Around the town events seminars meetings talks.

B'nai B'rith Lunch

June 11 - Daniel Libeskind, the architect who created the winning design for rebuilding the World Trade Center site, will speak at the B'nai B'rith Real Estate Unit luncheon on noon at the Cornell Club, 6 East 44th St. Call Aracelis Kuilan at [phone] to secure your reservation for the luncheon. You can also fax her at [phone], email [e-mail]. Admission for members is $55 in advance and $65 at the door. Non-members' admission is $65. All nonmembers should register and send a check in advance. Because of the great interest in this talk, there will be no guarantee for seat availability on the day of the event. Make checks payable to B'nai B'rith Real Estate and mail to Aracelis Kuilan at BDO Seidman, LLP, 330 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10017.

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].

IREM Cocktail Party

June 12 - The Greater New York Chapter of the Institute of Real Estate Management is holding a "Get to Know IREM" complimentary cocktail party from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at "The Roof' 45 East 89th St., entrance on Madison Avenue. Non-IREM members are invited. IREM members may attend, provided they are accompanied by a nonIREM guest. Sponsored by Alexander Wall Corp., JMA Consultants, Inc., Lucidity Awards & Signage Systems, Pinnacle Restoration, Ltd., & Rosenwach Tank, Co., Inc. Seating is limited and advance reservations must be made by June 5. Please call Sheila Still at [phone] or visit www.iremnyc.org.

Construction Technology Expo

June 12 -- The New Jersey Carpenter Contractor Trust will host a Construction Technology 2003 Expo from 5:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The event will feature the latest innovations in construction materials, tools, and services. It will take place at the Union Carpenter Training Center at 221 South 31st St. in Kenilworth, NJ. For registration and additional information please call [phone].

REBNY Awards Event

June 13 -- The Real Estate, Board of New York will present its Retail Deal of the Year Awards from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The event will take place at the Yale Club, at 50 Vanderbilt Ave. Tickets: $80 per person. For registration and additional information please call Angela Hussain at [phone].

Continuing Education Course

June 11, 18 & 25 - From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Esther Muller's Real Estate Division of the Academy for Continuing Education is offering a 22.5 hour required course for re-licensing. Join prominent real estate professionals for 'presentations and discussions on current and emerging issues facing the New York real estate community. There are no exams, and the course is approved by the New York Department of State. These exciting and informative seminars will be held at the Warwick Howtel at 65 West 54th St. Call Edreana at [phone] to reserve space, or register online at www.RealEstateAcademy.com

Golf Outing

June 16 -- The Bronx-Manhattan North Association of Realtors will hold its 2003 golf and tennis outing from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. The event will include breakfast, lunch, cocktail hour, a golf tournament, and a tennis tournament. It will take place at the Whipporwill Country Club in Armonk, N.Y Members: $575 for the golf program, $300 for the tennis program. Non-members: $675 for the golf program, $275 for the tennis program. For registration and additional information please call [phone].

B'Nai B'rith Golf Outing

June 16 -- B'nai B'rith International will hold its seventh' annual golf classic and award dinner. Bob Lieb, chairman and chief executive officer, and Michael Allen Seeve, president of Mountain Development Corp., will be honored at the event. The dinner will take place at the Brooklake Country Club in Florham Park, N.J. For registration and additional information please call [phone].

PWC Networking Event

June 17 -- Professional Women In Construction (PWC) presents "Meet The Real Estate Industry," a business networking event with exhibit tables from 5:30 to 8 pm, at La Maganette Ristorante, Third Avenue at 50th Street, NYC. Honored guests include real estate executives and property managers from Boston Properties, Vornado Realty Trust, Columbia Univeristy, Equity Management, Stillman Management, New York Life, Con Ed Solutions, Grubb & Ellis, EPS Properties and BOMA NY. Tickets:$65, Exhibit Tables (with 4 tickets, 1/2 page ad): $450; Sponsorship (exhibit table, 8 tickets, full ad): $750. Buffet is served and cash bar is available. For reservations and information, call: 212.486-7745; fax: [phone]; mail: [e-mail]. Web site: www.pwcusa.org.

NRC Lunch

June 17 -- The National Realty Club, Inc. will be holding a luncheon at the Williams Club on 24 East 39th St. at noon. Damon Gersh, president and CEO of Maxons Restorations, Inc. will be a guest speaker. Club members pay $40. Non members who send a check to NRC, 380 Lexington Avenue. Suite 1700, New York, NY 10168 pay $65. At the door, pay $85. For more information call [phone].

Appraisal Institute Golf Outing

June 18 -- The Long Island Chapter of the Appraisal Institute will hold its sixth annual golf outing starting at 3 p.m. The event will include, a nine-hole golf tournament and a barbeque dinner. It will take place at the Harbor Links Golf Course in Port Washington, N.Y. Tournament: $80 per person. Dinner only: $30 per person. For registration and additional information please call Howard Morris at [phone].

LICBDC Breakfast

June 18 - Steven Spinola, president of the Real Estate Board of NY, will speak about development issues affecting Long Island City, Queens, and all of NYC. Ample opportunities for networking with other members of the business community, and for asking questions of Spinola. The breakfast is set for 8 - 9:30 a.m., at Tennisport Restaurant on Borden Ave. and 2nd St., LIC. $30 members, $35 non-members. RSVP at [phone] x 21. Sponsored by Greiner-Maltz Realty, Seaman Realty & Management Co., Inc., and Sholom & Zuckerbrot Realty.

State of Israel Bonds Lunch

June 18--State of Israel Bonds' Architects, Designers, Engineers & Builders Division, a unit of its Real Estate and Construction Division, will honor Marilyn Jordan Taylor, chairman of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, at its annual luncheon at 11:30 a.m. at The St. Regis. Leonard Koven of Atkinson Koven Feinberg Engineers and Douglas C. Mass of Cosentini Associates are general chairmen. Jay Koven of Ambassador Construction Co. and Richard A. Romm of SCR Design Organization are luncheon chairmen. David Childs of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill is honorary chairman.

City Planning Commissioner Irwin G. Cantor, Marvin A. Mass of Cosentini Associates, and Frank Sciame of F. J. Sciame Construction Co. are chairmen of the Executive Committee. Admission is $200 per person. For information, call Morgan Kronenberg at 212-644-2663, ext. 381.

PWC Golf Outing

June 24 -- Professional Women in Construction will hold its annual golf outing from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. The event will include brunch, "shot-gun" tee off, a cocktail party, and a sit-down dinner. It will take place at the New York Country Club in New Hepmstead, N.Y. Golf package: $300 per person. Cocktail party and dinner only: $165 per person. For registration and additional information please call [phone].

Ethics Course

June 25 -- The Manhattan Association of Realtors will hold its Code of Ethics Orientation course from 9:00 a.m. to noon. The class will take place at the Warwick Hotel, at 65 W. 54th St. Members: free of charge. For registration and additional information please call [phone].

NYU Course

July 11 to 13 -- The Real Estate Institute of New York University will offer a 22.5-hour continuing education course, entitled "Real Estate Practices Updated," from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on three consecutive days. The course will discuss human rights and fair housing, environmental disclosure, and recent amendments to Article 12A. The classes will take on the fourth floor of 11 W. 42nd For registration and additional information please call Sal Gulino at [phone].

Appraisal Institute Course

July 18 -- The Long Island Chapter of the Appraisal Institute will offer a seven-hour update course from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The course will discuss the Appraisal Foundation, the Appraisal Standards Board, and the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice. It will take place at the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University, at 720 Northern Boulevard in Brookville, N.Y. Members: $195 per person. Non-members: $215 per person. For registration and additional information please call [phone].

PWC Golf Outing

July 24 - Professional Women In Construction (PWC) will hold its all-day Golf Outing, brunch through dinner (shot-gun tee-off at 11:30 am) at the New York Country Club, New Hempstead, NY. Golf package: $300 p.p.; Foursome & Hole Sponsorship: $1400; cocktails & dinner only (from 5:30 pm): $165 p.p. Sponsorships available. For reservations and information, call: 212.486-7745; fax: [phone]; email [e-mail]. Web site: www.pwcusa.org.