Please join the 2013 Great Lakes Self Storage Owners Summit & Expo, hosted by The Illinois Self Storage Association (ISSA) and Platinum Sponsor Extra Space Storage, on Monday, August 5, 2013 at the Hilton DoubleTree Hotel in downtown Chicago at 300 E. Ohio Street. Starting at 11:00 am, this content-driven event will be packed with presentations targeted to self storage executives, owners, operators, investors, lenders and developers.  Our presentations and programs will address key issues pertaining to the self storage industry, including a macro economic outlook for commercial real estate, management and operations insights & innovations, current investment trends and self storage values, the rapidly evolving capital markets, and more! The day will end with a cocktail reception where owners, presenters, and sponsors can continue discussions in a relaxed casual atmosphere. Featured speakers include:

• Eugenio Aleman, chief economist, Wells Fargo Bank

• Marc Boorstein, co-founder, MJ Partners Real Estate Services

• Bob Copper, owner, Self Storage 101

• Jeffrey Greenberger, partner, Katz, Greenberger & Norton LLP

• Shawn Hill, principal, The BSC Group

• Michael Scanlon, president, national Self Storage Association

• Jim Stevens, senior vice president, acquisitions and business development, Extra Space Storage Inc.

For more information, contact the Illinois Self Storage Association at 703.575.8000 or via e-mail at ilssaexecdir(at)selfstorage(dot)org. Or to register, please visit MJ Real Estate Partners.]]>