NELTA's 42nd Annual Convention June 23rd - 26th - Seminar Program Schedule

Friday, June 24th * 8:15 a.m. - Noon: Exhibitors Area Open * 8:45-9: Convention Chairperson's Welcome and NELTA President's Greeting * 9-9:45: ALTA Keynote Address - Mike Pryor, ALTA past president and CEO of The Pryor Experience Company, Hensley, AR * 9:45-10:30 The View from the Registrar's Office - What is happening with public records? Will electronic recording ever be a reality; what privacy concerns are registers dealing with (Identity theft through open access to records) and how much has MERS changed the game? (loss of income from recorded assignments, information being correct as a matter of law and public policy) - John Meade, Esquire, Barnstable Registrar of Deeds, Barnstable, Mass. * 10:30-10:45: Coffee Break * 10:45-11:30: The S.A.F.E. Act - A cautionary tale, where the Lender may not be in a SAFE place! Under the terms of the new state laws implementing the SAFE Act many loan transactions involving residential real estate may now need to be handled by a Licensed Mortgage Loan Originator. - Ruth Dillingham, Esquire, special counsel, First American Title Ins. Co., Hyannis, Mass. * 11:30 - Noon Exhibitors Area Remains Open Saturday, June 25th * 8:30 a.m. - Noon: Exhibitors Area Open * 9-9:15: Meeting & Election, regular members; Meeting & Election, associate members; NELTA Annual Business Meeting * 9:15-10:15: The New ALTA/ACSM Land Title Survey Standards - Wayne Harrison, president, NSPS, National Society of Professional Surveyors, Cambridge, Mass.; Richard Serkey, partner, Winokur, Serkey and Rosenberg, Plymouth, Mass.; and Gary Bernier, Esquire, claims & underwriting counsel, Stewart Title Guaranty Co., Bedford, N.H. * 10:15-10:30: Coffee Break * 10:30-11:30: An Update on ALTA Commercial Endorsements - Candace Cunningham, Esquire, Robinson Cole, Hartford, Conn.; Matthew Cholewa, underwriter counsel & 1031 exchange officer, First American Title Insurance Co., Hartford, Conn.; Michael Power, Maine State Counsel, Old Republic National Title Insurance Co., Portland, Me. * 11:30-11:45: Exhibitors Prize Drawing - You must be present to Win! Social and Family Program Schedule Thursday, June 23rd * 3:00-6:00 p.m.: Registration - Front Office Building * 4-5:30: Board of Directors Meeting - Cape Villa I * 6:30-7:30: Opening Cocktail Reception, Cash Bar - Garden Terrace * 7:30-9:30: Dinner - Pavilion * 8:00-12:00: Bar/Lounge open - Thoreau's Friday, June 24th 7-11 a.m.: Breakfast - 28 Atlantic * 12:30 p.m.: Golf Tournament Tee Off - Cape Cod National Golf Club * 1:00-7:00 Enjoy the afternoon! * 7:00-9:00 New England Clam Bake Dinner - Garden Terrace & Lawn * 8:00-12:00 Bar/Lounge open - Thoreau's Saturday, June 25th 7:00-11:00 Breakfast - 28 Atlantic 1-6:30: Enjoy the afternoon! 6:30-10:30: Children 4 - 9 yrs old - The Children's Activity Center:The Children's Center Director has a really great evening planned at the Children's Activity Center with pirate-themed playground, amphitheater and splash pool! Children will meet at the center at 6:30 p.m. for a kid friendly dinner then enjoy an evening full of fun. * 6:30-10:30: Children and teens 10 and up - NELTA children and teens ages 10 and up will meet in front of the Hotel Registration Area and will be taken with their escorts by Wequassett Inn mini-vans, out for the evening. Their evening's activities will include pizza dinner at a nearby pizza parlor, a round of miniature golf, followed by go carts (must be 54" tall to drive go carts) and a stop at an ice cream parlor. Please advise any allergies or dietary restric-tions in advance. Don't forget a jacket and/or sweater to keep warm. * 6:30-9:00: Older Teens - Evening on their own - If your teen will be left on their own for the evening and does not plan to attend any of the events listed above, for dinner, they can go to Thoreau's, a cozy club-like bar with windows that overlook Twenty-Eight Atlantic and the bay beyond and choose from the eclectic menu there or they can order from the room service menu. * 6:30-7:30: Underwriter's Cocktail Reception - LiBAYtions Poolside * 7:30-10:30: President's Banquet - Pleasant Bay Terrace Poolside * 10:00-12:00 Bar/Lounge open - Thoreau's Sunday, June 26th 6 a.m.: Complimentary Coffee - Front Desk * 7-11: Breakfast - 28 Atlantic * 11: Check-Out