Around the town: events seminars meetings talks.

IREM & BOMA Lunch

March 10--The Institute of Real Estate Management and the Building Owners and Managers Association will hold a joint luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Robert J. Strang, CEO of Investigative Management Group, will be the featured speaker at the event. The luncheon will take place at the New York Marriott Marquis, at 1535 Broadway. For registration and additional information, please call Sheila Still at [phone].

NYCREW Panel

March 10--The New York Commercial Real Estate Women Network will hold a panel entitled "The Winds of Change" from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Lisa Sarakin, managing director of Standard and Poor's, Tara Innes, managing director of Fitch Ratings, and Merrie Frankel, vice president of Moody's Investor Services, will be the featured speakers at the event. The panel will take place at Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw LLP, at 1675 Broadway. Members: $45 per person. Non-members: $65 per person. For registration and additional information, please visit www.nycrew.org.

REBNY Lunch

March 11--The Real Estate Board of New York will hold a members' luncheon, entitled "Market Talk: What's Up? What's Down?" from 11:45 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Scott R. Latham, executive director with Cushman & Wakefield, Frederick Peters, president of Warburg Realty Partnership, and Peter G. Riguardi, president of the New York region with Jones Lang LaSalle, will be the featured speakers at the event. The luncheon will take place at the New York Hilton, at 1335 Ave. of the Americas. Tickets: $78 per person. For registration and additional information, please mail checks to The Real Estate Board of New York, 570 Lexington Ave., 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10022.

REBNY Seminar

March 12--The Real Estate Board of New York will host a New Lead Paint Law seminar from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Harold Schultz, special counsel with the New York City Department of Housing Preservation, will be the featured speaker at the event. The event will take place at 780 Third Ave. Members: $35 per person. Non-members: $45 per person. For registration and additional information, please call Susi Moore at [phone].

AREW Lunch

March 16--The Association of Real Estate Women will hod its monthly networking reception and luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Brandon Haw, board director with Foster and Partners' London office, and Brian Schwagerl, director of real estate with the Hearst Corporation, will be the featured speakers at the event. The luncheon will take place at the Roosevelt Hotel, at Madison Avenue and East 45th St. Members: Free of charge. Non-members: $125 per person. For registration and additional information, please call [phone].

American ORT Breakfast

March 18--American ORT will hold a breakfast meeting, starting at 8:00 a.m. Vishaan Chakrabarti, director of the Manhattan Office of the Department of City Planning, will be the featured speaker at the event. The event will take place at The Williams Club, at 24 E. 39th St. Tickets: $25 per person. For registration and additional information, please call Gary Perl at [phone].

ABO Lunch

March 18--The Associated Builders and Owners of Greater New York will hold its monthly luncheon from noon to 2:00 p.m. Emily Youssouf, president of the New York City Housing Development Corporation, will be the featured speaker at the event. The luncheon will take place at the National Arts Club, at 15 Gramercy Park South. Members: $60 per person. Non-members: $75 per person. For registration and additional information, please call [phone].

Co-Op & Condo Expo

March 18--The Cooperator will hold its 17 th annual Co-op & Condo Expo from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The event will include such seminar as "Dollars & Sense: Money Saving Ideas for Your Building," "An Honest Appraisal: Safeguarding Your Apartment's Value," and "Not All Rules are Made to be Broken? Making and Enforcing House Rules." The event will take place at the New York Hilton, at 1335 Ave. of the Americas. For registration and additional information, please call [phone].

Appraisal Institute Course

March 19 to 20--The Long Island Chapter of the Appraisal Institute will offer a "Fair Housing and Fair Lending and Environmental Issues" continuing education course on two consecutive days from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The course will address the appraiser's responsibilities toward federal, state and local lending laws. Classes will take place at the C.W. Post campus of Long Island University, at 720 Northern Boulevard in Brookville, N.Y. Tuition: $220 per person. For registration and additional information, please call [phone].

IREM Courses

March 29 to Apr. 3--The Institute of Real Estate Management will offer a series of "Property Operations" course on six consecutive days from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The courses will include "Managing Investment Real Estate: Financial Tools," "Marketing and Leasing: Multi-Family Properties," and "Human Resource Essentials for Real Estate Managers." The classes will take place at Brick Presbyterian Church, at 62 E. 92nd St. Members: $550 per course. Non-members: $690 per course. For registration and additional information, please call Sheila Still at [phone].