Around the town: events seminars meetings talks.

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].

Business Seminar

March 22--The Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce will hold a business incentives seminar for real estate professionals and Brooklyn businesses from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Josh Keller, director of business services with Southwest Brooklyn Industrial Development Corporation, and Don Giampetro, of the New York Department of Small Business Services will be the featured speaker at the event. The seminar will take place at 55 Washington St. in Brooklyn, N.Y., suite 802. For registration and additional information, please call Mack Tham at [phone], ext. 142.

NYARM Meeting

March 24--The New York Association of Realty Managers will hold a seminar lecture series and monthly membership meeting from 10:00 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. The seminar will cover such topics as exterior repair contracts, engineering perspective and legal and ethical issues. Patricia K. Clark, regional administrator with Occupational Safety and Hazards Administration, will be the featured speaker at the lunch. The event will take place at Tavern on the Green, at Central Park West and 67th St. Members: $60 per person. Non-members: $120 per person. For registration and additional information, please call Margie Russell at [phone].

IREM Seminar

March 25 to 26--The Institute of Real Estate Management will hold a professional development seminar for real estate executives. The event will take place at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Houston, Texas. Timothy Riddiough, professor of real estate and urban land economics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will be the instructor for the event. Members: $715 per person. Non-members: $895 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].