ACTHA's South Suburban Expo!!!   Saturday, March 7, 2009 at the Palos Country Club in Orland Park (Southwest Highway and 131st Street)

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                Click here for brochure and registration form 
               Online registration is now closed; at the door registration is $25 per person for ACTHA members and   $40                     per person for non-members       

• Educational program descriptions including speakers and times
• General conference information
• “Early-Bird” exhibitors

Educational Programs:

While the expo, "Coffee with the Mayors" and "A Good Deed Gets a Tree" are open to the general public at no charge, there is a fee if you intend on attending the ACTHA educational programs.  There are two tracks of educational programming. Attendees are able to select from one of two choices for the following time periods:
          9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
          Noon -  1:00 p.m.
          
From 8 a.m. - noon,  there is an Expo Trade Show open to the general public.

9:30 - 10:30 a.m. (select from one of the two choices below):

1. Interviewing for a Property Manager  - What are the differences and reasons for choosing between self-management and professional management. Associations need to establish a job description and set up criteria to measure experience, knowledge and ethical practices. Selecting management candidates, requesting proposals and scheduling interviews with the board are some of the other details to be covered. The panel includes a property manager and an attorney who will cover both the practical and legal aspects of this critical component of an association's professional team.   Speakers:  Keith Conrad of MC Property Management and Dawn Moody of Keough and Moody
2. Insurance Basics - Understanding insurance requirements for both your association and owners is necessary to cover your association assets and protect its financial future. This session will cover the requirements included in the Illinois Condominium Property Act (ICPA) and your association documents so you can decide whether to select basic or all inclusive coverage.   Speakers:  Lara Anderson of Tressler Soderstrom Maloney and Priess and Charles Hruska of Hruska Insruancenter
   

Noon - 1:00 p.m. (select from one of two choices below):

1. Managing Your Associations' Finances  - There is no secret to baking a perfect cake or to protecting association assets. Learn and follow the basic ingredients on how to handle assessments, select banking and investment options and how to protect your funds. This session will describe bank products, capitalization of funds, methods of collecting and depositing funds, who should disburse funds and recommeneded authorizations.  Speakers:  Frank Coleman of Community Advantage and Tom Skweres of Legum Norman Midwest 
   
2. Developing a Maintenance Schedule  - A good maintenance program requires advanced planning, understanding what projects are seasonal, and knowing when the "white sales" start. A property manager will participate in and oversee a panel including an engineer and a contractor who will itemize the steps and chronology of establishing and following a maintenance schedule for both special and regular projects. Learning how to prioritize projects in this difficult economy is a necessity.   Speakers:  Bill Groebe of Groebe Management , Mark Waldman of Waldman Engineering, and Mark Youngerberg of AAA Painting Co.

General conference information:

• Registration opens at 8 a.m. (Note: There is an additional charge of $15 per person if registering at the door)
• There is no charge for attending the Expo, "Coffee with the Mayors" or participating in "A Good Deed Gets a Tree"
  
• Educational Programs (flat fee to attend any of the four programs):
  • ACTHA Member Registration : $10 per person
    
  • Non-member Registration: $25 per person
  • If registering after Wed., March 4 or at the door, add $15 per person to the above rates
    
• The Trade Show is open to the general public from 8 a.m. - noon.
• Parking is FREE!!!
  

"Coffee with the Mayors" - ACTHA has invited area Mayors to meet with their constituents between 9 and noon. The following Mayors have indicated they will attend and the time they will be there:
         Mayor Donald Peloquin of Blue Island:  9 - 9:30 a.m.
         Mayor Jim Holland of Frankfort: 10 - 11 a.m.
         Mayor Dwight Welch of Country Club Hills: 9 - 9:30 a.m.
         Mayor Robert Straz of Palos Heights: 9 - 9:30 a.m.
         Mayor Gerald Bennett of Palos Hills: 9 - 9:30 a.m.


"A Good Deed Gets a Tree" -  ACTHA is pleased to partner with Acres Group and the Northern Illinois Food Bank.  For associations bringing in 200 lbs. of food, $500 or a combination thereof, they can receive a free installed tree from Acres Group.  For a list of acceptable food items, click here.  The NIFB will be accepting donations on March 7.  Look for their truck in the parking lot

South Suburban Expo Exhibitors  (Platinum, Gold and Expo Sponsors are in italics)  The  Expo is open to registrants and the general public from 8 a.m. to noon.  The Trade Show is a great way to meet pros in a variety of disciplines and network with them and your peers and we encourage you to bring your proposals!

A Better Door & Window Co. ^ AAA Painting Contractors Inc. ^ ACR, Inc. ^ Acres Group ^ Adams Roofing Professionals ^  All the Difference ^ All That Maintenance ^  Apex Landscaping ^ Association Services ^ Autumn Tree Care Experts ^ B. T. Lakdeside Roofing ^ Cicero's Development Corporation ^ Coder Taylor ^ Community Advantage ^ Community Association Banc ^  Community Association Institute ^ Criterium Collins ^ Dependable Lawn Care ^ Dickler Kahn Slowikowski & Zavell ^ Disaster Services, Inc. ^ DNR Construction ^ Eagle Rock Management ^ Earth Hour ^ Expert Plumbing and Electrical ^ 4 Seasons Arbor Service^ Frost Ruttenberg Rothblatt ^ Great Lakes Roofing  & Construction ^ Green Arbor Landscape Contractors ^ Groebe Management ^ Harris ^ Hollinger Insurance Services ^ Holton Brothers, Inc. ^ Hruska Insurancenter  ^ HSR Property Services  ^ Inside Out Painting Company ^ Integrated Lakes Management ^ Keay & Costello ^ Keough & Moody ^ Kinsella Landscape ^ Kovitz Shifrin Nesbitt ^ Landscape Concepts ^ Maul Asphalt and Paving ^ Metro Restoration ^ Mold Solution ^ NHance Quality Wood Renewal ^ Northern Illinois Food Bank ^ Norton Sons' Roofing ^ Park Management & Realty ^ Perm-a-Seal ^ Powell/Pierini Group ^ Property Specialists Inc. ^ Reinders, Inc. ^ Renewal by Andersen  ^ Reserve Advisors, Inc. ^  Rosenthal Bros. ^ Ross Electric * S & D Roofing ^  Smartstreet RBC ^ Superior Contracting Services ^ Thatcher Retractable Awnings ^ The Care of Trees ^ The Geo Group 1 ^ Waldman Engineering Consultants ^ Woodland Windows and Doors