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Research New Year’s Resolutions (cont) Methods educational sessions and the meeting luncheon, attendees were able to greet familiar faces and meet new ones, while In recent years, as each study has become more comprehensive and new industry research has been added, the effort required from the industry professionals to participate in both surveys level unit of analysis of the SOI survey makes it possible for the consolidation generously donated and congratulate the than simply adding all the questions from one survey to the other, the two surveys were consolidated by removing duplicate questions and simplifying others to cut down on the time and effort needed for Another piece of the new dashboard for a recap of this meeting and key meetings and events in 2010, please visit www.arda.org D Amy Pepin, ARP, is the educational program manager with ARDA’s meetings department. Her e-mail is apepin@arda.org. Owners Study, which the AIF has been study for the consumer expenditure portion of the EI analysis, the AIF will incorporate the questions into the annual will be provided to the research vendor of be published later in the year, which will the characteristics of the products owned and the owners’ attitudes toward and In addition to the three studies mentioned above, the AIF plans to conduct its annual Financial Performance Study and the quarterly pulse surveys this year to compile timely and accurate historical data and to provide a comprehensive perspective on the timeshare industry’s similar timeline as last year, the Financial Performance survey will be sent to us understand the resales process by looking from both the sellers’ and buyers’ Given the economic conditions, the AIF research plan for 2010 may seem time like this, however, our members and most current and relevant information time to implement the new research “never let a crisis go to waste!” D Lan Wang is the research manager for the ARDA International Foundation. Her e-mail is lwang@arda.org. timeshare companies in active sales on January 11, along with the 2009 4th Quarter Financial Performance Pulse Survey maintain its quick turnaround, the pulse survey will have an earlier deadline than As the latest addition to the AIF research portfolio, the pulse surveys have been legislators and regulators on reform and and also for educating the lending New Studies & Plans Another study that the AIF will NOTE: Educational opportunities are now available for those unable to attend upcoming meetings. The new AIF Webinar Series will cover a variety of topics ranging from resort operations to the economy, regulatory changes to leadership, and much more. For a list of upcoming topics and registration information, visit www.arda.org/AIFWebinarSeries. January 2010 Developments
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