| For Release 9 a.m. PST April 15, 2003
May 12-14, 2003, Boca Raton Resort & Club, Boca Raton, Florida
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - April 15, 2003 - Today Contact Development
Corporation (CDC), based in San Francisco, CA, announced that Chairman
& CEO David Ellsworth will speak at the Ragatz Fractional Interest
Symposium to be held at the Boca Raton Resort & Club in Boca
Raton, Florida, on May 12-14, 2003. Mr. Ellsworth will speak during
the session entitled "The Future of the Industry", which is scheduled
for Wednesday, May 14, 2003 from 11:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
This important Conference will bring together more than 300 industry
leaders to do the following in the Fractional Interest / Private
Residence Club markets:
- share results of recent research conducted by Ragatz Associates
on both the supply side (the resorts) and the demand side (the
consumers) of the product
- provide an opportunity for industry professionals to share successes,
challenges and new ideas relating to this complex and ever-evolving
vacation home concept
- provide networking opportunities to industry professionals
Ellsworth Shares His Expertise
Mr. Ellsworth is an expert in the United States in the business
and regulatory aspects of major U.S. and Latin American real estate
development and in the structuring and documentation and closing
of all aspects of business transactions involving the development,
financing and marketing of all types of real estate projects including
resorts, hotels, commercial office, retail and industrial. Over
the years he has been involved in hundreds of projects in Mexico
for both public and private sector clients and certain projects
in other Latin American countries including Venezuela, Ecuador,
Costa Rica, Panama, etc. On matters dealing with foreign investment
and real estate development in Latin America, a good deal of his
advice is of a business nature constituting investment banking services
-- having experienced over the years the factors that make for a
successful investment and project in Latin America.
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For more information, press only:
Amanda M. Gigler, 415-673-4935, info@cdcglobal.com
For more information about Ragatz & Associates:
http://www.ragatzassociates.com
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