Around town: events seminars meetings talks

Real Estate Weekly, Nov 2, 2005

The Trade Fair

Nov. 2 -- This networking event will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Pfizer Inc., 150 E. 42nd St. in New York City. Cost: $50 members, $75 non-members. Email pwcusal@aol.com.

Design Professionals

Nov. 3 -- AIA/NYS Statewide Advisory Committee in conjunction with the American Council of Engineering Companies of New York is presenting the annual joint session on current insurance issues for design professionals. The program will be held at the McGraw Hill Auditorium at 1221 Avenue of the Americas in New York City from 8:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. RSVP to smaher@zdlaw.com

The Marketing Event

Nov. 4 -- The Society of Marketing Professional Services NY Area Chapter will hold The Marketing Event from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Center for Architecture at 536 LaGuardia Place in New York City. There are 18 interactive learning sessions in three concurrent tracks of six periods each. There will be no "at the door" registration. Cost: Members: $300 Non-members: $350 Register at www.smpsny.org.

Appraisal Practice

Nov. 4 -- The Long Island Chapter of the Appraisal Institute presents Course 400, National Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice, a seven-hour update course. This course is for students who have successfully completed Course 410. The class will take place from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Citibank Conference Center, located in the East Tower at LAB Plaza in Uniondale, N.Y. Cost: Members" $195, Non-members: $210. For more information call 516-248-0853.

High-rise Inspector Seminar

Nov. 4 to 6 -- The Real Estate Education Center is offering a three day seminar to train people to become high-rise inspectors. The three day seminar will take place at 9:00 a.m. in the Real Estate Education Center's Empire State Building location. The 23-hour seminar will be taught by Parson Dunlop Welder, a New York City based architectural engineering firm. Additional information can be obtained at www.reedc.com or by calling 212-465-1008.

Advanced 1031 Seminar

Nov. 8 -- Asset Preservation, Inc. will present a complimentary seminar covering IRC [section] 1031 tax deferred exchanges, taught by an attorney who is an expert on [section] 1031 ex changes and real estate related issues in New York. Sponsored by Brookstreet Securities. It will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Association of the Bar of the City of New York at 42 W. 44th St. 3 CE/CLE and CPE credits available. Call 800-770-1069 to reserve and 866-317-1031 for further information.

NYC Panel

Nov. 8 -- The Wharton Business School Club of New York is sponsoring a panel called "New York Real Estate Boom: Risks and Rewards." Real estate experts Stephen Benjamin of Dermot Companies, Jeffrey Blau of The Related Companies, Leslie W. Himmel of Himmel Meringoff Properties, Robert A. Knakal of Massey Knakal and Ofer J. Yardeni of Stonehenge Partners, Inc. will be part of the panel, which will take place at the Penn Club located at 30 W. 44th St. from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Cost: Members--$40 prepaid Non-members--$50 prepaid. For reservations go to www.whartonny.com.

World Negotiation Forum

Nov. 8 to 9 -- Former Secretary of State Madeline Albright will address the principals of negotiation during HSM Group's 2005 World Negotiation Forum, which is being held at the New York City Center. For more information on the World Negotiation Forum or to purchase tickets, please visit www.hsmgroup.com.

Metropolitan Symposium on Real Estate Development & Finance

Nov. 9 -- The symposium, sponsored by MBA of New York Scholarship Foundation, Inc. and New York University's School of Continuing and Professional Studies The Real Estate Institute, will be held from 8:00 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. at New York University, Rosenthal Pavilion in the Kimmel Center 60 Washington Square South in New York City. Cost: $255. Call 212-972-4790

IREM Dinner

Nov. 9 -- The Greater New York Chapter of the IREM will hosting is annual dinner and awards honoring Certified Property Manager of the Year Joseph C. Wick, CPM, managing director of Cushman & Wakefield, Inc. at Tavern on the Green, Central Park West at 67th Street. Cocktails 6:30 p.m.; dinner from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. The cost is $175 per person and tickets must be purchased by November 2nd. Call 212-944-9445.

Emergency Prepared-ness Seminar

Nov. 9 -- The Real Estate Board of New York is holding an Emergency Preparedness Seminar with NYC Office of Emergency Management Commissioner Joseph Bruno. The seminar will be held at Citibank, 399 Park Avenue, 13th Floor Auditorium, from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Cost is $15 for REBNY members, $25 for nonmembers.

To register e-mail kmorisseau@rebny.com.

13th Annual Evening of Monopoly

Nov. 9 -- New York University Real Estate Institute's will hold its 13th Annual Evening of Monopoly[R] at the Puck Building located at 295 Lafayette St. Veronica Hackett, managing partner of The Clarett Group, will serve as the honorary chairperson for the event. Proceeds from the event are used toward scholarships, career development and new academic programs provided by NYU's REI. For information, please contact Grace Greenwich at 212-998-7237.