2026 ILTA Annual Convention
May 31 - June 2, 2026
Hilton Garden Inn
4640 N. River Blvd. NE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52411
This registration page is for ILTA CLTP Members only. If you are not an ILTA CLTP, register on the non-ILTA CLTP registration page.
ALL PERSONS REGISTERING FOR THE FULL CONVENTION - EACH PERSON MUST REGISTER INDIVIDUALLY!
Full Convention Registrants will be given the option to register another person as a Guest for MEALS & GOLF ONLY. Questions or need help with registration, contact ILTA@austin.rr.com.
ILTA Cancellation and Refund Policy
OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATIONS: Iowa Land Title Association rate is $139+ taxes and fees per night. The rate is guaranteed until May 10, 2026: Hotel Reservations LINK
AGENDA:
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Sunday
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May 31
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Activity
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Meeting Space
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9:00 a.m.
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2:30 p.m.
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Golf Outing
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Twin Pines Course
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2:30 p.m.
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4:00 p.m.
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ILTA CLTP Exam Retakes
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Cedar A
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2:45 p.m.
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4:45 p.m.
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Abstracting Standards Committee
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Cedar D
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2:45 p.m.
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4:45 p.m.
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Education Committee
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Cedar E
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3:30 p.m.
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6:30 p.m.
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Registration & Banquet Sign Up
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Prefunction
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5:00 p.m.
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6:30 p.m.
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Board Meeting
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Cedar B
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6:45 p.m.
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9:30 p.m.
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Social
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X Golf (Off Site)
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Monday
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June 1
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7:00 a.m.
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9:00 a.m.
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Breakfast Buffet
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Restaurant & Prefunction
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8:00 a.m.
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9:30 a.m.
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Technology Committee
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Cedar D
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9:00 a.m.
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12:00 p.m.
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Registration & Banquet Sign Up
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Prefunction
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9:30 a.m.
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11:00 a.m.
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Legislative Committee
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Cedar E
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10:00 a.m.
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4:00 p.m.
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Exhibitors
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Prefunction
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11:00 a.m.
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12:15 p.m.
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Title Plant Inspection Committee
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Cedar D
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12:30 p.m.
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1:15 p.m.
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Lunch
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Restaurant & Prefunction
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1:15 p.m.
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1:30 p.m.
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Welcome, Post Colors – Teufelhund Veterans Group
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Cedar A,B,C
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1:30 p.m.
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2:30 p.m.
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A.I. Hype – Bill Svoboda, CloseSimple (confirmed)
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Cedar A,B,C
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2:30 p.m.
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3:00 p.m.
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Iowa Title Guaranty Report – Rachel Pettit, ITG Deputy Director
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Cedar A,B,C
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3:00 p.m.
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3:45 p.m.
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Break with Exhibitors
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Prefunction
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3:45 p.m.
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4:15 p.m.
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Rental Registries: A Toolkit to Support Local Housing Stability - Jane Rongerude, PhD, Associate Professor, Dept of Planning & Urban Development, Iowa State Universtiy
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Cedar A,B,C
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4:15 p.m.
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5:30 p.m.
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Business Meeting, includes all committee reports -
(Members Only and ALTA & Visiting State Representatives)
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Cedar A,B,C
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6:00 p.m.
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7:00 p.m.
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President’s Reception
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Prefunction
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7:00 p.m.
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10:00 p.m.
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Banquet with Twin Ticklers Dueling Pianos
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Cedar A,B,C
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Tuesday
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June 2
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6:30 a.m.
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8:00 a.m.
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Breakfast Buffet
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Restaurant & Prefunction
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6:30 a.m.
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8:00 a.m.
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PIPs Breakfast
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Cedar E
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8:00 a.m.
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9:30 a.m.
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ALTA Board Member Jeff McEvoy & Visiting State Representatives
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Cedar A,B,C
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9:30 a.m.
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9:45 a.m.
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Break
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Prefunction
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9:45 a.m.
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10:45 a.m.
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Dan Messerich, PLS, IaRTN Administrator
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Cedar A,B,C
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10:45 a.m.
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11:45 a.m.
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Hot Topics Panel
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Cedar A,B,C
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11:45 a.m.
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Close Convention
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Cedar A,B,C
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12:30 p.m.
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1:00 p.m.
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Board Lunch
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Cedar D,E
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1:00 p.m.
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2:30 p.m.
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Board Meeting
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Cedar D,E
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2:30 p.m.
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3:00 p.m.
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New Board Member Orientation
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Cedar D
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Sunday Social at X-Golf
5235 Buffalo Ridge Drive
Cedar Rapids, IA (0.7 Miles from the Hilton Garden Inn)
Transportation not provided. Parking is available in front of the building.
Social includes 8 state of the art golf simulators; 26 TV Sports Bar; Board Games and Fajita Bar. Bring your own golf clubs, or rental clubs provided at no additional charge.
A.I. Hype
Bill Svoboda, CloseSimple Co-Founder
Everywhere you look, there is a new buzzword promising to revolutionize our industry. But how do you separate the shiny objects from the tools that actually drive revenue? In this session, we are cutting through the noise. We will move past the "Hype" to look at what is actually working in today’s market. A passionate advocate for empowering Title professionals, Bill has been at the forefront of integrating practical AI, automation, and secure communication tools into title operations. He frequently speaks at industry conferences and webinars, sharing forward-thinking strategies that help Title companies grow while enhancing transparency and trust for all parties in the transaction.
Rental Registries: A Toolkit to Support Local Housing Stability
Dr. Jane Rongerude, Associate Professor, Dept of Urban Planning and Development, ISU
Strong and resilient communities offer residents a mix of housing tenure options, building types, and affordability. Rental housing is an essential component of this mix. However, many local governments have little to no information about who owns rental property within their jurisdiction, making it difficult to respond to or plan for local housing needs. A rental registry, a simple database with the name, address, and contact information of rental property owners and/or a designee, is a tool that planners and local officials can use to address this knowledge gap. This presentation explains why rental registries matter, provides an overview of the current rental registry debates, and discusses issues to consider when designing and implementing a new rental registry system. Dr. Jane Rongerude is an Associate Professor in the Department of Urban Planning and Development at Iowa State University and the current president-elect of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning. She received a B.S. in Environmental Studies from Portland State University and an MCP and PhD in City and Regional Planning from University of California, Berkeley. Her research interests include rental housing, housing policy, homelessness, community engagement, and group learning pedagogies. She serves as the PI for the Rental Housing Research Consortium, an NSF-funded multi-disciplinary study investigating the decision-making practices of residential rental property owners in response to disasters and other market shocks, and as a visiting scholar with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.
ALTA Agents & Abstractors Section Representative
Jeffrey McEvoy
Jeffrey McEvoy has over 20 years of experience in Real Estate Law and is a pioneer in e-Closings. In 2005, Jeff assisted the Shelby County, Tenn., Register’s Office in its development of an e-Filing Register’s site. After fine-tuning, the system was offered to attorneys and recorders across the United States. Later, Jeff joined with a national underwriter to promote electronic closings. Jeff and his team worked with the e-Closing developers of the title insurance company to promote e-Closings, e-Vaults and e-Notary. In 2007, Jeff’s team recorded the first electronically executed deed of trust for the State of Tennessee through a partnership with a large regional bank. Jeff worked with the developers on the e-Closing process to make it accessible to settlement agents, lenders and borrowers. Jeff began utilizing a paperless closing system in 2005 and has eliminated paper files for his residential real estate closings. Jeff’s practice now focuses on real estate settlement services and title insurance. Jeff provides instruction to lenders, real estate agents and fellow attorneys on TRID, e-Closings and real estate practice.
GOLF OUTING
A four-person scramble is scheduled for Sunday, May 31st at 9:00 a.m. at Twin Pines Golf Course, 3800 42nd St. NE, Cedar Rapids, 319-286-5583. The fee is $50 per person. Registrants bringing guests will have an opportunity to register additional persons.
For more information, contact Dennis Borcherding, DBorcherding50@gmail.com or contact ILTA@austin.rr.com.
