2023 Conference Agenda

Agenda for  TAAD’s 42nd Annual Conference & Trade Show on Appraisal Administration

February 19-22, 2023 at the Renaissance Dallas Hotel in Dallas, Texas

Please Note: The conference will not be recorded or offered online. 

(subject to change)

Sunday, February 19

  • 2-5pm Conference Registration

Monday, February 20

  • 7am-4:30pm Conference Registration
  • 7-8am President’s Breakfast Buffet (come and go before Opening Session)
  • 8am-5pm Demo Rooms
  • 8-9:45am 42nd Annual Conference Opening Session! Keynote Speaker: Matt Havens – Stop Acting Your Age!
  • 10-11am  Grand Opening of the 42nd Annual Trade Show! Join us as we celebrate & honor 2022 President Alvin Lankford, enjoy refreshments, fellowship, and prize drawings! Best of all, meet our exhibitors & view their new products/services.  Last but not least, get your Bingo card stamped so you’ll be ready for the afternoon drawing!
  • 10am-5pm  Trade Show/Exhibits
  • 11am-12pm  General Session: Health Care Real Estate – Is it Recession Proof?
  • 12-1pm  Members Appreciation Lunch
  • 1-2pm  General Session: Lead Your Evolution
  • 2-3pm  General Session: Cybersecurity Topic for Government Entities
  • 3-4pm  Refreshment Break and Bingo Drawings with Exhibitors
  • 4-5pm  General Session: Our Regional Economy – Understanding Now, Contemplating the Future

Tuesday, February 21

  • 7am-4:30pm Conference Registration
  • 7:30-8:30am Rise & Shine Breakfast (please be seated by 7:45)
  • 8am-5pm  Demo Rooms with Vendors
  • 8:30-9:30am  General Session: You Got 99 Problems – Why Leading People is Your Biggest One
  • 9:30-10:30am  Concurrent Sessions:
    • Appraising Short Term Rentals – What’s an Air BNB or VRBO Worth?
    • Hiring, Evaluation, Retaining, & Paying Your Chief Appraiser (BOD Forum)
    • Creative Solutions to High Levels of Protests
  • 10:30-11:15am Refreshment Break
  • 11:15am-12:15pm  Concurrent Sessions:
    • The PVS – The CAD Side of the Equation
    • Succession Planning for BODs – Preparing for a Change in Leadership (BOD Forum)
    • Rebuilding Your Cost Schedule: An Examination of RCN
  • 12:15-1:45pm  Annual Awards Luncheon – Join TAAD as we salute the winners – the award winners, the graduates of the 2022 Chief Appraiser Institute, and the sponsors, vendors, and group who support the association.
  • 1:45-2:15pm  TAAD Delegate Assembly/Annual Business Meeting
  • 1:45-2:45pm  Concurrent Sessions:
    • Taking Charge of Your District’s Messaging
    • BOD To-Do’s and BOD To-Don’ts (BOD Forum)
    • Future Trends in Ag: Vertical Farming, or, How High Do You Go?
  • 2:45-3:15pm  Refreshment Break
  • 3:15-4:15pm  General Session: Building Your CAD’s Office Culture – What’s Possible
  • 4:15-5pm  General Session: Your CAD’s Office Culture – The Real World

Wednesday, February 22

  • 8am-12pm  Conference Registration
  • 8-9am  Farewell Breakfast (please be seated by 8)
  • 9-10:30am  General Session: Providing Ethical Leadership – Learning to be the Best Version of Yourself
  • 10:30-11:30am  General Session: IAAO Standards – Promoting Fairness & Equity in Mass Appraisal
  • 11:30am  Adjourn: Farewell, Dallas 2023 – Hello, Houston 2024!