[Crealums] MIT CENTER FOR REAL ESTATE -- 20th ANNIVERSARY WEEKEND TAKES YOU Back to the Future MARCH 18, 2005

Tue Mar 15 14:59:54 EST 2005

Greetings!

I wanted to take a moment to let you know what is planned for Back to the
Future -- REfresh, REvisit, REdiscover.

We are delighted to have Larry Bacow as our luncheon speaker.  In true Larry
fashion, he is working from notes and will not have a prepared text.  To
catch his pearls of wisdom, I cannot send you an advance copy or promise to
post it on the web at the conclusion of the weekend.  You have to be there,
and if history is any indication, you will not be disappointed!

Gloria Schuck's management class has evolved quite a bit, and on Friday she
will be discussing Leadership in the Real Estate Industry and will look to
alums for "in class" case studies.  Dr. Schuck will discuss the definition
of leadership, will provide an overview of leadership theory, and will put a
couple of alums on the hot seat to talk about their leadership points of
view.

You will have tough choices because concurrent with Gloria's session is
"Technologies that will Change Real Estate" taught by Dennis Frenchman.
After transforming homes and workplaces over the past 20 years, digital
technology is now appearing in the streets, squares, parks, restaurants,
shopping centers, and meeting and entertainment places where much of our
civic and social life occurs.  In the process, new kinds of real estate
products, values, and opportunities are emerging.  Dennis's seminar will
review the growing interrelationship between digital technology, real estate
and design, and "New Century Cities" around the world that are experimenting
with these new forms of development.

Following those two classes will be two additional sessions -- Building for
Tomorrow's Developments Today and "You're the Judge: What are Fair Returns
for Real Estate Development?"  Everyone's favorite, Tod McGrath, makes you
the judge as he articulates David Geltner's model for determining acceptable
development returns.  The question is, "what incremental return above
risk-free Treasury yields is required to compensate a developer for taking
on a new project?"   You be the judge.

Chris Gordon and Jim Becker tackle the issue of Building for Tomorrow's
Developments Today from two perspectives -- the impact of digital
technologies on the building industry and emerging trends in project
development.  Jim will look at the ways in which digital technologies are
finding their way into the daily transactions of the building industry, and
Chris will look at the demand for increased flexibility, sustainability,
"smarts", and security and their impact on construction and management.  

Always a lightening rod for discussion, Bill Wheaton and his partner, Ray
Torto, principals in the world renowned real estate firm, Torto Wheaton
Research, will close out Back to the Future.  Acting in the spirit of Click
and Clack of Car Talk fame (also MIT graduates), Ray and Bill will provide a
brief summary of where real estate markets are, and where they are likely to
be headed.  Following their summary, those in attendance are invited to
"pick their brains" about literally any real estate topic.  Prizes will be
given for the most interesting, difficult, and profound questions...

So, as you can see, Back to the Future promises to be informative,
provocative, and fun. I look forward to seeing you Friday, March 18th to
REfresh, REvisit, and REdiscover!

Best regards,

Marion Cunningham

Associate Director
MIT/Center for Real Estate
77 Massachusetts Avenue
W31-310
Cambridge, MA   02139-4307
Phone:  (617) 253-2680
Fax:       (617) 258-6991
 <http://web.mit.edu/cre/> http://web.mit.edu/cre/

CRE:  20  years of building the future

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The NewVisions 20th Anniversary Weekend

http://web.mit.edu/cre/events/events/20thanniversary.html

We Hope to See You There!

Friday, March 18 - Sunday, March 20, 2005

Schedule

Friday, March 18 

Sponsored by the Alumni/ae:

BACK TO THE FUTURE:  REfresh, REvisit, REdiscover!
Noon - 1:15 - Networking Luncheon and Speech 
Keynote Speaker -- Lawrence S. Bacow, Ph.D., President, Tufts University

1:45pm -2:45pm  
Choose between the following TWO SEMINARS (E51-345 and E51-325):

.         Leadership in the Real Estate Industry -- Gloria Schuck

.         Technologies that will Change Real Estate -- Dennis Frenchman 

3:00pm - 4:00pm 
Chose between the following TWO SEMINARS (E51-345 and E51-325):

.         Building for Tomorrow's Developments Today -- Jim Becker and Chris
Gordon 

.         You're the Judge:  What are Fair Returns on Development Projects
-- W. Tod McGrath  

4:30pm - 5:30pm CRE'S OWN "CLICK AND CLACK" -- Ray Torto and Bill Wheaton
(Location: 10-250)

Ray and Bill will provide a brief summary of where real estate markets are,
and where they are likely to be headed.  Following their summary, those in
attendance are invited to "pick their brains" about literally any real
estate topic. Prizes will be given for the most interesting, difficult and
profound questions........

KEYNOTE SPEECH and  RECEPTION
5:45 - 7:00 - Reception and Welcome Address
Welcome Address -- Susan Hockfield, Ph.D., President, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology

Saturday, March 19, 2005

NEW VISIONS CONFERENCE  -- Vision Driven Cities - 50 Vassar Street, 4th
Floor

8:30 - 9:00 - Welcome
9:00 - 12:00 - Morning Sessions   

Project #1:  Canary Wharf.  Columbia University - DR. CAMILLE DOUGLAS

Project #2:  New Songdo City.  The Gale Company -  JOHN HYNES / PIETRO DORAN

Project #3:  University Park.  Forest City - GAYLE FARRIS  

How Ubiquitous Digital Connectivity Adds Value to Floor Space - BILL
MITCHELL

12: 15  - 1: 15  - Luncheon Speaker 

Nobel Laureate, Dr. Phillip A. Sharp, McGovern Institute for Brain Research
Dr. Sharp was the co-recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology / Medicine
in 1993 and co-founder of Biogen

1:30pm          - Afternoon Sessions

    Participants will be asked to work in break out sessions in the
afternoon. The following five groups are planned:

-         Capital Structure and Risk/Return Trade-offs

-         Partnering and Partnerships, 

-         The Tenant Perspective, 

-         Non-Traditional Dimensions of Value Creation; Branding and
Placemaking,  

4:00 - 4:30 - Conference Wrap-up 

NEW VISIONS GALA EXTRAVAGANZA!
Park Plaza Hotel and Tower, 64 Arlington Street, Boston

*	6:00 -  Cocktails 

*	7:30 -  Dinner and Program 

                -        Tribute to Hank Spaulding, Co-Founder, MIT Center
for Real Estate
                -        Presentation of Visioneer Awards

The Walt Disney Company
Hines / Gerald D. Hines

    -            Auction

*	9:00 - Dancing the Night Away 

Registration Info

On-line registration available at
http://web.mit.edu/cre/events/events/20thanniversary.html or by contacting
the Industry Liaison, Rosrin Srethapramote, at rosrin at mit.edu /
617-253-8311! 

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