BUSINESS CALENDAR
UPCOMING
* Glendale Adventist Medical Center and Andrew C. Roth will hold a free investment seminar today from 10 to 11:30 a.m., at Glendale Adventist Health Advantage, 1500 E. Chevy Chase Drive.
For reservations, call (818) 409-8100 or (818) 548-5566.
* DeVry Institute of Technology will hold an open house from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday at the West Hills campus, 22801 Roscoe Blvd.
For information, call (800) 610-0080.
* San Fernando Valley Bar Assn. Criminal Law and Barristers Section will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Sportsmen’s Lodge, 12833 Ventura Blvd., Studio City. The cost varies from $30 to $45.
For reservations, call (818) 227-0490, Ext. 105.
* Woodland Hills Chamber of Commerce needs local companies to participate in the second annual Career Expo from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Thursday at El Camino Real High School. Businesses are asked to give presentations to small groups of high school seniors.
For information, call (818) 347-4737.
* Calabasas Chamber of Commerce will hold its monthly lunch at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at the Calabasas Inn, 23500 Park Sorrento, Calabasas. The cost is $20 for members and $25 for guests.
For reservations, call (818) 222-5680.
* The city of Santa Clarita will hold its sixth annual vendor breakfast seminar to inform local service and product vendors about business opportunities, from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Nov. 9, at City Hall, 23920 Valencia Blvd., Santa Clarita.
To register, call (661) 286-4187 or visit the Web site at https://www.santa-clarita.com.
For information, contact Robert Michler at (661) 286-4187.
* Professionals in Human Resources Assn. will meet from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Nov. 9, at the Warner Center Marriott Hotel, 21850 Oxnard St., Woodland Hills. Cost varies from $24 to $31.
For reservations, call (818) 989-6555 or visit the Web site at https://www.pihra.org/district9.
* Woodbury University is hosting the fifth annual Worldwide Lessons in Leadership Series, a live satellite broadcast featuring Nelson Mandela and business leaders and authors from 7:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Nov. 15 at the Pickwick Conference Center, 1001 Riverside Drive, Burbank. Fees are $159 to $199.
For reservations, call (800) 689-9771 or register online at https://www.wyn.com.
* Cal State Northridge Extension offers a variety of business and computer classes for the community. Classes are held on the CSUN campus, 18111 Nordhoff St.
For information, call (818) 677-2504. For a catalog, call (818) 677-2504 or (818) 677-2644, or e-mail exl@csun.edu.
ONGOING
* Ike Krieger’s Closers Club for sales and marketing professionals meets Mondays from 7 to 9 a.m. and Tuesdays from 4 to 6 p.m. at 7949 Woodley Ave., Van Nuys. For information, call (818) 997-7575.
* Motivated Toastmasters meets Tuesdays at 6:50 a.m. at Denny’s, 5525 Sepulveda Blvd., Sherman Oaks. Visitors are welcome. For information, call (818) 781-3365.
* Business Network International meets Tuesdays at 7 a.m. at Marie Callender’s, Fallbrook Mall, West Hills. For information, call Bruce Warder at (818) 705-0184.
* Professionals Exchanging Business meets Tuesdays at 7:10 a.m. at Marmalade Cafe, Calabasas Commons, 4783 Commons Way. For information, call Ken Abramson at (818) 701-7510.
* The Premier Business Xchange meets for breakfast Tuesdays at 7:15 a.m. at Woodland Hills Country Club, 21150 Dumetz Road. Bring 50 business cards. For reservations and information, call (818) 832-1463.
* BizNet OnLine magazine holds a networking breakfast Tuesdays from 8 to 9:30 at Denny’s, 9001 Tampa Ave., Northridge. Members pay $9, nonmembers $10. Make reservations online at https://www.biznetonline.com. For information, call (818) 892-7883, Ext. 6.
* Toastmasters of Woodland Hills meets Tuesdays from noon to 1:15 p.m. at Pacific Lodge, 4900 Serrania Ave., Woodland Hills. For information, call (818) 788-1157.
* Tugnet, a computer-users network, meets Tuesdays at 7 p.m. at Granada Pavilion, 11128 Balboa Blvd., Granada Hills. Admission for nonmembers is $3. For information, call (818) 884-9441 or visit the Web site at https://www.tugnet.org.
* The Calabasas chapter of Ali Lassen’s Leads Club meets Wednesdays from 7 to 8:30 a.m. at Marmalade Cafe, Calabasas Commons, 4783 Commons Way. Breakfast is $8. For information, call Marie White at (818) 597-9668.
* The Business Exchange Group meets Wednesdays at 7:15 a.m. at Marie Callender’s, 6633 Fallbrook Ave., West Hills. For reservations, call (818) 377-5851.
* The Northridge chapter of Ali Lassen’s Leads Club meets Wednesdays at 7:15 a.m. at Mimi’s Cafe, 19710 Nordhoff St., Northridge. For information, call (800) 767-7337.
* The Woodland Hills Leads Club meets Wednesdays at 7:15 a.m. at Weiler’s Deli, 22323 Sherman Way, Canoga Park. For information, call Gary Rich at (818) 906-7356.
* Le Tip-Studio City meets Wednesdays at 7:15 a.m. at Marie Callender’s restaurant, 14743 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks. For information, call (818) 219-7454 or (323) 874-8840.
* Jewel City 29 Toastmasters meets Wednesdays at 7 p.m. in the American Red Cross building, 1501 S. Brand Blvd., Glendale. Call Linda Cota-Kumagai at (818) 771-7180.
* Farmers’ Market and Family Festival takes place at Northridge Fashion Center on Wednesdays through Nov. 15, from 5 to 9 p.m. in the northeast parking lot, 9301 Tampa Ave. For information on neighborhood farmers’ markets, call (213) 244-9190.
* Inside Track, a networking and business development group, meets Thursdays for breakfast from 7:15 to 8:30 at Coco’s, 21844 Victory Blvd., Woodland Hills. For reservations, call Sue Silver at (818) 591-3131 or Fran Gold at (818) 345-2913.
* The Tarzana chapter of Ali Lassen’s Leads Club meets Thursdays at 7:15 a.m. at Carrows restaurant, 18355 Ventura Blvd., Tarzana. For information, call Eileen Elliot or Lois Terrazas at (800) 767-7337.
* Networking Business Alliance meets Thursdays at 7:15 a.m. at Woodland Hills Country Club, 21150 Dumetz Road. For information, call Earl Robinson at (818) 883-4440, Ext. 154.
* Let’s Do Business, a networking group, meets Thursdays at 8:15 a.m. at Mimi’s Cafe, 19710 Nordhoff St., Northridge. For information, call Carlene Smith at (800) 757-3224.
* Valley Influence Professionals meet Thursdays from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. at Times Square Deli, 6501 Fallbrook Ave., West Hills. For information, call (818) 348-4487.
* California Women Business Owners meet the second Monday of the month at 6 p.m. at Warner Center Marriott, 21850 Oxnard St., Woodland Hills. Dinner is $23-$26. For information, call (818) 773-1976.
* Valley Computer Club meets the second Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Burbank YMCA, 321 E. Magnolia Blvd. For information, call (818) 846-4012.
* The Los Angeles AutoCAD User Group meets the fourth Wednesday of every month at 6:30 p.m. in the Burbank Realtor building, second floor, 2006 W. Magnolia Blvd. Fees are $10 at the door or $50 per year. For information, call (818) 783-7940 or e-mail lacad@yahoo.com.
* Unity Toastmasters meets the second and fourth Thursdays of the month from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the American Red Cross building, 1501 S. Brand Blvd., Glendale. For information, call Victoria Villanueva at (818) 241-5715.
* Distinguished Singles Toastmasters meets the first and third Thursdays of the month at 7 p.m. at Carrows restaurant, 14651 Roscoe Blvd., Panorama City. Visitors are welcome. For information, call (818) 884-4081.
* Business Builders meets the first, third and fifth Thursdays of the month at 7 a.m. at the International House of Pancakes, 19100 Ventura Blvd., Tarzana. For information, call (818) 501-3100.
* That New Network meets the third Thursday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at Maria’s Italian Kitchen, 16608 Ventura Blvd., Encino. For information, call (818) 995-4215.
* San Fernando Valley Professional Mortgage Women meets the third Thursday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at the Holiday Inn, 21101 Ventura Blvd., Woodland Hills. For information, call (818) 226-0727.
* Valley College offers workshops on international trade skills on Fridays, noon to 3 p.m., on the campus at 5800 Fulton Ave., Valley Glen.
The workshops and consulting sessions are co-sponsored by the Center for International Trade Development and the California-Mexico Trade Assistance Center of Citrus College. The fee per workshop is $25. To register, call (818) 552-3321.
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