OVCCAI offers many educational events throughout the year. ABCs: A Basic Course for Association Leaders is a one-day course and is a must for board members and first time managers who want information on the most pertinent issues pertaining to community associations operations. This is a highly interactive course designed to get you involved! This course covers all the basics you need to know to lead your community effectively. Learn what your fiduciary responsibility is, how to run an effective meeting, what the role of a director is, what the governing documents are (and how to use them), and, how to read a financial statement. If you are interested in teaching this course, facilitator training is provided from time to time.

OVCCAI also offers ABCs on-site. Bring the Nationally recognized program, ABC's A Basic Course for Community Leadership to your community. We will arrange a special on site program and conduct the ABC's Course right in your community. Click ABCs On-Site Course for more information.

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M-205: Risk Management
March 22-23, 2007 - Cincinnati - Location to be Announced

Your skills and knowledge in the area of risk management can make a significant difference on how your community fares when you have an insurance claim. Are you adequately prepared for the future? With property coverage as the primary example, you will see how to identify your association's current risk management situation and how to respond to those issues needing immediate attention. You'll learn how to:

• Research and assess your association's exposure to loss
• Conduct an inventory of your association's current risk management situation
• Identify your association's possible loss exposures
• Recognize and respond to loss exposures that require immediate attention
• Review alternative risk management techniques
• Help your board select the right risk management techniques for your community
• Develop an insurance request for proposal
• Manage the insurance claims process
• Monitor and improve your association's risk management program

After attending the M-205 course, you will return to your job with a knowledge of strategies and resources for identifying and reporting loss exposures and for managing the insurance claims process. Your community will benefit from its position of strength, as you prepare to reduce and react to possible loss. Course materials for the M-205 course include a full course manual plus articles on selecting an insurance agent for your association and shopping for insurance.

Designation Credit:
The M-205 is required for the PCAM® designation. The M-205 and M-206: Financial Management replace the former M-140: Asset Protection. Managers must successfully complete the M-205 and M-206 courses to receive credit equivalent to the M-140 course.

Continuing Education Information:
The M-205 has been approved for continuing education credit by the Florida Bureau of Condominiums (15 hours) and the Georgia Real Estate Commission (12 hours). Credit is pending in the states of Nevada and California.

Seminar Schedule:
2 Days: 8:30am-5:00pm both days

CAI individual managers and primary contacts for management company members receive $100 off the course price. Join CAI today!

You must be an individual manager member or a primary contact for a management company member of CAI to have access to APCM and to receive the member discount on 200-, 300- and 400-level PMDP courses and the PCAM Case Study. All other CAI members must pay the non-member rate.

Code: M205
Price: 495.00

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Location/Date Please call CAI at 703-548-8600 immediately for course location information.