Join us in Denver, Colorado for our 2026 Annual REEA Conference!
| Tuesday July 21 REEA GSI #1 | |
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| 8:30 am–4:00 pm | REEA GSI IDW #1 - Gold Standard Instructor-Directors Row H Instructor Development Workshop - Registration Open at 8:30am. Class 9:00am - 4:00pm. This is a separate ticketed item and NOT included in your Conference Registration. |
| Wednesday July 22 REEA GSI #2 | |
| 8:30 am–4:00 pm | REEA GSI IDW #2 - Gold Standard Instructor-Directors Row H Instructor Development Workshop - Registration Open at 8:30am. Class 9:00am - 4:00pm. This is a separate ticketed item and NOT included in your Conference Registration. |
| 3:00–4:00 pm | MIC Check: Speaker Ready Session - Tower Court C Are you a speaker/presenter at this year's conference? Join us in the Plaza Course 1 room for a quick update regarding your concurrent session room set ups and more! |
| 3:00–4:00 pm | REEA Past President's Council Meeting This meeting will be held in the in the Inman hotel suite room #3812 |
| 4:00–6:00 pm | Conference Registration Desk Open outside of Tower Court D at 6pm Registration will move to Parlur |
| 4:30–6:00 pm | Meet Your REEA Buddee - Tower Court D Join us in Tower Court D at the Sheraton. |
| 6:00–8:00 pm | Welcome Reception at the Parlur Across the street from main entrance of hotel. Sponsored by our friends at Dearborn Real Estate Education |
| Thursday July 23 Conference Day | |
| 6:00–7:00 am | REEAWalkers Join the REEAWalkers for a beautiful walk to get your morning started. |
| 7:30–9:00 am | Continental Breakfast |
| 7:30 am–4:00 pm | Exhibitors Open |
| 7:30 am–4:00 pm | Conference Registration Desk Open |
| 8:30–9:30 am | Opening Keynote Rory Gardiner ~ Unshakeable Resilience - Turning Obstacles into Opportunities & Burnout into Breakthroughs - General Session Room In this energizing keynote, comedic TEDx Speaker Rory Gardiner shows leaders and teams how to transform everyday stress into sustainable performance, and rediscover the value in the work they do every day. Blending real-world corporate experience with award-winning comedy and music, Gardiner delivers practical strategies to reframe challenges, bridge generational divides, and turn exhaustion into adaptability. |
| 9:30–10:30 am | Welcome and REEA Business Meeting Update Update from our Annual REEA Business Meeting, Introduction of your 2026-2027 REEA Board of Directors and updates from your REEA Committee Chairs. |
| 10:30–10:45 am | Break |
| 10:45–11:45 am | Instructor Panel Session - Educate Room All Educators/Instructors, join this panel session with Debra Gisriel, DREI, GSI, Moderator |
| 10:45–11:45 am | School Owner Session - Elevate Room Are you interested in starting up your own Real Estate School or just want some ideas to help grow your school? Join Jennifer Nicely, DREI, GSI, REEA President in this session as your Moderator |
| 10:45–11:45 am | Education Director & Regulator Combined Session - Empower Room All Education Directors and Regulators, join Len Elder, DREI, GSI as he hosts this session combining ideas to help each other in the Real Estate Industry. |
| 12:00–1:45 pm | General Lunch and Awards Join us for this buffet lunch as we receive updates from ARELLO President and our acknowledge our Annual REEA Awards recipients. Included in your full conference registration |
| 2:00–3:00 pm | What I've Learned Over 40 Years... The Good, The Bad and The Ugly! - Educate Room In this session, Brad will reflect on 42 years of being in the real estate education field. Topics such as working with regulators, hiring, supervising and retaining instructors, dealing with students, and the role of being an entrepreneur will be discussed. We will conclude with, where this industry has been and where we are headed. With Brad Barker, DREI, GSI, REEA Past President |
| 2:00–3:00 pm | Using Stories to Make Ideas Stick - Elevate Room Our brains need connectors to make ideas and new lessons stick. We love to watch stories, tell stories and read stories. All the best non-fiction books are written with story examples. Keynotes revolve around stories. Our learners will best remember the principles we teach them when we share a story with a practical example that they can apply immediately. Learn a plan for how to tell better stories to help educate your learners remember and to serve as an example for them to tell better stories as they educate their clients. with Monica Neubauer |
| 2:00–3:00 pm | Me + You + AI = Success - Empower Room In this session will equip you with the mindset, communication skills, and real-world cases studies that AI needs to become your superpowered partner in the classroom. With Theresa Barnabei, GSI, GSL, REEA Past President and Rob Lee, GSI |
| 3:00–3:15 pm | Snack Break! |
| 3:15–4:15 pm | Influence & Persuasion Mastery for Instructors and Education Directors - Elevate Room Great instructors don't just teach--they influence. Discover how to use the psychology of ethical persuasion to elevate engagement, strengthen learner commitment, and increase participation. In this dynamic session, instructors and education directors will learn how to apply proven influence principles to classroom communication, lesson design, and program promotion--turning everyday teaching moments into powerful opportunities to inspire action with Jeffrey Stanton, GSI |
| 3:15–4:15 pm | Leading a Sustainable Instructor Practice - Empower Room Behind every successful class is an instructor managing far more than what meets the eye. This Empower-track session focuses on Self-Support, exploring practical strategies for managing workload, maintaining confidence, and leading a sustainable instructor practice. Attendees will gain tools to support themselves professionally while continuing to educate, elevate, and empower others with Janie Wood, DREI, GSI, GSL |
| 3:15–4:15 pm | Do You See What I See? - Educate Room This session provides new tools for creating presentations with visually impaired students in mind. The session includes educational portions covering color blindness, visual issues related to dyslexia, and visual acuity needs of students with ADD and ADHD to enhance the student experience and engagement. The session will then describe the specific needs of each type of student, and a hands-on opportunity for participants to begin amending their own courses using the new tools they have learned in the course with Jan Ellingson, DREI, GSI, GSL |
| 4:15–4:30 pm | Break |
| 4:30–5:30 pm | Yes You Can-VA - Educate Room Canva is more than pretty graphics--it's a marketing engine. Learn how to create intentional presentations, videos, social posts, and emails that drive results. Discover systems so your marketing doesn't just look good--it gets elevated with Andrea Marzullo-Lane, GSI |
| 4:30–5:30 pm | Elevate the Classroom: Teaching for Meaning, Not Memorization - Elevate Room Remember sitting in class, pretending you understood everything? This session takes instructors back to that moment to explore how confusion affects learning. You'll discover practical strategies to recognize misunderstanding, repair comprehension, and create assessments that stick. Walk away with tools to teach for meaning--not memorization--and elevate both your classroom and your professional impact with Vickie Rogers, DREI, GSI |
| 4:30–5:30 pm | Rising with Fire in Real Estate Education - Empower Room Inspired by the bold, forward-moving principles of the Fire Horse year, this session equips real estate educators with practical, student-centered strategies to empower today's learners. Attendees will explore how intentional language, mindset-focused teaching, and simple daily practices increase engagement, strengthen communication, and build learner confidence. This session focuses on helping students rise to challenges, participate fully, and succeed both in the classroom and in real-world real estate situations with Taryn Kelly, GSI |
| 5:45–7:00 pm | REEA Diamond DREI Cocktail Reception-Directors Row E By Invitation Only |
| 5:45–10:00 pm | Dinner on Your Own Enjoy Denver |
| 7:00–9:00 pm | REEA GSI Reunion By invitation only - Earl's Downtown Denver, 1600 Glenarm Pl, Denver |
| Friday July 24 Conference Day | |
| 6:00–7:00 am | REEAWalkers Join the REEAWalkers for a beautiful walk to get your morning started. |
| 7:30–8:30 am | Continental Breakfast |
| 7:30 am–3:45 pm | Exhibitors Open |
| 7:30 am–4:00 pm | Conference Registration Desk Open |
| 8:30–9:30 am | REEATalks-Dead Legends & Living Lessons-General Session Room Moderator: John Dewey with Guests: Socrates, Aristotle, Ann Sullivan and Malcolm Knowles |
| 9:30–9:45 am | Break |
| 9:45–10:45 am | CANCELLED: If You Can't Explain It, They Can't Learn It - Elevate Room |
| 9:45–10:45 am | Beyond AI Tank™ Teaching Judgment, Ethics, and Responsibility in Real Estate Education - Empower Room Beyond AI Tank™ is an interactive workshop designed for real estate educators navigating a technology-driven industry. Using a Deal Tank™ style format, participants evaluate real-world teaching scenarios involving AI, ethics, and instructional judgment. This session emphasizes critical thinking, compliance awareness, and educator responsibility, helping instructors teach beyond tools and preparing agents for thoughtful, ethical decision-making in today's evolving real estate landscape with Debra Betolatti, DREI, GSI |
| 9:45–10:45 am | Introducing New Appraisal Language in Classrooms - Educate Room Discover how today's appraisal language is shaping real estate education. This engaging session introduces educators to modern appraisal terminology, the new mortgage lending Form 3.6, updated report formats, and practical resources that bring clarity to the classroom and real-world lending and valuation discussions with Rebecca Jones, DREI, GSI |
| 10:45–11:00 am | Break |
| 11:00 am–12:00 pm | Land Descriptions: Let's Make This a Fun Topic - Educate Room Land Descriptions: Yes, This Can Actually Be Fun! Tired of seeing eyes glaze over at "Metes and Bounds"? Turn one of the driest topics into a classroom favorite! This high-energy, interactive session replaces boring lectures with history, humor, and hands-on activities. You'll walk away with ready-to-use exercises for the three primary description methods that make learning memorable and surprisingly fun. Don't just teach land descriptions--bring them to life and keep your students (and yourself) fully engaged with Jenny McAtee, DREI, GSI |
| 11:00 am–12:00 pm | The Invisible Curriculum of Instructor Leadership - Elevate Room What do your students learn before you teach a single slide? This session challenges real estate instructors to recognize the invisible curriculum they model every day--through standards, presence, and ethical leadership. Aligned with the ELEVATE theme, attendees will gain insight into how leadership signals shape learner behavior, professional identity, and the future of real estate education. Designed to inspire reflection, clarity, and intentional leadership with Megan VonDeylen |
| 11:00 am–12:00 pm | Leading Without "Maybe" - Empower Room What if one word is holding your leadership back? This session challenges professionals to examine how "maybe" quietly limits confidence, credibility, and growth. Through engaging stories and practical reframing strategies, attendees will learn how decisiveness strengthens professional brand, elevates presence, and leads to more intentional leadership both in their work and beyond with Amy Klingensmith, DREI |
| 12:00–1:30 pm | Lunch on your own |
| 1:30–2:30 pm | 2026 Real Estate Legal Update - General Session Room The Legal Update is a timely keynote session highlighting emerging legal issues impacting real estate education and practice. This session will explore trends in enforcement and litigation, including disclosure deficiencies, the growing use of artificial intelligence in real estate, and key legal cases recently discussed by ARELLO. Attendees will leave with practical insight into what's changing and how to stay compliant in an evolving regulatory landscape. With Kizzy Crawford-Heath, DREI, MAEd, JD |
| 2:30–2:45 pm | Snack Break |
| 2:45–3:45 pm | Run the Room & Elevate Engagement: Simple Gamification for In-Person, Zoom, or Hybrid - Elevate Room Run the Room and Elevate Engagement is a fast, practical session for instructors teaching in-person, on Zoom, or in hybrid classrooms who want more participation without adding complicated tech. Learn simple gamification techniques like micro-wins, timed prompts, team challenges, and quick checkpoints that boost motivation and make learning stick. Leave with plug-and-play prompts and a 60-minute engagement flow you can use immediately with Betsy Sabatini, GSI |
| 2:45–3:45 pm | The Social Speaker-Leverage Video and Social Media - Empower Room The Social Speaker helps real estate educators and speakers extend their impact beyond the stage. Billie Parrott shows how to turn live presentations into video and social content that builds visibility, reinforces learning, and keeps audiences engaged long after the event ends. Attendees gain practical strategies to amplify their message, support event promotion, and create ongoing educational value without adding overwhelm with Billie Parrott |
| 2:45–3:45 pm | CANCELLED - Closing Doors |
| 4:00–5:00 pm | Closing Session | "Point of Impact" General Session Room |
| 6:30–10:30 pm | Closing Dinner "Rocking The Rockies" "Rocking The Rockies" | General Session Room Dress is whatever outfit you think you rock the best! Music, karaoke and dancing will be the best of rock and popular music from the 60's to today. NOTE: Doors do not open until 6:30pm - Cash Bars Available. Included in your Conference Registration. Want to bring a guest? You must purchase a Closing Dinner Ticket on our Event Page. |
| 6:30–10:30 pm | Extra: Closing Dinner Guest Ticket ($125.00) |
| Saturday July 25 REEA GSI #3 | |
| 8:30 am–4:00 pm | REEA GSI IDW #3 - Gold Standard Instructor-Directors Row H Instructor Development Workshop - Registration Open at 8:30am. Class 9:00am - 4:00pm. This is a separate ticketed item and NOT included in your Conference Registration. Bring your laptop, hands-on-training. |
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These classes are separate ticketed items and are NOT included in your Conference Registration.
REEA CONFERENCE REGISTRATION Cancellation Policy:
REEA GSI IDW Cancellation Policy:
Nationwide Event Inclement Weather Policy:
Due to unforeseen changes with the COVID-19 Pandemic and REEA needs to cancel/postpone this event, your Registration fee will be returned and/or transferred to a future Annual REEA Conference. All other costs involved with your travel, lodging and/or any other expenses incurred by you is your responsibility. REEA and its Board of Directors have the right to make changes to these policies at any time. Since REEA makes financial obligations based on the number of registrations and exhibitor spaces sold for events, registration fees cannot be refunded unless the event is cancelled by REEA due to inclement weather and a registrant's written request is received within 14 days of the event start date. If REEA cancels the event due to weather, REEA will issue a credit for the registrant upon written request, which may be applied within twelve (12) months either to the next scheduled REEA Conference or another REEA event. All requests for credit must be in writing and emailed/mailed to the REEA Office at the address below with appropriate proof of travel cancellation within 14 days of the event's start date. No refunds will be given for cancellations due to weather if the event itself is not cancelled. REEA will not refund any travel expenses that may be incurred under any circumstances. All requests for cancellation refunds must be in writing and emailed/mailed to the REEA Office at the address below within 14 days of the start date with appropriate proof of travel cancellation. All refunds due to an illness, injury, death or emergency will be considered on a case-by-case basis by the REEA Executive Director.
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Sponsorship of activities by vendors or regulated entities at this conference or meeting shall not be construed as an endorsement by REEA of the sponsoring entity or of the products, services, policies or positions. The sponsorship is not intended by the vendor or regulated entity, nor should it be construed by anyone, to influence the decisions of REEA and its representatives.
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Attending the entire event.
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Early Bird Registration
Register Early and Save! Includes Welcome Reception, two full days + Closing Dinner. Available 10/01/2025 to 05/03/2026 only |
$599.00 |
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Full Conference Registration
Full Conference Registration includes Welcome Reception, two full days + Closing Dinner. Available 05/04/2026 to 07/01/2026 only |
$650.00 |
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Late/Onsite Registration
This rate includes Welcome Reception, two full days + Closing Dinner. Available 07/02/2026 to 07/25/2026 only |
$750.00 |
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Full GUEST Registration (non-REEA Member)
A guest (non-REEA Member) registration must accompany attendee with a full paid registration. Only 1 per paid REEA Member attendee. Available 02/01/2026 to 07/25/2026 only |
$599.00 |
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Conference Presenter
You must have been confirmed as a speaker for the conference to be eligible for this rate. This special rate expires on April 30, 2026. Available 03/10/2026 to 06/07/2026 only |
$300.00 |
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REEA GSI IDW #1 ONLY - no conference registration
Full Day, REEA GSI Instructor Development Workshop #1 "Master the Principles of Creating a Dynamic Classroom" - Separate Ticketed Item. A $50.00 late registration fee will apply after July 6, 2025. Available 02/01/2026 to 07/06/2026 only |
$179.00 |
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REEA GSI IDW #2 ONLY - no conference registration
Full Day, REEA GSI Instructor Development Workshop #2 "Apply the Principles of Creating a Dynamic Classroom" - Separate Ticketed Item. A $50.00 late registration fee will apply after July 6, 2025. Available 02/01/2026 to 07/06/2026 only |
$179.00 |
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REEA GSI IDW #3 ONLY - no conference registration
Full Day, REEA GSI Instructor Development Workshop #3 "Utilize Technology and Tools to Create a Dynamic Classroom" - Separate Ticketed Item. A $50.00 late registration fee will apply after July 6, 2025. Available 02/01/2026 to 07/06/2026 only |
$179.00 |
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One Day Registration - Friday Only
This fee applies for a full Friday only registration. A $50.00 late registration fee will apply after 3/15/2027. Available 06/10/2026 to 07/06/2026 only |
$499.00 |
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Partial Guest Registration - mealed events only
Invite your Guest (Non-REEA member) to join you for the following; Networking Events, Lunch, and Closing Dinner. This fee does not allow your guest to attend the full conference. Only 1 per paid REEA Member attendee. Available 02/01/2026 to 07/25/2026 only |
$449.00 |
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GUEST - Closing Dinner Ticket Only
Invite your Guest to join you at our Closing Dinner Available 02/01/2026 to 07/25/2026 only |
$125.00 |
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One Day Registration - Thursday Only
This fee applies for a full Thursday only registration. A $50.00 late registration fee will apply after 3/15/027 Available 06/10/2026 to 07/06/2026 only |
$499.00 |
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REEA GSI IDW #3 Session
Full Day, REEA GSI Instructor Development Workshop #3 "Utilize Technology and Tools to Create a Dynamic Classroom" - Separate Ticketed Item Available 01/01/2026 to 07/25/2026 only |
$179.00 |
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REEA GSI IDW #2 Session
Full Day, REEA GSI Instructor Development Workshop #2 "Apply the Principles of Creating a Dynamic Classroom" - Separate Ticketed Item Available 01/01/2026 to 07/25/2026 only |
$179.00 |
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REEA GSI IDW #1 Session
Full Day, REEA GSI Instructor Development Workshop #1 "Master the Principles of Creating a Dynamic Classroom" - Separate Ticketed Item Available 01/01/2026 to 07/25/2026 only |
$179.00 |
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REEA GSI IDW #2 Refresher - GSI members Only
REEA GSI member only Special Rate - refresher course ONLY no conference registration Available 01/01/2026 to 07/25/2026 only |
$99.00 |
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REEA GSI IDW #3 Refresher - GSI members Only
REEA GSI member only Special Rate - refresher course ONLY no conference registration Available 01/01/2026 to 07/25/2026 only |
$99.00 |
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REEA GSI IDW #1 Refresher - GSI members Only
REEA GSI member only Special Rate - refresher course ONLY no conference registration Available 01/01/2026 to 07/25/2026 only |
$99.00 |
| Register before: | 7/21/26 to avoid late registration fees. |
| Late Registration Fee: | $0.00 |
| Registration closes on: | 7/25/26 |
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