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The theme of the threeâ€"day conâ€" ference was "You Make the as much benefit as possible from opportunities like this one," he says. the OMDREB gets notes OMDREB President Richard Weima. "Sessions were intense, inforâ€" mative and practiâ€" cal." "We sent nine representatives in an effort to ensure "It was an excellent conferâ€" ence covering the issues that we, as an executive, need to grapple with on a daily basis," A s s 0 C1 a t 1 0 n (OREA), was designed to help participants better plan, administer and lead the 48 real estate boards curâ€" rently operating in Ontario. The conference, hosted by the Ontario Real Estate The goal of enhancing the proâ€" fessionalism â€" of local real estate practitioners came into sharp focus for members of the Oakville, Milton and District Real Estate _ Board‘s ( O M D R E B ) Directors recently at a conference on leadership, held in Etobicoke. The key to Board‘s success "Conferences such as this one represent an enorâ€" mous time commitâ€" ment and the peoâ€" "I commend the people from our Board who attendâ€" ed.," he adds. "We recognize the importance of investing some of their efforts into the professional development of our members and our representatives and we are determined to be responsive to public and member needs." "Our _ Board Executive has made it our top priâ€" ority to maximize our accountability to the public and to our _ _ members," Weima says. Difference" and it examined, among other issues, proâ€" fessional standards for real estate salespeople, trends in Multiple Listings Services (MLS), administraâ€" tive law and real estate, real estate education, _ real estate marketing, the impact of the political process on real estate issues, land use planning and the environâ€" ment, _ strategic planning for real estate boards ... and many other issues. of Barrett‘s achievement,." Weima says. *"Many people from our board are very pleased to see her receive the recogâ€" nition she so richly deserves ... she is "*This is only the second time the award has been conferred and we‘re very proud of Barrett‘s "The highlight of the conference for our delegation was the OREA‘s presentation of a special award recâ€" ognizing our General Manager‘s dedication to real estate," he says. "May Barrett received the ‘Anthony P. Kafun Award‘ for her disâ€" tinguished service, her personal integrity, her dediâ€" cation to profesâ€" sionalism and her wise understanding of all issues facing real estate practiâ€" tioners. ple who sit on our Board are all volâ€" unteers," Weima says. "They all have businesses and families who need their time and I‘m most appreciaâ€" tive of their deciâ€" sion to spend many hours in the service of professionalism in the Oakville/Milton area." The Oakville, Milton and District Real Estate Board was represented at the OREA conferâ€" ence by: President Richard Weima. all an example for us Viceâ€"President Allan Bain, Political Affairs Committee Chair Pastâ€"President Mark Mallalieu, First Viceâ€" President Nancy Gossling, Second Committee Chair John Vail, Education and Orientation Chair Yvonne Ratigan and the Board‘s General Manager, May Barrett. Doug Lome, IC&I ) 0 0 ®