December 2007
Valuation and Taxation of Real Property: International Experience and Russian Choices
(A joint IPTI, Russian Board of Appraisers and City of Moscow initiative)
- December 12 – 13, 2007 - Moscow, Russia
This two-day workshop was organized by the Moscow City Government, co-organized by the Russian Board of Appraisers and the International Property Tax Institute. The Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation, Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of the Russian Federation and Federal Agency for Real Estate Cadastre also supported this event.
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November 2007
Capacity Building to Improve the Performance of Property Tax in Brazil
(A joint IPTI and Lincoln Institute of Land Policy initiative)
- November 21 - 23rd, 2007 - Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
The International Property Tax Institute and Lincoln Institute of Land Policy conducted a joint seminar on the implementation of Property Tax Reforms. This 3-day seminar was conducted in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil.
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September 2007
IAAO 73rd Annual Conference - Participation
- September 9 – 12, 2007 - Atlanta, Georgia
IPTI had been asked to participate in this year’s conference and made a presentation entitled From Benchmarks to Best Practices: Lessons Learned from the Rest on How to Be The Best.
Municipal Property Rates: Critical Issues - Participation
- September 12, 2007 - Pretoria, South Africa
African Tax Institute conducted a one-day conference in Pretoria, South, on Municipal Property Rates Act - Critical Issues. Riel Franzsen, ATI's Director and IPTI Board Member, assembled a group of renown speakers to deal with these critical issues. Please refer to the program details for more information.
Spatial Modeling Course for Municipal Property Assessment Corporation
- September 17, 2007 - Pickering, Ontario
IPTI offered this course for representatives of Ontario’s Municipal Property Assessment Corporation.
August 2007
Lincoln Institute of Land Policy – Program on Latin American and the Carribean
- August 13, 2007 - Cambridge, Massachusetts
International Property Tax Institute's 10th International Conference
Just In! See Pictures from VilniusRole of Property Taxation - Local Revenue Mobilization
Our 10th Annual Conference held in Vilnius, Lithuania was a huge success! Stay tuned for information on our 11th Annual Conference - tentatively set for Beijing, 2008.
Vilnius, Lithuania
June 19th & 20th, 2007
Reval Lietuva
International Property Tax Institute (IPTI) in conjunction with the Institute of Revenues, Rating & Valuation (IRRV) - 2007 International Conference.
IPTI/ IRRV along with the co-operation of the State Enterprise Centre of Registers of Lithuania, held their joint International Conference to be held in Vilnius, Lithuania on June 19th and 20th, 2007.
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May 2007
International Property Tax Institute - 2nd Annual Mass Appraisal Valuation Symposium
May 7 - 8th, 2007Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Ryerson University
IPTI's 2nd Annual Mass Appraisal Valuation Symposium focused on the Processes, Systems, Technology and the Valuation of Non-Residential Properties. International speakers dealt with such issues as CAMA technology, benchmarking, capturing premium for location in significant neighbourhoods, international revaluation processes and other relevant issues. This symposium was conducted with the co-operation of the Appraisal Institute of Canada, Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC ), University of British Columbia and the City of Calgary. AIC Education credits were allowed.
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Management of Property Taxes for a Global Portfolio
May 3rd, 2007New York University, The Real Estate Institute, Manhattan
This workshop dealt with the impact of globalisation and the challenges faced by corporate taxpayers trying to manage property taxes for properties located in different countries around the world. Topics considered the strategic management of global portfolios, understanding global property tax systems and processes, challenges in dealing with global markets, attributes and competencies for the global property tax manager and practical examples and experience sharing. Participants were encouraged to share their views as to what works best in differing environments.
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March 2007
Australia and New Zealand Valuers' General Conference
March 27 - 29, 2007Melbourne, Australia
Jerry Grad represented IPTI at the Australia/New Zealand Valuers' General Conference, held in Melbourne, Australia. On March 27th, Jerry made two presentations; the first dealing with Search for Best Practices or Benchmarking and the second on Challenges with the Valuation and Rating of Public Utilities - Canadian and US Experience.
January 2007
Data Analysis and Quality Control - Workshop
January 15 - 18, 2007Durban, South Africa
IPTI offered a workshop on Data Analysis & Quality Control on January 15-18th, 2007 in Durban, South Africa. The course was conducted by Richard D. Ward, CAMA Consultant.


