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Real Estate Weekly, May 14, 2003

BOMA Meeting

May 14 -- The Buildings and Managers Association will hold its monthly meeting from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Chris Ward, commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection, will be the featured speaker at the event. The meeting will take place at the Manhattan Ballroom of the Grand Hyatt Hotel, at Lexington Ave. and 42nd St Members: $85 per person. Nonmembers: $95 per person. For registration and additional information please call Hallie Sherck at (212) 239-3662.

PWC Lunch

May 15 -- Professional Women In Construction will hold annual luncheon "Salute To Women Of Achievement" from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., at The Yale Club, 50 Vanderbilt Ave. Honorees are Elaine Lazorwitz, director project controls, Skanska USA Building NY; Caren Franzini, executive director, NJ Economic Development Authority; Kelly M. Gillespie, president, Economic Project Solutions, Inc.; Angela J. Billinghurst, assistant project manager, Tishman Realty & Construction Co., Inc.; Mary Ellen Sacchetti, safety director, Plaza Construction Corp. The awards will be presented by Alair Townsend, publisher, C rain 's; Natalie Keith, editor, Real Estate Weekly, Lois Weiss, NY Post; Jan Tuchman, editor-in-chief, ENR. Heather Hatfield, publisher, NY Construction News. Luncheon tickets. are $195; sponsorships and journal ads are available. For reservations and information contact PWC at phone (212) 486-7745, fax (212) 486-0228 or email: pwcusa1@aol.com.

Appraisal Institute

Symposium

May 16 -- The Metro New York Chapter of the Appraisal Institute will host a Joint Regional Symposium at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, 42nd Street and Lexington Avenue. The event will feature four guest, speakers:. Daniel Doctoroff, Deputy Mayor of New York City; Dr. Glenn Mueller, professor, Johns Hopkins University, Real Estate Department; L.J. Cross, president, New York Jets, LLC; and, Congressman Scott Garrett from New Jersey's Fifth Congressional District. The event begins at 8 a.m. with registration and continental breakfast. The symposium will run from 8:30 a.m. to noon. The-cost is $95 per person. Four hours of continuing education credits have been applied for. Checks may be sent to: Metro NY Chapter of the Appraisal Institute, 60 East 42nd St., Suite 1166, New-York, NY 10165. Credit cards are' also accepted. For additional information, phone (866) 966-3710 or e-mail to metronyai@aol.com.

REBNY Golf & Tennis Outing

May 19-The Real Estate Board of New York will hold its Annual Spring 2003 Golf & Tennis Outing at Glen Head Country Club in Long Island. Golf tee times are 7:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Registration is 6:45 a.m. for 7:30 a.m. tee-off and 11 a.m. for 1 p.m. tee-off. Tennis is 10 a.m. for singles tournament and 1 p.m. for doubles. Registration is 9:30 a.m. for singles and 11:30 a.m. for doubles Lunch is 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Cocktail reception begins at 5 p.m. Ticket prices are $375 for full day of golf, $295 for full day of tennis, $225 for full day of fun and $150 for dinner only. For more information call Jeanne Oliver-Taylor at (212) 616-5246.

Heroes of the Harbor Benefit

May 20 -- Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance will hold its "Heroes of the Harbor" benefit from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The event will take place at the Chelsea Art Museum, at 556 W. 22nd St. For registration and additional information please email benefit@waterwire.net

Realty Foundation Lunch

May 20 -- The Realty Foundation will hold its annual luncheon. Thomas A. Renyi - chairman and chief executive officer of the Bank of New York, will be honored at the event. The luncheon will take place at the Regent Hotel, at 55 Wall St. For registration and additional information please call., Patricia Frank at (212) 697-3943.

REBNY Seminar

May 21 - The Real Estate Board of New York will host a seminar entitled "Fire and Life Safety Requirements for High Rise Office Buildings" at Citibank, 399 Park Avenue, 8 a.m. -- 11 a.m. Guest speakers are Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta, New York City Fire Department, Commissioner Patricia 3. Lancaster, Department of Buildings, and Chief Stanley Dawe, Bureau of Fire Prevention; New York City Fire Department. Free to REBNY members and $20 for nonmembers. The seminar is sponsor by ARUP and Quality Fire-Protection Consultants, Inc. For more information and registration, please call Susi Moore at (212) 616-5232.

IREM Lunch

May 21 - The Greater New York Chapter of the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) will hold their monthly luncheon featuring special guest speaker Greg Serio, Superintendent of Insurance of the State of New York from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the New York. Helmsley Hotel, 212 East 42nd St. The cost is $65 and advance reservations are required. Please contact Sheila Still at (212) 944-9445 or visit www.iremnyc.org.

NYARM Lunch

May 28 -- The New York Association of Realty Managers membership luncheon will take place at Tavern on The Green located- at Central Park West and 67th Street. During the pre-pre-luncheon LEARNING SESSION at 11 a.m. the on-going-series, of the' Required Ethics course needed to achieve NYARM certification, will be given by Gumley Haft's chief operating officer, Daniel Wollman, and director of management and The Federation of NY Housing Cooperatives and Condominiums' executive director, Greg Carlson. Meet the speakers during the pre luncheon noon to 1 p.m. networking session. During the luncheon and program from 1 to 2 p.m. Maximizing Building Employees Productivity, under the new Union Local 32BJ contract, will be the topic. RSVPS necessary. For more information log onto www.nyarm.org or contact NYARM's executive director Margie Russell, mrussell @nyarrn.com or (212) 216-0654.