More than 250 registrants are already signed up for this year'sTIC conference, a significant increase from last year as interestin tenant-in-common companies and their deals continues to burgeonin light of transactions like the NNN Realty acquisition of Grubb& Ellis. One of the highlights of this year's event will be akeynote address by Tony Thompson, the founder and chairman of NNNRealty Advisors. In addition to discussing Triple Net'sground-breaking move to go public, Thompson will address theevolution of the TIC business, where the market is now in terms ofmaturity and what can be expected in the years ahead.

Says Rich Kelley, director for the RealShare conference series,"Given that Tony is one of the founding fathers of the TICindustry, and considering what the company has done recently, thisshould be one of the most interesting sessions of the day."

Kelley will also be directly involved in another session that issure to be of interest. It's called "Catching Up With LouisRogers," a presentation in which Kelley will sit down with Rogers,who formerly was an exec at Triple Net, and discuss Rogers' currentactivities as an independent consultant with his new firm, 1031Safe Harbor LLC. The session also will explore what Rogers has tosay about other developments in the TIC industry and his take onwhere it is headed.