Around town: events seminars meetings talks.

ICREW Luncheon

Nov. 8: ICREW Luncheon at the Woodbridge Hilton, 120 Wood Avenue, South Iselin, NJ will discuss "New Jersey's Economy: Opportunities and Challenges." Joseph J. Seneca, Chairman of NJ Council of Economic Advisors & University Professor at Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning & Public Policy Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey will be speaking. Log onto ICREW.org for details.

CHIP Seminar

Nov. 8: The Community Housing Improvement Program (C.H.I.P.), a city-based organization that represents property owners, and Washington Mutual will co-host a seminar, "Buying and Selling Real Estate in New York--An Insider's Guide ... What's Ahead in Real Estate Markets." Robert Knakal-Massey of Knakal Realty Services will be the keynote speaker. Michael Stoler of The Stoler Report will serve as moderator. Other featured speakers include Peter Spies (Goldman, Sachs & Co.); Ofer Yardeni (Stonehenge Partners, Inc.); James Wacht (Sierra Realty Corp.); Eastern Consolidated Properties, Inc.; Michael Lynch (Lynch & Associates); Marc Wieder-Anchin (Bloch & Anchin), and Martin Brady, senior vice president of Washington Mutual Multi-Family Lending Division. The seminar will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon at the Waldorf Astoria in Manhattan. Advance registration is required and can be done by contacting Catherine Tassoulas at catherine. [e-mail] or 516-745-2397.

PWC Trade Fair

Nov. 8: Professional Women in Construction (PWC) presents the annual Trade Fair: "Downtown Rising" 5:30 p.m to 8:00 pm at Con Edison, 4 Irving Place, NYC. W/M/DBE Workshop at 4:45 p.m.--free. Sponsors and exhibitors include wide spectrum of construction industry (private & public sectors). Tickets: $50 member; $75 nonmember. Exhibit table: $395 PWC member; $495 nonmember (includes tickets, directory listing). Sponsorship: $1,000 (includes exhibit table, tickets, ad, acknowledgment). Light buffet served. For reservations: T: 212.486-7745; F: 212.4860228; Email: pwcusal @aol.com; www.pwcusa.org.

ABO 96th Annual Dinner Dance

Nov. 9: The Associated Builders and Owners of Greater New York celebrates the splendor of the silver screen at this year's "Hooray for Hollywood" Dinner Dance. Attendees will enjoy live music and entertainment at the New York Marriott Marquis Hotel on Broadway at West 45th Street. This year's honorees include: Fred C. Trump Lifetime Achievement Award (presented by Donald Trump): Jerome Belson, president of Associated Builders and Owners of Greater New York; Developer of the Year: Larry Gluck, president of Stellar Management; Management Company of the Year: Peter J. Alizio, president of A-1 Realty Management Co. Inc.; Associate of the Year: Christopher Durnan, president of Durnan Group Managers; and Woman of the Year: Sherry Frankel, president of Caran Properties, Inc. In addition, the Emma Lazarus Special Recognition Awards will also be presented to industry leaders selected for their dynamic role in business. The winners of this award will be named closer to the event. Cocktails begin at 6:30 p.m. and dinner at 8:00 p.m. For more information on the Dinner Dance or to RSVP, please call 212.385.4949.

Hi-Rise Inspection Course

Nov. 9-11: Presented by Real Estate Education Center & Carson, Dunlop & Weldon International at 350 Fifth Ave. Suite 1106 NYC. This course is three days long, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day and is approved for 20 CAHPI(BC) and 20 of ASHI[R] Membership Renewal Credits, 16CREIASM Continuing Education Credits and 24 NAHI CEUs as well as the protocol set out by the ASTM Standard E 2018-01 for Property Condition Assessments For more detail go to: http://www.cdwengineering.com/home/commercial_courses.asp. Topics covered: commercial inspection business and the difference with residential buildings, types of buildings inspected, Scope of Work--ASTM Standard E2018-01 including heating, electrical, plumbing, exteriors, structure, garages, balconies and more. Comes with a 250+ page manual Price: $1,895.00. Make reservations 866-964-3246

Nov. 12: The New York Cooperatives & Condominiums annual housing conference will take place on Sunday, November 12. There will be 60 workshops on virtually every aspect of owning and operating a cooperative or condominium. The conference will be housed in the Newman Vertical Campus of Baruch College, Lexington Avenue and East 24th Street. Photo ID is required for entry. The full conference brochure can be viewed on the CNYC website www.CNYC.coop or obtained upon request from the CNYC office [phone]. Registrants must select the workshops they wish to attend, and tickets are mailed to them. Every cooperative and condominium that is a CNYC member can send one pre-registered representative to the Conference at no cost; member rates for additional participants are a $70 per person and 3 people for $150 if pre-registered or $100 per person at the door. Members of the Federation of New York Housing Cooperatives, the Coordinating Council of Cooperatives, the HDFC Council, the Urban Homesteading Assistance Board, the Mitchell-Lama Council and the Association of Riverdale Cooperatives attend at these member rates. Non-affiliates are welcome, too, at a fee of $175 per person and 3 for $450 if pre-registered and $200 at the door. For more information call Mary Ann Rothman at 212 496-7400 or e-mail at [e-mail] or [e-mail].

CoreNet Global Summit

Nov. 12-15: CoreNet will discuss emerging workplace strategies with Hewlett Packard, Herman Miller and Capital One. Learn about the role of university collaboration in successful economic development, as well as hear about providing sustainable workplaces among other topics in Orlando, Florida. This year's summit, themed Coming Together: Creating Opportunity, will also include keynote addresses from top business leaders and opportunities for leading service providers, real estate end users and economic development executives to network and exchange ideas. It will also include a world-class expo showcasing the latest innovations in corporate real estate and workplace strategies. Keynote f speakers for the summit include Stephen Dubner and Steven Levitt, authors of the bestselling book Freakonomics, and Dr. Roberta Bondar, physician, scientist, astronaut and photographer. CoreNet Global's Leader Magazine t will also facilitate a provocative panel discussion of industry leaders on how the transformation of the service provider industry is revolutionizing corporate real estate. In addition, CoreNet Global will announce the winners of the 2006 Global Innovator Awards sponsored by Equis, Gensler and the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce. For more information on the Orlando Global Summit. please visit www.corenetglobal.org. Working press members are encouraged to attend and must register in advance by contacting Tamara Chumley of Imre Communications at 410-821-8220.

AREW Seminar

Nov. 13: Christopher Falkenberg, president of Insite Security, Inc., will offer an overview of terrorist threats and how office building management can prepare for emergencies. At Haworth Showrooms, 625 Avenue of the Americas between 18th and 19th streets, on the 4th floor from 6-8 p.m. Refreshments will be served. Admission costs $30 for members and $45 for non-members. There will be a $10 surcharge for walk-ins. To register, please visit www.arew.org or call 212-599-6181.

Real Estate Lenders Association

Nov. 14: Real Estate Lenders breakfast meeting at 8-9 a.m. Club 101, 101 Park Avenue at 40th Street NYC. Featuring Ross L. Smotrich, senior managing director of Bear Stearns & Co., Inc. Admission to RELA breakfast meetings, including continental breakfast, is free for members and $35 at the door for nonmembers. Attendance is limited to lenders and equity providers. Please call our Association Manager, Arlene Stock, at 212-692-9379 if you have any questions about RELA.

ULI Regional Trends Conference

Nov. 14: The Regional Trends Conference is a full-day of panel discussing Emerging Trends in Real Estate at the Frederick P. Rose Hall, Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center, Broadway at 60th Street, New York, NY from 7:30am-6pm. For questions about registration or special needs requests, please call ULI Customer Service at 800-321-5011, or at 410-626-7505 if calling from outside the United States.

REBNY Luncheon

Nov. 14: REBNY will be hosting its annual member's luncheon in the Grand Ballroom of the Hilton New fork. Sponsored by New fork Private Bank & Trust, he luncheon speaking program will examine national interest in the NYC real estate investment market, as recent shifts in residential real estate prices and the upswing in commercial properties in Manhattan create a potential perfect storm for investment. The panel will be moderated by Bill McCahill, a partner at Apollo Real Estate Advisors. Speakers will include: Woody Heller, executive managing director and group head of the Capital Transactions Group of Studley; Robert A. Knakal, chairman and founding partner of Massey Knakal Realty Service; Scott R. Latham, executive director of the Capital Markets Group for Cushman & Wakefield; and Eric Negrin, senior vice president for the Investment Properties Institutional Group working with their Real Estate Transaction Team.

LI Real Estate Party

Nov. 15: Long Island Real Estate Group will be hosting their Fall Festival Party from 6:00-9:00 p.m. at the Tam O'Shanter Golf Club, Brookville, Long Island. Free to members. Guests $100. RSVP to Georgette Strobel [phone] or [e-mail]

IREM Dinner

Nov. 15: Annual Dinner & Awards at Tavern on the Green, NYC. Cocktails at 6:30; dinner from 7:30 to 9:30. The cost to attend is $185 per person. Reservations must be received by November 8th. To reserve or for more information, please call 212.944.9445 or visit www.iremnyc.org.

UJA 

Nov. 16: UJA-Federation of New York will bring together 400 leading young professionals from New York's real estate, construction, and allied trades industries, including developers, owners, brokers, attorneys, and investment strategists for one of the biggest networking nights in the industry at its annual Real Estate and Allied Trades Division's REX Premiere Event at Crobar, 530 West 28th Street (between 10th and 11th avenues), New York City from 7:00p.m.-10:00p.m. Couvert: $75 (The couvert represents the value of the event and is not tax-deductible.) R.S.V.P.: 212.836.1131 or [e-mail].

NAIOP Awards Gala

Nov. 16: NAIOP Award Gala for New York City, Westchester and Fairfield County Chapter. At the Winged Foot Golf Club, Mamaroneck, NY from 6:00 - 8:30 PM. Fee is $100 Per Person. For additional information or reservations please contact NAIOP Executive Director, Donna Yarde at (203)-899-0452.

Columbia Society Seminar

Nov. 20: The Columbia Society of Real Estate Appraisers, Inc., is hosting a two-hour seminar at Koenig's Restaurant in Floral Park, NY on. David M. Bradley of Bradley & Company, Appraisers, Inc., will be the featured speaker. Bradley is an appraiser, author, instructor and lecturer who received the 1990 Armstrong Award for an article in The Appraisal Journal that was judged the most significant contribution to real estate valuation literature .at that time. His topic, Understanding the Scope-of-Work Concept, talks about the evolution of USPAP, specific changes from 2005 USPAP to 2006 USPAP, introduction of the Scope-of-Work rule, elimination of the Departure rule, and problem solving techniques for real estate appraisers. Attendees will receive 2 hours of continuing education credit towards appraiser license/certification renewal. Cost of the seminar, including dinner, is $50.00/members and $70.00/ non-members. For advance purchase, register online at www.columbiasociety.org. See website for full course details. For additional information, please call 631-732-6200.

NRC Luncheon

Nov. 21: The NRC luncheon at the Williams Club, 24 East 39th Street [between Park and Madison Avenues] will take place at Noon, and will feature Eugene Giscombe, principal of Giscombe Henderson. The topic will be the Harlem Renaissance "Is It Real?" Members: sign up by calling 212-551-1013 to reserve. Please call by the Thursday prior to the luncheon. You will be charged $40 to your Williams Club account. [If you need to cancel please also do so by the Friday prior to avoid being charged to your Williams Club account.] Non members, please send a check for $80 to NRC, 380 Lexington Avenue, SUITE 1700, New York, NY 10168. You will save $20 by submitting your check by the Thursday prior to the luncheon. At the door, non members pay $100 in check or cash [no credit cards.]

Speed Networking

Nov. 28: RE Speed Network will hold another speed networking event for commercial real estate professionals at the Sol & Lillian Goldman Building, at 111 East 59th Street in Lighthouse International's Benay Venuta Hall. As in previous events, participants will be seated face to face in friendly but intense three minute networking sessions during which time he or she will introduce themselves, exchange business cards and discuss how they can help one another. At the sound of a bell, the session will end and the participants will move their seats accordingly to face the next person and begin again. This networking opportunity begins promptly at 6:30 pm, with doors opening at 5:30 pm for pre-event cocktails and informal networking. For event signup and registration go to www.respeednetwork.com.

NYCREW Network Gala

Nov.30: NYCREW Network invites you to join its members in celebrating its fifth anniversary at a Winter Wonderland Networking Gala at Bryant Park Grill--Rooftop, 25 W 40th St. (betw. 5th and 6th Avenues), New York, IVY from 6:00 - 9:00 pm.

IMN Symposium

Nov. 30 -Dec. 1: Information Management Network will be hosting its Fourth Symposium on Financing, Developing and Operating Condo Hotels at The Mirage in Las Vegas, Nevada. IMN has developed a timely agenda which accurately reflects the latest industry trends and developments. The Las Vegas conference will feature over 30 panel discussions (many being offered for the first time) as well as 100 leading industry speakers. It will also feature an exhibit hall with over thirty of the foremost condo hotel industry service providers. For more information about the Las Vegas conference, please visit www.imn.org/eej916/pr.

B'Nain B'rith Luncheon

Dec. 6: Carl Weisbrod, President, Real Estate Division for Trinity Church, will speak at the B'nai B'rith Real Estate Unit to be held at noon at the Cornell Club, 6 East 44th Street, Ivy Room. His topic is "The Downtown Market and The World Trade Center." Call Ms. Aracelis Kuilan at [phone] to secure your reservation for the December 6 luncheon. You can also fax her at [phone], e-mail [e-mail]. Admission is $55 in advance and $65 at the door. It is advisable to reserve in advance to secure a place. Make checks payable to B'nai B'rith Real Estate and mail to Ms. Aracelis Kuilan at BDO Seidman, LLP, 330 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10017.

Israel Bonds Luncheon

Dec. 12: The Electrical Industries Division of State of Israel Bonds will honor Gina Addeo, chairman and president of ADCO Electrical Corp., GMA Electrical Corp., and Scholes Electric & Communications; Dr. Gerald Finkel, chairman of the Joint Industry Board of the Electrical Industry; and Bruce Left, president of Lincoln Electrical Products Co., at its 52nd annual luncheon at 11:30 a.m. at The Pierre. Chairs: David B. Pinter of Zwicker Electric and Howard Hirsch. Speaker: Wall Street Journal foreign affairs columnist Bret Stephens. Reservations at $200 per person: Marc Rosen, 212-446-5862.

REBNY

Dec. 14: Inside Secrets of Top Brokers (Residential) Located at the Brooklyn Marriot Hotel from 5:30 - 7:30 pm. For additional information contact: Residential Brokerage Division: Indi Jaipal at [e-mail] or Commercial Brokerage Division: Ossie Shemtov at [e-mail].

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