NYU Real Estate Institute's Capital Markets conference.

New York University's Real Estate Institute at the School of Continuing and Professional Studies released its spring lineup of real estate conferences. These events bring together real estate figures from some of the nation's top firms to examine current industry trends and share insights and strategies needed in today's real estate market.

The first of these events, the Annual Real Estate Capital Markets Conference, will take place on Thursday, May 4, at the Waldoff-Astoria on 301 Park Avenue.

This conference, entitled "Beyond The Year 2000," will explore questions about key issues concerning real estate capital markets with the leading decision-makers in the industry. Areas addressed will be the sustainability of the recent stability in real estate capital markets, e-commerce and trans-national deals. Edward Yardeni, chief economist and global investment strategist at Deutsche Banc Alex Brown, and Joe Klein, New Yorker correspondent and author of Primary Colors, will deliver the keynote addresses.

The conference will be chaired by Robert S. Blumenthal, managing director of Deutsche Banc Alex Brown; Lawrence E. Fiedler, president of JRM Development Enterprises, Inc.; and Alan I. Pomerantz, Esq., partner at Weil, Gotsha & Manges LLP.

The complete program and registration information is listed on the Real Estate Institute's website at www.scps.nyu.edu/rei or can be obtained by calling [phone].