>Member Update 13 March 2008

Dear CoreNet Global Member,

You may be aware that your CoreNet Global Membership expires on 31 March 2008. We urge you to renew now so that you don’t miss out on any of our upcoming events! It is now easier than ever to renew your membership with our secure online facility.

We will email you an individual tax invoice tomorrow in a separate email. Some members require it in advance of payment. If you pay online, a tax invoice will automatically be issued.

Please take the time to read the Member Update below. CoreNet is changing! Every year since and including 2005, CoreNet locally has transformed itself. Today it is a vastly different organisation, with significantly-enhanced capabilities and reach. With your help and active participation, we will continue to grow.

There has never been a better time to be involved in CoreNet Global, with the Australia and New Zealand Region’s membership more than tripling since April 2005. CoreNet Global now has an even wider local network of corporate real estate executives, service providers, economic developers and workplace consultants, in addition to the growing global network.

Add to this the growth in CoreNet’s local events, and the growth in local industry collaboration, and the value your membership brings continues to substantially increase.

It has never been more important to connect with CoreNet Global. Connect with what’s next in Corporate Real Estate and Workplace Infrastructure. Connect with what’s next in your career. Create, renew and maintain relationships with peers in your industry!

New Events in 2008
CoreNet continues to grow its local events, and this year will conduct the greatest range ever, including the following three new events. For more information on upcoming events please check the Events Calender on our website.

Discovery Forum, Sydney, 1 April
This invitation-only senior end-user event began in the US in 2000 as the IDRC Foundation. Last year it was conducted in 19 locations around the world, and has developed an enviable reputation.

Brisbane 2008 Symposium, 15 April
Brisbane is moving forward at a rapid pace, and the Brisbane Chapter has doubled its membership in the last year. Participate in the excitement by attending the inaugural Brisbane Symposium: Sustainable Growth in South-East Queensland

CoRE Curriculum, 23- 30 May, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Auckland
This popular US programme asks speakers who have been rated by delegates at 6.0 or higher on CoreNet’s standard 7-point scale whether they will re-present and where. Now for the first time this programme is being held outside the US, and it’s no accident that it’s coming to Australia and New Zealand first! Please check the Events Calendar

Region Summit, Sydney, 29 June- 1 July
This year’s Sydney 2008 Summit deals with the burning issue of the attraction and retention of staff: How Corporate Real Estate can Bridge the Talent Gap The Region Programme Committee has again assembled a very strong programme, including five overseas speakers, and exciting local content. The Summit continues to be rated very highly by delegates, with Average Program ratings for the last three years at 6.0, 5.9 & 5.9 respectively on the standard CoreNet7-point scale. These ratings continue to be significantly in excess of those ratings for the Asia and Europe Summits, and close to or matching ratings for the US Summits. The Summit is earlier this year, and will be held at the Sheraton on the Park from 29 June- 1 July.

New Zealand Symposium, 8 April
Now in its third year, this year’s Auckland Symposium will discuss sustainability: Leading Sustainable Business through Corporate Real Estate The Symposium has attracted very high delegate ratings of 6.0 & 5.9 respectively for the prior two years. The event is rapidly approaching, so register now!

Knowledge Center
The CoreNet Global Knowledge Centre Online continues to provide us with knowledge resources and CoreNet Global archives in a highly intuitive environment, bringing us thousands of pages of articles, publications, industry news and trends, and more. Access to non-members has been further restricted within the last month.

Regards,

Peter Chenoweth
Region Director