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2006 CONVENTION PROGRAM

Around the block and around the globe, the retail real estate industry is breaking new ground and enjoying rapid growth and profitability in all sectors. This dynamic landscape is redefining borders and opening new horizons. Ground breaking enhancements made to the 2005 Spring Convention will be repeated... including the Sunday opening blockbuster session, extended hours of operation and Wednesday workshops. 2005 saw record breaking attendance of 41,000, all focused on deal making, education and networking. The 2006 ICSC Spring Convention theme is BREAKING NEW GROUND. Come see why!

SATURDAY, MAY 20 (Click for detailed program)
10:00 am - 5:00 pm Registration and Badge Validation at L.V.C.C.
10:00 am - 5:00 pm Welcome Center and Design Trends Open
10:00 am - 5:00 pm Spouse Hospitality Lounge
10:00 am - 10:00 pm Badge Validation at Satellite Locations
SUNDAY, MAY 21 (Click for detailed program)
8:00 am - 11:00 pm Badge Validation at Satellite Locations
8:30 am - 12:30 pm ASM/AMD Examination
9:00 am - 5:00 pm Spouse Hospitality Lounge
9:00 am - 7:00 pm Registration and Badge Validation at L.V.C.C.
9:00 am - 7:00 pm Welcome Center and Design Trends Open
9:00 am - 7:00 pm Public Sector Lounge
9:00 am - 11:00 am CLS Test Review
9:00 am - 1:00 pm CSM/CMD Test Review
10:15 am - 11:15 am Welcome to Las Vegas: First Timers Orientation
11:30 am - 1:00 pm Networking Brunch
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Official Opening Session
Guest Speaker
WILLIAM JEFFERSON CLINTON
42nd President of the United States
2:30 pm - 6:00 pm Trade Exposition and Public Sector Showcase Open
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Public Sector Reception at Public Sector Showcase in the Trade Exposition
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm Open House and Welcome Reception in the Trade Exposition
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm Benefit Dinner for the ICSC Educational Foundation
SOLD OUT
JAY LENO
Host of Tonight Show
Los Angeles, CA
9:30pm - 12:00 midnight ICSC's Ultimate Networking Reception Hosted by Next Generation
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
MONDAY, MAY 22 (Click for detailed program)
6:30 am - 2:00 pm Badge Validation at Satellite Locations
6:30 am - 6:00 pm Registration and Badge Validation at L.V.C.C.
6:30 am - 6:00 pm Welcome Center and Design Trends Open
6:30 am - 6:00 pm Public Sector Lounge
7:00 am - 6:00 pm Spouse Hospitality Lounge
8:00 am - 9:00 am Continental Breakfast Served in the Trade Exposition
8:00 am - 9:30 am Women in Real Estate Breakfast (held in collaboration with CREW Network)
8:00 am - 6:00 pm Leasing Mall, Trade Exposition and Public Sector Showcase Open
9:30 am - 11:00 am Blockbuster Session Town Hall Meeting - Meet the Mayors
11:30 am - 12:15 pm Blockbuster Session Behind the Headlines in Washington
12:30 pm - 1:00 pm Luncheon Served
1:00 pm - 2:15 pm Guest Speaker
STEVE WYNN
President & CEO
Wynn Resorts
Las Vegas, NV
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm Concurrent Sessions
1. Lifestyle Centers - Is New Urbanism the Next Wave?
2. Permanent Financing Outlook
3. How the Commercial Real Estate Industry Can Develop, Retain, and Benefit from Female Leadership
4:00 pm - 4:30 pm Annual Meeting of Members
TUESDAY, MAY 23 (Click for detailed program)
7:00 am - 6:00 pm Registration and Badge Validation at L.V.C.C.
7:00 am - 6:00 pm Welcome Center and Design Trends Open
7:00 am - 6:00 pm Public Sector Lounge
7:00 am - 6:00 pm Spouse Hospitality Lounge
7:30 am - 8:0 am Breakfast Served
8:00 am - 9:00 am
GUEST SPEAKER
Breakfast Presentation with Guest Speaker
PHIL SIMMS
NFL Legend
Franklin Lakes, NJ
9:00 am - 6:00 pm Leasing Mall, Trade Exposition and Public Sector Showcase Open
9:15 am - 10:30 am
Concurrent Sessions
1. Disposition Strategies for Open-Air Centers
2. Retail Opportunities in Underserved Markets: The Problems Facing the Redevelopment of the Urban Core and How to Succeed
3. Developing Retail in a Smart Growth Environment
4. Beyond the Horizon - Trends Impacting Tomorrow
11:00 am - 12:15 pm General Session 4th Annual Hot Retailers Awards
12:30 pm - 1:00 pm Luncheon Served
1:00 pm - 2:15 pm Keynote Presentation
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm



Concurrent Sessions
1. Making Retail Successful in a Mixed-Use Development (Held in collaboration with NAIOP)
2. Lifestyle Centers - Past, Present and Future
3. Retail Leaders of Today: Building Relationships in Our Rapidly Evolving Industry
4. Micropolitan Statistical Areas - Redefining the Marketplace
5:30 pm - 8:00 pm Diversity Reception - La Fleur Room, Wynn Las Vegas
SOLD OUT
WEDNESDAY, MAY 24 (Click for detailed program)
7:30 am - 9:30 am Alliance Co-Chairs Breakfast and Annual Meeting (By Invitation Only)
8:30 am - 12:00 noon Spouse Hospitality Lounge
8:30 am - 5:00 pm Registration and Badge Validation at L.V.C.C.
8:30 am - 5:00 pm Welcome Center and Design Trends Open
9:00 am - 5:00 pm Leasing Mall Open
9:30 am - 11:00 am

Workshops
1. Survival Tools of the Trade
2. Letter of Intent LIVE!
3. Latino Psychographics
4. Stress Management
5. Brownfields: The Best Kept Secret in Real Estate Investment
6. Strategies for Improved Communication Between Landlords and Tenants
7. "The WOW! Feel" - See it on Your Customer's Face Day After Day
8. Reversing a Trend: What if Your Mall is One of the Thirty Percent that Isn't Supposed to Make It?