The 2012 Fall Convention will be September 19-21 at the Hilton Convention Center Hotel in Shreveport, LA. Stay tuned to the website for additional information.

Over 300 REALTORS from throughout Louisiana converged on the L'Auberge du Lac resort in Lake Charles lSeptember 21-23, 2011 for LR's largest education and industry networking event, the RECHARGE Fall Convention & Expo. If you missed this year's program you missed some of the biggest names in the industry, such as Stefan Swanepoel, whose eye-opening market and technology outlook provided a glimpse of the cutting edge trends that will soon be part of every REALTOR's reality. Verl Workman and Terry Watson also gave attendees blueprints for improving their customer service and business practices. REALTORS at the event benefitted from the "real world" information and training that they can put to use TODAY in their real estate business, and experienced the latest real estate technology, products and services.

"Thank you LR for giving us one of the BEST meeting opportunities EVER in our recent Lake Charles meetings," said Carole Horn of Van Eaton & Romero in Lafayette. "Several folks wondered how we got such high demand speakers... I wonder too! Best of all was the networking and working together that occurred throughout our stay, not to mention the FUN. I hope everyone enjoyed themselves as much as I did... I'm looking forward to Shreveport next year!"

"Our state convention in Lake Charles was outstanding," said Kevin Bayles, president of the Northeast Louisiana Association of REALTORS. "There was a great combination of motivation, education, and political involvement. Our Lake Charles people were awesome hosts. The quality of this convention makes me proud to be a Louisiana REALTOR."

"RECHARGE at the Fall Convention & Expo in Lake Charles... the lineup of speakers and REALTOR networking did just that for me," said Barbara Corbett of Key Realty in Alexandria. "I plan to implement a strategy to improve productivity and marketing after having participated in the Convention and Expo. I am looking forward to what will be offered in Shreveport. Thank you Louisiana REALTORS!"

"The convention in Lake Charles was superb!" said Shirin Nail with RE/MAX Good Earth Realty in Houma. "The speakers were great and the information shared by them was outstanding and a wealth of knowledge. The consensus among my friends and attendees was that this was among the BEST LR conventions. I wish every agent in my office had attended."

Planning is already underway for the 2012 Fall Convention and Expo in Shreveport. Stay tuned to LAREALTORS.org in the coming weeks for program details, dates. Don't miss out next year - give your business the edge by experiencing LR's annual Convention & Expo next fall! For more information, please contact Kevin Calbert at 800-266-8538.