POST CONFERENCE WIND-DOWN OR IS IT WARM-UP?

We thank everyone for attending the conference, the Future Leaders Forum and the special Futurist session with Devin Fidler!

The VRMA had a blast and we hope you did too!

We want to take this opportunity to relive all of the exciting (and educational) moments at the conference and to solicit your feedback.

- The Future Leaders Forum received more attendees than expected, which only confirms that the vacation rental industry is filled with future leaders.

- We hope you enjoyed the forum and we hope you will tell the VRMA what you thought and give us any suggestions you might have to improve it.

- There were also a lot of interesting information and facts at the Devin Fidler Special Session. He brought forward the idea that future leaders are on a career lattice, rather than a career ladder, and will change careers 6-10 times during their lifetime. We wonder what this will mean for the vacation rental industry and would enjoy hearing any thoughts you might have on the subject.

The VRMA wants to know what your perfect conference looks like and what type of future leaders sessions you would like to see. Please comment on this blog or e-mail the VRMA at vrma@vrma.com.

DO YOU HAVE A CAREER PLAN, GOALS, DREAMS? HAVE YOU REACHED THEM?

VRMA HAS CONSTRUCTED 2 SESSIONS, JUST FOR YOU

AT THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE

These sessions are:

Created to support you in your endeavors


Giving you a space to discuss the issues you personally face in the industry


Allowing you a forum find constructive answers to issues you may face in the workplace


Enabling you in finding resources to help you plan for your future


Teaching you what the future of careers may hold


Discussing strategies & hidden opportunities that may allow you to stay ahead of the career curve



THE SESSIONS INCLUDES:


VRMA Future Leaders Forum


Monday, October 15


3:15-4:30pm

Maurepas Room, 3rd Floor

Facilitators: Tami Florer, Laik LePera, Marissa Dyer


This session provides an opportunity for you to talk about industry issues from your own perspective, discuss prospective resources for career advancement, and build a community of your peers for the purposes of expanding you network of colleagues, friends, and aquaintances.

Future Leaders Special Session
Tuesday, October 16

5:10-6:10pm

Speaker: Devin Fidler, The Institute of Alternative Futures

As a Futurist, Devin Fidler studies how work and business are changing and where future opportunities are emerging.

He will outline the five biggest factors, which are making careers over the next thirty years more complex than ever before and the best strategies that have been discovered to deal with this change.

Factors, such as:

Why are unconventional careers, from dot.coms launched in dorm rooms to professional poker playing at home, becoming more common?

&

Why is the old picture of a "career ladder" actually making many people's working lives worse?

In this session, participants will explore the answers to these, and many other questions, and how these answers reveal hidden opportunities for all careers.