The outbreak and acceleration of the COVID-19 virus is an unprecedented and exceptionally significant challenge facing all of us.
For 32 years, we have produced conferences and expositions to meet various needs of the Canadian real estate industry through SARS, H1N1 and other challenging outbreaks. But never before have we faced as critical a malady as COVID-19.
The health and safety of our attendees, speakers, sponsors, partners, internal and facility staff is the top priority that supersedes all other considerations. We are now all very familiar and aware of the significant importance of “social distancing” and how it can contribute to slowing the spread of the virus and flattening the curve.
Accordingly, all our originally scheduled Q1 and Q2 2020 Forums and conferences have been rescheduled in the past ten days for later in the year or placed on hold. Once there is a green light from public health authorities, governments and business, we will then announce new dates and the future status of our programs.
The following have been rescheduled see NEW DATES below:
Note: all registrations for spring date have been rolled over to the new dates below
September 30
October 5
October 6
October 21*
October 29
*Edmonton Real Estate Forum and Calgary Real Estate Forum – amalgamated for 2020 as the Alberta Real Estate Forum
In the coming days or weeks, we will provide further guidance on the future of the following Spring 2020 events which are currently on hold:
Western Canada Apartment Investment Conference
At this time, we are ready to move forward with any of the aforementioned events but only once it is clear from all experts, governments and the market that they can be held safely once again. Rest assured that we remain vigilant and will continue to update you and make decisions that reflect the high standard that we have held for three decades in terms of your safety, health, and overall experience. We are looking at creative ways to bring this content in a manner consistent with social distancing measures.
Please refer to any of the aforementioned event websites for a more detailed note and a FAQ section.
QUESTIONS & CONTACT US
Please connect with us via email [email protected] - we are experiencing a high number of inquiries and it may take a little longer than usual to get back to you.
We thank you in advance for your patience.
Registrations for events rescheduled will be applied to the new date. Events on hold will either be held on the original date planned or rescheduled and the same will apply, registrations will be remain applied to the event. If for the rescheduled events you are unable to attend on that date, you can apply the fee paid to another 2020 event of your choice including The Real Estate Forum in Toronto. For any questions, please email [email protected].
We proudly produce RealInsight reports that both highlight top 10 trends and also include detailed information in each edition. We also publish a series of magazines focused on key markets and asset classes across Canada. Please download and read our RealInsights and magazines to hear what industry experts are saying. You can access all our reports here. With a focus on digital, increased videos, podcasts and webinars will be introduced in the coming days and weeks. Stay tuned for these exciting developments.
Hotel reservations made via the Real Estate Forum websites for Vancouver and Edmonton events can be released now without penalty by direct contact with the hotel. Note: we advise that any failure to cancel before contractual conditions at the time of booking - for example 24, 48 hour deadline may result in cancellation penalty.
Favourable hotel rates for the rescheduled events will be available shortly.
Those who made hotel reservations via third parties for Vancouver and Edmonton events should manage any cancellations directly with their hotel provider.
“Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little" – Edmund Burke
We believe that this is an important time to ensure that practical market information is available to you and other Canadian real estate executives through digital and video channels of communication. With virtually everyone working from home, we want to minimize the isolation across the industry.
While some are initiatives that have been evolving over the past few years, we are also evaluating other innovative ways to enable you to stay connected with the real estate community. This will include a broader range of digital offerings.
As a first step, please ensure that you and your team are receiving our e-newsletters that enable you to stay updated 24 hours and 365 days a year. If you are not, you can register HERE.
On our Canadian Real Estate Forums portal, you can also:
For individual LinkedIn pages from those programming our content please find them below:
George Przybylowski, Vice President, Real Estate
Sarah Segal, Director, Real Estate & Construction
Michel Rémy, Producer, Creative Content
Kelsey DeLuca, Program Manager, Conferences
One area that we will be focusing on is COVID-19 and its implications for all facets of the real estate executives and markets in Canada – subjects that we are all trying to analyze and understand.
Our team prides itself on bringing you the best in class Forums and conferences across Canada and we eagerly look forward to ramping up again when it will once again be appropriate. In the meantime, take advantage of our aforementioned products and watch for more announcements on some new and informative initiatives. We are here to support the community we serve during these challenging times.
Our sincere and best wishes for good health to everyone.
All the best,
George and the Informa Real Estate Team