FAAR Expo
Annual expo and trade show event for FAAR members!
Classes on Wednesday September 16th | Networking September 14th – 18th
Event is FREE for FAAR Members!
Attendee Registration Now Open!
Free for FAAR members, it’s networking and classes like you’ve never experienced!
RSVP to attend as an exhibitor
We’re doing things differently this year! Try out our virtual networking system!
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Logistics
9/7 – 9/11 Attendees download the Event App
9/14 Networking Starts
9/16 9 AM – 2 PM Classes
9/16 12 PM Leadership voting and Foundation Raffle closes
9/17 Class recordings uploaded
9/18 Networking Ends
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Attendees will be able to download the app starting September 7th. Exhibitors are encouraged to complete booths by September 4th.
Whova is the name of the app we are using to encourage easy virtual networking! Whova lets exhibitors display videos or offer their own live streams and integrates with zoom so attendees can easily schedule meetings, send emails, enter raffles, and watch classes through the platform.
Sponsors are encouraged to utilize the app or the desktop editor for setting up their booths. We are encouraging vendors to complete their booths by September 4th. Attendees will be able to download the app starting September 7th.
Get our official event app,
Get the most out of the app and have a more productive experience!
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NAVIGATE the event agenda and logistics, even without Wi-Fi or data. Access useful information like ridesharing and local attractions through the Community Board
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NETWORK effectively. Plan whom to meet by exploring attendee profiles and sending out messages
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PARTICIPATE in event activities through session likes, comments, ratings, live polling, tweeting, and more
Event Guide
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About
At the end of last year, the Special Events and Education Committees decided it was, time to turn the annual Expo upside down and re-think the entire event. So, for 2020, the groups planned to do a showcase of vendors at FAAR coupled with classes and, of course, food and raffles.
Enter COVID-19 and the subsequent, current hesitancy to gather in groups.
The Showcase is now the virtual FAAR Fair— a week of networking around a day of classes scheduled for Wednesday, September 16th. Presenting virtually allows us to have more participation than ever before, anyone with internet access can join in!
The first class begins at 9 am and the day finishes up after 2 pm when the election results will be announced for 2021 Board of Directors AND the winner of the 2021 REALTOR Dues Raffle (a $675 value), sponsored by the Fredericksburg REALTORS® Foundation.
To comply with the bylaws, which stipulate that FAAR must have an annual general membership meeting, a meeting will be convened at 9 am just before the beginning of the first class and will be at reconvened at 2 pm to announce the election results and the raffle winner.
Event App
Whova is the name of the app we are using to encourage easy virtual networking! Whova lets exhibitors display videos or offer their own live streams and integrates with zoom so attendees can easily schedule meetings, send emails, enter raffles, and watch classes through the platform.
Sponsors are encouraged to utilize the app or the desktop editor for setting up their booths. We are encouraging vendors to complete their booths by September 4th. Attendees will be able to download the app starting September 7th.
App training sessions/Q&A are being offered on 9/9 at 12 PM and on 9/10 at 4 PM.
Contest Descriptions and Prizes
Foundation Dues Raffle– Support the Fredericksburg REALTORS® Foundation and enter to win your 2021 REALTOR® dues paid (a $675 value!). Only $20 per entry! Purchase entries through event registration or by donating at faarmembers.com/foundation
Community Leaderboard Contest– Attendees will earn points based on their participation in the community board. Points can also be earned in surveys, polls, and session feedback if enabled.
Photo Contest– Upload your best photo for the photo contest
Caption Contest– Think you can caption with the best of them? Try to win with the best caption!
#1 Networker contests – Schedule & attend as many meetings through the app as you can! Prizes for #1 Agent and #1 Affiliate
Word Scavenger Hunt – Visit all of the vendors and find the fair related phrase. Then fill out your scavenger hunt form (coming soon!) to enter into this raffle drawing!
Head to the “Kissing Booth” in the Vendors list for a sweet guessing game!