A Who's-Who roster of real estate executives will flesh out the conference's intensive seminar schedule, covering a range of topics. Included in the roster of speakers are John Zuccotti of Brookfield Properties, Robert Selsam of Boston Properties, Tom Corcoran of FelCor Lodging. A panel of city and state officials is also planned, along with private developers who are shaping the future of lower Manhattan in the wake of Sept. 11.

Also on tap are a parade of industry newsmakers such as Donald Trump, National Association of Realtors president Martin Edwards, Freddie Mac CEO Leland Brendsel, Harvard University's Nicolas Retsinas, and many more.

The seminars, covering issues specific to Sept. 11 as well as broader market topics, include such titles as:

--Housing: Is It a Bubble and Is It About to Burst?Housing has saved the US economy, defying the so-called experts who predicted its death a long time ago. The nation's largest brokers, homebuilders, analysts and economists will discuss why housing has remained resilient even as the rest of the economy fell into recession and what's ahead.

--Hotel Industry Encounters 100-Year Flood. The September terrorist attacks caused the first drop in global travel last year since 1981, according to the World Tourism Organization. What are hoteliers doing to survive, and will the shakeout be as severe as the early 1990s?

--Rethinking Signature Addresses. Is the Skyscraper Dead? How has Sept. 11 impacted the thinking of the developers, architects and others who design and build trophy towers?

--Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac: The Untold Story of Who Controls 40% of the US Housing Market. The Wall Street Journal has compared the two government-sponsored agencies to Enron, and one Wall Street analyst calls Fannie Mae "just your average everyday hedge fund with 60:1 leverage." Can the public afford not to know what's going on at these housing behemoths?

--Downtown Manhattan: Tough Times, Tough Questions. Can Lower Manhattan Rebound from Sept. 11? How will the public and private sectors come together to satisfy both commercial and residential interests in what will be the biggest urban development project ever?

--The Blurring Lines Between Downtown and Suburbia. Have the terrorist attacks ended the renaissance of downtown America? Will edge cities make a comeback?

--Harlem Renaissance: The Good and the Bad. Not everyone in Harlem is happy that Bill Clinton has moved into the neighborhood, or that Wall Street yuppies have discovered the area's brownstones.

A key part of this year's conference--particularly for journalists from distant beats who have reported only on the local effects of Sept. 11--will be a tour of Ground Zero.

For registration information, contact: NAREE; Mary Doyle-Kimball, Executive Director; 1003 NW 6th Terr., Boca Raton, FL , 33486; 561-391-3599, FAX 561-391-0099. Email: [email protected]