Every Summit features a New Member Reception, which helps our newest members get acquainted with others and with the organization. The Toronto Summit was no different, with the Reception held Sunday at the Toronto Convention Centre.

CoreNet Global Chairman Jeff Elie, CEO Peggy Binzel, and Board member Joe Tibensky greeted new members and offered advice and suggestions on getting the most out of their CoreNet Global membership.

“There are a lot of assets in this organization that will help you,” Tibensky said. “We want to raise the bar in the industry and CoreNet Global is there to help you.”

Welcome new members, we are so glad to have you in the CoreNet Global fold!

A special networking reception for the women of corporate real estate took place Sunday in the Toronto Convention Centre. About 100 women gathered together to greet old colleagues and meet new ones. Delaware sponsored the event.

Janice Plumstead, Director of Economic Development for San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation (right) feels the women’s networking event is a wonderful opportunity for CoreNet Global’s female members. “It’s easier to meet each other because we are all together.”

“Not that we can’t hold our own in other environments,” added Sheila Callear, Coordinator of Consumer Promotion for Alcoa (left). “But this is casual, with no pressure.”

CoreNet Global's Vice President of Global Research, Bruce Ellis, has unveiled the association's dynamic new research platform for corporate real estate (CRE), the Applied Research Center (ARC).

ARC will provide CRE executives access to a wide range of premium, industry specific knowledge and research, which is critical to informed decision making at the enterprise level - from survey data to disciplined, targeted, proprietary research based on real-world application of case studies and innovative practices.

Research topics will span a wide spectrum, often building on Corporate Real Estate 2010 (CoRE 2010) research.

ARC has recently partnered with Northeastern University to complete a survey on municipal site selection.

More information on this and other ARC initiatives will be forthcoming in the next several months.