Twice a year, commercial real estate specialists from all over the world come together for the SIOR World Conference in the United States. The conference offers not only excellent possibilities for networking and exchange among SIOR members, but also provides the opportunity for members to obtain information about the latest developments and trends on the market concerning industrial and office properties. This year the Fall World Conference takes places in Chicago, Illinois from October 26 to 28, 2017. The two Managing Partners of Modesta Real Estate and long-term SIOR members, Andreas Polak-Evans and Sebastian Scheufele, are once again attending this three-day event. They are the only SIOR members from Austria and Slovakia represented at the conference. SIOR (Society of Industrial and Office Realtors) is an American leading global office and industrial real estate association with strict professional guidelines and has more than 3,200 members in 685 cities and 36 countries worldwide.