Darlene Pope, President
dpope@crepartners.com

REALCOMM AND CRE PARTNERS JOIN FORCES

CRE Partners and Realcomm have entered into a new partnership agreement that will incorporate CRE Partners and its business offerings into Realcomm.  This merger will expand the customer base of both companies and extend the service offerings to reach a much broader base of Commercial Real Estate professionals.   As part of the agreement, Darlene Pope will join Realcomm as Managing Partner, Professional Development and Strategic Services, and will oversee local seminars, strategic consulting services, and other business development activities. 

“We have been working with CRE Partners informally for the last 4 years and felt it was time to integrate our companies”, says Jim Young, Co-Founder and Producer of Realcomm.  “Both firms are firmly planted at the intersection of Commercial Real Estate and Technology and the combined resources should enhance our ability to provide thought leadership on the topic.”

CRE Partners seminar series for 2006 will now be offered in its entirety under the Realcomm brand.  In addition, Realcomm will be adding new local seminars, web-based presentations, video lectures and other timely educational events to its Professional Development offerings over the next 12 months.

"Realcomm offers us the resources we need to take our business to the next level," says Darlene Pope, President of CRE Partners.  "There is a huge demand for research, education, and consulting on technology applications and services in the Commercial Real Estate industry, and our new business venture with Realcomm is designed to meet that demand.  We will have access to the best and brightest resources on a wide range of topics -- which means more valuable information and solutions for our clients."

CRE Partners has been providing research and educational services to Commercial Real Estate owners and managers since its inception in 2001.  President and Founder of CRE Partners, Darlene Pope, has over 13 years experience in the Commercial Real Estate and Telecommunications industries.  She is an active member of the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International and Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) and is a nationally recognized instructor and speaker on telecommunications services for office buildings.

About Realcomm:  Realcomm is the world's leading conference and exposition on technology, automated business solutions and intelligent buildings for the Commercial Real Estate industry.  Realcomm was founded in 1999 with a mission to provide a single place where industry leaders can come together to demonstrate, discuss, analyze and debate the latest technology innovations that are impacting the Commercial Real Estate industry.  Today, in addition to providing education to the industry at the conference, Realcomm has expanded to include seminars, workshops, executive tours and other strategic services.  For additional information, please visit www.realcomm.com.

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TENTATIVE SEMINAR SCHEDULE, 2005 / 2006   
               For more information, visit www.crepartners.com/seminars.htm

In-Building Wireless Seminar
              • Washington, DC -- TBD, 2006, hosted by AOBA
              • Atlanta, GA -- January 26, 2006, hosted by BOMA-Atlanta and Georgia IREM
              • Chicago, IL -- TBD 2006, hosted by BOMA-Chicago
              • Los Angeles, CA -- March 15, 2006, hosted by BOMA Los Angeles
              • Houston, TX -- April 2006, hosted by Houston IREM
                MORE TO COME...

The Cabling Controversy Seminar
              • Toronto, Ontario, Canada, November 29, 2005, co-hosted by BOMA-Toronto and Realcomm
              • Dallas, TX -- June, 2006, hosted by Realcomm
              • Las Vegas, NV -- TBD
              • Charlotte, NC -- TBD
              • Minneapolis, MN -- TBD
              • Baltimore, MD -- TBD  
              • St. Louis, MO -- TBD
                MORE TO COME...