Events seminars meetings talks. (Around the Town).

REBNY Course

Oct. 3-Nov. 21 -- The Real Estate Board of New York will offer a 45-hour, broker-qualifying course on eight consecutive Thursdays. The course will cover such subjects as real estate finance, operation management, and taxes and assessments. The classes will take place at the Real Estate Board of New York, at 570 Lexington Ave. Members: $250 per person. Non-members: $350 per person. For registration and additional information please call [phone].

IREM Lunch

Oct. 16 -- The Greater New York Chapter of the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) will host its monthly luncheon with a cocktail reception at 11:45 a.m. followed by lunch and keynote speaker Darcy Stacom, executive vice president and partner at GB Richard Ellis. The luncheon will be held at the Williams Club, 24 East 39th St. The cost for members and non-members is $65. Seating is limited and reservations are strongly encouraged. To make a reservation please call 2 12.944.94.45 or visit www.iremnyc.org.

B'nai B'rith Luncheon

Oct. 16 -- B'nai B'rith will hold its monthly luncheon. Carl Weisbrod, president of the Alliance for Downtown New York, will be the featured speaker at the event. His topic will be "Rebuilding New York." The meeting will take place at the Cornell Club, at6 E. 44th St. Members: $55 per person. Non-members: $65 per person. For registration and additional information please call Daniel Shahrabani at [phone].

RELA Kickoff Party

Oct. 17 -- The Real Estate Lenders Association and the Mortgage Bankers Association of New York will hold a Fall Kickoff party from 6 to 9 p.m. The party will take place at Cafe St. Bart's at 109 E. 50th St. Members: $110 per person. Nonmembers: $135 per person. For registration and additional information please call(212) 692-9379.

NYARM Expo

Oct. 17 -- The New York Association of Realty Managers will hold the NYC 2002 Real Estate Expo at Pier 88 at West 48th St. An insurance seminar will be held from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. with Danelists Zachary Berhau, of I.E.C. Consultants, Ltd; Steve Cangelosi, of Greater NY Insurance Co.; Michael Zeldes, of Kaye Insurance Associates Ltd; and Evan Katz, of Public Adjustment Bureau. Brendan Keany, treasurer of NYAR.M, will moderate. A legal seminar will be held from 1:30 to 3 p.m. with panelists Hon. Howard Malatzky, housing court judge; Stephen Schulman of Borah, Goldstein, Altschuler, Schwartz & Nahins; and Howard Schecter of Schecter & Bruker. Stephen Elbaz, secretary of NYARM, will moderate. To register, call [phone].

Real Estate Forum Seminar

Oct. 18 -- The New York Real Estate Forum will holds an industry seminar, entitled "The Future of the Manhattan Office Market," from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. William C. Wheaton, of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Randy Anderson, of Baruch College, Hugh F. Kelly, of the NYU Real Estate Institute, and Michael Gallis, of Michael Gallis & Associates, will be the featured speakers at the event.

Skyscraper Museum Event

Oct. 22 -- The Skyscraper Museum is sponsoring a symposium with the current and seven past chairpersons of the NYC Planning Commission on Downtown, Past and Post 9/11 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at 1 Chase Manhattan Plaza, auditorium, lower level. The panel includes current chairwoman Arnanda Burden, and past chairpersons Donald H. Elliott, John Zuccotti, Victor Marerro, Herb Sturz, Sylvia Deutsch, Richard L. Schaffer, and Joseph Rose. Reservations are required for the program. Members of the museum may attend free of charge. The cost for students is $5 and nonmembers is $10. To RSVP, email [e-mail] or call [phone].

NRC Lunch

Oct. 22 -- The National Realty Club will hold its monthly luncheon, entitled "The Place of Multi-Family Real Estate Development in the NYC Market" from noon to 2 p.m. Ofer Yardeni, managing partner of Stonehedge Partners, Inc., will be the featured speaker at the event. The luncheon will take place at the Williams Club. at 24 E. 39th St. Members: $40 per person. Non-members: $60 per person. For registration and additional information please call Burton or Tamara Beck at [phone].

REBNY Gala

Oct. 22 -- The Real Estate Board of New York will hold its annual "Deal of the Year" gala. The event will take place at the Regent Wall Street, at 55 Wall St. Tickets: $450 per person. For registration and additional information please call [phone].

Federation Seminar

Oct. 23 -- The Federation of New York Housing Cooperatives and Condominiums (FNYHC) is sponsoring a seminar on how recent court decisions and legislation impacts the cooperative and condominium community at the Roosevelt Hotel, 45th Street and Madison Avenue in Manhattan, from 6- 9 p.m. Albert F. Pennisi, FNYHC president and senior partner at Pennisi Daniels & Norelli, LLP will moderate a stellar panel of experts including Stanley Dreyer, senior partner of the law firm Gallet Dreyer & Berkey LLP; Terry Lewis, vice president of National Cooperative Bank and Joel Miller, Esq. In addition, Martha E. Stark, Commissioner of the New York City Department of Finance has been invited to join the panel. The seminar is free for FNYHC members; $30 for Council of New York Cooperatives (CNYC) and Council of Cooperatives and Condominiums (CCC) members and $50 for non-affiliated attendees. A dinner buffet and refreshments, underwritten by National Cooperative Bank, 1St Rochdale Cooperative NYC, Bargold Storage Systems, The C ooperator and The Whitmore Group, will be served. For more information and to make reservations call FNYHC at 718-760-7540.

Free Legal Seminar

Oct. 23 -- Penn Proefriedt Schwarzfeld & Schwartz will hold a seminar, entitled "Legal Issues Involved in the Ownership of Commercial And Residential Property" from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. The seminar will take place at the Renaissance New York Hotel at Times Square, at Two Times Square. Free of charge. For registration and additional information please call Lisa Howard at [phone].

Evening of Monopoly

Oct. 24 -- The Real Estate Institute at New York University will hold the 10th Annual Evening of Monopoly at the Puck Building at 295 Lafayette St. This year's honorary chairman will be Ric Clark, CEO of Brookfield Properties. Proceeds from the event are used to support the education provided by the institute. A portion will also go to The Mental Health Association New York City, Inc. A total of 700 industry professionals are expected to attend. Tickets cost $125 in advance and $150 at the door. They are available by calling Fran Brooks at [phone].

Appraisal Institute Course

October 25 and 26 -- The Long Island Chapter of the Appraisal Institute will offer a New York State-approved continuing education course, entitled "Fair Housing, Fair Lending, and Environmental Issues," from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Robert Smith and Frank

Notaro will serve as the instructors for the course. The classes will take place at the C.W. Post campus of Long Island University, at 720 Northern Boulevard in Brookville, N.Y. Tuition: $210 per person. For registration and additional information please call [phone].

REBNY Course

Oct. 28 to Nov. 11 -- The Real Estate Board of New York will offer a 22.5-hour "An Informed Buyer" course on three consecutive Mondays from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The classes will take place at 570 Lexington Ave. Members: $99 per person. Non-members: $190 per person. For registration and additional information please call Indi Jaipal at [phone], ext. 5236.

Appraisal Institute Course

Oct. 29 to Dec. 5 -- The Long Island Chapter of the Appraisal Institute will offer a New York State-approved continuing education course, entitled "Appraisal Procedures," on 10 consecutive Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6 to 9:30 p.m. Howard Morris and Robert Studwell will serve as the instructors for the course. The classes will take place at the C.W. Post campus of Long Island University, at 720 Northern Boulevard in Brookville, N.Y Tuition: $400 per person. For registration and additional information please call [phone].

IREM Seminar

Nov. 4 -- The New York Chapter of the Institute of Real Estate Management will offer an education course, entitled "Solving Real Estate Math Using the HP-19B11 Calculator," from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. The event will take place at the Brick Presbyterian Church, at 62 B. 92nd St. Members: $140 per person. Non-members: $150 per person. For registration and additional information please call [phone].

AREW Lunch

Nov. 5 -- Marc Michael Goloven, senior regional economist from JP Morgan, will be the guest speaker at the Association of Real Estate Women's luncheon at the Harvard Club, 27 West 44th St. Networking reception with no-host bar begins at 11:30 a.m.; luncheon and program at 12:30 p.m. AREW members. may attend at no charge. Cost for the luncheon and program for non-members is $75 per person. Credit cards accepted. Reservations: Phone [phone]; email to [e-mail]; or mail check, made payable to AREW, to AREW, 551 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3025, NY, NY 10176.

REBNY Lunch

Nov. 6 -- The Real Estate Board of New York will hold a luncheon from 11:45 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. at the New York Hilton, 1335 Avenue of the Americas. A panel entitled "New York Real Estate Market: Back to the Future or a Paradigm Shift?" will be held. Panelists will be David Greenbaum, president of Vornado Realty Trust; Benjamin Lambert, chairman and CEO of Eastdil Realty Company; and Robert Selsam, senior vice president and manager of the N.Y. offices of Boston Properties. The moderator is William McCahill, Jr., executive vice president and senior market manager of Fleet Bank. Tickets are $75. For more information and reservations call Angela Hussain at [phone].

Society for Marketing Seminar

Nov. 6 -- The Society for Marketing Professionals will hold a seminar, entitled "Career Building, Marketing as a Career Path," from 5:30 p.m.. to 7:30 p.m. The event will take place at 200 Lexington Ave., Suite 1115. Members: $40 per person. Non-members: $55 per person. For registration and additional information, please call [phone].

ABO Dinner Dance

Nov. 6 -- Associated Builders and Owners of Greater New York will celebrate its 92nd Anniversary Dinner Dance on at 6:30 p.m. at the New York Marriott Marquis Hotel. The Dinner Dance serves as an opportunity to honor some of the industry's most prominent leaders with a slate of prestigious awards. This year will also be a chance to recognize the success of the ABO 9/11 relief fund, which aided thousands of New Yorkers. The ABO will also celebrate the recordbreaking success of the 2002 BuildingsNY trade show, with more than 10,000 registered attendees. Cocktails begin at 6:30 p.m. and dinner at 8 p.m. For more information or to RSVP, please call [phone].

Wharton Residential Panel

Nov. 7 -- The Wharton Business School Club will offer a panel discussion, entitled "Why are New York City Housing Prices Through the Roof" from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Barbara Corcoran, president of the Corcoran Group, Jeff Blau, president of the Related Companies, and Rae Rosen, senior economist of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, will be the featured speaker at the event. Members: $50 per person. Non-members: $70 per person. For registration and additional information please visit www.whartonny.com.

AREW Seminar

Nov. 7 -- The Association of Real Estate Women will hold a seminar exploring incentives for businesses to relocate to Downtown from 6 p.m. at 61 Broadway, 1 14th floor conference room. Speakers are Donald Giampietro, director of the Lower Manhattan Business Relocation Assistance and Energy Programs for the New York City Department of Small Business Services; Richard Gottlieb, managing director of The Hunter Realty Organization; and Maia Aron, president of Barnes Wentworth, Inc. The event begins with refreshments at 6 p.m. and the seminar begins at 6:30 p.m. The cost for AREW members is $15 and non-members $25. For reservations, call [phone], email [e-mail] or mail check to AREW, 551 Fifth Ave., Suite 3025, NY, NY 10176.

Israel Bonds Lunch

Nov. 7 -- State of Israel Bonds' Real Estate and Construction Division will honor Charles S. Cohen, owner, president and CEO of Cohen Brothers Realty Corp., at its annual luncheon at 11:30 a.m. at The Pierre. Cohen will receive the Israel Peace Medal for his support of the Israel Bonds program to strengthen Israel's economy. Jerry L. Cohen of Tishman Speyer Properties, Burton P. Resnick of Jack Resnick & Sons, and Sheldon H. Solow of Solow Building Co. are luncheon chairmen. Kent M. Swig of Brown Harris Stevens and Swig Burris Equities is campaign chairman. Luncheon vice chairmen are James B. Emden of Insignia/ESG, Michael P. Higgins of CIBC World Markets, Howard Hirsch of Forest Electric Corp., Barry Horowitz of Cooper-Horowitz, Peter S. Kalikow of H. J. Kalikow & Co., Harry Macklowe of Macklowe Properties, Eric M. Schwartz of Deutsche Bank Securities, and Division chairman Daniel R. Tishman of Tishman Construction Corp. Admission is $175 per person. For reservations, call Celine Bensimon at 212-644-2663, ex t. 401.

IREM Dinner

Nov. 13 -- The Greater New York Chapter of the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) will host their annual dinner and awards at the Museum Club at Bridgewater's, atop the Fulton Market Building at the South Street Seaport. Cocktails will be served at 6:30 p.m.. followed by dinner at 7:30 p.m. The cost is $150 per person and members and non members are invited. Advance reservations are required and must be made by Nov. 6. Event sponsors are Alexander Wall Corp., Macinnis, Ward & Associates, Inc. and Hazardous Elimination. For reservations or for more information please call 212.944.9445 or visit www.iremnyc.org.

State of Israel Bonds Lunch

Nov. 14 -- State of Israel Bonds' Plumbing and Afiliated Mechanical Trades Division, a unit of its Real Estate and Construction Division, will honor Floyd Warkol, chairman and CEO of KSW Mechanical Services, at a luncheon at noon at the Rainbow Room in Rockefeller Plaza. The Division will also salute its affiliated unions-Enterprise Association of Steamfitters Local No. 638, Sheet Metal Workers' Local Union No. 28, and Plumbers Local Union No. 1-whose members came to the World Trade Center to volunteer their help following the 9-11 terrorist attack. Lawrence J. Levine of Par Plumbing Co. and Maureen D. O'Connor of Center Sheet Metal are campaign chairmen. William R. Abbate of Local 638, John Harrington of Local Union No. 28, and Don Sclafani of Local Union No. 1 are labor chairmen. Admission is $175 per person. For information, call Jeffrey Goldfarb at 212-644-2663, ext. 204.

Appraisal Institute Course

Nov.15 and 16 -- The Long Island Chapter of the Appraisal Institute will offer a New York. State-approved continuing education course, entitled "Standards of Professional Practice," from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. David M. Bradley and Patricia Marshall will serve as the instructors for the course. The classes will take place at the C.W. Post campus of Long Island University, at 720 Northern Boulevard in Brookville, N.Y. Members: $275 per person. Non-members: $325 per person. For registration and additional information please call [phone].

Architect Awards Dinner

Nov. 20 -- The New York Society of Architects will hold its 96th annual awards dinner from starting at 6:30 p.m. Award recipients will include Gruzen Samton, LLP, Marvin Meltzer, and the Municipal Art Society. The event will take place at 200 Fifth Club at 200 Fifth Ave. For registration and additional information please call [phone].