Conventions are back in style. The National Association of Realtors reported record attendance for its annual convention in November, 2004, and the Real Estate CyberSpace Society has posted record-breaking attendance for the last three years of its online convention.

The Fourth Annual National Real Estate Online Convention and Exposition, hosted by the Society will continue its tradition of breaking previous attendance records, according to early registration.

Society founder Jack Peckham says this year marks the largest gathering of real estate professionals to ever convene. Last year, the record was 41,286 attendees; this year the Society expects in excess of 50,000 attendees.

"The On-line Convention will bring real estate professionals all of the excitement and features of an 'old-time convention,'" says Peckham. "Over 27,000 real estate professionals from over 33 countries have preregistered."

The convention is scheduled from January 30th to February 5th, 2005 at REcyber.com. Registration and attendance are free of charge to attendees.

In addition to the showcasing of the latest products and services at over 300 "booths," the convention will feature a wide array of national leaders and experts including keynoters Matthew Ferrara and Jim Young and featured speakers Troy Allen, PJ Babcock, Ernie Brescia, Roger Butcher, Barbara Corcoran, Rick Edler, Joeann Fossland, Jim Gillespie, Allen Hainge, Gary Hall, Alice Held, Joshua Konowe, Mark Lesswing, Rob Levy, Judy McCutchin, Walt McDonald, Nancy Michaels, Rick Raddatz, Dan Gooder Richard, Margaret Rome, Michael Russer, Ira Serkes, James Sherry, Bill Shue, Stuart Siegel, Stefan Swanepoel, John Tuccillo, Terry Watson, and Dirk Zeller.

According to Peckham, the convention is delivered free of charge to attendees because of the generous sponsorship of many industry supporters, as well as the vendors who will be exhibiting the latest innovations in real estate-related technologies.