THURSDAY JUNE 7

8:30 a.m. –10:00 a.m.

Keynote Address
Mark Tewksbury

10:30 a.m. –12:00 p.m.

Insurance Appraisals
Edward L. Martinez
This session will help prepare you for doing appraisals for insurance purposes.  More information on this session coming soon.

10:30 a.m. –12:00 p.m.

Hotel and Resort Valuation
Monique Rosszell
Brian Flood
Charles Suddaby

Bird’s eye view of hotel markets across Canada including a case study of hotel valuation methodology. Hotel Transaction performance will also be presented. 

10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

How to Fill in an Appraisal form
Glenn Fletcher
As the forms change the requirements also change.  This session will address the steps needed to complete a form to comply with AIC standards. 

1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

 “Partnering for Success: Facilitating Education in the Workplace through Mentoring”
Karen Luker 
Session Objectives: The participant will:

• Understand the benefits of mentoring for the mentor, the mentee and the organization
• Identify learner characteristics and supervision styles|
• Prepare for successful learning experiences
• Understand and deliver formative and summative feedback
• Avoid common mentoring pitfalls
• Discuss unique challenges and models

1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Google Earth for Appraisers
Jeff Godfrey
Google Earth (GE) is evolving into the standard for geographic imagery/information for many non GIS professionals. For appraisers, GE should be an essential and primary tool for information gathering and analysis. In this session, you will be shown how to integrate GE with a GPS and camera, with surveys and subdivision plans and how governments are producing excellent content that you should know about.

1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

The Bridge Between Tax and Appraisals
André Gallant
 A review of different income tax issues, and the role of appraisers.  Some of the tax rules that will be discussed include those affecting the ultimate purchase price of a property and providing for the reallocation of the purchase price among different properties.

3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

How to Promote Your Professional Designation
Barry Lebow
This session will focus on how members can promote themselves, how to stop being appraisal commodities and how to become the go-to experts.  It will help members choose a niche and distance themselves from standard mortgage work. 

3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

City of Ottawa Presentation - Re-examining Highest and Best Use from a Public Sector Perspective
Robin Souchen
All levels of government (including Crown agencies) are being directed to better manage and rationalize their real estate holdings. In the next decade, it is anticipated that governments will disengage from, or reposition, hundreds of millions of dollars worth of real estate. This session will touch on trends in the submarket and look at how governments are examining highest and best use when rationalizing assess portfolios. The presentation will introduce new concepts in analyzing highest and best use to a public organization.

3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

AIC Mentored Applied Experience Tips and Tricks!
Tyler Beatty, Candidate member on the Applied Experience Committee (AEC) will be presenting the new AEP – Progress Report and how best to use it.
The AEP – Progress Report has been developed as a tool (checklist) to assist the Candidate and their mentor to attain a successful mentoring experience while making sure that the Candidate is learning all of the required skills expected from AIC designated members.
Murray Visser, AACI and mentor will be sharing his personal experience as an AEP mentor with some of his candidates. They will touch on:

• Mentoring approaches
• What worked and what didn’t work
• A win-win experience for both the mentor and the candidate

Following the initial presentation, depending on the time remaining, the following topics could be discussed in breakout groups with each group reporting back to the whole group with their findings:

• Developing an ideal mentor’s profile for the AEP – What could we do to encourage our designated members to mentor?
• Brainstorming what mentors should know in order to be better mentors – What type of training would be relevant?

FRIDAY JUNE 8

7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

OSFI Presentation
Vlasios Melessanakis

Mr. Vlasios Melessanakis, Director of Policy Development at the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada (OSFI) has accepted our invitation to speak on the Proposed OSFI Residential Mortgage Underwriting Practices and Procedures (Draft Guideline B-20). Mr. Melessanakis has been involved in the consultations with the Federally-Regulated Financial Institutions and in the drafting of the Guideline. His presentation will touch on the context behind the Proposed Guideline and more specifically, the appraisal and collateral requirements, and what they mean for our members and the appraisal profession. This is a great opportunity for the AIC, particularly in light of our recent response to OSFI on this issue. This session will be of particular interest to appraisers involved in residential appraisal assignments.

8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Expert Witness Preparation
Paul Scargall
This seminar will provide practical advice for appraisers in advocacy and being a witness.  One of the most stressful, intense and, at times, unenjoyable experiences for a professional appraiser is having their work subject to scrutiny, examination and dissection at a hearing or trial.  A portion of the anxiety associated with judicial proceedings arises from the fact that the proceedings are foreign to most professional appraisers and they participate in such hearings without the benefit of experience or familiarity. 
This seminar is intended to take appraisers through the trial process and point out the actual procedure that the majority of judicial hearings and trials in Ontario follow.  This seminar will go to the examination for discovery stage, as well as the attendance at trial and cross-examination.  Not only will this seminar cover procedure at trial and certain elements of the cross-examination, but it will delve into effective ways of dealing with difficult situations which commonly arise on cross-examination. 

8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Candidate Program -- How to Prepare for the AIC Designation Written Exam
Charles Johnstone and Stacey Wilks

“It’s only a written exam, how hard can it be?” Well that depends on your level of experience and your understanding of the exam. The AIC written exam is the second to last step in achieving your AIC designation. Charles Johnstone has been involved in the development of: the exam questions; the markers; and, the appeal process. Stacey Wilkes obtained her AACI in 2011 after graduating from University in 2007 by developing and following a plan to achieve this goal. During this session Charles and Stacey will share their real experiences on the purpose, the process, and practical tips on how to succeed. This session is designed for Candidates and their mentors. This session will end with practice and feedback on the types of questions that Candidates can expect on the written exam.

8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Mortgage Fraud
Marie Dyck
This CMHC presentation prepares appraisers to deal with issues of Mortgage Fraud.

10:30 a.m. -- 12:00 p.m.

How to Prepare for Your Competency Interview
Jim Rokeby, Lora Wylie and Tyler Beatty
The Professional Competency Interview (PCI) is the last step in the accreditation process. This session is designed to help Candidate members prepare for the PCI. The target audience is AIC Candidate members, and their mentors, currently in the Applied Experience Program. The session will include a mock panel with audience participation ending with a Q&A session.

10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Stigma – Not Always as it Appears to Be
Murray Visser
A detailed study of two adjacent communities, with one having long term environmental issues, in an effort to determine the base causes of any price differences and quantify the factors influencing housing prices in the two communities.  The findings, based on approximately 7000 sales transactions, were surprising.   

1:00  p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Understanding the Value of Home Energy Ratings and Green Technologies
Chris Chopik
Chris Chopik will discuss emerging technologies, labels, and building systems that have become challenging to place value.  Chris will lead an engaging discussion and offer his expert input about how we can approach this evaluation, and mitigate risk.

1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Appraisals and the First Nations
Dewey Smith
This session addresses the current and future situation on reserves and how an appraiser can be involved.  We are currently working with the Assembly of First Nations developing the session. 

1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Reserve Fund Study
Brian Bennett

Information on this session coming soon.

SATURDAY JUNE 9

8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Dancing with Adjudicating
Allan Beatty
Pat Cooper
Stan Jugovic
Michael Lee
Nathalie Roy-Patenaude
Darrell Thorvaldson
Michael Wootton
Shelley Poirier
Join the PACC team Mike Lee, AACI, Darrell Thorvaldson, AACI, Stan Jugovic, AACI, Pat Cooper, AACI, Michael Wootton, AACI, Allan Beatty, AACI, Fellow, Shelley Poirier, Professional Practice Coordinator and Nathalie Roy-Patenaude, AACI, Director- Professional Practice to witness an Adjudicating Committee hearing for a member facing charges as a result of a complaint regarding a residential appraisal report.  This will take you through the investigating process with the member rejecting PEER review and other disciplines until the file is referred to the Advocate who presents the case to Adjudicating.  Come and watch the process unfold. 

8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

PIPEDA-Privacy and the Impact on Appraisers
Larry Brewer
Privacy is of wide concern and is popular pervading topic in the appraisal business, the consequences for which many are not aware. A frank discussion on cases and the application to the appraisal profession and on how a member may protect one’s self in preventing a privacy breach.
Larry Brewer, AACI, P. App, PLE, FRI (A), CPPA, CRP, MRICS has been a member of the Appraisal Institute of Canada and performing appraisals since 1974. Brewer holds the following designations in performing various consulting assignments:
AACI, P. App - Appraisal Institute of Canada
PLE - Professional Land Economist
FRI (A)- Fellow of the Real Estate Institute of Canada (Appraiser)
CPPA-Canadian Profession Property Appraiser – appraisal of machinery, equipment and personal property
CRP – Certified Reserve Planner – A reserve fund planning
MRICS – Member-Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors.

8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Specialty Appraisals
John Johnson
It is common to be called upon to perform an appraisal for a divorce or an estate however; there are many factors to consider when doing these appraisals.  This session will help prepare for any potential problems. 

10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Tenant Improvement and Lease Analysis
Darren Fleming
Information on this session coming soon.

10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Environmental Remediation Costs: The Legal Perspective for Appraisers
Frank Sperduti
Addressing clean up costs is becoming an important part of the risk assessment process for lenders and purchasers. This course will explore the limits of your "limiting conditions". We will investigate how to approach "high risk" environmental appraisals like grow ops and service stations.  We will review the legal implications of ignoring obvious signs of contamination to provide you with comfort that you've protected yourself against liability

1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

AIC Insurance Program - Town Hall Session
Join this town hall session focused on the pending redesign of AIC’s Professional Liability Insurance Program. You will have the opportunity to pose questions to key insurance program partners and to provide input into the design of the new program structure.