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UJA-REX Luncheon

Mar. 7: UJA-Federation of New York's Real Estate and Allied Trades Division's Young Real Estate Executives (REX) will honor Howard M. Glatzer of The City Investment Fund, at its annual luncheon at The Waldorf-Astoria, Park Avenue & 50th Street, at 11:30 a.m.. Event chairs are David Valger, of RCG Longview, and Bram Weber of Weber Law Group, LLP. Journal chair is Jeffrey Romanow, of The City Investment Fund, L.P. For more information call Sarah Hilchie at 212-836-1131 or email at hilchies@ujafedny.org to RSVP.

LI Appraisal Institute

Mar. 8: The Long Island Chapter Of the Appraisal Institute will hold their "Real Estate Appraiser New York State 'G' Level Courses Program" at the Marriott Residence Inn, 9 Gerhard Road Plainview, NY 11803 from 8:30 am. to 5:00 p.m.. G1 Basic Income Capitalization will run March 8 to the 10th and the 15 to 17th. (Check the rest of the calender for G2 and G3) Tuition for 4 course program. Call 516 248 8964, or e-mail liappraise@aol.com, or visit www.liappraisal.com.

NY Construction Tech 2007

Mar.8: The Greater New York Construction User Council (Council) announced the panelists for ConstructionTech2007, a special one-day national conference that examines the latest innovations in construction technology and the impact of technology on the real estate, design and construction industries at the Sheraton New York Hotel and Tower, located at 811 Seventh Avenue in New York City. The program will feature three panel discussions, a keynote address, and a special exhibition featuring new products and technology related to building design and construction. In addition, an awards presentation will honor The New York Times and Forest City Ratner for technological innovation in the New York Times Building, as well as Bank of America/The Durst Organization for innovation in Bank of America/1 Bryant Park. The featured panelists include: Charles Thornton, Thornton Tomasetti; Steve Hagan, General Services Administration: Erleen Hatfield, Thornton Tomasetti; Tensho Takemoil, Gehry Partners, LLP; Michael Feigin, Marsh USA, Inc.; Keith Brown, Marsh USA, Inc.; Craig Covil, Arup; Maryann Gilmartin, Forest City Ratner; Michael Deane, LEED AP, Turner Construction Company; Jack Klein, Silverstein Properties; Phil Pitruzz-ello, Columbia University; and Tom Scarola, Tishman Speyer. The conference will provide an excellent marketing opportunity for companies who wish to promote their products or services to a national real estate, design and construction audience. For more information on program sponsorships or exhibit space, please visit the program website found at www.contech2007.com. Registrations are currently being accepted and can be completed through the program website. For additional information, please contact James Melnichok at (212) 450-7300, ext. 207 or via email at jmelnichok@berman grp.com.

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Fire Safety Classes

Mar. 9: The Real Estate Board of New York will offer their Fire Safety Classes. Class 1 will run every Monday in March starting at 9a.m. to 1p.m., and Class 2 every Thursday in March from 5:30 to 9:30p.m. Local Law 26 of 2004 required that the Fire Commissioner adopt standards, procedures and requirements for the orderly evacuation of occupants from any office building, including evacuation of persons necessitated by explosion, biological, chemical or hazardous material incidents or releases, natural disasters or other emergency, or the threat of a terrorist attack. Any building that is...