SIOR New England Chapter members held its quarterly Bull N' Beer reception at Bakey's Pub in Boston on Thursday, November 19th. Approximately 25 members and guests gathered to discuss the state of the economy and commercial real estate deals transpiring in the Boston market as well as the Toronto convention. Mark Stevens, past chapter president welcomed everyone to the event and discussed the recent scholarship award to Evan Gallagher and Mike Zieja. Both of the recipients were then asked to summarize their experience attending the BTS designation course and the SIOR national Toronto convention. Both stated that the experience was insightful as they met other professionals from around the U.S. and had a chance to discuss economic issues in other markets. It gave the recipients a more macro understanding of the commercial real estate issues outside the Boston area. The chapter would like to thank Jim Boudrot for arranging this event.