18 Reasons to Attend the RESO 2020 Spring Tech Summit

Note: RESO continues to monitor the COVID-19 updates from health officials. We are proceeding with our event as planned and will keep attendees updated. RESO will always put the health of its members and staff first. An excellent repository of information for visitors to New Orleans is available from nonprofit organization, New Orleans & Company (formerly the New Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau). | LEARN MORE

Everybody loves a parade, and nobody parades like New Orleans. RESO is planning to put on a procession of innovative collaborations leading to streamlined real estate data standards. Let's all step off the curb and join in on the celebration. Forward march.

This year's theme is "GRAND MARSHALS WANTED – Lead the RESO Parade Toward New Standards." The conference is scheduled for April 20–23, 2020, at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside. You probably don't need anything more than our exceptional speaking line-up and organizational hospitality to attend, but we've accumulated 18 reasons to create that FOMO in NOLA.

1) Affordable airfares are available from most cities, with many direct options. Plus, hey, it's easy to tack on a few personal days before or after the conference.

2) You can do important work and have fun in one of the greatest cities in the world! It's the Big Easy, birthplace of jazz, home of the best beignets and provider of magical scenes around every architecturally marvelous corner.

3) Two words: Creole cuisine.

4) Four more words: French Quarter, Bourbon Street.

5) Live music is constantly wafting out of doorways and walking up the avenues. Pay a visit to Preservation Hall for a live show (plan ahead!) or simply follow your ears down Bourbon Street to the likes of Fritzel's European Jazz Club and onward to Esplanade Avenue. "I'm not sure, but I'm almost positive, that all music came from New Orleans." – Erine K. Doe

6) Fun with hashtags: #resonola.

7) It may be the best deal among national real estate conferences, especially considering the daily perks. RESO conferences have some of the lowest admission prices on purpose. We want you there!

8) You get fed! No other conference in real estate gives you daily hot breakfasts and lunches as part of your #resonola conference registration.

9) The low prices and plentiful feedings at #resonola are largely thanks to an exceptional collection of sponsors that include many of real estate's most forward-thinking firms. Platinum sponsors: realtor.com and Zillow; Gold sponsors: FBS, CoreLogic, FMLS and HouseCanary; Silver sponsors: Black Knight, Compass, dynaConnections, Homes.com and ShowingTime; Bronze sponsors: CRS Data, Remine, Austin Board of REALTORS®, GSREIN, Lone Wolf Technologies, RE/MAX and RPR.

10) Brokers, MLSs and tech firms will gain insight at #resonola directly from a best-in-class lineup of speakers covering what's coming next in real estate standards and the latest in #proptech. Like Frank Major, Chief Technology Officer of Bright MLS, who will discuss how real-time data is helping brokers and agents drive more informed business decisions. Or Jon Mabe, VP Engineering of Zillow, who will walk through specific improvement cases where Zillow has built complete systems based on RESO standards and will talk about where the company is going next with standards.

11) For those who appreciate a cocktail, Bourbon Street has plenty to offer, but if you want something more refined in a childlike setting, look no further than the Carousel Bar & Lounge for a View Carré cocktail. While there, soak in the literary finery of William Faulkner, Truman Capote, Ernest Hemingway, Tennessee Williams and Anne Rice.

12) You can join a workgroup! Twice a year, all RESO workgroups have spirited onsite meetings that fill rooms to the back wall. All registered attendees are welcome to collaborate at any of nine workgroup meetings, including Broker Advisory, Cross-Platform Interoperability, Data Dictionary, Internet Tracking, Distributed Ledger, Payloads, Research & Development, Transport and Universal Property Identifier (UPI).

13) RESO conferences offer the best collaboration, networking and interaction opportunities with industry leaders and technology minds of any real estate conference. Distractions and attendance are purposefully kept low to increase the likelihood of attendees achieving something meaningful that will keep them coming back year after year.

14) The Tuesday evening reception on April 21 is sponsored by realtor.com at Barcadia – a bar and arcade. When you're done with the bleeps and blips from video games and technologist jargon, consider heading across the street to W.I.N.O. (Wine Institute of New Orleans), an eclectic wine-tasting room where you can pour your own from more than 100 options.

15) Pay your respects to Ignatius Reilly, John Kennedy Toole's memorable oaf from A Confederacy of Dunces. A statue of the book's protagonist can be found at 819 Canal Street between Bourbon and Dauphine Streets at the entrance to the Hyatt French Quarter Hotel. You, too, can stand where the fictitious Ignatius stood and study the crowd for signs of bad taste.

16) The Garden District offers a quieter but no less enticing New Orleans experience. Although picturesque Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 is temporarily closed, the iconic Commander's Palace next door is very much open. By night, enjoy one of the best views of New Orleans from atop the Pontchartrain Hotel at the Hot Tin rooftop bar. By day (after the conference, of course), take a walking tour of the picturesque mansions after riding on a streetcar named Desire. Or maybe one called Frank. Frank likes attention, too.

17) You will want to stick around for our final reception on Wednesday, April 22, sponsored by Zillow, which is certain to be an unforgettable evening. It always is.

18) You can create your own mix at the famed Bloody Mary Bar & Mimosa Hangover Station sponsored by Homes.com. Say no more. It's better that way.

Registration Information

Hurry, space is limited and #resonola is on the verge of selling out! | REGISTER NOW

Seriously...don't delay! Our two hotels, Hilton New Orleans Riverside and Le Méridien New Orleans by Marriott, are filling up fast, but there are many others within walking distance. We can't wait to see you!