CREW kicks off "headliner series". (Transcripts).

CREW*NY (Commercial Real Estate Women of New York), in association with the New York University Real Estate Institute, has announced dates for the second annual CREW*NY Headliner Series of lectures. Six leading women real estate executives, from among the most influential real estate firms, will provide first-hand perspectives on key issues and trends currently affecting the real estate industry. The series, moderated by Veronica W. Hackett, principal of The Clarett Group and Caroline Harcourt, Esq., partner, Pillsbury Winthrop, will include:

* April 4, Katherine G. Farley, senior managing director, Tishman Speyer Properties (TSP), "The Challenge of Development in a Foreign Country." Farley has been responsible for TSP's international expansion, first in China, then Europe, and now Latin America. TSP has had a history of success, having acquired or developed a portfolio of over 53 million SF; to create a portfolio valued at $10 billion today. The company now operates from its headquarters in New York and from eighteen TSP offices worldwide and is one of the few property companies to have active development organizations and investments outside of the U.S.

* April 11, Joanne Minieri, EVP and chief operating officer and MaryAnne Gilmatin, SVP development, Forest City Ratner Companies, "The Challenge of User / Developer Partnerships in New Development". Minieri and Gilmartin will discuss these challenges against the back-drop of the Renzo Piano-designed New York Times headquarters project, which will be built for The Times by Forest City in the historic Times Square district. The conversation will be chaired by Caroline Harcourt, Esq., CREW*NY president and a Partner in the law firm of Pillsbury Winthrop.

* April 18, Jin Lee, SVP, GE Capital Real Estate, "Issues and Trends in the Capital Markets." Lee will lead an all-star panel to include: Jeremy Fitzgerald, managing director of Capital Trust, Inc.; Meggan Walsh, managing director, Bayerische Hypo-und Vereinsbank; and Katherine Gnapp, managing director, Banc of America Securities.

* April 25, Sherida Paulsen, chairwoman, New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission, "The Role of Preservation in Economic Development." The Landmarks Preservation Commission is the New York City agency responsible for identifying and designating the City's landmarks and the buildings in the City's historic districts.

* May 2, Leslie Wohlman Himmel, Founding Partner, Himmel + Meringoff. "Creating Value in B-Class Office Buildings." Himmel is the ranking female landlord in Manhattan's commercial property market. Named by Crain's NY Business as one of the 100 most influential women in New York City, Himmel resides over two million SF of space in Class B office buildings.

* May 9, Deborah L. Harmon, president, JER Partners, "Identifying and Capitalizing on Market Inefficiencies in Real Estate". JER Partners is the investment arm of J.E. Robert Companies one of the country's largest and leading international investment and asset management firms.

The course (X62.9067), offered by the NYU Real Estate Institute, will be held on consecutive Thursdays from 8:30 a.m. -- 10 a.m. at the NYU Real Estate Institute, 11 West 42nd St., NY, NY. The total cost is $315 ($295 plus a $20 registration fee). Based on last year's attendance, CREW*NY expects to sell-out the series and early reservations are encouraged. For further information, call (212) 7901336. To register by phone, call: [phone] or to receive an electronic registration form, visit www.crewny.com.