.; and Austin Simmons, HuntDouglas Real Estate Services Inc. Moderators: Marlon Champion, The Ferber Company; and Chuck Ernst, LaSalle Bank, N.A.

Additional sessions include "The Office Market: What's Hot in Leasing and Sales," "The Residential Market: Identifying Opportunities and Future Trends in a Challenging Environment," "The Industrial Market: A Look at the Future," and "If I Were 21."

The deadline to pre-register for the 13th Annual Real Estate Trends & Networking Conference is Friday, Sept. 28. To pre-register online, or for more information, visit the conference Web site at www.fsurealestate.com or contact Laura Waltke of the FSU College of Business at (850) 644-4076 or lwaltke@cob.fsu.edu.