President's message: The Site To Do Business www.stdb.com

The number one CCIM member benefit, the Site To Do Business (STDBonline.com) has gotten better! Pictometry Oblique Images, the first of four powerful, new technology enhancements is now available to all CCIM Institute members through the Site to Do Business. Visit www.stdb.com, login and begin using the Pictometry oblique image libraries offered by Pictometry Intelligent Images. What's an "oblique" image? According to the company's website: "Pictometry captures images obliquely, or from an angle, and creates a more natural three-dimensional view so that users can see land features and structures clearly and in their entirety." Host a STDBonline Presentation or Training Session As the top CCIM Institute member benefit, STDBonline is committed to helping you become the top real estate professional by providing simple-to-use tools and knowledge to stand out in your career. Since the recent release of Site Analysis 3.0, STDBonline has begun offering presentations and trainings nationwide for CCIM chapters. If you are interested in hosting a STDBonline presentation or training, we now offer three options for you to choose from: * STDBonline Overview Presentation * STDBonline Overview and Advanced Case Study Presentation * STDBonline Overview and the Utilization of STDBonline with distressed real estate properties presentation. Review your chapter's schedule to determine an opportune time to have STDBonline presentation or training in your area. These programs available to your chapter will enhance your members' skills and efficiency within STDBonline by putting thousands of dollars of industry-leading products and services at their fingertips. STDBonline is accepting training dates now and we hope you choose to be a part of the STDBonline Training. For more information regarding STDBonline Presentations, please contact Pamela Taylor at [email protected] or (469) 232-2602. CCIM Institute to Support Cityscape USA November 18-19 in NYC Cityscape USA is an international exhibition and conference that bridges the U.S. and emerging real estate markets. The 2009 event, November 18-19 at the Javits Center in New York, will be a showcase for unparalleled investment opportunities in emerging markets. It will also be an opportunity for the U.S. real estate industry to network with some of the most significant real estate investors and developers from the emerging world. Cityscape's network in the emerging world is unrivaled. Leveraging our relationships in Asia, China, India, Latin America, Russia and the Middle East, we will build on our success in 2008. Whether you are looking for investment opportunities, joint venture partners or simply the best way to penetrate the most talked about economies in the world, Cityscape USA will provide you with the platform to achieve this. CCIM Institute is among the USA supporters. Joe Larkin, CCIM, CIPS, SIOR is the 2009 education presidential liaison for the CCIM Institute. He is also on the board of directors of the CCIM Institute and he also serves as 2009 president of the Upstate NY CCIM chapter, Albany, N.Y.