a la mode Annual Convention kicks off in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS, NEV. — a la mode, inc., the Oklahoma City-based real estate technology company whose WinTOTAL form filling software is used by more than half the nation's real estate appraisers, welcomed some 1,700 appraisers to the Rio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas today for the opening sessions of its second annual Winter Convention. Attendees, more than double the 700 who attended last year's winter gathering, looked forward to three days of hands on and seminar size classes with instruction provided by a la mode developers, support techs and managers. The focus of the convention and classes will be the Aurora generation of WinTOTAL, which debuted last summer. "Aurora is the most significant development in appraisal workflow in at least five years," said Chris Low, a la mode's EVP of Products, who will open the convention Monday morning with a question and answer session. "This event gives us a chance to teach, answer questions, field suggestions an evangelize about Aurora." Low's session will be followed by a keynote address by former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Andrew Cuomo. The event will feature a cocktail welcome reception, an evening of dinner and dancing and a working lunch featuring a panel discussion of advocacy efforts on behalf of appraisers. "We aimed higher in this convention in terms of the number of attendees," said Ellana Walker, a la mode's Chief Marketing Officer, noting that the convention sold out weeks ago. "That meant more classes, more networking opportunities, more everything. By far, this is the largest convention of its kind in the appraisal industry," she said. "Our first Winter Convention and our Technology Convention in Orlando last summer were unqualified successes, and we wanted to make sure to give as many of our customers as possible the opportunity to attend this year," Walker continued. She said a la mode has more than 75 of its more than 250 employees in Las Vegas to support the event.

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About a la mode

Founded in 1985, a la mode develops desktop tools, mobile tools, web sites for real estate professionals, mortgage brokers, and appraisers. a la mode's flagship product, WinTOTAL form-filling software for appraisers leads the residential appraisal industry. a la mode's Mercury Network, a vendor management platform for lenders, provides the most experienced local appraisers in an HVCC-compliant, easy-to-use loan ordering and management application. a la mode's mission-critical products are used by hundreds of thousands of appraisers, agents, inspectors, and lending professionals to complete the nation's real estate transactions. The company's state-of-the-art offices are located in Salt Lake City, Oklahoma City, and Washington, DC. To learn more, visit www.alamode.com.