Point2Point September '08

ARP CONFERENCE
October 1st 2008

Our 2008 Conference Programme will take a sharp, and analytical look at the state of our industry in 2008.  We have invited speakers from all areas of supply connected with corporate and private relocation to give a clear picture of where are we are now, and where we are heading.
For a booking form, click here
For a detailed programme, click here
For a list of our Sponsors and Exhibitors, click here

TRAINING UPDATE
2009 Webinar Programme

The ARP Council have been discussing new and innovative ways of delivering our training programme. Over the past few years we have concentrated on delivering highly topical and practical legal sessions, leading to the annual Certificate in Tenancy Law for Relocation Professionals (CTLRP). We will continue to deliver this programme in exactly the same way, but we also want to make more topics accessible to members.
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Are We All Doomed?
ARP Correspondant Grey Thatch

Well if you’re reading this I guess not – despite the cataclysmic forecasts by some of the likely consequences of ‘firing up’ the underground ‘Large Hadra Collider’ CERN particle reactor in Switzerland on the 10th of September! On a personal level I find it almost impossible to get my head round the technology and terminology of the LHC. I prefer to simply think of it as a huge tunnel inside which Jeremy Clarkson & Co are forced to drive towards each other in excess of the speed of light to reappear 13.7 billion years back in time and with king sized headaches.
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Property Update September
Camilla Stephens

 Even if economics is not your subject, I think it is fair to say that each and everyone of us now have concerns about the economy and the constant barrage of negative news.
Trying to understand what is happening in the property market is difficult and of course any hope of recovery is dependant on the job and economic outlook.  I have chosen to highlight some of the latest statistics from our sister company, Hometrack which shows:
House prices in August fell for the eleventh month - down 0.9%, compared to 1.2% the previous month. On a year on year basis prices are down by 5.3%, the lowest level since the survey began in 2001.
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FOCUS ON AFFILIATES
Bishops Move
Specialist Express

We are delighted to welcome two new Affiliate Members to the ARP; Bihsops Move, one of the UK's largest and best known removals companies and Specialist Express, a spcialist report consultancy who provide invaluable information to the relocation industry.
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NEWS DIGEST
Signs of the Times

  At the end of a pretty poor Summer for everyone here in the UK, let’s hope that the Autumn brings a little ‘sunshine’ into our lives!Autumn will be greatly enhanced by the ARP Conference in an idyllic location at St. Hugh’s College, Oxford. The programme will reflect the times we live in – concentrating on The State of the Industry This said, I think the industry should be relieved that the current downturn in both the housing market (mentioned before in countless articles) and the economy, has not appeared to affect the traditional business of moving people in and out of the UK.
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RE:LOCATE AWARDS
Have you Entered?

Following the success of this year’s inaugural Re:locate Awards, which generated such enthusiasm from sponsors, supporters, judges and entrants, we are delighted to announce our continued  partnership with Re:Locate Magazine and the launch of the Re:locate Awards 2008/9. The awards recognise and reward talent from across the relocation spectrum. Winners will be honoured at a glittering gala dinner, to be held on 7 May 2009 at the Institute of Directors, in London. 
For full details and an entry form, click here.