RPTE eReport | April 2012
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2012 Spring Symposia Luncheons and Events

Big Apple Meet & Greet Social
Wednesday, May 2
5 - 6 p.m.
Free!
New to RPTE? New to New York? Wondering about how to start making connections? Grab a cocktail and join us at a welcoming reception for new members, first-time attendees, members of the community outreach committee, and minority bar associations.

Diversity Plenary Session/Groups & Committees Luncheon
Thursday, May 3
11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Speaker
12:15 p.m.- 1:15 p.m. Groups & Committee Luncheon
$20 per person
Are you being honest with yourself?  In this interactive session, Professor Sarah Redfield will show the potential dangers of "implicit bias", its impact on our day-to-day decision making, and ways we can address it in our practices and workplaces. At 12:15 p.m., the diversity program will conclude and RPTE Groups/Committees will begin their breakout session.

Sponsor Reception
Thursday, May 3
5 -6 p.m.
Free!
Join us for cocktails to thank the 2012 Symposia sponsors for their generous support.

Symposia Reception at the J.P. Morgan Library
Thursday, May 3
7-10 p.m.
$25 per person
Join your colleagues for a quintessential New York experience as we socialize and explore J.P. Morgan's private art collection and library. Galleries will be open throughout the event while cocktails and appetizers are served.

Trust & Estate Division Luncheon: Hot Topics
Friday, May 4
11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Lunch
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. CLE
$45 per person
The distinguished speakers on this panel will light the way for your practice in the future. An important part of being ready for the future is to discern the implications of recent developments for the future direction of estate and tax planning. Updates on legislative, regulatory, judicial and administrative matters will include practical application. As for 2013, our panelists will provide their best predictions with no guarantees.

Real Property Division Luncheon: The New World Trade Center – Re-Envisioning Downtown Manhattan
Friday, May 4
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
$45 per person

Speaker Larry Silverstein, President and CEO of Silverstein Properties, highlights the re-development of the former World Trade Center site as a new urban center with five new skyscrapers, 550,000 square feet of interconnected and contiguous first-class retail with access to the transportation hub, the National September 11 Memorial & Museum and a performing arts center. The project involves an unprecedented collaboration of architects, artists and urban developers, as well as an on-going partnership with the port authorities of New York and New Jersey, as well as 18 other government agencies.

Visit the Symposia webpage today!