Visit www.buildersshow.com for more information on the 2008 International Builders' Show, including all sales and marketing education sessions.

Also, check out the NSMC/IRM complete schedule of activities and IBS events Web Page.

Monday, Feb. 11
NSMC/IRM First-Timers Orientation & Welcome  
8:30 - 9:15 a.m.
Orange County Convention Center, West 230D, Level II 
Want to get involved with NSMC and IRM nationally and network with industry movers and shakers? Attend the First-Timers' Orientation and find out about national committees and what they do. Enjoy breakfast and get a preview of upcoming NSMC/IRM activities and events at the 2008 International Builders’ Show.

NSMC/IRM Networking Dinner 
6:30 - 9:00 p.m.
Maggiano's Little Italy
9101 International Drive
Network with your peers in the housing industry at the annual NSMC/IRM Networking Dinner during IBS. Cost is $85 per person. Registration is available at the door.

Tuesday, Feb. 12
NSMC/IRM Board of Trustees & General Membership Meeting
10:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Orange County Convention Center, West 110A, Level I

MIRM ProEd
4:00 - 5:30 p.m.
Orange County Convention Center, West 224D, Level II

Wednesday, Feb. 13
IRM Commencement Breakfast
7:30 - 9:30 a.m.
Peabody Hotel
Please join us in celebration of this year’s designees and for Fellows inductees at the 2008 IRM Commencement Breakfast. The gorgeous Peabody Hotel is just a few steps away from the Orange County Convention Center. It’s a great opportunity to network, see old friends, congratulate your peers, and celebrate what we love about this industry. Registration is available at the door.

MIRM Candidates Case Study Workshop
Noon - 1:30 p.m.
Orange County Convention Center, South 230A, Level II

Local SMC Workshop: Keeping Your SMC Viable in Today's Challenging Housing Market
12:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Orange County Convention Center, West 340C, Level III 
Network with other local SMCs across the country. It's a great place to exchange best practices and create a winning blueprint for 2008 and beyond.
Contact Janisha Gabriel by e-mail or at 800-368-5242 x8192 to RSVP.

The Nationals
5:00 - 11:00 p.m.
Rosen Shingle Creek
NSMC invites all to attend The Nationals new-home sales and marketing awards. Home builders, developers, associates and consultants are encouraged to attend the Gala. Individual tickets are $175 each, with tables of 10 for $1,750. For individual and group ticket sales, please call Lisa Parrish at 800-658-2751 or visit www.thenationals.com.

Thursday, Feb. 14
Super Sales Rally: Trading Places - Customer Centric Selling Is No Illusion
9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Orange County Convention Center, South 320A-D 
Secretly enter the minds of your prospects with customer-centric selling strategies from national experts. Packed with practical ideas, take home new skills to drive more sales and make more money. Full of magical surprises, the 2008 Rally rocks!

Sales Management Summit: Management for the Ages
1:30 - 5:30 p.m.
Orange County Convention Center, South 320A-D 
Learn how to manage and motivate ALL types of people, from Gen X and Y to those of other cultures, as well as strategies and tactics to establish an environment that will cause synergy and effectiveness to flourish. Through a series of examples, this fast-paced, dynamic event will cause you to being the "transformation" of any sales team, in all types of new-home sales environments as well as design centers.

Friday, Feb. 15
NSMC/IRM Meet the Experts
8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Orange County Convention Center, South 329, Level III   
Secretly enter the minds of your prospects with customer-centric selling strategies from national experts. Packed with practical ideas, take home new skills to drive more sales and make more money. Full of magical surprises, the 2008 Rally rocks!

For details on NSMC/IRM events and activities at the 2008 International Builders' Show, contact NSMC at 800-368-5242 x8192 or nsmc@nahb.com. Or visit the NSMC/IRM IBS Events Web page. [ return to top ]