Kick-off Meeting 2016

Agenda

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1. Food & Drinks

2. Welcome by Presidents

3. Introduction of VPs and their positions

4. AVP Election Process

Presidents: Eric Liang and Durrell Mack

Responsibilities

Responsible for working with the Milstein Center in setting REA’s direction/agenda for the year and for ensuring that

the agenda is executed

Co-Presidents should expect to be in constant communication with every officer position to provide assistance,

motivation and feedback throughout the year and often asked to respond to requests from other organizations,

outside business professionals, CBS administration, REA members, and prospective students

Co-Presidents should expect to represent REA at all club fairs and panels for prospective/incoming students and

directly responsible for implementing elections for AVP’s during the Fall semester and VP’s during the Spring

Semester

Responsible for holding meetings over the course of the year to make sure that all club officers are on the same

page and collectively working toward implementation of the agenda.

From a higher level, Co-Presidents are expected to provide leadership, vision, and strong character in all dealings

with REA members, CBS students/faculty/staff, and the business community at large.

Club Administration

Board Meetings

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Presidents

● With over 250 members and a full schedule of professional, educational, and social

events, the REA is one of the largest and most active professional clubs at CBS

– The REA is focused on advancing careers in the following areas within the real estate industry, among others:

● Select Student Summer Placements – 2016:

– Hines, Long Wharf Real Estate Partners, Credit Suisse, Tishman Speyer, Trammell Crow, Vornado, Colony Capital,

M&T Bank, Morgan Stanley, Brookfield, Silverstein Properties, Allianz, Dune Real Estate Partners, Wyndham

Worldwide, Equity Residential, Hughes Development, Invesco, Prudential Real Estate Investors, Savanna

● Select Student Full-Time Placements – 2016:

– CBRE Global Investors, Eastdil Secured, CIM, Prudential Real Estate Investors, The Irvine Company, LocalConstruct,

Vornado, Rialto Capital Management, Welltower, Hines, CastleHill Investors, Norges Bank Real Estate Management

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Private Equity Finance

Investment Banking Investment Management

Development Brokerage / Advisory

Real Estate Association

● Education

– “Supercharger” overview of industry, property types, terminology, and recruiting process

– Training in Argus and Excel modeling

● Careers

– Annual Career Forum; networking event with over 20 leading firms from across the industry

– Real Estate Focused Interview Guide, Mock Interviews, Resume Reviews

– Company Visits - Market Update & Networking

● Networking & Alumni

– Alumni Mentors Paired with Students, Networking Events

– Social Events including Boat Basin fall kick-off, end of year party

● Site Tours & Trips

– Regular visits to leading developers and projects in the NYC area

– Annual Chazen Spring Break Trip (South Africa), plus new trips to Los Angeles and TBD

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Programming Highlights

Milstein Center

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Kristin Svenningsen Tricia Philip-RaoLeanne Lachman

The Paul Milstein Center for Real Estate is

home to Columbia Business School's top-

ranking real estate MBA program.

Established in 2001, the Milstein Center

continues a decades-old tradition of real estate education at Columbia Business

School with our focus on capital markets,

entrepreneurship, and global business.

Mary The Trieu Angela Lee Andrea Acosta

Key Dates

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• September 13: Real Estate Association Kick-off

• September 14: PMC Real Estate Open House

• September 19: AVP Elections

• September 21: Supercharger (REA Educational Event)

• September 27: PMC Alumni Career Breakfast

• Late-Sept (tbc): Real Estate Association Fall Social Event

• Late-Sept (tbc): Real Estate Career Switcher Panel

• October 4: Lazard Real Estate Lunch Discussion

• October 6: Prudential Real Estate Lunch Discussion

• October 6: Supercharger (REA Educational Event)

• October 7: UT Austin Case Competition Tryouts

• October 11: PMC Speaker Lunch

• October 12: Supercharger (REA Educational Event)

• October 13: PMC Speaker Lunch

• November 1: PMC Speaker Lunch

• November 6-8: Real Estate Trip to Los Angeles

Alumni & MentorshipVice Presidents: Brian Feldman and Alec Maghami

Responsibilities

● Responsible for organizing mentorship program

● Responsible for organizing alumni speaker panels and networking events

● In addition to identifying speakers, the VP’s will be responsible for promoting the event through advertising among

members and moderating the actual discussions

● REA liaison for annual alumni event

● The goal of this position is to keep students “plugged into” current industry issues by engaging with leading alumni

Events

Alumni Panels

Young Alumni Cocktails

Mentorship Breakfasts

Lunch and Learns

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CareersVice Presidents: Alex Cemaj and Morgan Mann

Responsibilities

Work with the Milstein Center to grow and strengthen the connection between REA membership and the real estate

community at large

Primary responsibilities include planning and coordinating career panels

This position is also the primary point of contact for companies seeking a recruiting relationship with REA and the

real estate program at CBS (in conjunction with Career Management Services), and those wanting to directly inform

students of job openings

Events

Career Panels

Career Forum

Mock Interviewing

Resume Reviews

Company Visits

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Case CompetitionsVice President: Joseph Noon

Responsibilities

Entering CBS REA members in case competitions (UT McCombs in the Fall Semester, UNC Kenan-Flagler in the

Spring Semester)

Advertising the case competitions among the REA membership, coordinating tryouts and training for case

competitions, galvanizing student, instructor, and alumni expertise

Events

4 Case Competitions (UT - Fall, UNC – Spring, MIT – Spring, Argus Challenge – Spring)

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Communications & TechVice President: Conor O’Neill

Responsibilities

This position is responsible for sending out weekly e-mail communication newsletters to the membership, keeping

the REA website up to date on a regular basis (weekly or bi-weekly at a minimum), and keeping the e-mail

distribution lists updated

E-mail communications (newsletters) typically focus on event announcements and job opportunities

Updating the website includes adding officer contact info for the present school year, updating all event

This position will also be responsible for maintaining REA’s section of the current event management system utilized

by CBS

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EducationVice President: Daniel Liu and John Pollock

Responsibilities

Create opportunities for REA members to acquire “hands-on” skills they will need to be successful in their initial

internship and full-time job experiences

Responsibilities include assisting with preparation of educational materials and setting up for education events

Reaching out to alumni and instructors for workshops and case studies

Events

REA Supercharger

Real Estate Argus, Excel for Real Estate

Case Study Practice

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EMBAVice Presidents: Sandeep Vardhan

Responsibilities

Acts as a liaison between the REA and EMBA students interested in the real estate industry

Leverages resources of EMBA community to provide programming for the REA

Coordinates events in conjunction with EMBA program and REA to promote interaction

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Events

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Vice President: Sophie Haas and Gregory Pearson

Responsibilities

Responsible for scheduling and planning REA pre-Happy Hour

Responsible for scheduling and planning REA social events

And other fun stuff

Events

Kickoff Bowling Happy Hour

Informal Happy Hours / Pub Crawl

Pre-HH

End of year party

Supper Club

FinanceVice President: Will Noyes

Responsibilities

This position is responsible for all budgeting, financial reporting, and expense re-imbursement/payment processing

This position will work closely with the club presidents and the Milstein Center to ensure that the club maintains its

strong financial standing

This position will also be responsible for approving all expense reimbursements and payments/transfers to external

vendors or internal organizations (other clubs)

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InternationalVice President: Xiaofei Gong

Responsibilities

Promote the REA amongst the international student community at CBS

Support REA members with international interests or backgrounds

Coordinate with other VPs to integrate international components into REA programming

Develop REA resources and activities that are of value to the international portion of the membership

Planning international real estate matter talks

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J-TermVice President: Nicole Atoyan

Responsibilities

Responsible for maintaining strong interest in REA among fellow J-Termers over the summer while regular term

students complete internships

Reaching out to the incoming J-Term classes the following year (VP’s 2nd Year) to promote membership in REA

and general awareness of upcoming events (especially the Chazen International Study Trip)

This position should only be pursued by a member of the 1st Year J-Term class

Events

J-Term Events

Responsible for running REA during Summer term

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Site ToursVice President: Brian Hwang

Responsibilities

● Plan and Execute REA site tours to a diverse set of real

estate projects in the Greater NYC Area several times

throughout the year

● Responsibilities include reaching out to local developers

and owners to organize site tours and coordinating and

managing the tours along with the developer

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Floored VR,

April 2016

Silverstein

and WTC, Nicole Atoyan

Summer Series 2016

Ironstate

Development Jersey City, April 2016

TripsVice Presidents: Brian Hinds and Seema Hirsch

Responsibilities

Work with the Milstein Center and Chazen Institute to plan, organize, and coordinate Chazen International Study

Trip to explore a compelling international real estate market (past trips include Mexico, China, and South America)

Responsibilities include reaching out to companies in foreign locations to set up company meetings with 20-25

students, working with travel agents to plan all trip logistics (hotel, airline transportation, ground transportation, site

visits, cultural events, meals, etc.), advertising the trip and educating REA members, acting as a liaison to the

Chazen Institute to ensure that all appropriate Chazen guidelines are met, and being physically present on the trip to

help ensure smooth execution (Please do not run if are not 100% sure that you will make the trip!)

The VP should expect to hold numerous planning meetings from October through March

Note: VPs and AVPs of Trips must attend Spring trip

Domestic trips (e.g. Los Angeles)

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VP & AVP Positions Positions (33) VP (19) AVP (14)

PresidentsEric Liang

Durrell Mackn/a

Alumni & MentorshipBrian Feldman

Alec Maghami(2)

CareersAlex Cemaj

Morgan Mann(2)

Case Competitions Joseph Noon (1)

Communications & Technology Conor O’Neill (1)

EducationDaniel Liu

John Pollock(2)*

EventsSophie Haas

Gregory Pearson(1)

Finance Will Noyes (1)

J-Term Nicole Atoyan n/a

EMBA Sandeep Vardhan n/a

Site Tours Brian Hwang (1)

TripsBrian Hinds

Seema Hirsch(2)

International Xiaofei Gong (1)

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* Indicates one spot reserved for a J-term student

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