--- title: "Conference Circuit: Real Estate Gets Political" id: "25939" type: "post" slug: "conference-circuit-real-estate-gets-political" published_at: "2014-11-06T22:30:32+00:00" modified_at: "2026-11-09T18:22:22+00:00" url: "https://associationsnow.com/2014/11/06/conference-circuit-real-estate-gets-political/" markdown_url: "https://associationsnow.com/2014/11/06/conference-circuit-real-estate-gets-political.md" excerpt: "Timed just perfectly for to capitalize on the midterm elections, a major Realtors conference is putting political issues at the forefront of its agenda. Plus: A conference shows museums can be key to community health and wellness." taxonomy_category: - "Meetings / Events" taxonomy_post_tag: - "AssociationsNow" - "conferences" - "Geopolitics" - "Meetings" - "Real Estate" taxonomy_content_format: - "Article" taxonomy_role: - "Association CEO / Executive Director" - "Director" - "VP" taxonomy_persona: - "Industry Professionals" --- [Home](https://associationsnow.com/) » [Articles](https://associationsnow.com/format/article/) » Conference Circuit: Real Estate Gets Political Drones, medical marijuana legislation, and the midterm elections: They sound like talking points for a cable news show. But they’re all topics of discussion at this weekend’s [National Association of Realtors Conference and Expo (opens in a new tab)](http://www.realtor.org/convention.nsf/pages/homepage?opendocument) , demonstrating the broad influence of national policy on real estate. The conference, running Friday through Monday in New Orleans, couldn’t come at a better time for the worlds of property and politics to collide. Fresh off the heels of the midterm elections comes a [panel analyzing what the results mean for Realtors (opens in a new tab)](http://www.realtor.org/educsess.nsf/PagesLUNew/Confgov14AWIR-5WNMBD) , with additional insights into the 2016 presidential election. And [the conference’s multiple sessions (opens in a new tab)](http://www.realtor.org/educsess.nsf/programsbyTopicfrm?OpenForm&CategoryName=Legal%20Issues#viewstart) on the impact of medical marijuana laws on real estate transactions couldn’t come at a better time, considering voters in Oregon, Alaska, and Washington, DC, approved marijuana legalization measures. Even unmanned aerial vehicles, a hot topic in the security sector, take center stage in [a discussion of their potential for marketing property (opens in a new tab)](http://www.realtor.org/educsess.nsf/PagesLUNew/14ConfDronesSession) . (The association [is a major supporter of efforts](http://associationsnow.com/2014/09/realtors-score-spot-table-talk-drones/) to allow the commercial use of drones.) Should all the political talk get too heated, [a concert featuring Jennifer Hudson (opens in a new tab)](http://www.realtor.org/educsess.nsf/PagesLUNew/14ConfConcert) plus Realtors Got Talent Season 5 provide a more lighthearted end to the event. ### The Week Ahead **November 9-12:** Data buffs can keep their skills sharp long after the annual meeting of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS). The San Francisco-based event will grant attendees free access to [online tutorials (opens in a new tab)](http://meetings2.informs.org/sanfrancisco2014/tutorials.html) , on issues such as data analysis, optimization theory, computing technology, and policy. **November 14-19:** With more than 200 educational presentations at [the American College of Rheumatology’s annual meeting (opens in a new tab)](http://www.acrannualmeeting.org/) in Boston, it’s unlikely that attendees will get to them all. Fortunately, every session [will be recorded (opens in a new tab)](http://www.acrannualmeeting.org/meeting-resources/sessionselect/) and made available online so health professionals can get up to speed on the latest developments in their field. ### Down the Line **November 19-21:** The New England Museum Association is working to prove that museums are as relevant as ever, with [its annual conference (opens in a new tab)](http://nemanet.org/conference-events/conference/2014-conference/main/) , also in Boston. This year’s theme is Picture of Health: Museums, Wellness, and Healthy Communities, a creative spin on explaining the importance of museums and how they can “contribute to community wellness and transformative well-being,” as the association says. [Julia Haskins](https://associationsnow.com/author/julia-haskins/) Julia Haskins is a contributor to Associations Now. 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