31st ANNUAL REAL ESTATE & ECONOMICS SYMPOSIUM
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2008 ~ 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

CONFERENCE LOCATION   
Fairmont Hotel
950 Mason Street, San Francisco, CA 94108
Hotel Phone: (415) 772-5000 or (800) 772-5000

WHY YOU SHOULD ATTEND
This full day program of individual presentations examines current trends and critical issues in the real estate market, and particularly in California. National and local industry leaders will present their ideas and respond to questions from the audience. Full lunch and refreshment breaks - included in the registration fee - will provide ample time for networking with colleagues and presenters. Industry leaders and business professionals - real estate entrepreneurs, brokers, financiers, investors, attorneys, accountants, developers, and press - contribute to make this a great educational and networking opportunity.

FEES
- Advance Registration = $375 October 25th through November 23rd
- Full Price Registration = $450 at the conference on November 24th.

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION & PAYMENT INFORMATION
- Register online by credit card or check at our website:
www.haas.berkeley.edu
- Registration effective upon receipt of payment only. Checks are payable to  UC REGENTS; a copy of your online registration must be included with check payment.
- Fee includes lunch, refreshments and handout materials.
- Phone (510) 643-6109 ~ Fax (510) 643-7357.
- Nametags for registrations received after November 14th will be held  at Registration Will-Call.

RECORDINGS
Audio recordings of the 2008 Symposium sessions are now available on CD. The price is $60 for attendees, $120 for non-attendees. If you wish to place an order for audio-only CDs from the Symposium, please call direct:  Zee Zeleski, FCREUE Program Representative, (510) 643-6109.  We accept credit cards or checks.

REFUND AND CREDIT CARD POLICY
Registrations are fully transferable to another person at no charge at any time, but refunds, less a $25 administrative fee, will be made only if written notice is received no later than November 10, 2008. Registrations on a credit card will be charged upon receipt and refunded to the same card. We accept Visa, Mastercard, Discover and American Express.

CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT
The 31st Annual Real Estate & Economics Symposium has been approved for 8 units of continuing education credit from the Office of Real Estate Appraisers (OREA), 8 units of continuing education credit from the Department of Real Estate (DRE Sponsor #1656), and for 1 re-certification credit from the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR). However, this approval does not constitute an endorsement of the views or opinions that are expressed by the course sponsor, instructors, authors or lecturers. We are also applying for MCLE credit from the State Bar of California.

The OREA and DRE require attendees to be present for 90% of the program session time. Attendance will be verified for registrants seeking continuing education credit from these or other professional organizations. Attendance forms MUST be picked up at the registration table upon arrival.  Completed forms must be presented, with a photo I.D., to conference staff at the end of the day to receive credit. There is no partial credit for partial attendance.

HOTEL RESERVATIONS
If you would like to make a room reservation at the Fairmont Hotel while attending this conference, please call the hotel directly at (800) 441-1414 and ask for the Fisher Center for Real Estate room rates. Rates are based on availability and are the financial responsibility of the individual. The sponsor is not responsible for, and cannot assist with, individual room reservations.

THE SPONSOR
The Fisher Center for Real Estate and Urban Economics (FCREUE) is sponsoring this conference in cooperation with the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business and the Berkeley Real Estate Alumni Association. FCREUE has been a leading research center in the real estate finance area since its establishment at the University of California at Berkeley in 1950. It provides a forum for business leaders, government officials and academics, and is dedicated to high-level academic and executive education programs. The University of California is a non-profit organization, and all proceeds of this conference are used to support FCREUE’s education, fellowship and research functions.

Once again, the annual Symposium will be the best single day you can spend this year  to get the ideas and direction you need for next year!  We look forward to seeing you at the Fairmont Hote in San Francisco on November 24th, 2008.

Contact Us
Fisher Center for Real Estate and Urban Economics
F602 Haas School of Business
University of California
Berkeley CA 94720-6105
Tel: (510) 643-6109
Fax: (510) 643-7357
Email: creue@haas.berkeley.edu