Having sold houses for a living for 24 years, Vick Dyer has faithfully attended his company’s international conferences for 14 years. This year, though, he’ll be making the trip of more than 700 miles under his own power ­– simply to make a point about technology.

On February 6 at 10 a.m., Dyer, 58, sets out from his Knoxville, Tennessee, office on his bicycle, pedaling some 40 pounds of gear and clothing 13 days on a mid-winter ride to the New Orleans Convention Center.

His route takes him across the breadth of four states and through 12 overnight stops, ending on stage before an expected 4,000 attendees of the Coldwell Banker Real Estate’s International Business Conference.

Dyer aims to use a 150-year-old transportation technology to focus attention on the newest communications technologies and their rising importance in real estate services, an integral part of this year’s conference theme, “Generation Blue Experience.”

Along the way, he plans to conduct business with clients from his bike, using a smart phone and an iPad. Dyer will also document his ride electronically, tracking progress with a GPS signal and a blog. In addition, he will stop at eight Coldwell Banker offices en route to exchange ideas on how technology can help colleagues become better real estate agents.

“The business tools we use now change every year, from online video to mobile marketing and cloud computing,” Dyer said. “My business has weathered the economic downturn well in part because I learned about these new tools and techniques at past conferences.

“I believe home ownership is the key to better times ahead. Now that the housing market is starting to rebound, this ride is my way of helping home buyers and sellers take advantage of new opportunities.”

The public is invited to see Dyer’s start at 10 a.m. on February 13 at the Bearden office of Coldwell Banker Wallace & Wallace REALTORS, 140 Major Reynolds Place, Knoxville, Tenn. For more information, call 865-584-4000

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MyFlare, the most advanced mobile emergency response system, is now available for iPhone and Android in Spanish! Peace of mind wherever you go, MyFlare Espanol cleverly employs the essential resources on a smartphone – 911, text e-mail, GPS, audio and video – with just one touch of a button to provide users additional personal safety and faster emergency response.

MyFlare Espanol acts as a personalized digital flare gun by performing ALL of the following actions instantly, automatically, simultaneously and continuously in order to give users the help they need when they need it most, whether they’re in distress or a more significant emergency:

• Instantly calls 911 or the user’s designated non-911 emergency contact
• Automatically sends a MyFlare Espanol Message via SMS text and e-mail to 10 of the user’s pre-selected MyFlare Espanol Contacts, alerting them that the user’s in trouble, including the user’s current and ongoing GPS location
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• Simultaneously sends 20-second optional video recordings capturing the user’s present environment, which are attached to the delivered e-mails every few minutes
• Instantly blasts an optional police siren continuously, except when the phone is not in use

MyFlare Espanol’s all-in-one functionality is simple and simultaneous — critical in a potentially life-threatening situation. The GPS, as well as all of the information sent from MyFlare Espanol, can be indispensable to a user fleeing an emergency, or worse, getting abducted, and will prove helpful as evidence in legal proceedings.

MyFlare Espanol has established partnerships with other safety leaders in the field, including Global Rescue, a world-renowned medical assistance organization, Richard Bloom, one of the country’s top personal safety experts, and Hispanic boxer Marlen Esparza, a 2012 Olympic hopeful and safety activist.

Barry Haimo, CEO of MyFlare Espanol, said, “Unfortunately, there is often insufficient time in an emergency to communicate with 911, and only some 911 dispatchers will investigate scenarios where 911 is called but the victim cannot communicate. MyFlare Espanol gives smartphone users the peace of mind knowing that there is additional reassurance in all emergencies.”

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