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Join us at PMAR educational events and other opportunities to educate yourself on the latest industry trends, learn tips to help your business and earn continuing education credit. Reservations are required for all events. See the details of each event for registration information.  

Download a complete list of all 2010 PMAR Events.


PMAR Events
All PMAR events are held at the Multnomah Athletic Club, unless otherwise noted.
Wednesday, March 17th - 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
All Realtors® are required by the National Association of Realtors® to complete two and a half hours of ethics training every four years.

Thursday, April 1st - 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
The recession is over, and housing activity has bottomed, but we are emerging into a different world. After a three and one half year decline from euphoric highs to gut wrenching lows the upturn in residential real estate is underway at a resetting price level and a different institutional framework

Monday, April 12th - 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Business Relationships That Pay Off

Thursday, April 22nd - 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Gain diversity awareness and cross-cultural skills and begin your diversity marketing plan today!

Friday, April 23rd - 8:45 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Become a HOWNW.com Certified Specialist!

Thursday, April 29th - 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Featuring the Broker and Managing Broker of the Year awards!


Other Industry Events
Wednesday, March 17th - 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
The Short Sales and Foreclosures course* provides REALTORS® with practical approaches to the pre-foreclosure and foreclosure processes that will result in the successful disposition of these properties. The course explains the intricacies of the short sale and foreclosure processes, as well as the roles of lenders, sellers, buyers, and cooperating agents involved


Technology Training
All Technology Training classes are sponsored by PMAR and held at the RMLS office. Classes are $25 for PMAR members, $35 for non-members. Prepayment is required! Call Jane Robertson at 503-459-2168 to register.
Monday, March 15th - 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Stop guessing! Learn what to look for when buying a computer; and discover the fundamentals for becoming your own computer guru. We’ll learn how to organize files and folders, manipulate windows, and work with desktop icons; how to get what you want faster by using the tools on your web browser and what’s available on some handy websites; and how to reply, attach, and cc with the best of them.

Monday, March 22nd - 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Some people are calling it the Too Much Information Age - which is all the more reason to be able to handle all this fast-paced data. Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 is the personal administration program that helps you manage your time and information more effectively. In our Outlook 2003 class you will learn how to create and organize your e-mail messages, contacts and appointment calendar, all in one program. Prerequisite: some prior experience with an e-mail program.

Monday, March 22nd - 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Looking to learn how to create great-looking documents? Look no further. Our MS Word class will start you off with creating a basic document and then kick it up a notch by teaching you to format text and paragraphs, add tables and insert graphic elements. We’ll even teach you how to share your documents by creating labels or mastering mail merge.

Wednesday, March 24th - 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Tired of doing all the dirty work yourself? Make MS Excel do it for you. From crunching numbers to organizing information, we’ll give you the skills to make Excel work for you. We’ll teach you how to navigate your way through the program so that you can select and enter data, modify worksheets and workbooks, and perform calculations.

Wednesday, March 24th - 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Make flyers, postcards and labels. Learn to create promotional materials from scratch or use Publisher’s templates for quick, professional marketing flyers.