The final count is in. With a 33% increase in attendance over last year and attendees from 10 states the 2009 AARC conference was a huge success. However, we think all who attended agree that Ms. Ramay Winchester, Retire Tennessee, Ms. Linda Bennett, Choose Chattanooga, Mr. Charlie King of King Design, the Chattanooga CVB, and the State of Tennessee Community and Economic Development Office made the 2009 AARC conference a very special event. Thank You!!!!!!!
The AARC also wishes to thank all of our speakers and all of our sponsors
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Wow, the 2009 AARC Annual Conference was our best ever. The speakers were great and we heard so much about how the retiree attraction market is changing and how many new questions are emerging. For example, Dave Schreiner, Joe Verdoorn and Bob Eck (MatureMarketStrategies, SEC Planning and LandAssetStrategies respectively) discussed how changes in the financial markets may lead to smaller scale retiree developments. This in fact is likely to lead to an increased emphasis by developers on what public amenities communities can offer potential retirees. Rachel Stroer of BNIM talked about how building green can save households money in the long run, but David Crowe, chief economist for the NHBA, indicated that retirees might be willing to pay much for green.
