Two more great events have been planned to finish up 2013. On November 19th, we will meet at Goodwin College in East Hartford to hear about the developments taking place in East Hartford, West Hartford and Glastonbury. Our speakers will discuss the "hows" and "whys" of how their town is chosen for new developments. Many thanks to Goodwin College for hosting this event. On December 5th, we will host our annual Holiday Social at Peppercorn's Grill on Main St. in Hartford. Thanks to Grunberg Management, ABM and Affineco for sponsoring our event. An annual tradition for Greater Hartford BOMA is to ask our members and their guests to bring an unwrapped toy for the Toys for Tots Campaign that the Marine Corp. puts on. The generosity of our members is overwhelming. The Marines who attend our event, always need a hand cart to take the toys to their vehicle for distribution to those children in the Greater Hartford area who might otherwise not have such a happy holiday. Our program committee has met and put together programs for 2014. As you can see by the list, we will cover many topics that are of interest to our membership. Consider joining Greater Hartford BOMA so that you may attend these events at the member rate. Wes Nicoll is the president of BOMA Greater Hartford, and is with Griffin Land, Bloomfield, Conn.