The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and the New Jersey and Long Island Chapters of the American Society of Appraisers would like to invite you to an educational and networking event with RICS President, David Tuffin FRICS and ASA President, John Willey, FASA. David Tuffin is Managing Partner and co-founder of independent building consultants Tuffin Ferraby Taylor, and has been a chartered surveyor since 1971. John Willey, International President of ASA, is owner of Catawba Appraisal and Consulting in Catawba, Virginia.

We are pleased to present RICS member, Ellen Epstein MRICS, speaking with Accredited Senior Appraisers, Paul Roberts, Senior Vice President of International Appraisal Company and Joe Novelli, an Accredited Senior Appraiser, certified in Machinery and Technical Valuations, by ASA about the Grand Masonic Lodge. Tom Savini, Director of Robert Livingston Memorial Masonic Library, will also be speaking on behalf of the Grand Masonic Lodge.

The evening will begin with an optional 4:00pm tour. Tickets for the tour will have a ‘first come first serve' policy due to a number limit. The main event will begin at 5:00pm with a 30 minute networking reception and registration, followed by an hour of presentations on the building and 30 minutes from the Presidents. From 7:00pm - 7:30pm there will be a Q and A and reception.

Date: Thursday May 15, 2008

Time: 4:00pm Tour (Limited Space available, please RSVP as soon as possible)
5:00pm Lecture and reception (cash bar)

Location: Grand Masonic Lodge
71 W 23rd St, New York, NY

Cost: $30 for members and students
$40 for non-members

RSVP: Please RSVP to Emily Schultzer at eschultzer@rics.org