REBNY announces first ethics lecture.Political scientist Alon Ben-Meir Dr. Alon Ben-Meir (born 1937) is a professor of international relations and Middle Eastern Studies at The New School and at New York University and is the Middle East Project Director at the World Policy Institute. will hold the Real Estate Board's first annual Aaron Gural Lectureship lec·ture·ship n. 1. The status or position of a lecturer. 2. An endowment or foundation supporting a series or course of lectures. [Alteration of lecturership. in Ethics. The lectureship honors Mr. Gural, REBNY's Vice Chairperson, who also led the Board's Ethics Committee ethics committee A multidisciplinary hospital body composed of a broad spectrum of personnel–eg, physicians, nurses, social workers, priests, and others, which addresses the moral and ethical issues within the hospital. See DNR, Institutional review board. for many years. Dr. Ben-Meir, a professor at New York University New York University, mainly in New York City; coeducational; chartered 1831, opened 1832 as the Univ. of the City of New York, renamed 1896. It comprises 13 schools and colleges, maintaining 4 main centers (including the Medical Center) in the city, as well as the and New School University, will lead several seminars on business ethics and ethical negotiations, write a number of related articles to be distributed to REBNY REBNY Real Estate Board of New York members, and deliver a lecture about these topics on Oct. 26th between 9 and 10:30 a.m. at Verizon Communications headquarters, 1095 Avenue of the Americas, at 42nd Street. James D. Kuhn, President of Newmark & Company, will be the event's interlocutor in·ter·loc·u·tor n. 1. Someone who takes part in a conversation, often formally or officially. 2. The performer in a minstrel show who is placed midway between the end men and engages in banter with them. . Continental break-fast will be served at 8:30 a.m. There is no admission charge to the lecture for REBNY members. The fee for nonmembers is $10. All who attend, however, must register in advance by calling Ms. Indi Jaipal at 212-532-3100. Please note that space is limited. REBNY President Steven Spinola said, "It is fitting that this program to promote high ethics in professional activity should bear Aaron Gural's name. Aaron's commitment to honorable business behavior has set an impeccable standard that guides members of the Real Estate Board. This lectureship is designed to uphold that standard, and help succeeding generations of real estate professionals serve the industry and its clients best by understanding and following the principles of sound ethics." |
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