From marionoc at MIT.EDU Wed Jan 11 10:59:07 2006 From: marionoc at MIT.EDU (Marion Cunningham) Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 10:59:07 -0500 Subject: [Crealums] MIT/CRE E-NEWSLETTER -- January 2006 Message-ID: <003401c616c7$f4bf5280$7f00ae12@mit.edu> MITCenter for Real Estate Interdisciplinary o Innovative o Industry Relevant o International Greetings! Included in this issue of the e-newsletter are the following: * House in a Box -- 50K Finalist * Professional Development Course Survey * Calling all Europe-based Alums! * Calling all San Francisco-based Alums! Alumni/ae Blog - Send us your News * Save the Date! Application Deadline -- 2/15/2006 * Jobs Posting URL ( http://web.mit.edu/cre/jobs/index.html) * MITREX ( http://cre-mitrex.mit.edu/index.html) Additions to MITREX -- Japanese Market Info * Reminders and Notices _____ HOUSE IN A BOX -- Luis Canizo, CRE '05, 50K Finalist Built for $1,000 - $1,500, Semi-Permanent Dwellings Could Shelter Homeless People Within Days of a Natural Disaster All that Luis Canizo needs, metaphorically speaking, is a fulcrum. Canizo doesn't propose to move the world. Still, his "lever" - a remarkable invention he calls House in a Box (HAB) - offers a means to house some of its most desperately poor citizens, people who have been displaced by natural disasters. All he needs is a financial fulcrum. He already has the one natural resource required for HAB. In fact, it's something all nations have in abundance. (Read More) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSE SURVEY As an alumnus of the Center, we hope you will be willing to devote a few minutes of thought to the Center's Professional Development Courses. CRE is in the process of developing new classes to better serve the real estate community, and as a valued member of that community, we would greatly appreciate hearing from you. Your response is very important to us and any comments will be held in confidence. Thanks in advance! ( Complete Survey) CALLING ALL EUROPE-BASED ALUMS! 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 cultivate, 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 or 44 (0) 207-291-3716. For their first "meeting", the group will be rendezvousing for cocktails on Tuesday 24th January, 2006 at Canary Wharf. For details, contact Nick! CALLING ALL SAN FRANCISCO-BASED ALUMS! CRE alum Ted Horton ('87), is reaching out to San Francisco-based CRE grads. If you would be interested in "getting together and kicking around deals and ideas while asking questions and offering gratuitous opinions over a glass of wine and some good Italian food" on a monthly or bi-monthly basis, contact Ted at theodorehorton at gmail.com. THE ALUMNI/AE BLOG http://amps-tools.mit.edu/cre-alumniblog/ CRE alums have expressed an interest in using technology to connect to one another. Well, we are piloting a new Alumni/ae Blog. Take a look, send us your comments, and post your news. This really represents an opportunity for you to build your own virtual community. Take the ball and run with it (or take the brick and build ;-). To post news to the Alumni/ae Blog, contact Karen MacArthur at macarthr at mit.edu. SAVE THE DATE! - Deadline for MSRED Applications 2/15/2006 Applications are due February 15, 2006. If you know someone who would be a good candidate for the MSRED program, send him or her our way. We are more than happy to answer questions and introduce prospective applicants to students and other graduates. _____ 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). MITREX is a searchable database that can be used to find documents of specific interest and alumni/ae and member/partners with expertise or interests in specific areas. Currently, MITREX has 342 members and 331 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/20060111/77e946d6/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/20060111/77e946d6/attachment.gif