Around town: events seminars meetings talks.

LI RE Breakfast

Mar. 28: The Long Island Real Estate Group will host their membership breakfast at 8 a.m. at Old Westbury 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; and Adrienne Esposito, executive director, Citizens Campaign for the. Environment. Free for LIREG members. For membership info contact Mahmud Wazihullah at 516-267-7888 or wazi@massey knakal.com.

NYARM Seminar

Mar. 28: The New York Association of Realty Managers, NYARM, holds its monthly membership luncheon and seminar, "Curb Appeal, It's Management's Responsibility," a hands-on workshop for property and resident managers. The goal is for participants to learn how to maximize in-house and contract labor's efforts at the beginning of the most active time of the year for real estate turnover. Seminar begins at 10:30am; Networking and Technology Circle 12 noon to 1pm, and Lunch from 1 to 2:00 pm at Tavern-on-the-Green, Central Park West & 67th Street. RSVP via www.nyarm.com to register online or for information on other educational programs or call 212-216-0654 or email [e-mail].

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.

Housing Seminar

Mar. 28: The Federation of New York Housing Cooperatives and Condominiums (Federation) is presenting 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. Admission is free to members and nonmembers but reservations are requested. Call 718-423-4438. Sovereign Bank is cosponsoring 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; 375 for non-members. For reservations please visit www.buildingcongress.com or call 212-481-9230.

NJ-NAIOP Forum

Mar. 29: The National Association of Industrial and Office Properties, New Jersey Chapter (NJ-NAIOP), will host a forum on "Privatization of Real Estate: Why Is It Occurring and What Are The Opportunities?" at the Sheraton Edison Hotel, Raritan Center. The event will begin at 5:30 p.m. with a networking cocktail reception and light dinner buffet, followed by the program moderated by George Sowa, executive vice president and senior managing director of Brandywine Realty Trust. Speakers include: Michael Maturo, Rexcorp Realty LLC; Michael DeFelice, Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.; and Jeffrey H. Title, Guggenheim Real Estate. Registration is $90 or $135 per non-member. Online registration is available at www.njnaiop.org. Sponsors Ire Brandywine Realty Trust, Vision Equities and Real Estate New Jersey.

NYARM Course

Mar. 30: New York Association of Realty Managers School of property management will host its Ethics class from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. on March 30 and May 11 at 500 Eighth Avenue at 35th Street. Cost will be $65 each class. For more information please visit school@nyarm. com or call 212-216-0654.

CAREA Banquet

Mar. 30: The Chinese American Real Estate Association of New York (CAREA) will host its 14th Annual Dinner Banquet at East Manor Restaurant, 79-17 Albion Ave, Elmhurst NY 11373, starting at 6:30 p.m. There were 460 attendees last year with a projected 500 this year. For more information call 718-275-3400 ext. 2610.

Baruch College Conference

Apr. 2: Baruch College will host a half-day conference, cosponsored by the School of Public Affairs at Baruch College and the Drum Major Institute for Public Policy, entitled "The American Dream in the Big Apple: Is New York City still a middle-class town?" from 8:00a.m. to 2:00 p.m. It will be held at the Baruch College Conference Center Newman Vertical Campus, 55 lexington Avenue at 24th Street, 14th Floor. Food will be served. To RSVP, please call 646-660-6851 or e-mail [e-mail].

B'nai B'rith Luncheon

Apr. 11: Jeffrey R. Gural, chairman, Newmark Knight Frank, 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 "Lessons Learned in Three Plus Decades." Call Aracelis Kuilan at 212-885-7239 to secure your reservation. Fax her at [phone], or e-mail akuilan@ bdo.com. Admission is $55 in advance and $65 at the door. 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.

YMBA Panel

Apr. 11: The Young Mortgage Brokers Association (YMBA) will present a panel of three industry leaders to discuss their projects and views of the market from 12 to 2 pm at The Union League Club, 38 East 37th Street (corner of Park Avenue) . Speakers will be: Richard J. Mack, managing partner, Apollo Real Estate Advisors; Bruce A. Beal Jr., executive vice president, The Related Companies; and Alan Wiener, managing director, Wachovia Multifamily Capital Group. Members in advance $50.00. Non-members/same day $75.00. RSVP to Carol Bensky at 201-440-8144

REBNY Award Deadline

Apr. 11: The Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY) will not accept submissions for the Retail Deal of the Year Award nominations after 5 pm on April 11. For more information, contact Ossie Shemtov at 212-532-3100 ext. 5226.

Baruch College Forum

Apr. 13: Baruch College/ Newman Real Estate Institute will host "Real Estate Prices and Financial Markets" from 11:00 am to 01:00 pm, at William and Anita Newman Conference Center, 151 East 25th Street, New York 10010. Yale economist Robert Shiller will be speaking about his new real estate hedge fund. Commentators include Dr. Ethan Harris, Lehman Brothers, Professor Christopher Mayer, Paul Milstein Center for Real Estate at Columbia University, and Professor Susan Smith from the Centre for the Study of Cities and Regions at Durham University in England. For more information call Sara Hilska Taylor 646-660-6950.

NYARM Course

Apr. 16: NYARM School of property management will host their "Law & the Courts" class from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on April 16 and 30th and May 7th and 14th at NYARM 500 Eighth Avenue at 35th Street, NY, NY, 10018. It will review contract law for construction and services, and landlord and tenant law. The cost will be $190 plus $50 for study materials each month.

For more information please visit [e-mail] or call 212-216-0654.

RE Academy Course

Apr. 16: The Real Estate Academy will host its broker licencing courses running April 16-18 and April 23-25 from 9:00 am to 5:30 pm. at 250 West 57th Street, 20th floor, Suite 2032, New York, NY 10019. The licensing exam will take place on April 25. Tuition is $285, which includes the course text book. Call 212.262.2662 to register. Payment is due at the time of registration.

REBNY Broker Awards

Apr. 17: The Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY) will host its Sales Brokers Deal of the Year & Mortgage Brokers Deal of the Year Cocktail Party from 5:30pm to 7:30pm at 101 Club, 101 7th Ave S, New York, NY 10014. For more information please contact Ossie Shemtov at 212-532-3100 ext. 5226.

NYU's 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. Breakfast begins at 8:00 a.m., 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 its 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. Cost for members to attend is $65; non-members $130. To reserve 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 34th 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].

NYCREW Panel

Apr. 18: The New York Commercial Real Estate Women, Inc. will host its continued "2007 Industry Spotlight" series with a panel discussion focusing on "Housing New Yorkers: What Lies Ahead." Featured speakers will be: Fred Harris, Avalon Bay Communities, Inc.; Rosanne Haggerty, Common Ground; Charles Laven, Forsyth Street Advisors; Holly Leicht, NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development; and Peter Slatin, The Slatin Report, as moderator. It will take place at The Harvard Club of NYC, 27 West 44th Street from 6:00 to 8:00pm. Advance Registration: $50-members/$75-non-members/ $30-students. For more information contact Betty Jang Taur at 212-499-6573.

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 Summit's keynote speaker is Fred Barnes, executive editor of The Weekly Standard and a commentator for Fox News. For information and online registration got towww.irem.org.

Coop & Condo Expo

Apr. 25: In a series of six hour-long seminars--up from four in previous years and offered to the public free of charge--a distinguished group of attorneys, energy and telecommunications professionals, lenders and other experts is set to address a range of topics pertaining to decision-making in today's real estate environment at The Cooperator's 20th Annual Co-op & Condo Expo, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Hilton New York, 1335 Avenue of the Americas. It is anticipated that the 2007 Expo will be attended by more than 4,000 New York Metro area visitors. Admission and seminars are free of charge, although pre-registration is advised, at www.coopexpo.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 a continental breakfast and a prompt 9 am start with class concluding at noon. These events are free to all attendees in Suffolk, Nassau, an five boroughs. For attendance information and directions, please call Elaine Lupo, VP Corporate Affairs at 516-433-9100 x 403.

PWC Forum

Apr. 26: Professional Women in Construction (PWC) present Developers Forum from 8:00 to 10:00am at General Society Library, 20 West 44th Street, NYC. Featuring Lois Weiss, columnist, New York Post, the speakers include David Von Spreckelsen, division vice president with Toll Brothers, Inc.; Romy Goldman, founder and president of Gold Development LLC and others to be announced. Tickets: $65 members; $75 nonmembers for advance reservation--all tickets at door $85. Event Sponsorships and program ads available. Contact PWC at 212.486-7745, email pwc [e-mail] or visit 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 3-5th. (Check the rest of the calender for G1 and GJ). Tuition for 4 course program: $1300.00 Members $1500.00 Non-Members. For further information please call 516 248 8964, or e-mail liappraise @aol.com, or visit www. liappraisal.com.

Jeffrey Modell Annual Gala

Apr. 26: The Jeffrey Modell Foundation will honor Philip Altheim as the 2007 "Man of the Year" at its 21st annual gala fundraising event. Altheim, a widely respected philanthropist and leader in the real estate and electrical contracting industry, will be saluted for his commitment, compassion, and dedication to children with Primary Immunodeficiencies at the "Spring Ahead" Gala at Cipriani 42nd Street. Proceeds from the event will benefit immunology research. More information on PI can be found at www.info4pi.org. For further information regarding the "Spring Ahead" Gala, please call [phone].