Realcomm 2012 Announces International Advisory Council

Feb. 21, 2012 - PRLog -- Carlsbad, Calif. – February 21, 2012 – Realcomm Conference Group, LLC, a global leader in providing technology education and networking opportunities for the commercial and corporate real estate industry, announced today the formation of its annual Advisory Council, a group comprised of industry leaders from some of the largest companies in the industry.  The Council will provide direction and assist in the creation of program content for Realcomm 2012, a premiere conference and expo focused on technology tools and business automation for commercial, corporate, government and institutional real estate practitioners.  The event will be held at the Las Vegas Hotel on June 13-14.  

This year’s conference theme -- FAST FORWARD – Transforming Real Estate Operations with Technology, Automation and Innovation! – will showcase best practices and case studies of the accelerated adoption of technology and radical transformation of traditional business processes now being seen in the real estate industry.

"We are pleased to have Don Goldstein of CBRE and Jim Whalen of Boston Properties, leading our council this year.  Both are at the center of innovation and stimulating change in their companies,” said Jim Young, Co-Founder and CEO of Realcomm.  “The council is a diverse group of leaders that will share their insights and vision with us to shape the educational content for the conference.”

Realcomm 2012 Advisory Council:

•   Don Goldstein, Global CIO, CBRE (Co-Chair)
•   James Whalen, SVP & CIO, Boston Properties (Co-Chair)
•   Ryan Allbaugh, CIO, Childress Klein Properties
•   Stuart Appley, SVP, CIO, Shorenstein    
•   J. Porter Bellew, CIO, Washington Real Estate Investment Trust
•   Jesse Carrillo, VP, CIO, Hines
•   Casey Coleman, CIO, GSA
•   Craig Cuyar, Global CIO, Cushman & Wakefield    
•   Keith Davis, CIO, Pope & Land Enterprises
•   Peter Drake, CEO, OSCRE
•   Robert Entin, CIO, Vornado Realty Trust
•   Dave Hyzy, Director IT, Benderson Development    
•   Sandy Jacolow, CIO, Silverstein Properties
•   Robert (RJ) Juliano, CIO, Brandywine Realty Trust
•   Eugene Kesselman, CIO, Transwestern
•   Phil Klokis, CIO, GSA/PBS    
•   Luke Lands, CIO, ProLogis
•   Robert Lee, Executive Director, Morgan Stanley
•   Ted Maulucci, CIO, Tridel Corporation
•   Art McCann, CIO, Highwoods Properties    
•   Lawrence Melton, Asst. Commissioner, Office of Facilities Mgmt., GSA
•   Steven Messaros, CIO, Liberty Property Trust
•   Scott Morey, SVP & CIO, General Growth Properties
•   Chuck Niswonger, IT Director, Jamestown
•   Clint Osteen, CIO, Granite Properties
•   Paul Quinn, SVP & CIO, Duke Realty Corporation
•   Charlie Rau , CTO, Forest City Enterprises
•   Joe Rich,  CIO, Tishman Speyer    
•   David Schacht, CIO, Simon Property Group
•   Larry Schachter, VP, IT, Acadia Realty Trust
•   Justin Segal, COO, Boxer Property
•   Anne Severs-Jacobsen, Director, RE Information Mgmt., Principal Real Estate Investors    
•   Matthew Stoehr, SVP, IT, Caruso Affiliated
•   Tom Taddeo, VP & CIO, Kimco Realty Corporation
•   Scott Zimmerman , CIO, CenterPoint Properties

For more information, visit www.realcomm.com/realcomm-2012.

About Realcomm Conference Group
Realcomm Conference Group, LLC is the leading research and educational institution that produces annual conferences and expositions on technology, automated business solutions and intelligent buildings strategies for executives in commercial, corporate, government and institutional real estate. Realcomm was founded in 1999 with the goal of bringing industry leaders together each year to discuss, demonstrate and debate the latest innovations that impact the industry. Today, in addition to the annual conferences, Realcomm conducts webinars, workshops and other strategic services to educate industry professionals about the latest business solutions and technologies to improve commercial real estate development, leasing, management and operations.