Officers and directors to be installed February 8

By John Lavelle Board Meeting The NYSCAR Board of Governors will meet on February 8 at the Desmond Hotel and Conference Center in Albany. Officers and directors will be installed at this meeting. One of the items that the board will focus on this year includes the Organizational Alignment Core Standards that have been set up by the National Assoc. of Realtors. All boards/associations must certify compliance with the standards by June 30. The categories of the standards include the following 1. Code of Ethics 2. Advocacy 3. Consumer Outreach 4. Unification Efforts and Support of the Realtor Organization 5. Technology 6. Financial Solvency Annual Conference The Annual Conference Planning Committee, chaired by Brian DiNardo, held their first meeting and plans are underway for this year's conference! Be sure to mark your calendar for June 8-10 at Turning Stone Resort and Casino in Verona, N.Y. for the 14th annual conference. Watch your email for details! Register for the 2015 Code of Ethics and Professional Standards Procedures Training Sponsored by the NYS Association of Realtors, instructed by Patrick Reilly, NYSAR VP board and member services. Gain a full understanding of ethics and arbitration hearings, enforcement procedures and disciplinary guidelines during the 2015 Code of Ethics and Professional Standards Procedures Training. In addition to 7.5 hours of CE credit and GRI credit, this course also satisfies NAR's mandatory ethics training requirement. January 16: Double Tree, Binghamton January 21: Double Tree, Syracuse January 23: Marriott, Albany January 29: Clarion, Batavia February 27: High Peaks Resort Lake Placid March 23: LIBOR, Woodbury April 16: HGAR, W. Nyack Go to www.nysar.com for further information. Commercial Podcast-National Assoc. of Realtors Got 15 minutes? Listen to interviews with top commercial real estate brokers, developers, and other professionals. Learn about their successes, get tips, and discover what could make a difference in your business or career. Published on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month. (go to www.realtor.org) John Lavelle is the president of NYSCAR and is an associate broker, commercial at RJ Smith Realty, Pine Bush, N.Y.