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2003
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University of Cambridge
"Is there a future for the valuation profession?"

A successful Congress with delegates from 25 countries. Attendance was lower than expected due to global concerns of SARs and an ongoing security threat.

Speaker and Country Subject
Nicholas Brooke (Hong Kong) Opening Address
Barry Gilbertson (UK) What is The Future of The Valuation Profession?
Professor Stanley W. Hamilton (Canada) The Skill Sets Needed to Survive
Michael Johns (UK) The Technological & Administrative Challenges of Re-Rating the UK Property Stock
Otis L. Spencer (Netherlands) The Problem With Valuations
Alan D. White (UK) Real Estate as Part of Corporate Strategy and the Impact on the Valuer
Duncan Preston (UK) Deserving Success
   

Total cost including registration, accommodation and meals: US$695. Note: This was for three days against four days for previous congresses.


2001IX National University of Singapore
Real Property in a Dynamic Environment

A hugely successful Congress with 188 Delegates from 27 countries. The Commonwealth Heads of Valuation Agencies (CHOVA) held its one day conference in collaboration with the WVC - another first.

Speaker and CountrySubject
Adrian Wyatt (UK) Economic Cycles and Values
Rosemary Feenan (UK) Valuations for the 21st Century
Jeffrey D. Fisher (USA) Real-Time Real Estate Valuation
Seek Ngee Huat (Singapore) Global Real Estate Markets
G. McNamara (Australia) Valuation Standards to Meet the Global Economy
Leung Yew Kwong (Singapore) From Diversity to Commonality
A. Adair (N. Ireland)Is There a Property Valuation Research Agenda: Evidence from the RICS Cutting Edge

Total cost including accommodation and meals: US $300.
Note: This was for three days against four days for previous Congresses.


1999VIII Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University
Present Values and Future Prospects

This Congress was one of the best attended to date, with 24 countries represented.

Speaker and CountrySubject
Neil Crosby (UK)
Department of Land Management and Development, The University of Reading
Valuation Accuracy, Variation and Bias in the Context of Standards and Expectations
Stuart Morris (Australia) Litigation & Future Prospects
John Dunckley (New Zealand) & Peter Dickinson (Australia) International Valuation Standards put into Practice
Dr. Hugh Williams, RMIT & Bob Milne, Rogers Milne & Associates (Australia) Technology and Valuation Practice: Future Offerings
Tang Chee Meng & Teoh Poh Huat (Malaysia) The Asian Economic Meltdown and its Implications
Robin Marten, Marten & Associates (South Africa) Practical Implications arising from pending Changes to the Municipal Rating System in the New South Africa

Total cost including accommodation and meals: US $568-643.


1997VII University of Amsterdam
Valuation and Information Management

As befits a city with such a long international history, there was representation from 29 countries.

Speaker and CountrySubject
Nick French & Robert Peto (UK) Market Information Management for Better Valuations
Rod Matthews (USA) Property Valuation in a Low Information Environment: Making the Best of it - Appraisal in Russia
David Geltner (USA) The Use of Appraisals in Portfolio Valuation and Index Construction
Philippe Malaquin (France) The Role of Property Valuation Standards
Christopher Derry (UK) Plant and Machinery Valuation: Times of Change
Aart Hordijk & James C. Condit (Netherlands) Will Investors Standardize Appraisal Practices in the European Union? The ROZ/IPD Netherlands Index Experience
Bill McCluskey, William Deddis, Adam Mannis (UK) Interactive Application of Computer Assisted Mass Appraisal (CAMA) and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Technologies

Total cost including accommodation and meals: US $482.


1995VI University of British Columbia
Serving the Valuation Needs of Individual Clients

The largest foreign (i.e. non-Canadian) registration was from Malaysia, closely followed by Australia.

Speaker and CountrySubject
Blake Eagle (USA) Developing Performance Measurements for Portfolio Valuations
Kelvin Cooper & Philip Weston (New Zealand) Developing International Standards for Property Valuations
Christopher Grzesik (Poland) Impact of Political Change on Property Markets
Tom Johnstone (Canada) Alternative Tax Regimes and Property Valuation
John Robinson (Canada) Role of Valuations in Major Development Projects
Jeremy Waters (UK) Communicating with the Institutional Real Estate Manager

Total cost including accommodation and meals: US $437.


1993V University of Auckland
International Valuation Problems in National Settings

This four day programme featured a large registration and international representation.

Speaker and CountrySubject
Peter Young (New Zealand) Market Valuation with no Market - Valuing Properties with Little Evidence
G.A. Nthinda (Malawi) Valuation in the Absence of a Private Property Market
Frank Blackwell (Australia) Site Value Taxation
Amy Lee (Singapore) Property Taxation under Conditions of Rapid Urban Growth
Alex Laing (New Zealand) The Statutory Licensing of Valuers
W.H. Rees (UK) Some Aspects of the Resolution of Valuation Disputes: The Position of the Expert Witness

Total cost including accommodation and meals: US $550-750.


1993IV The City University (London) & University of Amsterdam
International Dimension of Valuation

Innovation here took the form of chartering a plane and on day three flying the Congress to the University of Amsterdam, returning to London for day four.

Speaker and CountrySubject
Stanley W. Hamilton (Canada) Appraisal Data Base and Information Systems
Len Brennan (Canada) Techniques and Challenges in Developing Property Indices
C.P.M. Champness (UK) Asset Valuations in Europe
Graeme J. Horsley (New Zealand) Market Value: The Sacred Cow
J.M. Kwak (Netherlands) The Effects of Leasehold on the Valuation of Real Estate
Patricia J. Marshall (USA) The Role of the Appraisal Industry in the American Savings & Loan Crisis

Total cost including airfare London-Amsterdam return, accommodation and meals: US $335.


1989III National University of Singapore
Appraisal of Current Valuation Practice

On this occasion, registration reached the viable maximum, and international representation expanded to 26 countries.

Speaker and CountrySubject
Carl Schultz (USA) Valuation of Resort Properties
Martin Hattersley (UK) Valuation of Hotels
R.G. Williams (Hong Kong) Effects of MRT Systems on Land Values
Lim Lan Yuan (Singapore) Public Sector Valuations
William D. North (USA) Professional Negligence and Indemnity
Peter J. Mahoney (New Zealand) Professional Negligence and Indemnity

Total cost including accommodation and meals: US $400.


1987II University of British Columbia
Contemporary Issues in Valuation

The vital question for this Congress was whether the Cambridge enthusiasm would prove to be enduring or ephemeral. It proved to be the former, and although the number of registrants was less, the same number of countries was represented.

Speaker and CountrySubject
Richard Lay (UK) Real Estate Portfolio Measures
Arthur E. Gimmy (USA) Real Estate Portfolio Valuation
Philip H. White (Canada) Comparative Analysis of Valuation Practices
Tom Johnstone (Canada) Quantitative & Statistical Tools for Mass Valuations
Lou H. Howard (Canada) Feasibility Studies & Market Analyses
Tom Whipple (Australia) Evaluating Development Projects

Total cost including accommodation and meals: US $374.


1984I University of Cambridge
Professional Valuation for Commercial Purposes

Although originally intended to be a once-only event, this is now seen as the inaugural Congress.

Speaker and CountrySubject
Adrian Wyatt (UK) Real Estate Portfolio Performance
John Bailey (USA) Real Estate Investment Analysis
Christopher Jonas (UK) Valuation of Variable Rents: the British
Lincoln North (Canada) Valuation of Variable Rents: the North American Experience
Geoffrey Powell (UK) Valuation for Corporate Purposes: Asset Valuations
Squire Speedy (New Zealand) Valuation for Corporate Purposes: Current Cost Accounting Perspectives

Total cost including accommodation and meals: US $383.