ALOFT Charlotte Uptown At The Epicentre – Official #REBCCLT 2012 Hotel

We are thrilled to have the REBarcamp come to Charlotte.  First of all, thank you for the opportunity to bid on this business.  Being one of the top “Coolest Hotels to do business,” we here at the aloft are excited to have this chance to be the hotel choice for your client. I wanted to send you a brief email so that you have some further information to guide you in making your final selection. 

Perched atop Charlotte’s newest entertainment and retail complex, the EpiCentre, is our equally exciting and hip new hotel brand by Starwood Hotels, the aloft. Located directly in the heart of uptown Charlotte, the aloft is the answer for this trendy city with its high tech accommodations, and the WXYZ Bar.  The aloft has it all and its outstanding location is perfect for business and leisure travelers alike. A walk in any direction leads to restaurants, museums, convention centers and sporting venues such as Time Warner Cable Arena and the Bank of America Stadium. 

We are pleased to extend the very special rate of $139 that will include complimentary access to our fitness center and indoor pool and also complimentary high speed internet access throughout the hotel.  We offer washer and dryers on every other floor and also same day dry cleaning service.  We offer in room recycling bins and promote being green throughout the hotel.  We also offer a gourmet pantry known as RE:Fuel so that no one comes or goes hungry.  We are a great value being located right in the Epicentre and having ease of access to Charlotte’s premier entertainment complex.  

Here are some links that will provide you with pictures of the hotel and the surrounding areas:

 check out our hotel site:

http://www.aloftuptowncharlotte.com/

 

check out the Epicentre’s website:

http://www.epicentre-charlotte.com/

 

Please rest assured that we will take excellent care of your guests while they are with us, at their “home away from home.”

 

Do not hesitate to contact me with any questions or concerns you may have.

 

Pina

 

 Pina Patel | Sales Manager

aloft Charlotte Uptown @ the EpiCentre
210 East Trade St
Charlotte, NC 28202
t.704 333 1999, X 1705 | f.704 971 3353 

A word from our 2012 Title Sponsor – The Mingle School of Real Estate

 The Mingle School of Real Estate is proud to be the title sponsor and host location for the 2012 REbarCamp Charlotte!  REbarCamp Charlotte will provide attendees a great opportunity to network and learn about the latest in technology and real estate industry trends.  We hope to see past attendees of REbarCamp Charlotte, in addition to many first-time attendees, on March 9. Mingle School of Real Estate is the official school of the Charlotte Regional Realtor® Association and provides real estate pre-licensing, post-licensing and continuing education classes in addition to professional development courses and training.  Find us on Facebook, or call us at 704-372-2984.

Are you getting excited for REbarCamp Charlotte?

Get Excited! REbarCamp Charlotte will be here soon!

 

The REbarCamp movement has grown to international success and is a great way to connect with like minded people in the Real Estate Industry.  Be prepared to engage with great ideas, innovative tools, and cool people while learning and sharing what is working for you.

 

Here are select videos of REbarCamps from around the world.  Prepare to get excited about the “unconference” concept.  If you have an opportunity to attend, do it.  You won’t regret it.

 

So what is REbarCamp, anyway?

 

Starting a Real Estate REVOLUTION!

 

REbarCamp resonates with Real Estate Professionals everywhere!

 

Take advantage.  [Do]  REbarCamp in Charlotte on March 9th, 2012.  You are guaranteed to learn something valuable and make new friends!

 

Submitted by Ben Carter of Atlanta, Georgia

Advanced Tract Topics

We are breaking things up this year based upon feedback and doing two separate tracts, one for novices, and one for advanced practioners.  Please let us know what you’d like to learn about, especially as an experienced user of  social media and technology or a  REbarCamp “groupie.”  You can submit your own topics as well. They do not all have to be about technology &/or social media.    We appreciate your comments below as well. But we fully expect all of you to participate. This is an INTERACTIVE format, and there are no real “experts” out there. Bring your questions, suggestions, and feedback. Be prepared to share!

Novice Tract Topics

We are breaking things up this year based upon feedback and doing two separate tracts, one for novices, and one for advanced practioners.  Please let us know what you’d like to learn about, especially as a beginner to social media and technology or to the REbarCamp scene.  You can submit your own topics as well. They do not have to be all about technology or social media, so let us know what basics you want to know more about!  We appreciate your comments below as well! But we fully expect all of you to participate. This is an INTERACTIVE format, and there are no real “experts” out there. Bring your questions, suggestions, and feedback. Be prepared to share!

BREAKING NEWS! REbarCamp Charlotte is March 9th at CRRA® and The Mingle School of Real Estate !

Hey. We know that’s quick! But we are stoked for a great event at the Charlotte Regional REALTOR® Association and the Mingle School of Real Estate site at:

1201 Greenwood Cliff Suite 200
Charlotte, NC 28204-2844
704-372-0911

ON MARCH 9th, 2012! 

More information coming soon and registration starting immediately.  Limited availability on sponsorships so contact us today at :

REbarCampCLT@gmail.com

Flickr Photos from Three Years of Fun…

 

REbarcamp Charlotte Schedule 2011

PRE-PARTY THURSDAY -

6-8 PM            Libretto’s Pizza in Ballantyne

8- ????            WXYZ Lounge in ALOFT HOTEL- Ballantyne w/$3 Drafts,

1/2 Price Wine, & Live Acoustic Music

MAIN EVENT on FRIDAY -

8-8:30AM        Check-In at the Ballantyne Village Theater

8:30 – 9AM      Explanation of Day’s Events/Topic Voting

9-9:45 AM       Session 1

10-10:45 AM   Session 2

11:-11:45 AM  Session 3

12-1:30 PM      Lunch/Open Discussion Forum in Theater Mezzanine

1:30-2:15 PM  Session 4

2:30-3:30PM   Session 5

3:30 – ???        Post Party at D’Vine Wine w/Hors d’œuvres & Drink Specials

Make sure you have registered at our main site at http://www.rebarcamp.com/Charlotte/ ! And we will see you there!

THE REBCCLT 2011 TEAM!

Why You Should Attend RE BarCamp Charlotte 2011

I’ve been to at least ten REBarCamps across the country over the past few years, including the seminal event in San Francisco in 2008.  While no two were the same I noticed a distinct movement away from what I consider to be the essence of what a BarCamp should be… open, interactive, all inclusive, non-centric group discussion based sessions.

IMHO, BarCamps are not meant to be like your traditional conferences with defined panels, discussion leaders, vendor pitches and the such.  Not that there’s anything wrong with that, but if you’re looking for that type of learning environment we can point you to a number of such events.

As you can see in previous posts we’re looking to crowd source the topics to be considered for discussion at this years event, however we’re not looking for ‘discussion leaders’ to teach or singularly pontificate on the merits of their personal strategies for the rest to revel in.

Instead we’re going with a group think model…

Regardless of the topic, each session will follow a highly interactive format designed to get the most out of, and provide the most to, all participants.  A session will begin with a question, comment or concern asked by any willing participant in regards to the topic at hand.  There are no stupid questions, except those that are not asked.

As a very simple example… lets say the topic is ‘Blogging’.  Session participant raises their hand and states ‘I don’t understand how blogging is going to help me attract new business.’ or ‘Blogging is a time suck’.

Over the following 3-5 minutes other session members get to ask probing questions about the statement/question… i.e. ‘’, ‘Do you have a blogging strategy?’, ‘What do you currently write about?’, ‘Where do you blog?’, ‘What blogging platform do you use?’, ‘Do you integrate your blog with other social hubs like Facebook?’… and so on.

Once everyone understands the participants situation better, the following 15 minutes is dedicated to the group providing succinct feedback, advice or deeper questions and answers… offering everyone the chance to participate and collectively enlighten the crowd.

We’ll repeat this twice per session.  Organizers will serve as moderators simply to keep things moving along in a timely fashion.

This format works for any session topic really, from the practical ‘How to use an iPad in real estate or mortgage sales’ to the theoretical ‘How is Realtor Party Political Survival Initiative going to help or hurt our industry’.

So, mark next Friday May 6th 2011 on your calendar, take the day off of working in your business and learn how to work on it… come to Ballantyne Village and the Superior School of Real Estate for REBarCamp Charlotte… details and directions in the sidebar to the right–>

Bring your knowledge, experience and wisdom… and be prepared to share:

• What’s working for you and what isn’t
• What you’re working on, what you would like to be working on, or what you think needs to be worked on
• What you would like to see change, or what you would like to see more of

Everyone should walk away from this UnConference enlightened and empowered with inceptional (I just made that word up) ideas that take their businesses to new and unexpected levels… which is exactly why you should attend REBarCamp Charlotte.

And if you need additional motivation…

We’ll be having a pre-event party Thursday night (details to be announced on this site) and a post event party Friday at D’Vine Wine Cafe (40 steps from the venue) where networking with cool, like minded people is at a premium.

Legendary #REBCCLT 2011 Pre-Party Details!

Yeah, we were saving the good stuff for you. Start off REbarcamp Charlotte right, by coming out the night  before (Thursday, May 5th!) to mingle & network.  Ok.  Party.

We are starting off by breaking bread, aka chowing down on some authentic New York Pizza at Libretto’s Pizzeria & Italian Kitchen.  A couple of just taste tested it last night, and it is “FANTABULOUS.”  They have $2 Bud Light Bottles & $6 Three Olive YOU CALL IT! You won’t be disappointed.  We are hanging out there from 6-8 PM.

After that we are headed just across the street to our preferred hotel, ALOFT, who has the coolest club in Ballantyne, the WXYZ bar.  1/2 price wine, $3 drafts, and live acoustic music are sure to help you loosen up for all the info you are gonna cram into your brain on Friday.

You may be tempted just to skip till Friday. But let me assure you, networking with your out of town peers, who are traveling from as far away as California and Washington state, as well as important relocation cities like Atlanta and Raleigh, this is one of the most important things you can do for your business. Make memories, share good times, and gather future referrals and make the most of REbarcamp Charlotte. You won’t regret it.