Meetings

SAR offers many free, member-only opportunities to get together and discuss industry trends, the latest mortgage rates, sales tips, listings, etc. through:

Main Meetings (Monthly) - August Main Meeting highlighted
Regional Meetings (Weekly)
Broker/Manager Forums
Real Estate Finance Forum

Main Meetings

Date: 1st Tuesday of each month
Time: 9:00 - 10:30 a.m.
Location: SAR Mack Powell Auditorium, 2003 Howe Avenue, Sacramento

Our main meetings provide monthly opportunities to:

Meet and visit with REALTOR® and Affiliate members from throughout the Sacramento region
Learn what is happening within SAR
Hear from top speakers with real estate-related information (e.g. economic forecasts, sales tips, communication skills, tax advice, etc.)

Month	Date	Topic	Speaker
July	no meeting	no meeting	no meeting
August	Tues., Aug 5	Disaster Preparedness	Small Business Recovery and Data Security and Retention
September	Tues., Sept 9	Effective Business Planning for the Changing Market	TBD
October	Tues., Oct 7	Centennial Celebration	TBD
November	Tues., Nov 4	Legal Update	Gov Hutchison, legal Counsel for C.A.R.
December	Tues., Dec 2	Christmas CanTree Dedication	Salvation Army and City Officials

SAR's August Main Meeting
Disaster Preparedness: Small Business Recovery and Data Security and Retention

OPEN TO ALL SAR MEMBERS
Tuesday, August 5
9:00 – 10:30am
SAR Mack Powell Auditorium

Topic: Disaster Preparedness: Small Business Recovery and Data Security and Retention
Speaker: Kristine French, Emergency Preparedness Manager with the State of California’s Department of General Services

A recent national survey commissioned by the Office Depot found that 40% of small businesses are unprepared to face a potential disaster brought on by an earthquake, tornado, wildfire or computer virus. Over the past few years, even here in Northern California, we’ve experienced blackouts triggered by severe weather or necessitated by summer energy usage.

"Disasters need not be weather-related events, they can include power outages, fires or loss of data due to human error,” said Jon Toigo, an technology and data storage expert hired by the Home Depot to compile a brochure entitled Expecting the Unexpected: Disaster Preparedness Strategies for Small Business.* “Small businesses need to understand that not having a plan or back-up system in place can result in a business closing for good. A sound contingency plan can help your small business respond effectively to a crisis, and prevent that crisis from becoming a full-fledged disaster.”

“What’s most alarming about these new survey findings is that small businesses still have strong misperceptions about what they can do to help prepare for a disaster so they will be ready to handle any potential business interruption,” said Tom Serio, Director of Global Business Continuity for Office Depot. “A $1 piece of media, like a CD-R, to store data such as contact information and important presentations, could make a big difference in being able to keep your business running. And it only takes minutes to back up your data on a regular basis.”

Are you prepared to protect your business? We are excited to bring a local expert, Kristine French to SAR’s August Main meeting to educate and motivate our REALTORS® and Affiliate Members to take the simple steps necessary to protect their businesses. Ms. French will also address personal and home disaster preparedness.

*The brochure is free and available at www.officedepot.com/getprepared and is focused on helping educate businesses of the importance and ease of preparing for a disaster. Information quoted and referenced above is from: Contingency Planning & Management (http://www.contingencyplanning.com/)

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Regional Meetings

Regional meetings, formerly known as MLS meetings, provide weekly opportunities for you to:

Meet other REALTORS® and Affiliate members
Share information that can enhance your profitability and career success

Regional meetings are designed to help you get to know members in areas close to you, or to give you the opportunity to expand into other areas.

With the exception of the 1st Tuesday, which is SAR’s main meeting, regional meetings are held each Tuesday.

Regional Meeting Locations

Dates for regional meetings

Region	Dates	Times	Location	Coordinators	Organized Caravan*
CARMICHAEL	2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Tuesdays	8:30 - 9:30am	SAR Mack Powell Auditorium (combined meeting with Central - seperate tours)	Bill Espinosa Bill Espinosa Real Estate 244-8400 Tony Vicari Sacramento AOR 437-1205	yes Caravan info
CENTRAL	2nd and 4th Tuesdays	8:30 - 9:30am	SAR Mack Powell Auditorium	Izzy Y-Devine HomeGuard 568-7300	yes Caravan info
DOWNTOWN	2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Tuesdays	8:45 - 10:00am	Sutter Sq. Galleria 2901 K St-3rd Flr Sacramento (Parking structure parking will be validated)	Rob Mcquade McMartin Realty 444-7577	yes Caravan info
ELK GROVE	2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Tuesdays	8:15 - 9:30am	Stockman's Community Serv. 9275 E. Stockton Blvd., Elk Grove	Danny Camarena Keller Williams 480-8687	yes Caravan info
FOLSOM	2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Tuesdays	8:30 - 9:15am	Folsom Community Center, West Rm 52 Natoma Street Folsom	Jack Falk Keller Williams 220-7653 Tracy Bauman Old Republic Title 984-1380	yes Caravan info
NATOMAS	Meeting Currently Suspended	TBD			Caravan info
NORTHEAST	2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Tuesdays	8:15 - 9:15am	Orangevale Community Center 6826 Hazel Avenue Orangevale	Pam Poore Century 21 - Select 536-4200	yes Caravan info
WEST SAC	2nd and 4th Tuesdays	8:30 - 9:00am	Sacramento Yacht Club 3365 S. River Rd. West Sacramento	Joanie Kapell North American Title 869-7048	yes Caravan info

*For caravan guidelines, please contact the location coordinator

The following is a list of the zip codes in which the tours/Regional Meetings cover.

Carmichael: 95608, 95821, 95841

Central: 95800, 95812, 95815, 95820, 95822, 95823, 95824, 95825, 95826, 95827, 95828, 95829, 95831, 95864, 95621, 95655

Downtown/Midtown: 95811, 95814, 95816, 95817, 95818 (north of Broadway), 95819

Elk Grove: 95624, 95757, 95758

Folsom: 95630

Natomas: 95660, 95833, 95834, 95835, 95842, 95843

Northeast: 95662, 95628, 95608, 95610, 95621, 95670, East part of 95821, 95841, 95842, 95843

West Sacramento: 95691, 95605

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Broker/Manager Forum

Date: 4th Friday of each month
Time: 9:00 - 10:00 a.m.
Location: SAR Mack Powell Auditorium, 2003 Howe Avenue, Sacramento

SAR's Broker/Manager Forum meetings are open to all Members but focus on items of particular interest to brokers and office managers.

Each month we will report on action taken by the SAR Board of Directors and on significant activities scheduled for SAR in the following month. We will also have a featured subject each month as indicated below. As each meeting approaches we will round out the agenda with hot topics of importance to brokers and managers. Our Broker/Manager forums provide monthly opportunities to:

Meet with fellow members who share similar responsibilities
Share information that can help troubleshoot legal and personnel issues
Hear what is happening on your behalf at the local, state and national levels

If you would like a meeting reminder card e-mailed to you, contact Liliya Mishchuk

Month	Date	Topic
July	No Meeting	No Meeting
August	Friday, Aug. 22	TBD
September	Friday, Sept. 26	TBD
October	Friday, Oct. 31	TBD
November	No Meeting	No Meeting
December	Friday, Dec. 12	TBD

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Real Estate Finance Forum

Date: 1st Thursday of each month
Time: 9:00 - 10:00 a.m.
Location: SAR Mack Powell Auditorium, 2003 Howe Avenue, Sacramento

SAR’s Board Affiliate Representative chairs the Real Estate Finance Forum meetings, which are open to all members but focus on real estate finance and affiliate member issues.

Our Real Estate Finance Forum provide monthly opportunities to:

Learn about industry trends
Discuss market concerns
Network with fellow Affiliate members

If you would like a meeting reminder card e-mailed to you, contact Liliya Mishchuk

Month	Date	Speaker/Topic
July	No meeting	No meeting
August	Thursday, Aug. 7	TBD
September	Thursday, Sept. 4	TBD
October	Thursday, Oct. 2	TBD
November	Thursday, Nov. 6	TBD
December	Thursday, Dec. 4	TBD

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Meetings

Main Meetings

SAR's August Main Meeting Disaster Preparedness: Small Business Recovery and Data Security and Retention

Regional Meetings

Regional Meeting Locations

Broker/Manager Forum

Real Estate Finance Forum

SAR's August Main Meeting
Disaster Preparedness: Small Business Recovery and Data Security and Retention