International Research Symposium
& Half-Day Data Forum

April 4-6, 2018

Boscolo Prague Hotel -Prague, Czech Republic


Schedule for Half-Day Forum and Symposium are subject to change.

Half-Day Forum (Optional)

Wednesday April 4, 2018

1:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Improving Valuations with Big Data, Open Data, & Data Mining


4:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Social Networking Hour


IAAO International Research Symposium – Agenda

Two tracks are available at different times during the Symposium.
Track 1: Administration & Government Innovation
Track 2: Technical Valuation Advances in Action

Thursday April 5, 2018

8:30 - 8:45 a.m.

Welcome by Symposium Host IAAO President, Dorothy Jacks, Palm Beach County Appraiser, CFA, AAS


8:45 - 9:30 a.m.

Case Study: Imaging, Scanning and Discovery in New Providence, The Bahamas


9:30 - 10:00 a.m.

Track 1: Administration & Government Innovation

Pseudo Property Taxes: Are they Fair Uniform and Equitable

Track 2: Technical Valuation Advances in Action

Detecting Bias Samples in Assessment

10:00 - 10:30 a.m.

Break


10:30 - 11:15 a.m.

Big Data – an Intersecting Role for the Valuer in the 21st Century


11:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

The Development of the Property Taxation System in Romania


12:00 - 1:15 p.m.

Lunch


1:15 - 2:15 p.m.

Track 1: Administration & Government Innovation

Multipurpose Benefits of Mass Valuation System &
Piloting Innovative Approaches to Valuing Commercial Property for Taxation Purposes: Occupier Assisted Valuations (OAV)

Track 2: Technical Valuation Advances in Action

Changes in Traditional Data Collection and the Increased Use of Technology in Assessment

2:15 - 3:00 p.m.

Track 1: Administration & Government Innovation

International Property Measurement Standards

Track 2: Technical Valuation Advances in Action

Discovering “Insightful” patterns within your data using Business Intelligence Tools and GIS

3:00 - 3:15 p.m.

Afternoon Break


3:15 - 4:00 p.m.

Track 1: Administration & Government Innovation

Pragmatism or Principles 2: Property Taxation Valuation in Finland

Track 2: Technical Valuation Advances in Action

LiDAR powered Assessment Databases Worldwide


4:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Track 1: Administration & Government Innovation

The Need for a Good Appeals Process & The Assessor as Data Collector

5:00 - 5:15 p.m.

Closing Remarks by IAAO President Dorothy Jacks, CFA, AAS


5:15 - 6:30 p.m.

Evening Reception

Sponsored by Esri Canda

Friday, April 6, 2018

8:30 - 8:45 a.m.

Introduction IAAO President, Dorothy Jacks, Palm Beach County Appraiser, CFA, AAS


8:45 - 9:15 a.m.

Advances in GIS Technology Supporting Valuation and Tax Organizations


9:15 - 10:00 a.m.

Property Taxation and Valuation in the Czech Republic and the Way Forward


10:00 - 10:30 a.m.

Break


10:30 - 11:15 a.m.

Track 1: Administration & Government Innovation

Unregistered/Informal Land Valuation and Taxation – a new frontier for property/land revenue generation in the developing world

Track 2: Technical Valuation Advances in Action

Proximity Effects of Walking Distances to Public Spaces on Property Value

11:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Track 1: Administration & Government Innovation

GIS Implementation in Mass Valuation Process: Lithuanian Case

Track 2: Technical Valuation Advances in Action

Replacement Cost and Depreciation: A National or Local Affair?

12:00 - 1:15 p.m.

Lunch


1:15 - 2:15 p.m.

Track 1: Administration & Government Innovation

Modernizing Property Tax Systems - the City of Port-au-Prince

Track 2: Technical Valuation Advances in Action

Transformation and Spatial Attributes in Regression Modeling

2:15 - 3:00 p.m.

Track 1: Administration & Government Innovation

Market monitoring and cognitive analysis as a technological basis for setting up “public pricing/assessing boards”

Track 2: Technical Valuation Advances in Action

Accounting for Energy Efficiency in Ad Valorem Property Tax Valuation Models

3:00 - 3:15 p.m.

Break


3:15 - 4:15 p.m.

The New Property Taxation System in Denmark


4:15 - 4:45 p.m.

Getting AVMs and Single Appraisals to Play Nice


4:45 - 5:15 p.m.

Closing discussion and remarks lead by IAAO panel


International Research Symposium Partners