RECAP OF THE 2011 CONFERENCE
HELD AT BEAVER RUN IN BRECKENRIDGE
AUGUST 29-SEPT. 1, 2011
The 2011 CATA Conference was another success for our organization, thanks to the supreme efforts of our Board of Directors along with the great staff at Beaver Run. The conference was held August 29th through September 1st, with fine weather and the great amenities of the Town of Breckenridge, everyone had a great time and a good learning experience. Click here for the CATA 2011 Annual Meeting Minutes and Photo Highlights. For a map of Participating counties click here.
Our attendance rebounded slightly from last year's low with 286 attendees from 42 Colorado counties participating, including 26 county assessors. We were able to provide 13 different DPT classes along with 13 classes from appraisal industry providers American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers (ASFMRA), American Society of Appraisers (ASA), International Association of Assessing Officers (IAAO), Kaplan Professional Schools and our friends and long time supporters James Canestaro, James Felt and Harry Fuller.
We had great support for our conference from vendors as well, with ESRI, True Automation Inc., Kaplan Professional Schools, Colorado Customware Inc, Wildrose Appraisal all chipping in with donations for the dinner meeting, vendor displays and the great Monday pizza party!
Of course the Conference would not be a success without the efforts and support from the Colorado Division of Property Taxation (DPT) and the Colorado Assessors Association (CAA). We are able to keep our class expenses low through their generous donations of time and effort, as well the monetary contributions from the CAA.
CONFERENCE EVALUATION SURVEYS
Participation in our Conference evaluation Surveys were up this year, with 30% of attendees responding. Your comments and suggestions are greatly appreciated and we will work to make next year's conference better based on your feedback. To review the summary of the 2011 Conference Evaluation Survey, click here.
2011 CONFERENCE PREVIEW
The 2011 Conference planning is already underway. We will be coming back to Beaver Run in Breckenridge, with the conference being held August 29-September 1. We hope to have another informative session and provide everyone some great classes and keep our costs down to keep it as affordable as possible.
2012 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The election of board members was successful in 2010 for the 2011 Board.
Your 2012 Board of Directors are as follows:
President – Sara Thorpe (Jefferson County) sthorpe@jefferson.co.us
1st Vice President – Andrew Hassinger (Boulder County) ahassinger@co.boulder.co.us
2nd Vice President – Kevin Cassidy (Eagle County) kevin.cassidy@eaglecounty.us
Secretary – Violet Watt (Teller County) wattv@co.teller.co.us
Treasurer – Mike Peterson (Summit County) mikep@co.summit.co.us
Board Member – Bonnie Embry (Eagle County) bonnie.embry@eaglecounty.us
Board Member – Laura Burtschi (Gilpin County) lburtschi@gilpin.co.us
Board Member – Angela Kanack (Park County) akanack@parkco.us
Conference Statistics |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 | 2011 |
Colorado Counties Represented |
45 |
48 |
42 |
45 |
43 | 42 |
Colorado Assessors Present |
15 |
30 |
23 |
24 |
25 | 26 |
County Appraiser Attendees |
345 |
314 |
310 |
272 |
226 | 242 |
Non-county Attendees |
39 |
37 |
44 |
28 |
24 | 18 |
Total Attendance |
384 |
351 |
377 |
324 |
275 | 286 |
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Vendor Displays |
6 |
10 |
7 |
5 |
2 | 2 |
Outside Educational Providers |
10 |
8 |
6 |
7 |
7 | 4 |
Total 4-day Student Participation |
920 |
867 |
1,038 |
919 |
740 | 835 |
Total Credit Hours Awarded |
7,470 |
7,165 |
6,793 |
5,957 |
4,776.50 | 5,477 |
Out-of-Pocket Class Fees |
$26,845 |
$24,650 |
$43,530 |
$33,740 |
$ 32,135 | $39,525 |
Average Out-of-Pocket per Class |
$ 29.18 |
$ 28.43 |
$ 41.94 |
$ 36.71 |
$ 43.43 | $ 47.34 |
Average Out-of-Pocket per Credit Hour |
$ 3.59 |
$ 3.44 |
$ 6.41 |
$ 5.66 |
$ 6.73 | $ 7.22 |
Average Credit Hours Per Attendee |
21 |
20 |
18 |
18 |
17 | 19 |
Archives of the past CATA Conferences
