Congratulations! ACE won the committee competition for Personal Pledges! At the luncheon today, ACE was recognized for being the first committee to reach 100% participation!

A special thanks to all that have donated, as we can help strengthen the success of women in commerical real estate through scholarships, events, and education.

CREW Member Companies have received a special discount for advertising in Bisnow.

For only $1,000 your company will receive the following:

• 5 skyscraper banners to be used whenever you wish during 2011
• 1 editorial shout out in the newsletter

Normal Price $3,200; CREW Price $1,000

Please contact Darla Bennett with Bisnow directly if interested at darla@bisnow.com

You impact your profession, your community, and your colleagues through your business dealings and your personal committment to excellence.

Now YOU can be recognized for that impact!

Nominations are due April 15 for the following categories:
Entreprenuerial Spirit
Member-to-Member Business
Career Advancement for Women
Economic Improvement

Up to two Awards may be awarded in each category.

Take the time to nominate yourself or a deserving member of CREW Atlanta!!

For more information and for nominations, visit the Awards Section of the CREW Network Website

CREW Members – on the last member survey, several of our members indicated that they would really enjoy a ‘hands on’ volunteer opportunity within CREW.

Habitat for Humanity has approached CREW Atlanta about putting a team together for their 2011 Atlanta Habitat Women’s Build.  We can have a team of 40 women to volunteer from 8am to 4pm.

Some details for this event:

Date: Saturday, May 7th
Time: 8am – 4pm
Location: TBD
Cost: $100 donation to Habitat per volunteer. You can pay for additional volunteers if you so choose (ie-Sister, Daughter, Friend etc)
Volunteers: Must be all females – over the age of 16

If you are interested in volunteering for this event, please email Karrie Westphal, execdirector@crewatlanta.org so she can get a count together. Once Karrie gets a group of 40 she will send out more detailed instructions on how to register etc. Let her know if you will be volunteering alone or with someone else.

CREW Atlanta’s President, Lori Kilberg with Hartman Simons & Wood LLP, was featured in the Atlanta Journal Constitution on Sunday, March 6.

The article is an in-depth interview with Lori as she discusses the post-recession, adaptive reuse, and development in Atlanta. To read the entire article, click here http://www.ajc.com/business/attorney-we-need-to-861916.html

Congrats Lori from all of your friends at CREW!

There will be a STEP (Self-Testing Exercises for the Pre-professional) class for the NCIDQ (National Council for Interior Design Qualification) Friday to Sunday, February 11-13, 2011 at SCAD Atlanta.

Registration deadline is Friday, January 28, 2011. To register. click here: http://www.asid.org/career/step/stepworkshops

For more information on the STEP program please contact ASID at stepinfo@asid.org or call ASID Headquarters main phone number 202-546-3480.

Spring 2011 NCIDQ Examination is April 1 – 2, 2011.

Free Webcast – Friday January 21st, 2011 – 12:30-2:00 p.m. EST

“Sustainability” means different things to different people. This webcast spotlights global leaders in commercial real estate who will help define sustainability goals, create a realistic timeline for accomplishing those goals, and demonstrate how to measure success. We will discuss the role of managers, owners, tenants, vendors, and other stakeholders in implementing a successful sustainability program and achieving short-term and long-term results. You’ll learn how to implement both physical and social changes that will improve the performance of your business, increase the value of your real estate assets, and contribute to environmental stewardship.

NEW! Open panel discussion, featuring:

David Pogue, LEED AP
National Director of Sustainability
CB Richard Ellis
Institutional & Corporate Services

Patricia A. Connolly
Director, Global Sustainability
RREEF

Peter Belisle
President of Energy and Sustainability Services
Jones Lang LaSalle

Nancy S. Cleveland, JD, LEED AP
Principal, Resonate Works
Former Director of Sustainability,
BPG Properties

Moderator:
Darlene Pope
Managing Director
Consolidated Green Services

New Format! All panel discussion – YOU ask the questions!
Here’s your chance to ask top real estate sustainability experts about their sustainability goals and what they are doing to achieve them. Please submit your questions in advance on your registration form and we’ll ask them on the Jan. 21 webcast.

To Register, click on the link below.

Register Here

All CREW Network members who have loaded their photos and bios into CREWbiz by December 31, 2010, will be entered into a drawing for an Apple iPad!!

Load your photo and bio today!

www.crewnetwork.org

Featuring Keynote Speaker, Bernie Marcus – Chairman of The Marcus Foundation

AmericasMart
Building Two, West Wing
235 Williams Street NW
Atlanta, GA 30303

7:15 am – 8:00 am – Registration & Coffee
8:00 am – 9:00 am – Breakfast Opening Session with Award Ceremony & Keynote Speaker Bernie Marcus
9:30 am – 10:45 am – Downtown Development Day Expo
10:45 am – Noon – Concurrent Breakout Sessions
Noon – 1:30 pm – Optional Tour of Downtown Atlanta (additional cost of $15.00)

$45.00 for CREW Members & Guests

For more information and to register for this event, visit www.atlantadowntown.com/business/downtown-development-day

National Retail Investment Market Update & Prevalent Retail Lease Strategies

Dan Fasulo with Real Capital Analytics, will provide an update on the national retail investment market. Following the update, the host and panel will discuss retail lease strategies facing landlords, tenants and lenders in this cycle. Panel members include Lori Kilberg with the law firm of Hartman Simons & Wood, and Jon Neville with the law firm of Arnall Golden Gregory.