From marionoc at MIT.EDU Wed Jan 26 17:00:08 2005 From: marionoc at MIT.EDU (Marion Cunningham) Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 17:00:08 -0500 Subject: [Crealums] MIT/CRE E-NEWSLETTER -- January 2005 Message-ID: <200501262200.j0QM09W4019623@outgoing.mit.edu> MITCenter for Real Estate Elite o Visionary o Relevant Greetings! Included in this edition of the MIT/CRE Alumni/ae E-newsletter are the following items: * CRE 20th Anniversary, March 18 - 20, 2005 * New Century Cities Symposium, January 18-19, 2005 http://web.mit.edu/cre/research/newcenturycities.html * MIT/CRE Applications for the Class of 2006 Due 2/15/2005 * CRE FIRE in Frankfurt, Germany 1/31/2005 * Public Sector Award Announced * Alumni Call for Help * Save the Dates * Reminders and Notices (Alumni Directory, MITREX, Class of 2005 Resume Book, and Job Postings!) New Visions: The 20th Anniversary Celebration -- Save the Dates! MIT/CRE 20th Anniversary -- March 18 - 20, 2005 http://web.mit.edu/cre/events/events/20thanniversary.html Keep your eyes pealed for your invitation to the Center for Real Estate's 20th Anniversary weekend March 18 - 20, 2005! The weekend is truly a collaborative effort that will feature an impressive array of activities and people. David Cohan (CRE '92) has developed "Back to the Future: REfresh, REvisit, REdiscover," an educational "update" that is scheduled for Friday afternoon, "REfresh" will soar into action with a luncheon presentation by Larry Bacow, co-founder of the Center and current President of Tufts University. Following Dr. Bacow, you will have to make some hard choices -- Updates in Real Estate Finance with Tod McGrath or Designing for Tomorrow's Developments with Dennis Frenchman. Following those sessions, the choices continue -- Building for Tomorrow's Developments Today with Jim Becker and Chris Gordon or Leadership in the Real Estate Industry, taught by Gloria Schuck. Our own "Click and Clack", Ray Torto and Bill Wheaton, will conclude Back to the Future by providing a brief summary of where real estate markets are and where they are likely to head. Ray and Bill will then challenge those in attendance to pick their brains about literally any real estate topic. Prizes will be given for the most interesting, difficult and profound questions........ The day continues with the official start of the New Visions Conference -- Cities in the New Century: Models of Urban Growth. After being introduced by Dean Adele Santos, MIT President Susan Hockfield will offer the welcoming remarks followed by a reception. The next day, the meeting will be convened. Through the lens of four project case studies in Korea (New Songdo and the Digital Media City), the United Kingdom (Canary Wharf), and Cambridge, MA (University Park), we will explore the drivers of cities in the new century and the value proposition these projects represent in social, economic and physical terms. How are these projects being financed? What kinds of partners are being approached and how are these partnerships and their structures unique? Are there special benefits for tenants? What kinds of tenants seek out these projects? What steps are being taken to establish a sense of place? We will be posing these and other questions to our guest presenters. In the afternoon, we will divide the audience into topical groups charged with generating their own thoughts on development themes and models for urban growth in the new century. Our luncheon speaker is one of the founders Biogen, Nobel Laureate, Dr. Phillip A. Sharp. Michael Jammen (CRE '97), Toby Kramer (CRE '91), and Jane Seiden (CRE '88) are working to create a memorable gala. The location is the Park Plaza Hotel & Towers. The musicians are ready, the food will be delectable, and you are invited to enjoy the company of classmates and members. The next day, the Alumni Association of the Center for Real Estate (AACRE) invites you to be their guest for brunch. A lot is planned and we hope you will be a part of it! On-line registration is available at the following URL (http://web.mit.edu/cre/events/events/20thanniversary.html). New Century Cities Symposium a Success! http://web.mit.edu/cre/events/events/ncc-symposium.html On January 18th and 19th, some 150 invited participants convened on January 18 for a two-day symposium on New Century Cities. They hailed from four continents, and from disciplines ranging from ?traditional? city-builders?architects, city planners, and construction firms?to the newest partners in the city development process-- information technology, communications, and media firms (including Cisco, HP, and IBM), as well as historians, educators, and artists. What brought them together was a shared belief that the cities of the next century will be radically unlike the cities of centuries past. For more on the New Century Cities symposium, visit the URL above. Deadline for Applications for the Class of 2006: February 15, 2005 http://web.mit.edu/cre/students/index.html If you know a person who would be a great candidate for the Center for Real Estate's MSRED program, encourage them to apply! The deadline is February 15, 2005 and we are always looking for people as talented as you. For more information, take a look at the MIT/CRE web site or contact Jennifer Boyles, Academic Assistant, at jboyles at mit.edu or Maria Vieira, Associate Director of Education, at mvieira at mit.edu. CRE FIRE -- Forums on Issues and Innovations in Real Estate -- Catch the FIRE in Frankfurt, Germany http://web.mit.edu/cre/events/events/ontheroad04.html Kredit International -- Frankfurt, Germany -- January 31, 2005 "Commercial Real Estate Trends: Is there a Disconnect between Capital Markets and Space Markets?" The decline of real estate yields despite increasing vacancy rates will be discussed at the Frankfurt, Germany FIRE. After the panel discussion, attendees are invited to a cocktail reception, an opportunity to further discuss the topic with guests and panelists. CRE alums are invited to attend. For more information, visit the Center's web site at the following URL: http://web.mit.edu/cre/events/events/ontheroad04.html. PUBLIC SECTOR AWARD ANNOUNCED Rebecca Asser, CRE '04, Project Manager, New York City Economic Development Corporation The Center recently announced that Rebecca Asser, Project Manager with the New York City Economic Development Corporation ( www.nycedc.org), is the 2004-2005 recipient of the MIT/CRE Public Sector Award. The New York City Economic Development Corporation's mission is to encourage and be the catalyst for economic growth in each of the City's five boroughs, and Rebecca is working on a diverse collection of projects: a school in Lower Manhattan, green space along the East River Waterfront, the sale of city property, the development of a mixed-use project by ForestCityRatner, and the redevelopment of the Farley Building. We know that her MIT/CRE education will come in handy. Congratulations Rebecca! ALUMNI CALL FOR HELP! Greg Derby is looking to see if someone has a good multi-family (apartment) development pro forma in Excel that they are willing to share. If you have the information, e-mail Greg at gderby at concordeastridge.com. SAVE THE DATES! CRE FIRE -- San Francisco. Co-sponsored with member firm, AMB Property Corporation, we look forward to a San Francisco forum on the impact of technology on the demand for commercial real estate. Keep an eye on the Center's web site for further details! April 2005 -- CRE FIRE -- Asia. Co-sponsored with Merrill Lynch, we are planning a FIRE event in April in Shanghai. We are very excited about this engagement and will update you as the details are confirmed. May 2005 -- MIT/CRE'S Housing Affordability Conference. In May, the Center for Real Estate is sponsoring a conference on housing affordability in the Boston metropolitan area. The conference will spotlight the findings of work currently underway by Professor Lynn Fisher and Research Associate Dr. Henry Pollakowski. The Housing Affordability Initiative is being supported by the major housing organizations in the Boston area and the conference promises to be highly informative. Reminders and Notices * Support the Center for Real Estate ( http://web.mit.edu/giving/priorities/schools/architecture/cre.html). The need for funding to support the "new vision" of the Center is ongoing. Please continue your support! * Center for Real Estate Alumni Directory. The 2005 Directory has been completed! To request an electronic copy of the CRE Alumni Directory, e-mail Marion Cunningham at marionoc at mit.edu. * Join the Alumni Association of the CRE, AACRE ( https://alum.mit.edu/smarTrans/user/PayDues.dyn?). Thanks to joining the larger MIT Alumni Association, CRE Alumni can pay their dues on line. Log in using your Infinite Connection login. Select the dues type you'd like to pay from the simple, secure, one-page form. Enter your billing and credit card information, and your dues are paid for this fiscal year (7/1 to 6/30). If you would prefer to complete your membership by mail, go to the CRE alumni web site (http://web.mit.edu/cre/alumni/index.html) and download the membership form. * MIT Real Estate Exchange, MITREX ( http://cre-mitrex.mit.edu/index.html). MITREX is a searchable database that can be used to find documents of specific interest and alumni/ae and members with expertise or interests in specific areas. Currently, MITREX has 240 members and 232 items that have been contributed. This promises to be an invaluable tool. * MIT/CRE Resume Book ( http://web.mit.edu/cre/resumehome.html). The Class of 2005 resume book has joined the Class of 2004 resume book on line. Take a look, our students and graduates are impressive! * Note New URL!! Job Listings ( http://web.mit.edu/cre/jobs/index.html). Have a job you want to fill or seeking a new opportunity? We have the right person and the right job! Send your job listings to marionoc at mit.edu and they will be posted. * Update Your Alumni Contact Information ( http://web.mit.edu/cre/alumni/alumupdate.html). We want to stay in touch and keep you informed. To help us do so, please use this URL to update your contact information. * Alumni Network Services ( http://alum.mit.edu/index.html). Visit the MIT Alumni Association's web site to find addresses and contact information for classmates. * Alumni Projects ( http://web.mit.edu/cre/alumni/index.html and http://web.mit.edu/cre/alumni/alumprojects.html ). Send me ( marionoc at mit.edu) notices of your projects, publications, promotions, and noteworthy events for posting on the MIT/CRE web site. Best regards, Marion O. 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