Around the town: events seminars meetings talks.

MANAR Courses

March 6, 13, 20 - The Manhattan Association of REALTORS[R] and the NYS Commercial Association of REALTORS[R] are offering three introductory level continuing education courses for the residential broker who wishes to learn the basics of Commercial Real Estate. Each course provides 7.5 hours of CE Credit and may be taken individually or as a series. The courses are March 6 - Introduction to Commercial Real Estate Tools of the Trade; March 13 - Introduction to Commercial & Investment Real Estate: Concepts and Terms and March 20 Commercial Calculations The classes will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the offices of Manhattan Mortgage, 555 Madison Ave. (at 56th Street), 14th floor. Tuition for REALTOR[R] members is $100 for one day, $175 for two days and $225 for all three days. Tuition for nonmembers is $135, $250 and $300, respectively. The instructor is Edward S. Smith Jr. who has over 25 years experience in Commercial and Investment Real Estate Brokerage. For registration and additional information please call the MANAR office at 212 879-9166 or email [e-mail]

ABO Lunch

March 13 -- The Associated Builders and Owners of Greater New York will hold its monthly luncheon from noon to 2 p.m. James Gill, chairman of Battery Park City Authority, 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].

Women in Housing & Finance Seminar

March 13 - Amanda Burden, the chair of the New York City Planning Commission and director of the Department of City Planning, will discuss the current Strategic Plan of the Department of City Planning at a Women in Housing & Finance seminar from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at Starks Veranda Restaurant at 319 Broadway (at Thomas Street) Downtown Manhattan. There will be a networking hour from 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. and the program will start at 6:45 p.m. The fee for members is $20 and non member is $25. Please RSVP by calling Alison Pike do Beth Cooper Lawrence Architects at 212-439-1056.

CoreNet Global Dinner

March 13 -- CoreNet Global will holds its 12th annual dinner, starting at 5:30 p.m. The event will take place at Pier 60 of Chelsea Piers. For registration and additional information, please call Gerry Diamond at [phone].

UJA-Federation Lunch

March 13 - UJA-Federation of New York's Young Real Estate Group (REX) of the Real Estate & Allied Trades Division will honor Andrew S. Fawer, managing director of CIBC World Markets Corporation's Real Estate Securitization and Finance Group, at its annual luncheon at The Pierre, Fifth Avenue and 61st Street. The guest speaker will be His Excellency, Daniel Ayalon, Israeli Ambassador to the United States. The luncheon begins at 11:30 a.m. Cost of the luncheon is $145. For further information or to make a reservation, please call Jodi Chase at 1-212836-1450 or e-mail her at [e-mail].

NRC Panel

March 18 - The National Realty Club will hold a panel on "Investing in the Boroughs" at noon at the Williams Club, 24 East 39th St. Panel members are Richard Wald, president of Emigrant Funding; Frank Gooden, principal of First Merchants, Inc. of Park Slope and Timothy King, executive managing director of Massey Knakal's new Brooklyn office. The cost is $40 for members and $65 for nonmembers (must be prepaid.) For more information call Tamara Beck at [phone].

CityBar Center Seminar

March 19 -- The CityBar Center for Continuing Legal Education will hold a seminar, entitled "The Clean Water Act: The Law That Works?," from 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Eileen D. Millett, general counsel of Interstate Environmental Commission, will chair the event. The seminar will take place at 42 W 44th St. Members: $285 per person. Non-members: $405 per person. For registration and additional information, please call [phone].

MBA Conference

March 16 to 21 -- The Mortgage Bankers Association will hold its 20th anniversary regional conference. The event will include general sessions with top industry speakers and exhibits. It will take place at Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort in Atlantic City, N.J. For registration and additional information please call [phone].

Appraisal Institute Course

March 11 to Apr. 15 -- The Long Island Chapter of the Appraisal Institute will offer a continuing education course, entitled "Appraisal Procedures," on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. The course will review the valuation process and discuss appraisal mathematics, cost approach, and income capitalization approach. The classes will take place at the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University, at 720 Northern Boulevard in Brookville, N.Y. Tuition: $400 per person. For registration and additional information please call [phone].

Building Congress Breakfast

March 21 - The Honorable Gifford Miller, Speaker of the New York City Council, will be the guest speaker at a Construction Industry Breakfast Forum, sponsored by the New York Building Congress Inc., beginning with a reception at 8 a.m., and followed by breakfast and program at 8:30 a.m., at Club 101, located at 101 Park Ave. (corner of 40th Street). Fee: $45 for NYBC members in advance ($55 at the door); $65 for nonmembers ($75 at the door). For more information, call the Building Congress at [phone].

Appraisal Institute Course

March 21 to 22 -- The Long Island Chapter of the Appraisal Institute will offer a continuing education course, entitled "Fair Housing and Fair Lending and Environmental Issues," on two consecutive days from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The course will discuss the appraiser's responsibilities on fair lending laws and regulations. The classes will take place at the C.W. Post campus of Long Island University, at 720 Northern Boulevard in Brookville, N.Y. Tuition: $210 per person. For registration and additional information please call [phone].

Infrastructure Seminar

March 24 -- The Association of the Bar of the City of New York will hold "New York City Infra structure" seminar from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Jonathan Lang, president of Four Plus Corporation, and Frances Milberg, senior vice president of the Segal Company, will co-chair the event. For registration and additional information please call [phone].

PWC Awards Reception

March 25 - Professional Women In Construction (PWC) will honor the AOL Time Warner Center and Columbus Centre LLC project at its annual Awards Reception from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. at The Yale Club, 50 Vanderbilt Avenue, NYC. Accepting awards will be Bruce Warwick, president and coo, CCLLC and Philip Pitruzzello, vice president corporate real estate and Greta Davis, national director supplier diversity, AOL Time Warner. Tickets are $195 each (includes open bar and buffet). Sponsorships and journal ads are available. For reservations and information call 212.486-7745, fax: [phone], email: [e-mail].

NYARM Event

March 26 -- The New York Association of Realty Managers, NYARM sponsors Strike Preparation Day, at Tavern on The Green located at Central Park West and 67th Street. The 32 BJ contract update will be presented by James Berg and Peter Finn with the RAB, Realty Advisory Board, during the regular meeting and program from 1 to 2 p.m.. During the pre-pre-luncheon LEARNING SESSION at 11am the 3rd in the series of the Required Ethics course, needed to achieve nyarm certification, will be given. RSVPS are necessary. $60 Members and $120 non-members Credit cards accepted. For more information log onto www.nyarm.org or contact NYARM's executive director, Margie Russell, [e-mail] or [phone].

Electricity Workshop

March 26 -- New York State Public Service Commission and New York State Energy Research and Development Authority will hold a daylong workshop from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The workshop will discuss electricity issues, reduced energy use, and $mart programs. It will take place at the Southgate Hotel, at Seventh Ave. and 31 St St. For registration and additional information please call Anne Dalton at (877) 6619223.

RERNY Seminar

April 2 -- The Real Estate Board of New York will host a mold seminar entitled "Mold in Commercial Buildings and on Construction Sites" at the Yale Club, 50 Vanderbilt Avenue -- Grand Ballroom; NYC, 8 to 11 a.m. Our guest speakers are William Esposito, president, The Ambient Group; Richard Silberman, manager of business development, Healthy Buildings International, Inc.; and Stephen Gordon, principal, Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. The cost is $35 for REBNY members and $50 for non-members. The seminar is sponsored by The Ambient Group and Healthy Buildings International, Inc. For additional information or to purchase a ticket, please contact Linda L. Rainey at [phone].

AREW Anniversary

Apr. 2 -- The Association of Real Estate Women will hold its 25th anniversary gala, starting at 7 p.m. Mary Ann Tighe, of CB Richard Ellis, Faith Hope Consolo, of Garrick-Aug Worldwide, and Barbara Corcoran, of the Corcoran Group, will be among those to receive awards at the event. The event will take place at the St. Regis Hotel, at Two E. 55th St. Members: $75 per person. Non-members: $200 per person. For registration and additional information please call Maureen Munroe [phone].

IREM Course

April 2 & 3 -- The Greater New York Chapter of the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) is offering a course titled Understanding Financial Calculations & Strategies for Real Estate Managers from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Renwick Gardens, 332 East 29th St. The cost is $440 for IREM members; $555 for non-members. This course will be taught by Len Frenkil, CPM, Vice President of Education at the Institute of Real Estate Management. A calculator is required. IREM recommends the Hewlett-Packard 10BII. For reservations please contact Sheila Still at [phone] or visit www.iremnyc.org

Bronx Manhattan North Realtors Banquet

Apr. 3 -- The Bronx-Manhattan North Association of Realtors will hold its 79th annual banquet from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg will be the featured speaker at the event. For registration and additional information please call [phone].

NRC Lunch

April 7 -- Dan Doctoroff, Deputy Mayor, will be the guest speaker at a National Realty Club luncheon at noon at the Williams Club, 24 East 39th St. The cost is $40 for members and $65 for nonmembers. To make reservations call [phone] or email [e-mail]. Nonmembers must prepay to National Realty Club Inc., 380 Lexington Ave., Suite 1700, New York, NY 10168.

Israel Bonds

April 10 -- The Real Estate New Leadership Cabinet of State of Israel Bonds will honor Roy L. Appel, Jonathan R. Serko, and Simon Ziff at its annual tribute luncheon at 11:30 a.m. at the Grand Hyatt New York. Appel, senior vice president of CB Richard Ellis, and Serko, an executive director of Cushman & Wakefield, are immediate past chairmen of the Cabinet. Ziff is president of The Ackman-Ziff Real Estate Group. Chairmen are Richard J. Brickell of Joseph P. Day Realty and Brian S. Waterman of Newmark & Co. Real Estate. Admission is $140 per person. For reservations, call Celine Bensimon at 212-644-2663, ext. 401.

IREM Lunch

April 16 -- The Greater New York Chapter of the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) will hold their monthly luncheon featuring special guest speaker Anthony Malkin, president of W&M Properties, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the New York Helmsley Hotel, 212 East 42nd Street. The cost is $65 and advance reservations are required. Please contact Sheila Still at [phone] or visit www.iremnyc.org.

Realty Foundation Lunch

May 20 -- The Realty Foundation will hold its annual luncheon. Thomas A. Renyi, chairman and chief executive officer of the Bank of New York, will be honored at the event. The luncheon will take place at the Regent Hotel, at 55 Wall St. For registration and additional information please call Patricia Frank at [phone].

ABO Trade Show

June 10 - 11 -- The Associated Builders and Owners of Greater New York will hold its annual Building NY trade show. The event will take place at the Jacob Javits Convention Center. For registration and additional information please call [phone].