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Ave., Costa Mesa, CA 92626; by e-mail to lindsay.sandham

@latimes.com; by fax to (714) 966-4679; or by calling (714)

966-4617. Include the time, date and location of the event, as well

as a contact phone number.

TODAY

The Women’s Referral Service, a networking service for men and

women, will hold an 11:15 a.m. lunch at the Radisson Hotel Newport

Beach, 4545 MacArthur Blvd., Newport Beach. The cost will be $32 in

advance or $36 at the door. Information: (949) 495-8864.

THURSDAY

A Cal Poly Pomona Representative will visit Orange Coast College’s

transfer center to talk with students interested in transferring.

Those interested must contact the office to make an appointment. The

center is in OCC’s Counseling and Admissions Annex, 2701 Fairview

Road, Costa Mesa. Information: (714) 432-5894.

FRIDAY

The Leadership and Homeland Security Conference will be sponsored

by the Orange County Chapter of the American Society for Training and

Development and National University. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher and Roger

Conway of the Center for Creative Leadership will be the featured

speakers. The 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. event will be at National University,

3390 Harbor Blvd., Costa Mesa. Registration will cost $250.

Information: (714) 527-4785, or https://www.astdoc.org.

Inventors Forum, an inventors’ support group, will present a

seminar on patent claims interpretation with attorney Mark H. Prager.

The 7 p.m. event will be at the Science Lecture Hall, Orange Coast

College, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. Registration will cost $5

for members and $15 for nonmembers. Information: (714) 540-2491 or

https://inventorsforum.org.

SATURDAY

A “Profiting with Fixer-uppers” real estate seminar will show

attendees how they can make money by fixing up homes and then selling

or renting the property. The workshop will be held from 9 a.m. to

5:30 p.m. in the Orange Coast College Fine Arts building, room 9,

2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. Registration is $69 per person or $99

per couple. Information: (714) 432-5880.

FEB. 17

A 90-minute Breakfast Boost will be held from 7 to 8:45 a.m. at

the Costa Mesa Country Club, 1701 Golf Course Drive, Costa Mesa.

Tickets will cost $13 pre-paid reservations and $18 at the door.

Information: (714) 885-9090.

The Business at the Beach Business Expo is expected to draw more

than 600 attendees. The 5 to 8 p.m. event will be at the Hyatt

Regency Newport Beach, 1107 Jamboree Road, Newport Beach. Admission

will be free. Information: (949) 729-4414.