Events seminars meetings talks. (Around the Town).

NYCREW Network Event

Nov. 6 New York Commercial Real Estate Women Network (NYCREW Network) will be hosting its November networking event "Selling in Tough Economic Times" from 6 to 8 p.m. at Nixon & Peabody 437 Madison Ave., New York City. Attendees will have the opportunity to hear and interact with John Klymshyn, sales manager and trainer, author, nationally recognized lecturer, former radio talk show host and expert on sales and business communications. To RSVP or for additional information call [phone] or go to www.nycrew.org

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 record-breaking 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].

PWC Networking Event

Nov. 7 -- Professional Women In Construction and National Minority Business Council will hold a Grand Networking Trade Fair from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at The Pfizer Conference Center, 235 East 42nd The cost is $50 for members and $65 for nonmembers. Checks should be mailed to PWC, 315 East 56th St., NY, NY, 10022. For more information call [phone] or email [e-mail]

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, 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 10 176.

Mold Seminar

Nov. 7- With concerns about mold multiplying as fast as mold spores, Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo, Clayton Group Services and ML Insurance Strategies will host a seminar designed to help the real estate industry protect against the risks presented by this growing problem. The seminar will take place from 9 to 11 a.m. at Mintz Levin's offices at 666 Third Ave. in New York City. Breakfast will be served. An expert panel including Mintz Levin attorneys Jeffrey R. Porter and Jeffrey A. Moerdler as well as Mark Hodgson, director, Indoor Air Quality, Clayton Group Services and Jill K. Kerxton, executive director, ML Insurance Strategies will discuss a range of critical topics including determining if mold exists and effectively allocating mold risks.

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, ext . 401.

American ORT Lunch

Nov. 8 -- The Engineering and Construction Industry Chapter of American ORT will hold its annual awards luncheon, starting at noon. This year's honorees will include Michael J. Forde, executive secretary treasurer of the New York City District Council of Carpenters, and Peter K. Tully, president of Tully Construction Co. The event will take place at the Sheraton New York. Tickets: $200 per person. For registration and additional information please call Gary Perl at [phone].

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.

Skyscraper Museum Event

Nov. 13 -- The Skyscraper Museum will hold a book talk on "The Lower Manhattan Plan of 1966" from 6:30 to 7:15 p.m. Carol Willis, director of the Skyscraper Museum, and architects Paul Willen and James Rossant will be the featured speakers at the event. The book talk will take place at the Institute of Fine Arts, at 1 E. 78th St. For registration and additional information please call [phone].

BOMA Lunch

Nov. 14- BOMA/NY will hold a luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the New York Marriott Marquis Hotel, Astor Ballroom, at 1535 Broadway between 45th and 46th Streets. Bob Younglove, performance coach, PATH Associates will deliver a speech entitled "Dealing With Change." The luncheon will also feature an open bar sponsored by Building Security Services of NY, Inc. The cost is $75 for members and $85 for guests. For information call Hallie Sherck at [phone].

REX Networking Event

Nov. 14-- A networking event sponsored by REX, the Young Real Estate Group of the Real Estate and Allied Trades Division of UJA-Federation of New York, will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. at Light, 125 East 54th St. (between Park and Lexington.) Open to people between the ages of 25 and 35, the event attracts young professionals from the real estate, construction, and allied trades industries, including developers, owners, brokers, attorneys, and investment strategists. Sponsors of the evening's event include Cushman & Wakefield, Inc.; HSBC Bank USA; Fidelity National Title Insurance Company; Flatiron Real Estate Advisors; Lazer Aptheker Rosella & Yedid, P.C; and Milo Kleinberg Design Associates. The cost is $50 in advance and $60 at the door. To make a reservation or for additional information, please contact Belinda Lasky at 1-212-836-1442 or [e-mail]

YMBA Cocktail Reception

Nov. 14 - The Young Mortgage Bankers Association (YMBA) will host a cocktail reception which will honor "40 Under 40," the next generation of top industry stars from finance, real estate and law as selected by and published in Real Estate New York magazine, which is sponsoring the event. The reception will be held from 5:30-8:30 p.m. at The Yale Club, 50 Vanderbilt Ave. The cost is $100 for members, $125 for non-members, and $135 for those paying at the door. For reservations, contact Joann Macaluso at YMBA, [phone]. Credit cards are accepted.

Appraisal Institute Seminar

Nov. 14- The Appraisal Institute's Metro New York Chapter will present a seminar entitled "The Impact of the World Trade Center Disaster on Real Property Values Temporary or Permanent Impairment for Financial Reporting Purposes." The seminar is being sponsored by CoStar. Featured speakers will be: James MacCrate, MAI, principal, MacCrate Associates LLC; Terry Vaughn Grissom, Ph.D., Professor of Real Estate, Georgia State University; Dominick Pompeo, SRPA, Diversified Valuation Group. The event will be held at The Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, 301 Park Ave. Registration begins at 3:30 p.m., followed by the seminar from 4 to 6 p.m., and a cocktail reception from 6-7:30 p.m. Cost is $75 for members; $125 for non-members. For phone reservations via credit card, call [phone]. To pay by check, please attach business card and make check payable to: Metro New York Chapter. Mail to: Metro NY Chapter of the Appraisal Institute, 60 East 42nd Street, Suite 1166, New York, NY 10165. Two hours of continuing education credi t is pending by New York State and the Appraisal Institute.

State of Israel Bonds Lunch

Nov. 14 - State of Israel Bonds' Plumbing and Affiliated 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].

NRC Lunch

Nov. 19 -- The National Realty Club is holding a lunch at noon at the Williams Club, 24 East 39th St. Scott Singer, of the Singer & Bassuk Organization, will be the speaker. His topic will be "Financing Downtown Manhattan: Not Mission Impossible." The cost is $40 for members and $60 for nonmembers. Checks should be mailed to NRC, 380 Lexington Ave., Suite 1700, New York, NY 10168. For more information call Tamara or Burton Beck at [phone].

NYARM Lunch

Nov. 20 -- The New York Association of Realty Managers, NYARM, holds its monthly membership meeting, starting with a pre-lunch LEARNING SESSION from 11 a.m. to noon with a practical approach to OSHA presented in depth by a panel. Subject material will be geared towards apartment building resident managers, property managers, superintendents, professionals and vendors who have an interest in this aspect of building management Followed by the popular noon to 1 p.m. open bar networking featuring consulting booths manned by professionals versant in OSHA answering questions one-on-one. Luncheon from 1 to 2 p.m. with principal speaker Jeffrey A. Goldberg, Ph.D., certified psychologist, speaking about how to motivate building staff to follow the safety guide lines and regulations. Tavern on The Green, Central Park West at 67th Street. All-inclusive fee: $60 members; $120 non-members. RSVP required. Contact executive director Margie Russell, via www.nyarm.org, [e-mail] or [phone]. Credit cards accepted.

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].

PWC Dinner Dance

Dec. 6 -- Professional Women in Construction will hold its 23rd annual Holiday Dinner Dance, starting at 7 p.m. The event will take place at the Yale Club Ballroom, at 50 Vanderbilt Ave. Tickets: $300 per person. For registration and additional information please call [phone].

Appraisal Institute Course

Dec. 6 and 7 -- 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. Richard Marchitelli and David M. Bradley 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].

American ORT Lunch

Dec. 12 -- The Real Estate and Construction Chapter of American ORT will be holding its annual tribute awards luncheon, honoring Jonathan Mechanic, Partner of Fired, Frank Harris, Schriver, and Jacobson. The event will take place at the Sheraton New York and will begin at noon. Lunch will be served promptly at 1 p.m. The Price per ticket is $250 ($200 tax deductible), $2,500 per table of ten ($2,000 tax deductible.) For registration and additional information, please contact Gary Perl at [phone].