Around town: events seminars meeting talks.

Free 1031 Seminar

Aug. 10--Manhattan Apartments, Inc. and Madison Exchange will hold a free seminar on 1031 exchanges from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The event will take place at the Manhattan Apartments Sales Center at 1780 Broadway, second floor. For registration and additional information, please visit www.madison1031.com or call [phone].

Capuchin Food Pantries Awards

Aug. 11--The Capuchin Food Pantries will hold its third annual "Women of Valor" awards tea. Patricia Lancaster, Commissioner of the New York City Department of Buildings, will be the featured speaker. The event will take place at the Waldorf Astoria hotel. For registration and additional information, please call Linda S. Alexander at [phone].

NYARM Seminar

Aug. 17--The New York Association of Realty Managers will hold a seminar, on topics such as "Creative Use of Default Provisions to Control Problematic Residents" and "Stress, Efficiency and Workload Management," from 8:00 a.m. to noon. Eric Goidel, of Borah, Altschuler, Schwartz & Nahins, P.C., Phyllis H. Weisberg, of Kurzman Karelsen & Frank, and Joseph Reinhart, of ARM of NY, will be the featured speakers. The event will take place at the Brooklyn Marriot. Members: $25 per person. Non-members: $65 per person. For registration and additional information, please call Margie Russell at [phone].

PWC Networking Event

Aug. 23--Professional Women in Construction will hold a "Meet the Architects" networking event from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Jan Bishop, principal of HOK Healthcare, Carlos Cardoso, associate partner with Beyer Blinder Belle, and Hazel Ephron, partner with Wank Adams Slavin Associates, will be among the guests of honor. The event will take place at La Maganette Ristorante, at 50th St. and Third Ave. Members: $50 per person. Non-members: $75 per person. For registration and additional information, please call [phone].

Construction Risk Panel

Sept. 8--Zetlin & De Chiara LLP will hold a panel entitled "Managing Risk in Construction Projects: What You Don't Know Can Hurt You" from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Robert A. Schubert, senior vice president of construction with Boston Properties, John Onnembo, general counsel with AMEC Construction Management, and Tony Cucci, partner with Berdon LLP, will be among the panelists. The event will take place at the Penn Club, at 30 W. 44th St. For registration and additional information, please call Stephanie Maher at [phone].

Facilities Management Course

Sept. 12 -- The Mechanics Institute will begin its facilities management program. Classes will take place twice a week, at 20 W. 44th St. For registration and additional information, please call [phone].

Appraisal Course

Sept. 12 -- The Long Island Chapter of the Appraisal Institute will offer a seven-hour course on how to avoid lawsuits from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Valentino Pasquarella, Jr. will be the instructor for the course. The event will take place at the Marriott Residence Inn at 9 Gerhard Road in Plainview, N.Y. Members: $175 per person. Non-members: $185 per person. For registration and additional information, please call [phone].

NYARM Expo

Sept. 14 -- The New York Association of Realty Managers will hold its annual expo, starting at 8:00 a.m. The event will include more than 80 information booths, prize drawings and free certification courses. It will take place at the Hotel Pennsylvania, at Seventh Ave. and 33rd St. For registration and additional information, please send a fax to [phone].

MBA Breakfast

Sept. 15 -- The Mortgage Bankers Association of New Jersey will hold a breakfast, entitled "Commercial Lending Basics--Learn What You Need to Know to Originate and Sell Commercial Loans," from 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Greg Adams, vice president of Rahway Savings Institution, Jim Highes, of New Jersey Business Financial Corp., and Jim Petrie, commercial credit manager with Columbia Bank, will be among the panelists. The event will take place at Holiday Inn Jamesburg in Jamesburg, N.J. Members: $95 per person. Non-members: $125 per person. For registration, please fax your information to [phone].

CoreNet European Summit

Sept. 18 to 20 -- CoreNet Global will hold its fourth annual European Summit, entitled "Real Estate at the Speed of Business?" in Madrid Spain. Luis Maria Huete, of the University of Navarra, and Ted Sargent, of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will be the featured speakers at the event. For registration and additional information, please visit www.corenetglobal.org/ madrid.

Appraisal Course

Sept. 23 -- The Long Island Chapter of the Appraisal Institute will offer a seven-hour appraisal course, entitled "Appraising from Blueprints and Specifications," from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00p.m. Diane Gilbert will serve as the instructor for the course. The event will take place at the Marriott Residence Inn, at 9 Gerhard Road in Plainview, N.Y. Members: $185 per person. Non-members: $195 per person. For registration and additional information, please call Francine L. Morgenstern at [phone].