The attendance roster is pushing 400 for the 10th stop this yearin the US conference series staged by Real Estate Media Inc., theNew York City-headquartered publisher of Real Estate Forum andGlobeSt.com. The 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. event is being staged at theWestin Galleria at 13340 Dallas Parkway.

Jonathan A. Schein, president and CEO of Real Estate Media, willopen the conference and then turn over the dais to keynote speaker,Ross Perot Jr., chairman of Hillwood and president and CEO of PerotSystems. Perot will analyze and offer insight to the North Texasmarket and its economy versus Hillwood's other markets as well asthe outlook for the year ahead, locally and nationally.

This year's town hall session, moderated by John Salustri,national online editor for GlobeSt.com, is guaranteed to deliverprobing market-specific questions and thought-provoking answers assix company leaders key in on what makes Dallas/Fort Worth tick.Themorning spotlight also will shine on Steve Van Amburgh, CEO of KollDevelopment, who this year takes the "Inside the Mind" hot seat ina one-on-one interview with Michael G. Desiato, Real Estate Media'sgroup managing director. The session, as always, will generate 45minutes of entertaining personal and professional exchanges filledwith opinion and perspective.