AREW--experience the power of women in real estate.

Many real estate professionals wisely join an association in their area of expertise, but the savviest among them also understand that, in order to create the contacts that lead to business, you need to network with others in noncompetitive disciplines. AREW, with its diversity of membership at all levels of the industry, provides that network as well as many other opportunities for professional advancement.

Founded to provide a format for women real estate professionals to network, learn, be mentored by and create business with other women, AREW's mission of opening minds and doors for women in real estate remains constant. We are an organization that fully understands and supports our members' need to expand their perspectives and knowledge of the industry in an environment that encourages not only learning, but also productive networking that leads to member to member business.

AREW's membership diversity is one of its greatest strengths. At an AREW event, whether monthly luncheon, seminar or networking reception, you will find women (and men) from all levels and the entire spectrum of the industry commingling. Thus it is that senior level to just starting out real estate professionals encompassing every known service and product involved in real estate--brokers, project managers, architects, corporate real estate professionals, marketers, bankers, institutional lenders, title and escrow professionals, attorneys, facilities designers, property managers, appraisers, developers, engineers and educators--come together in a spirit of sharing ideas, information, opinions, interests, expertise and business opportunities. The multidisciplinary mix creates a stimulating dynamic, especially when combined with the supportive atmosphere of AREW events.

AREW's founders felt that creating a sense of collegiality was important to the organization. Fast forwarding more than two and a half decades, the organization has retained its environment of genuine supportiveness. Although one of the industry's largest, most dynamic and influential associations, AREW possesses a sense of sitting around a table with friends. The spirit of the organization may be one of supportiveness, but AREW members are women who change the landscape of the New York City real estate business on a daily status. The noncompetitive nature of the organization facilitates easier, friendlier networking, but it is the quality, quantity and diversity of the membership that makes it outstanding.

AREW is one of the industry's most active organizations. We offer a rich, varied and stimulating program of educational and networking events. Monthly luncheons spotlight timely issues and developments with top industry speakers offering information that is often ahead of the curve.

Our seminars focus on subjects, ranging from creating business relationships online to financial planning. Behind-the-scenes tours highlight exciting and prominent new developments.

AREW also holds a series known as Breakfast with Industry Leaders.

Our fall and mid-winter cocktail receptions where networking is the focus are among the most dazzling and well attended in the industry. We strive to hold our events in interesting venues, often newly opened or not yet opened to the public.

As the new season approaches, AREW will continue to reinvent ourselves in tandem with the times and the needs of our growing membership including implementing additional member benefits, focusing on superior facilitation of productive networking and creating even greater opportunities for member to member business.

If you want to be among the best and the brightest in the industry, advance both personally and professionally and keep abreast of cutting-edge industry happenings, we invite you to join AREW by calling 212-599-6181 or logging onto www.arew.org. To experience the power of women in real estate as well as some of the most productive networking in the industry, you need to experience AREW.

MICHELE MEDAGLIA,

2004-05 AREW PRESIDENT,

PRESIDENT, ACC CONSTRUCTION CORP.