1. What Is PRIA Local?
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2. PRIA Local Brings PRIA Home
Designed to bring together property records industry partners at the local level
Title plants and underwriters; data aggregators
Recording, assessor and tax collecting offices
Banking and mortgage lenders
eRecording and Land Records Management System vendors
Offers locally operated meetings for participants who can’t attend PRIA national conferences

3. What Does PRIA Local Provide?
A structured forum to enhance industry communication
Two co-chairs (one government and one business) who organize meetings
A place to discuss regional issues and devise solutions
A cost-efficient way to stay aware of important national issues and PRIA standards

4. Successful PRIA Locals Provide
Educational opportunities
Awareness of cross-boundary issues
Distribution of PRIA news and work products
A way to work with problem areas in the local market place
A united forum to develop meaningful local legislation

5. Starting a PRIA Local Chapter
Select one business and one government co-chair who are responsible for running meetings, inviting participants, and creating agendas and minutes
Contact PRIA Local Coordinator or look online for sample materials and checklists
Send an invitation to a group of relevant industry partners, explaining purpose for the meeting
Set an agenda for your meeting
Define areas of concern, and how often and where your group would like to meet

6. Sample PRIA Local Agenda Topics
Standardized indexing
GIS Practices
Best Practices for Certifying Copies
Predictable Recording Fees Toolkit
TIFF/PDF-A Document Formats
Electronic Notarization Guidelines and Remote Online Notarization
Blockchain
Preservation of Electronic Records
Cybersecurity Issues (such as ransomware and wire fraud)

7. PRIA Provides PRIA Local
PRIA Local Coordinator (Carolyn Ableman at
New group set-up or reinvigorating existing groups
All samples of PRIA Local flyers, getting started, invitations and the like
Agenda ideas
Posting your group’s documents, minutes, agendas, and meeting dates on the PRIA Local web page
Sending out meeting notices

8. PRIA Local Webpage (2019)

9. Contact Us Any Time
Carolyn Ableman, PRIA Local Coordinator, Elizabeth Blosser, PRIA Local Business Co-chair, Susan Kramer, PRIA Local Government Co-chair,