From marionoc at MIT.EDU Wed Apr 26 16:53:44 2006 From: marionoc at MIT.EDU (Marion Cunningham) Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2006 16:53:44 -0400 Subject: [Crealums] MIT/CRE E-NEWSLETTER -- April 2006 Message-ID: <022b01c66973$82a64c90$7f00ae12@mit.edu> MITCenter for Real Estate Interdisciplinary o Innovative o Industry Relevant o International Greetings! This newsletter covers the following topics: CRE Partners Meeting ? Powering the Future * 2nd Annual Housing Affordability Conference ? May 25, 2006 * Upcoming Events o Corporate Real Estate ? April 28 o AACRE-CRE Real Deal ? Simon Property Group ? May 8 o Industry Interviews ? May 12 * PDCs -- Alums receive 25% Discount! ALUMNI/AE ASSOCIATION OF THE CENTER FOR REAL ESTATE INITIATIVES * Student Host Program * San Francisco House Tour -- May 18 * ICSC Alumni/ae Gathering -- May 22 * Alumni/ae Networking * Jobs (Select new additions highlighted) * MITREX * Reminders and Notices _____ POWERING THE FUTURE: MIT/CRE Annual Partners Meeting The CRE Partners Meeting was held on April 5 ? 6, 2006. Invited speakers addressed the topic ?Powering the Future? through topics as diverse as global systems models, energy politics, and the use of energy from coal, hydrogen, and nuclear fusion. Participants learned about cutting edge energy technologies by touring the Sloan Automotive Laboratory, the Alcator C-Mod Tokamak at MIT?s Plasma Fusion Center, and the MIT Reactor. One partner representative who had traveled from China for the meeting commented that the conference was particularly valuable because it ?opened up our horizons and made us think outside of the box? about energy use and how it will affect real estate development. Another participant said that the presentations convinced her that if you ?create the right incentives, innovation will happen.? The meeting concluded with roundtable discussions of what these energy technologies mean for the Real Estate industry, and how they might affect the participants? organizations over the next five years. _____ 2nd Annual Housing Affordability Conference ? May 25, 2006 The Center for Real Estate will be holding its second annual Housing Affordability Conference this May. CRE plans to release a housing affordability index which includes both rental and owner-occupied units in the Boston metropolitan area, and which incorporates new measures of quality of life such as school quality and public transit. Other conference topics will include Chapter 40B, suburban residential land use density, and key worker housing opportunities. Registration is open to all, but seating is limited. _____ UPCOMING EVENTS * Career Profiles ? Corporate Real Estate, April 28, 2006 (a panel of 3 CRE alums!) * NEW YORK TRIP! -- May 4-5, 2006 * REAL DEAL -- Simon Property Group -- May 8, 2006 * Industry Interviews -- May 12, 2006 * San Francisco Alumni/ae Gathering and House Tour -- May 18, 2006 * Annual CRE ICSC dinner -- May 22, 2006 * 2nd Annual Housing Affordability Conference -- May 25, 2006 * Professional Development Courses start in June! NEW Classes in Advanced Real Estate Development, Entrepreneurship, and Brownfields will be offered! IPD European Property Investment Conference: 2006 CRE?s Director, Prof. David Geltner, will be speaking on ?the growth of the property investment universe? at the Investment Property Databank European Property Investment Conference in Lisbon, Portugal, on May 11, 2006. Industry Interviews ? May 12 We invite your company to interview our students On May 12, 2006, CRE will be holding industry interviews. This is an opportunity for industry representatives to interview current students. You can view the resumes of current students and learn more about our interview procedures at: http://web.mit.edu/cre/resumehome.html If you or your company are interested in participating, please contact Marion Cunningham at marionoc at mit.edu or by calling (617) 253-2680. ALUMNI/AE ASSOCIATION OF THE CENTER FOR REAL ESTATE (AACRE) News and Updates! _____ AACRE Student Host Program Needs You! In 2003, a current student was the catalyst for the creation of the Center's Student Host Program. The Program allows prospective students to visit MIT and CRE, meet students and faculty, and attend classes. Current students host prospective students and share their experiences and advice about the program. Drawing on this history, the Alumni Association of CRE (AACRE) is developing a new, affiliated program targeted to prospective students outside the Boston area. In this program, alums would be matched with people in their area who are interested in the MSRED program. We would ask participating alums to meet with the candidate and answer any questions they might have about the Center. If you are interested in participating, please contact Amanda Strong at Amanda.strong at alum.mit.edu. Alumni/ae Networking Alumni/ae Weblog To allow alumni/ae to connect with one another, announce events, seek career advice, and share business opportunities, CRE has created an Alumni/ae Weblog (http://amps-tools.mit.edu/cre-alumniblog/). On the weblog, you can find events and information geared to alumni/ae and see what your fellow alumni/ae are doing. Post your own news and comments, or send us your feedback or ideas for the weblog, by emailing Karen MacArthur at macarthr at mit.edu. Calling all Europe-based Alumni/ae Do you work with or have an interest in European Real Estate? A network of Europe-based alumni/ae has formed, and their goal is to develop and expand the real estate network. If you are interested in joining the MIT/CRE European network, e-mail Nick Spencer (CRE '03) with your contact details. Nick can be reached at nspencer at credogroup.com. Calling all San Francisco-based Alumni/ae -- May 18th House Tour CRE alum Ted Horton ('87), is reaching out to San Francisco-based CRE grads. The next get-together will be on May 18th at 3701 Washington at 6pm. The group will be touring a $15M home for the 2006 San Francisco Decorator Showcase. Afterwards, the group will walk down to Sacramento Street for dinner. The group is limited to about 8 people, so please RSVP to Ted at theodorehorton at gmail.com to save a spot. Annual CRE ICSC Dinner -- May 22nd Alums attending the annual International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) convention in Las Vegas in May are invited to attend the sixth annual CRE ICSC dinner. The dinner is being held on Monday, May 22, at 9:00 PM at The Capital Grille; 3200 Las Vegas Boulevard South (3rd Level Fashion Show Mall, across from The Wynn Hotel). To RSVP, contact Michael Jammen (CRE'97) mjammen at meritagere.com or Jay Hooper (CRE '98) jhooper at crico.com. Regional Alumni/ae Organizations Regionally based alumni/ae organizations can provide valuable networking and specialized discussion of local real estate industry and issues. If you would like to start or get involved in a CRE alumni/ae group in your local area, please contact Lisa Davis at ldavis at ndevelop.com. Jobs Recent listings include: ? ? Director of Acquisitions, Combined Properties, Washington, D.C. ? Project Manager, Red Oak Investments, Los Angeles and Orange County, CA ? Development Associate, Shawnee Holding, Inc., Shawnee-on-Delaware, PA ? Associate, Eastdil Secured, New York, NY ? Relationship Underwriter/Lending Specialist, Bank of America, Boston, MA ? Associate Director of Finance, K. Hovnanian Companies, Red Bank, NJ ? Intern - Management (Finance), Boston Properties, Boston, MA ? Summer Internship, Citigroup Property Investors, New York, NY ? Analyst/Senior Analyst & Project Manager-Specialist, Dubai International Properties, Dubai, UAE ? Sustainable Design Specialist, Jacques Whitford, Limited, Calgary, Alberta Please visit http://web.mit.edu/cre/jobs/index.html to view the most recent listings. Send your job listings (with contact information) to Marion Cunningham at marionoc at mit.edu. MITREX Updates The MIT Real Estate Exchange, MITREX is a searchable database available to all alumni/ae, students, staff and faculty of the CRE, and Industry Partners. We?re constantly posting new information to MITREX, including the following recent updates: * Transactions Based Index - 2nd Quarter 2006 * Energy and Technology for the 21st Century, 4/6/06 * David Goldwyn Presentation scheduled for Annual Partners Meeting, 4/6/06 * Coal Presentation at Annual Partners Meeting 4/6/06 * Japanese Market Information for March 2006 * Key Transactions -- Japanese Market (Reported in February 2006) If you haven?t already signed up to access MITREX, please do so at http://cre-mitrex.mit.edu/index.html. _____ Reminders and Notices * Support the Center for Real Estate ( http://web.mit.edu/cre/giving/index.html). The need for funding to support the "new vision" of the Center is ongoing. Please continue your support! * The 2006 Version of the CRE Alumni Directory is available. To request an electronic copy of the CRE Alumni Directory, e-mail mit-cre at mit.edu. * Join the Alumni Association of the CRE, AACRE ( https://alum.mit.edu/smarTrans/user/PayDues.dyn?groupID=189). Thanks to joining the larger MIT Alumni Association, CRE alumni/ae 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 and download the membership form. * MIT Real Estate Exchange, MITREX ( http://cre-mitrex.mit.edu/index.html). Currently, MITREX has 358 members and 349 items. Sign up today, this promises to be an invaluable tool. * MIT/CRE Resume Book ( http://web.mit.edu/cre/resumehome.html). Take a look, our students and graduates are impressive! * 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 (with contact information) to marionoc at mit.edu and they will be posted. * Update Your Alumni Contact Information (http://web.mit.edu/cre/alumni/update.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 and/or alumni/ae blog. Best regards, Marion Cunningham Managing 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/ CRE: Our Graduates Build the Future -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.mit.edu/pipermail/crealums/attachments/20060426/6c311b2c/attachment.htm -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/gif Size: 4067 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://mailman.mit.edu/pipermail/crealums/attachments/20060426/6c311b2c/attachment.gif From marionoc at MIT.EDU Wed Apr 26 16:53:44 2006 From: marionoc at MIT.EDU (Marion Cunningham) Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2006 16:53:44 -0400 Subject: [Crealums] MIT/CRE E-NEWSLETTER -- April 2006 Message-ID: <022b01c66973$82a64c90$7f00ae12@mit.edu> MITCenter for Real Estate Interdisciplinary o Innovative o Industry Relevant o International Greetings! This newsletter covers the following topics: CRE Partners Meeting ? Powering the Future * 2nd Annual Housing Affordability Conference ? May 25, 2006 * Upcoming Events o Corporate Real Estate ? April 28 o AACRE-CRE Real Deal ? Simon Property Group ? May 8 o Industry Interviews ? May 12 * PDCs -- Alums receive 25% Discount! ALUMNI/AE ASSOCIATION OF THE CENTER FOR REAL ESTATE INITIATIVES * Student Host Program * San Francisco House Tour -- May 18 * ICSC Alumni/ae Gathering -- May 22 * Alumni/ae Networking * Jobs (Select new additions highlighted) * MITREX * Reminders and Notices _____ POWERING THE FUTURE: MIT/CRE Annual Partners Meeting The CRE Partners Meeting was held on April 5 ? 6, 2006. Invited speakers addressed the topic ?Powering the Future? through topics as diverse as global systems models, energy politics, and the use of energy from coal, hydrogen, and nuclear fusion. Participants learned about cutting edge energy technologies by touring the Sloan Automotive Laboratory, the Alcator C-Mod Tokamak at MIT?s Plasma Fusion Center, and the MIT Reactor. One partner representative who had traveled from China for the meeting commented that the conference was particularly valuable because it ?opened up our horizons and made us think outside of the box? about energy use and how it will affect real estate development. Another participant said that the presentations convinced her that if you ?create the right incentives, innovation will happen.? The meeting concluded with roundtable discussions of what these energy technologies mean for the Real Estate industry, and how they might affect the participants? organizations over the next five years. _____ 2nd Annual Housing Affordability Conference ? May 25, 2006 The Center for Real Estate will be holding its second annual Housing Affordability Conference this May. CRE plans to release a housing affordability index which includes both rental and owner-occupied units in the Boston metropolitan area, and which incorporates new measures of quality of life such as school quality and public transit. Other conference topics will include Chapter 40B, suburban residential land use density, and key worker housing opportunities. Registration is open to all, but seating is limited. _____ UPCOMING EVENTS * Career Profiles ? Corporate Real Estate, April 28, 2006 (a panel of 3 CRE alums!) * NEW YORK TRIP! -- May 4-5, 2006 * REAL DEAL -- Simon Property Group -- May 8, 2006 * Industry Interviews -- May 12, 2006 * San Francisco Alumni/ae Gathering and House Tour -- May 18, 2006 * Annual CRE ICSC dinner -- May 22, 2006 * 2nd Annual Housing Affordability Conference -- May 25, 2006 * Professional Development Courses start in June! NEW Classes in Advanced Real Estate Development, Entrepreneurship, and Brownfields will be offered! IPD European Property Investment Conference: 2006 CRE?s Director, Prof. David Geltner, will be speaking on ?the growth of the property investment universe? at the Investment Property Databank European Property Investment Conference in Lisbon, Portugal, on May 11, 2006. Industry Interviews ? May 12 We invite your company to interview our students On May 12, 2006, CRE will be holding industry interviews. This is an opportunity for industry representatives to interview current students. You can view the resumes of current students and learn more about our interview procedures at: http://web.mit.edu/cre/resumehome.html If you or your company are interested in participating, please contact Marion Cunningham at marionoc at mit.edu or by calling (617) 253-2680. ALUMNI/AE ASSOCIATION OF THE CENTER FOR REAL ESTATE (AACRE) News and Updates! _____ AACRE Student Host Program Needs You! In 2003, a current student was the catalyst for the creation of the Center's Student Host Program. The Program allows prospective students to visit MIT and CRE, meet students and faculty, and attend classes. Current students host prospective students and share their experiences and advice about the program. Drawing on this history, the Alumni Association of CRE (AACRE) is developing a new, affiliated program targeted to prospective students outside the Boston area. In this program, alums would be matched with people in their area who are interested in the MSRED program. We would ask participating alums to meet with the candidate and answer any questions they might have about the Center. If you are interested in participating, please contact Amanda Strong at Amanda.strong at alum.mit.edu. Alumni/ae Networking Alumni/ae Weblog To allow alumni/ae to connect with one another, announce events, seek career advice, and share business opportunities, CRE has created an Alumni/ae Weblog (http://amps-tools.mit.edu/cre-alumniblog/). On the weblog, you can find events and information geared to alumni/ae and see what your fellow alumni/ae are doing. Post your own news and comments, or send us your feedback or ideas for the weblog, by emailing Karen MacArthur at macarthr at mit.edu. Calling all Europe-based Alumni/ae Do you work with or have an interest in European Real Estate? A network of Europe-based alumni/ae has formed, and their goal is to develop and expand the real estate network. If you are interested in joining the MIT/CRE European network, e-mail Nick Spencer (CRE '03) with your contact details. Nick can be reached at nspencer at credogroup.com. Calling all San Francisco-based Alumni/ae -- May 18th House Tour CRE alum Ted Horton ('87), is reaching out to San Francisco-based CRE grads. The next get-together will be on May 18th at 3701 Washington at 6pm. The group will be touring a $15M home for the 2006 San Francisco Decorator Showcase. Afterwards, the group will walk down to Sacramento Street for dinner. The group is limited to about 8 people, so please RSVP to Ted at theodorehorton at gmail.com to save a spot. Annual CRE ICSC Dinner -- May 22nd Alums attending the annual International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) convention in Las Vegas in May are invited to attend the sixth annual CRE ICSC dinner. The dinner is being held on Monday, May 22, at 9:00 PM at The Capital Grille; 3200 Las Vegas Boulevard South (3rd Level Fashion Show Mall, across from The Wynn Hotel). To RSVP, contact Michael Jammen (CRE'97) mjammen at meritagere.com or Jay Hooper (CRE '98) jhooper at crico.com. Regional Alumni/ae Organizations Regionally based alumni/ae organizations can provide valuable networking and specialized discussion of local real estate industry and issues. If you would like to start or get involved in a CRE alumni/ae group in your local area, please contact Lisa Davis at ldavis at ndevelop.com. Jobs Recent listings include: ? ? Director of Acquisitions, Combined Properties, Washington, D.C. ? Project Manager, Red Oak Investments, Los Angeles and Orange County, CA ? Development Associate, Shawnee Holding, Inc., Shawnee-on-Delaware, PA ? Associate, Eastdil Secured, New York, NY ? Relationship Underwriter/Lending Specialist, Bank of America, Boston, MA ? Associate Director of Finance, K. Hovnanian Companies, Red Bank, NJ ? Intern - Management (Finance), Boston Properties, Boston, MA ? Summer Internship, Citigroup Property Investors, New York, NY ? Analyst/Senior Analyst & Project Manager-Specialist, Dubai International Properties, Dubai, UAE ? Sustainable Design Specialist, Jacques Whitford, Limited, Calgary, Alberta Please visit http://web.mit.edu/cre/jobs/index.html to view the most recent listings. Send your job listings (with contact information) to Marion Cunningham at marionoc at mit.edu. MITREX Updates The MIT Real Estate Exchange, MITREX is a searchable database available to all alumni/ae, students, staff and faculty of the CRE, and Industry Partners. We?re constantly posting new information to MITREX, including the following recent updates: * Transactions Based Index - 2nd Quarter 2006 * Energy and Technology for the 21st Century, 4/6/06 * David Goldwyn Presentation scheduled for Annual Partners Meeting, 4/6/06 * Coal Presentation at Annual Partners Meeting 4/6/06 * Japanese Market Information for March 2006 * Key Transactions -- Japanese Market (Reported in February 2006) If you haven?t already signed up to access MITREX, please do so at http://cre-mitrex.mit.edu/index.html. _____ Reminders and Notices * Support the Center for Real Estate ( http://web.mit.edu/cre/giving/index.html). The need for funding to support the "new vision" of the Center is ongoing. Please continue your support! * The 2006 Version of the CRE Alumni Directory is available. To request an electronic copy of the CRE Alumni Directory, e-mail mit-cre at mit.edu. * Join the Alumni Association of the CRE, AACRE ( https://alum.mit.edu/smarTrans/user/PayDues.dyn?groupID=189). Thanks to joining the larger MIT Alumni Association, CRE alumni/ae 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 and download the membership form. * MIT Real Estate Exchange, MITREX ( http://cre-mitrex.mit.edu/index.html). Currently, MITREX has 358 members and 349 items. Sign up today, this promises to be an invaluable tool. * MIT/CRE Resume Book ( http://web.mit.edu/cre/resumehome.html). Take a look, our students and graduates are impressive! * 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 (with contact information) to marionoc at mit.edu and they will be posted. * Update Your Alumni Contact Information (http://web.mit.edu/cre/alumni/update.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 and/or alumni/ae blog. Best regards, Marion Cunningham Managing 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/ CRE: Our Graduates Build the Future -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.mit.edu/pipermail/crealums/attachments/20060426/6c311b2c/attachment-0001.htm -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/gif Size: 4067 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://mailman.mit.edu/pipermail/crealums/attachments/20060426/6c311b2c/attachment-0001.gif