Around town: events seminars meetings talks.

Networking Breakfast

Mar. 14: 23 Street Association INC. will host their Breakfast Networking Event at the Sovereign Bank, 251 Park Ave. South at 20th St. from 7:30 to 9:45a.m.

Seminar

Mar. 14: 23 Street Association INC. will host their 23rd Street/Yale Capital Seminar Series on "Presentations That Pop" with guest speaker, Helen Rubinstein at the Fashion Institute of Technology, W. 27th St., bet. 7th & 8th Ave., Building & Rm--TBA from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m.

ICSC Championship

Mar. 14: ICSC's New York Next Generation Program hosts the ICSC Championship of The World! Regardless of what field you work in within the retail real estate industry, the core of our business comes down to whether or not a deal is made. This match will feature five rounds of LOI negotiations in a themed heavyweight championship boxing format. Each round will feature a spirited battle over a different leasing deal point. The Contenders: Robert K. Futterman, CEO, Robert K. Futterman & Associates VS.; and Sandeep Mathrani, EVP, Vomado Realty Trust. The Commentators: Anthony Buono, executive managing director of retail services, CBRE Retail Services; Patrick Breslin, president (global retail), GVA Williams; and Samuel D. Polese, executive vice president, Thor Equities. Members and non-members are welcome. For additional information about NextGen visit www.ICSC.org/next gen.

B'nai B'rith Real Estate Unit

Mar. 14: "The Boutique Hotel Boom" will be the subject of a program at the B'nai B'rith Real Estate Unit at noon at the Cornell Club, 6 East 44th Street, Ivy Room. Speakers will be Paul Stallings, developer of The Hotel on Rivington, and Mitchell Adelstein, president of CRG Realty Capital. Call Aracelis Kuilan at 212-885-7239 for reservation or fax [phone], e-mail [e-mail].

BOMA Seminar

Mar. 14: BOMA/NY will host "Your Building May be Closer to LEED Than You Think!"" seminar, on gaining LEED certification for existing buildings from 3:30 to 5:30p.m. at Club 101, at 101 Park Avenue (40th Street). The team behind New York's first LEED-certified "EB" or existing building--the New York Mercantile Exchange--will walk seminar participants through the process of assessing an existing building's LEED possibilities, through to filing the final documentation needed for certification. A networking reception follows from 5:30-7:30p.m., open bar. Reception: Member: $105/Guest of Member: $125. Seminar: Member: $75/Guest of Member: $95. Seminar/Reception: Member: $160/Guest of Member: $185. Contact: Maria Kaminskiy at BOMA/NY (212-239-3662).

Rabin Med. Annual Celebration

Mar. 14: The American Friends of Rabin Medical Center New Circle Group's 2nd Annual Celebration of Real Estate Professionals at 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at SICIS--The Art Mosaic Factory, SoHo, 470 Broome Street (corner of Greene Street.) The cost to purchase tickets in advance: $75 or visit afrmc.kintera. [e-mail] or call 212.279.2522.

ABO Luncheon

Mar. 15: Scott Stringer, Manhattan Borough president, will address the Associated Builders and Owners of Greater New York, Inc. (ABO) at The National Arts Club, 15 Gramercy Park South (at East 20th Street) at noon. For further information or to RSVP contact Kanessa Tixe at 212.868.1900 x258, or e-mail her at Ktixe@ quinnandco.com.

NAIOP Seminar

Mar. 15: The New York City, Westchester County and Fairfield County Chapter of The National Association of Industrial & Office Properties will host a major seminar called "Developer's Showcase", on the development of one of the metropolitan New York region's largest proposed mixed-use developments, at the auditorium of 360 Hamilton Avenue in White Plains, New York. It will feature Lon Rubackin, senior vice president of Forest City Ratner Companies. The event will start with a continental breakfast at 7:30a.m. and will conclude at 9:00 a.m. Registration can be made for non-members by calling NAIOP's executive director, Donna Yarde at 203-899-0452. The cost is $30 for NAIOP members and $45 for non-members.

Massey Knakal Seminar

Mar. 15: The Brooklyn office of Massey Knakal Realty Services will sponsor a one-day training session for volunteers interested in Urban Land Institute's (ULI) UrbanPlan II Program from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the firm's 205 Montague Avenue location. The Urban Plan Program is an educational initiative designed to create a more sophisticated level of discourse among local stakeholders involved in land use decisions. For real estate professionals who wish to volunteer as ULI Urban Plan II Program facilitators or judges in Brooklyn, contact Mack Tham at [e-mail] or [phone], x6553.

Columbia Society of RE Appraisers Seminar

Mar. 19: The Columbia Society of Real Estate Appraisers, Inc. will offer a three-hour continuing education seminar entitled "Application & Use of the 71B Commercial Appraisal Form" at Koenig's Restaurant in Floral Park, NY. Registration will be at 3:00p.m. Seminar begins promptly at 3:30p.m.. A dinner and business meeting will follow the seminar starting at 7:00 p.m. Domenick Neglia, president of Neglia Appraisals in Brooklyn, NY, will be the i featured speaker. The seminar will include a discussion of New York State requirements for appraising commercial properties, USPAP reporting requirements, advantages and shortcomings of the 71B form, and types of property best suited for the form. The course is pending approval by NYS Department of State for continuing education credit for real estate appraisers and brokers/ salespersons. Visit www.columbiasociety .org to register for the course. Advance purchase of tickets is $50/members and $70/ non-members (dinner included). For more information call 631-732-6200.

23rd Street Seminar

Mar. 20: 23rd Street Association INC. will host their "Wake Up Your Business" seminar series on Prospecting for Business, with guest speaker Heather Brighton, president, The Brighton Group, Inc. at the Commerce Bank, 32nd St. and Park Avenue from 8:00 to 9:30a.m.

ABO Networking Event

Mar. 20: Associated Builders and Owners of Greater NY (ABO) will host the Registered Apartment Managers (RAM) Networking Event with Emily Yousssouf, president of The Housing Development Corporation that will take place at The National Arts Club, 15 Gramercy Park South (at East 20th Street) from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Registered Apartment Managers recertification credits will be available. It will be open to the public for free. Reservations should be made by March 16 by calling Vashti Findley at [phone].

NYCREW Panel

Mar. 20: New York Commercial Real Estate Women Network (NYCREW Network), presents another event in its "Industry Spotlight" Series, focusing on HOSPITALITY at the Affinia Manhattan, 31st St. and 7th Ave New York, from 6:00 to 8:00pm. Panelists will include: Anne Lloyd-Jones of HVS International; Amelia Lim of Jones Lung La Salle Hotels; Ellen Brown of Denihan Hospitality Group; and Joseph J. Vassallo of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, along with NYCREW member, Elif Bali of Loews Hotels, as moderator. This event is sponsored by Denihan Hospitality Group. Additional information can be accessed at www.nycrew.org.

NYU Course

Mar. 20: The Real Estate Institute of New York University, which is located at 11 West 42nd Street, is offering an approved 22.5-hour continuing education course, titled "Managing the Deal from Contract to Closing." This class is being offered over three consecutive days, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, March 20-22, meeting from 9.00 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. This 22.5-hour cours will be presented at the Midtown Center, 11 West 42nd Street, 4th floor. For more information, please call Sal Gulino at 212/ 992-3305 or email sg7@nyu. edu.

SMPS-NY Panel

Mar. 21: The New York Chapter of the Society for Marketing Professional Services will host a panel discussion on sustainable design at the Penn Club, 30 West 44th Street from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.. The cost to attend is $65 for members and $85 for nonmembers in advance, with an additional $10 fee to register at the door. For more information, visit www.smpsny.org.

REBNY EAP Classes

Mar. 21: The Real Estate Board of New York will host their Emergency Action Plan Director Course from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at 570 Lexington Avenue, Lower level Classroom. Please call Alan Moretti at 212- 616-5272 for more information. The Real Estate Board of New York and Global Security Group are offering certification courses for EAP Director. Global Security Group is accredited by the New York City Fire Department. For more information contact: Trisha Ycaza 212-616-5214.

Appraisal Institute

Mar. 21: The Metropolitan NYC Chapter of the Appraisal Institute and RICS (Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors) are hosting "Global Valuation Excellence, An International Conference Series" from 9:00a.m. to 5:00p.m. (registration opens at 8:15 AM) at Club 101, 101 Park Avenue at 40th Street. The lunch keynote speaker is James Grant, author, columnist and founder of Grant's Interest Rate Observer. The event cost includes continental breakfast, lunch and a cocktail reception that begins at 5:00 p.m. Cost for Appraisal Institute and RICs members is $225, full day and $75 for lunch session only. Cost for nonmembers is $250, full day and $100 for lunch session only.

For reservations, e-mail to: [e-mail].

PWC Annual Awards

Mar. 21: Professional Women in Construction (PWC) will hold its annual Awards Reception from 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm at The Yale Club, 50 Vanderbilt Avenue, NYC. Receiving recognition is THE Tunnel project of NJ Transit and the engineering & construction teams of PB, STV, DMJM Harris; Tishman Construction Corp., PARSONS, ARUP; PB & SYSTRA. Special Recognition Awards will also be presented to three PWC women business owners: Kiwesa King-Yara, Laura Brinkerhoff and Dorothy Wasiak. Tickets: $225. Sponsorships and Journal ads are available. Contact PWC for reservations: T: 212.46-7745; Email: [e-mail].

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Masters Series

Mar. 23: The Real Estate Board of New York will host their real estate masters series: "Stage it and Sell it" at 5:30p.m. at Scandinavia House, Victor Borge Hall, 58 Park Avenue. E-mail appel [e-mail] for more information.

IREM Course

Mar. 26: The Greater New York Chapter of the Institute of Real Estate Management will conduct a course entitled Asset Analysis March 26 to 30th at the Roosevelt Hotel, Madison Avenue and 45th Street. The week long intensive course includes Investment Real Estate Financing and Valuation, Parts I, II, & III. The cost to attend this week long course is $1450 for members; $1795 for non-members. Courses can be taken individually. To reserve or for additional information visit www.iremnyc, org or call 212-944-9445.

YREPNY Networking

Mar. 26: YREPNY will host their networking event at Providence, 311 West 57th Street between 8th and 9th Avenue from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Sponsors are Sheldon Good & Company; and Paramount Mortgage Corp.Cash Bar. RSVP to Mack Tham at [e-mail] or [phone].

23rd Street Reception

Mar. 27: 23rd Street Association INC. will host their Cocktail Reception at the Players Club, 16 Gramercy Park South at Irving Place from 5:30 to 7:30p.m.

BRANDISM

Mar. 28: "Strategy as Brand," the third installment of the BRANDISM[TM] panel discussion series on the recent branded architecture boom in New York City, will take place at the AIA's Center For Architecture, 536 LaGuardia Place, at 6p.m.. The panel will be presented by Anna Klingmann, Ph.D., former professor of architecture at Cornell University and author of "Brandscapes --Architecture in the Experience Economy," the soon-to-be published book from M.I.T Press.

LI RE Group Breakfast

Mar. 28: The Long Island Real Estate Group will host its membership breakfast at 8 a.m. at Old West-bury Country Club, Wheatley Road, Old Westbury. The discussion will be on The Broadwater Debate. Speakers: John Hritcko, Jr., vice president, Strategy & Development for Shell US Gas & Power Company and Regional Project Director for Broadwater Energy; Adrienne Esposito, executive director, Citizens Campaign for the. Environment. Free for LIREG members. For membership info contact Membership coordinator Mahmud Wazihullah at 516-267-7888 or [e-mail]

Federation of NY Housing Seminar

Mar. 28: The Federation of New York Housing Cooperatives and Condominiums presents an educational seminar, Planning Your Annual Meeting, for co-op and condo board members, at the Sovereign Bank, 89-01 Northern Boulevard, Jackson Heights, Queens from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Panelists include Albert Pennisi, senior partner with Pennisi Daniels Norelli, LLC, Eric Goidel, partner with Borah Goldstein Altschuler Nahins and Goidel, PC, David Baron, partner with Metro Management and former board member and industry consultant Mona Shyman. Admission is free to members and non-members but reservations are requested. Call 718-423-4438. Sovereign Bank is co-sponsoring the event.

NYBC Breakfast

Mar. 29: The New York Building Congress hosts a Construction Industry Breakfast Forum with Metropolitan Transportation Authority executive director/CEO Elliot Sander. Registration and reception starting at 8:00 a.m; breakfast and program to begin at 8:30 a.m. at Club 101, 101 Park Avenue at 40th Street. Fee: $55 NYBC members; $75 for non-members. For reservations please visit www.buildingcongress.com or call 212-481-9230.

NYU REIT Symposium

Apr. 18: "Mergers and Acquisitions" is the theme of the 12th Annual REIT Symposium, sponsored by the New York University Real Estate Institute and the NYU REIT Center on April 18. Breakfast begins at 8:00 am, and program begins 8:30 a.m. at The Pierre Hotel, 2 East 61st Street. Samuel Zell, chairman of Equity Group Investments, LLC, will deliver the keynote address. Agenda and list of expected panelists are at www.scps.nyu.edu/reit. Registration is available online at www.scps.nyu. edu/reit or by calling 212-992-3338. "Early Bird" registration fee is $675 until March 14, 2007; afterward, the registration fee is $775.

IREM Luncheon

Apr. 18: The Greater New York Chapter of the Institute of Real Estate Management will host their monthly luncheon at the New York Helmsley Hotel, 212 East 42nd Street. The featured keynote speaker will be Mary Ann Tighe, chief executive officer, CB Richard Ellis New York Tri-State Region. A complimentary networking cocktail hour sponsored by Metropolitan Painting & Contracting will be from 11:30 to 12:00; lunch and keynote address from 12:00 to 1:30. The cost for members to attend is $65; nonmembers $130. To reserve or for additional information please call 212.944.9445 or visit www.iremnyc.org

Home Buying Seminar

Apr. 19: Carmen Lee Shue, president/owner of Lee Shue Realty, Inc. presents a free real estate seminar, "A Practical Guide to Buying a Co-op, Condo or a House ... Things you Should Know and Mistakes to Avoid(c)" will be held at The New Public Library (Science, Industry & Business Library,), 188 Madison Avenue (at 34'h Street), Room 018 New York, NY 10017 from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. invited guest speakers are Seth I. Weinstein, Esq. partner, and Lester Schwab Katz & Dwyer, LLP. Seating is Limited. For more info, please call 212-687-1944 or e-mail [e-mail].

IREM Summit

Apr. 21: The annual Leadership and Legislative Summit of the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM[R]) will be held from April 21 to 25 at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City in Arlington, VA. The event will feature interactive forums and committee meetings that focus on IREM member interests ranging from chapter operations to legislative issues emerging at the state and local levels. The Summit's keynote speaker is Fred Barnes, executive editor of The Weekly Standard and a commentator for Fox News. Registration fee for the Summit is $325 until March 16 and $375 there after. Single day passes also are available; they are priced at $210 until March 16 and $260 thereafter. Additional conference information and online registration are available at www.irem.org.

Condo and Co-op expo

Apr. 25: The Cooperator's 20th Co-op & Condo Expo, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., is being held for the sixth year at the Hilton New York, 1335 Avenue of the Americas. For this year's show, a full floor has been added, plus two more free seminars and 40 more booths, totaling 260 exhibitors on three levels. The 20th Expo will feature six free seminars covering: Surviving the New Energy Reality (sponsored by Amerada Hess),Co-op to Condo Conversions (sponsored by ROA Hutton, Telecom for Value (sponsored by Verizon), Understanding Association/Cooperative Governance (sponsored by Stark & Stark) .Challenges & Solutions in Heating and Cooling Residential Properties (sponsored by Con Edison), and Funding Capital Improvements (sponsored by Meridian Capital) Admission is free, but pre-registration is requested at www.coop expo.com or 1-800-893-7949.

eRealty CLE Seminars

Apr. 25: eRealty Title Agency Corporation is hosting the next Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Seminars led, by accredited CLE providers. The Seminar will be given by Stewart Title, 'Power of Exchange, an introduction to section 1031 tax deferred exchanges and tenants in common ownership' (3.5 credits). The third program, scheduled for September 26, 2007, is being given by First American Title Insurance Company of New York, with the topic yet to be announced. Both will be held at the DeSeversky Center, CW Post Campus, Northern Blvd., Brookville beginning at 8:00 am for breakfast and a 9 am start with class concluding at noon. For attendance information, call Elaine Lupo, VP Corporate Affairs at 516433-9100 x 403.

PWC Forum

Apr. 26: Professional Women in Construction (PWC) presents Developers Forum, 8:00 am to 10:00 am at General Society Library, 20 West 44th Street, NYC. Lois Weiss, columnist with New York Post is moderator for panel of speakers actively reinventing the skyline of New York City. Tickets: $75 (advance reservation tickets at door $85); Sponsorship: $750 (includes 10 tickets, ad); program books ads available. Contact PWC for reservations: T: 212.467745; Email: pwcusal @aol. com; www.pwcusa.org.

LI Appraisal Institute

Apr. 26: The Long Island Chapter Of the Appraisal Institute will hold their "Real Estate Appraiser New York State 'G' Level Courses Program" at the Marriott Residence Inn, 9 Gerhard Road Plainview, NY 11803 from 8:30 a.m. 5:00 p.m.. G2 Advanced Income Capitalization will run April 26- 28th and May 35th. (Check the rest of the calender for G1 and G3). Tuition for 4 course program: $1300.00 Members / $1500.00 NonMembers. For further information please call 516 248 8964, or e-mail [e-mail], or visit www.liappraisal.com.

NYU Course

Apr. 27: The Real Estate Institute of New York University is offering an approved 22.5-hour continuing education course, titled "Ethical Decision Making for the Real Estate Professional." This class fulfills the continuing education requirement for all New York State real estate licensees and is being offered on three successive days, beginning April 27 and ending on April 29, meeting from 9.00 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. This class will be presented at the Midtown Center, 11 West 42nd Street, 4th floor. For more information, please call Sal Gulino at 212/992-3305 or [e-mail]

Israel Bonds Luncheon

May 1: The State of Israel Bonds Real Estate New Leadership Cabinet will honor Nick Berger, a director at Newmark Knight Frank; Steven H. Marvin, executive managing director of Olmstead Properties, and Lauren Muss, senior vice president of The Corcoran Group, at a luncheon at 11:30 a.m. at the New York Hilton. Chairs: Melissa A. Brause, of Brause Realty, and Jordan S. Mandel, of Equis Corp. Reservations at $160 per person: Celine Leeds at 212446-5858.

BCO Conference

May 2: The British Council for Offices will host their annuel conference for the first time in New York. Visit www.bconewyork07. com for more details.

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