A full agenda will be published the first week of March 2010.

Speakers

Brian Blackburn ("Caboguy"), Cabo San Lucas, Mexico Brian first visited Cabo in 1993, immediately bought a condo to which he commuted for the next 10 years until re-locating there permanently from Calgary in November 2004. The all-too-often cold fronts blowing over the Rockies helped him decide when it was time to "go to Cabo to dust!"

Living in Mexico full-time had its challenges in the early days particularily when buying groceries and consumer goods like appliances, furniture, bedding, and the like. Luggage consisted of toasters, microwaves, dishes, sheets, etc...now, big-box stores like Costco and Wal-Mart make shopping a breeze, just like in Canada and the States (Costco has a most spectacular view of Land's End!). Brian manages two websites - www.caboguy.com which provides a snapshot of Cabo...places to stay, eat, investments, activities, etc. and www.retirecabo.com with contacts for re-locating there...banker, lawyer, accountant, mechanic, insurance, etc.

His extensive knowledge of Los Cabos and experiences of moving to Mexico provide entertaining insights as to what can be encountered when embarking on a new chapter in one's life.

Benjamin C. Rosen, Partner, Rosen Law, Mexico Ben, a licensed U.S. attorney, has eleven years of experience in advising Americans in Mexico. Ben's practice focuses on real estate law and development, corporate, and cross-border transactions. Since settling in Mexico in 1997, Ben,a dual American/Mexican citizen has served as a link between investors and entrepreneurs from one country to the other.

Ben is a frequent speaker and commentator before international legal and business audiences on Mexican matters. In 2006 & 2007, he co-chaired and/or spoke at the Atlas conferences held in Mexico and the United States entitled on “Legal Strategies for Doing Business in Mexico”/”Mexico Real Estate Summit”. He has spoken at the International Living Seminar in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, and at the Baja California Meeting Point in Tijuana.

Other engagements include speaking on Mexican real estate, foreign investment and international law topics at conferences in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico Guadalajara, La Paz, New York City, Seattle, Vancouver, and Amsterdam. Ben has participated at trade delegations organized by the Canadian Embassy in Mexico and a CLE sponsored by Seattle University Law, on the Mexican legal culture and system. Ben has lectured on U.S. and cross-border environmental law at the Autonomous University of Mexico (UAM) Doctoral Program in Environmental Law and has been quoted in articles on Mexican and NAFTA issues in prestigious publications in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

... and many more!