New England Land Title Association's 40th Annual Convention Seminar Program Schedule

Seminar program schedule: Friday, June 19, 2009 8:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.: Exhibitors Area Open - Pavilion Reception Area 8:45 a.m. - 9 a.m.: Convention Chairperson's Welcome and NELTA President's Greeting - Pavilion 9 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.: ALTA Keynote Address Mark Winter, ALTA executive vice president public policy, Stewart Title Guaranty Co., Washington, D.C. 9:45 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.: Update on National Initiatives including: RESPA Reform (The new HUD-1) and Loan Originator Oversight: *Richard Patterson, Esquire, president, Connecticut Attorneys Title Insurance Co. (CATIC), Rocky Hill, Conn.; *Kevin Cuff, MPA, executive director, Massachusetts Mortgage Bankers Association, Boston, Mass.; and *Ruth Dillingham, Esquire, special counsel, First American Title Insurance Co., Hyannis, Mass. 10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. Coffee Break 10:45 a.m -11:45 a.m.: A Panel Discussion on the Title Industry's Future and Challenges We Face: *James Hatem, Esq., partner, Nixon Peabody, LLP, Manchester, N.H.; *James Czapiga, Esq., vice president, Conn. and R.I. State Mgr., First American Title Ins. Co., Hartford, Conn.; * Tommye Moorehead Frost, Esq., senior vice president and chief regulatory counsel, Fidelity National Title Ins. Co., Jacksonville, FL; *Robert Soule, Esq., V.P. & Manager, Lawyers Title/Commonwealth Title, Boston, Mass.; and *Pamela Butler O'Brien, Esq., senior litigation counsel, Stewart Title Guaranty Co., Houston, TX. *11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.: Exhibitors area remains open. Saturday, June 20, 2009 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.: Exhibitors Area Open - Pavilion Reception Area 9 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.: *Meeting & Election, Regular Members - Pavilion *Meeting & Election, Associate Members - Pavilion Foyer *NELTA Annual Business Meeting 9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.: Tracking History: A Quest For The First Cape Cod Cornerstones: Michael Farber, Esquire, Chatham, Mass. Farber will discuss his efforts to identify "the first cornerstones," the original stones delineating the boundaries of Cape Cod towns, as well as what he believes is the spot used by the Pilgrim Elders in the 1630s as a basis for the surveys establishing those boundaries. 10:15 a.m. -10:30 a.m.: Coffee Break 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.: America's Lost Decade of Growth: How we got here, Where we stand and What may come next - A review of the path of the financial sector collapse from 2006 thru 2008, putting the current economic, financial and commercial real estate market environment in context and explore possible paths for the next two to five years *Douglas Poutasse, executive director National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries (NCREIF), Boston, Mass. 11:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Exhibitors Prize Drawing - You must be present to win! 11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.: Exhibitors area remains open. Social and family program schedule: Thursday, June 18, 2009 3 p.m. - 6 p.m.: Registration - Front Office Building Deck 4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.: Board of Directors Meeting - Cape Villa I 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.: Opening Cocktail Reception, Cash Bar - Garden Terrace 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.: Dinner - Pavilion 8 p.m. - Midnight: Bar/Lounge open - Thoreau's Friday, June 19, 2009 6:00 a.m.: Complimentary Coffee - Front Desk 7 a.m. -11 a.m.: Breakfast - 28 Atlantic 12:30 p.m.: Golf Tournament Tee Off - Cape Cod National Golf Club 1:00 p.m.: "Mudflat Mania" at the Brewster Museum Discovery Program 1p.m.- 7p.m.: Enjoy the afternoon! 7p.m. -9p.m.: New England Clam Bake Dinner - Outer Bar & Grille 8p.m. - Midnight: Bar/Lounge open - Thoreau's Saturday, June 20, 2009 6:00 a.m.: Complimentary Coffee - Front Desk 7a.m. - 11a.m.: Breakfast - 28 Atlantic 1p.m. - 6:30p.m.: Enjoy the afternoon! 6:30p.m. - 10:30p.m.: Children and teens evening activuties 6:30 p.m. -7:30 p.m.: Underwriter's Cocktail Reception - Garden Terrace 7:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.: President's Banquet - Lower Croquet Lawn 10p.m. - Midnight: Bar/Lounge open - Thoreau's Sunday, June 21, 2009 6:00 a.m. Coffee 7a.m. - 11 a.m.: Breakfast - 28 Atlantic 11a.m.: Check-Out