Past Seminars

The Condominium President: "The Quirks, The Perks, and... (The Jerks)?"

• Date: Thursday, October 12, 2002
• Time: 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
• Place: Centennial College Conference Centre, Carmelite Room, 940 Progress Ave., Scarborough

An absolute 'must attend' seminar for all concerned Presidents and Directors.

In addition, experienced condominium Presidents of all types of condominium corporations will benefit from the opportunity to hear essential, practical and meaningful information.

It's Here!

This third in a series of unique seminars continues to review the role and enhance the performance of a Board President or Director.

To serve on a condominium Board as President or a Director takes a special kind of person. A unique blend of leadership skills, community values and the ability to get along with all types of people is essential in order to gain the respect of the community.

Ideally a condominium Board of Directors would be made up of a lawyer, an accountant, an engineer, an insurance specialist and, of course, a mediator! However, in reality a board is made up of ordinary volunteers trying their best to serve their community and deal with the huge range of issues that affect the lives, homes and investments of their neighbours.

To make the task easier, the Canadian Condominium Institute is presenting the third in a series of popular President seminars. The first two sessions entitled "The Good, The Bad and...(The Ugly?)" and "The Good, The Better and ....(The Worst?)" focused largely on the role of Directors and the skills they required. This third session will explore more specific issues - as requested by participants of the second session. A panel discussion will also be included during which problems facing your corporation will be examined, from the perspective of the Manager, the President, and the Lawyer.

Our Qualified Speakers at this Seminar include:

Moderator:

• Steve Willerding B.A., B.Ed.

Guest Speakers:

• Gerrit Roosenboom, CCI (Hons.)
• Denise Lash, B.Sc., LL.B.
• Janice Pynn, RCM, ACCI

Panelists:

• Henry Cohen, Pres. YCC #0074
• Denise Lash, B.Sc., LL.B.
• David McCullough, B.A., M.Ed.
• Janice Pynn, RCM, ACCI
• Gerrit Roosenboom, CCI (Hons.)

Why should You Attend?

No other seminar offers the practical details, personal skills and leadership role geared specifically for condominium Presidents and Directors.

You'll Learn...

Here's A Sample of What Experienced condo President and current President of CCI's Huronia Chapter, Gerrit Roosenboom will discuss THE DIFFICULT AGM.... he'll teach participants to know the warning signs and how to be more prepared!

Condo lawyer Denise Lash will provide participants with an overview of what has changed under the new Act with respect to VOTING, BALLOTS AND PROXIES. She'll also discuss the topic of REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS; what a board should and should not do when served with a petition.

Experienced Property Manager Janice Pynn will discuss the topic of GROUP LEADERSHIP ROLES. There are two types of Leadership Roles: Task Roles and Maintenance Roles. Both are necessary to build and maintain the group. Learn to identify the roles and learn how they will help you become a better member of the group. How to avoid the Anti-Group Roles will also be illustrated.

Panel Discussion

The second half of the session will be devoted to a panel discussion. Participants will have the opportunity to present to the panel, general problems faced by their corporation or Boards and see how the experts would respond. In order to provide some structure to this session, we ask that you submit your question(s) to the panel upon registration. An informal question and answer period will also be provided as time permits.