Thursday, May 16, 2013

U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson to Deliver Keynote at NAREE Conference in Atlanta, GA


  

                                              Hilton Atlanta, Atlanta, GA

 ATLANTA, GA (May 16, 2013) — U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., will deliver the keynote speech at the National Association of Real Estate Editors (NAREE) 47th Annual Journalism Conference, set for June 5-8 in downtown Atlanta. Isakson, who has served in the Senate since 2005, will speak to the group Friday, June 7 at the Hilton Atlanta at 8:45 AM.

U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson
NAREE is the only association for journalists and communications professionals covering residential and commercial real estate. 

The conference will bring leading editors, writers, columnists and bloggers from around the country to hear industry trends on home sales, mortgages and finance, new urban mixed-use development and green building.

 Sen. Isakson served as president of Northside Realty in Georgia for two decades and has sponsored several real estate-related pieces of legislation.

Mary Doyle-Kimball
“Senator Isakson’s first-hand knowledge of the real estate industry coupled with the legislation he sponsored – including the $8,000 tax credit for first-time home buyers – makes him a natural fit for NAREE’s audience of real estate journalists,” said Mary Doyle-Kimball, NAREE executive director.

NAREE President Kris Hudson, Wall Street Journal, will open the conference on Wednesday, June 5 at 8:30 a.m. Vice President Daniel Taub, Bloomberg News, will moderate a multifamily panel on June 6. 

NAREE Board Director Matt Valley, France Media is NAREE's Atlanta Conference Chair. Freelancers and staff reporters and editors from Reuters, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, New York Post, Consumer Reports, Dallas Morning News, Inman News, MSN Real Estate,  AOL, Orlando Sentinel, Charlotte Observer and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, among others are registered for NAREE’s conference.

For a complete copy of the company’s news release, please contact:

NAREE: Mary Doyle-Kimball: 561-391-3599
Senator Isakson's Press Secretary: Lauren Culbertson: 202-224-3643
The Wilbert Group Atlanta: Tony Wilbert: 404-405-3656

www.naree.org.

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