2007 Committee Request Form

2007 Committee Descriptions/Purpose

Business Development: To create opportunities and develop business relationships that will generate non-dues income and benefit association members and/or support their business practices.  Meets approximately four times per year .

Communications: To identify, develop, and implement all internal and external communication programs that enhance members’ knowledge about the practice of real estate and promote a positive, professional image of REALTORS® to the public.   Meets approximately four times per year.

Community Service: Promotes community service activities of members and supports the mission of civic and community organizations which promote housing, home ownership and other REALTOR® causes through fund-raising initiatives and other activities.  Meets approximately four times per year.

Education: To identify, promote and implement professional development training programs, seminars and events that will address members’ needs and help advance their career in real estate.  Meets approximately five times per year.

Grievance: Reviews and considers all ethics complaints and arbitration requests for official professional standards hearings.  To participate on this committee members must first complete full-day MAR Professional Standards training program.  Meets once in person and by conference call throughout year as warranted.

Membership: To promote value of REALTOR® membership, develop and implement member recruitment, retention and recognition programs, and identify potential member benefits and member discount programs.  Also oversees new member orientation program.  Meets approximate four times per year.

Professional Standards: Impanels ethics and arbitration hearings with experienced and well- trained members, and provides fair, ethical, and consistent decisions in all cases heard.  To participate on this committee members must first complete full-day MAR Professional Standards training program and have previous service on the Grievance Committee.  Meets as necessary with individual, but not all, members selected to serve on specific hearing panels.

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If applying for multiple committees, please indicate your preferred choice of committees.
 
On which GBAR Committees have you served during the previous two years?

Revised: 01/12/07