Business Calendar

Meetings

■ The networking referral groups of the Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce will meet at the following times this week. For more information, call Lisa Folger at 728-9245 or e-mail tlfolger@winstonsalem.com.

Triad Synergy: 7:45 to 9 a.m. Tuesday, Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce, 601 W. Fourth St.

Lions: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday; Golden Corral steak house, 180 Hanes Mall Circle.

Stars: 7:45 to 9 a.m. Wednesday; Billy Bob's Silver Diner, 1650 Hanes Mall Blvd.

■ The Carolinas chapter of the Institute of Management Consultants will hold a workshop beginning at 2 p.m. Monday at the Grandover Resort in Greensboro. The theme of the workshop is "Seven key actions for consulting success." The keynote speaker is Jane Martin. The event is open to the public. Pre-registration is required at http://budurl.com/carolinas.

■ The Piedmont Triad Project Management Institute will meet from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Monday at Magnolia Manor, 8818 W. Market St. in Colfax. The guest speaker is Sharon Hill, who will talk in the subject of "etiquette, manners and project management." The cost is $20. Reservations are required by Thursday. For more information, go to www.pmitriadnc.org.

■ The Winston-Salem Engineer's Club will meet at 6 p.m. Monday at the Lone Star Steakhouse restaurant on Hanes Mall Blvd. For more information, call Dick Cooper at 766-7894.

■ The Piedmont Triad chapter of APICS will meet from 5:30 to 8:10 p.m. Tuesday at Volvo Corp.'s communications center, 7900 National Service Road in Greensboro. Justin Roff-Marsh, the founder and manager of Ballistix, will speak on the topic of "Re-engineering the sales process." The cost is $25 for members and nommembers and $15 for full-time students. For more information, go to www.triadapics.org.

■ The Military Officers Association of America will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Piedmont Club, 200 W. Second St., 19th floor of the BB&T corporate headquarters. The guest speaker is Dr. Anthony Atala, chairman of urology department at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. The cost is $18. All active and retired military officials and their guests are invited. For more information, call Daniel Quesenberry at 924-4409.

■ The Finance and Economic Roundtable will meet at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at the Piedmont Club, 200 W. Second St., 19th floor of the BB&T corporate headquarters. Dan Barrett, an attorney, will speak on the topic of "Protecting your vital customer relationships." The event is open to the public and costs $20 at the door. For more information, call 724-7077.

■ The Real Estate Council will meet at 11:30 a.m. Friday at the Piedmont Club, 200 W. Second St., 19th floor of the BB&T corporate headquarters. The guest speaker is Robert Leak Jr., the president of Winston-Salem Business Inc., who will conduct "an economic town hall" presentation. The event is open to the public and costs $20 at the door. For more information, call 724-7077.

■ The Society for Human Resource Management, Winston-Salem chapter, will meet from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.. Nov. 17 in the Windsor room of the Joel Coliseum. The guest speaker is Abby Donnely of Sandler Training, who will speak on the topic of "Leading from the middle." For more information, go to wss.shrm.org.

■ The eWomen Network will meet from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Dec. 10 at Starmount Forest Country Club, One Sam Snead Drive in Greensboro. The guest speaker is Lori Dvorak. The cost is $35 for members, $45 for non-members and $55 for all late registrants. For more information, call 466-1879 or e-mail to ellenvickers@ewomennetwork.com.

■ The Lewisville-Clemmons Chamber of Commerce is host to two networking lead groups monthly.

B2B meets from 8 to 9 a.m. Tuesdays at the Coffee Beanery in Clemmons. For more information, call John Byrd at 946-0333.

Morning Brew meets from 8 to 9 a.m. Wednesdays at Clemmons Village II in Clemmons. For more information, call Cindy Reymeyer at 778-8548.

■ Piedmont Sales Seekers meets from 8 to 9 a.m. Fridays at the BBB office in the GMAC building in downtown Winston-Salem. For more information, call Wendi Cartner at 759-0268, ext. 105.

■ The Winston-Salem Engineer's Club meets on the second Monday of every month at 6 p.m. at the Lone Star Steakhouse restaurant on Hanes Mall Blvd. For more information, call Dick Cooper at 766-7894.

■ The Triad Business Connection, a business-networking group, meets at 7:30 am. Tuesdays at Mayberry's Restaurant on Country Club Road in Winston-Salem. Call Linda McDermott at 724-5113.

■ The Triad Business Exchange, a business-networking group, meets at 8 a.m. Tuesdays at the Piedmont Club, 19th floor of the BB&T Financial Center, 200 W. Second St, Winston-Salem. Call Erin Winters at 207-4276.

■ Empire Toastmasters meets on the first Wednesday each month from 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. in the Reynolds American Plaza building, room 8B, 401 N. Main St.; and the third Wednesday each month from 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. in the Reynolds American Bowman Gray Technical Center, 950 Reynolds Blvd. For more information, call Chad Lelong at 804-400-8529 or e-mail to chaffraixlelong@hotmail.com or visit www.empire.freetoasthost.com

■ The Triad Dynamic Business Group meets Wednesdays from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at the Dean Biomedical building, room 307. For more information, call Dan Straka at 722-6304.

■ The Winston-Salem chapter of the International Association of Administrative Professionals meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 5:45 p.m. on the 13th floor of Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice PLLC, One W. Fourth St. For more information, call Pat Tomlinson at 758-5850.

■ The Lewisville-Clemmons Chamber of Commerce holds a monthly membership meeting from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the second Tuesday of the month. The meeting is held at the Broyhill Office Suites, 3540 Clemmons Road in Clemmons. The cost is $7.50. For more information, call Sheilah Carroll at 714-7726, ext. 205, or go to www.lewisville-clemmons.com.

■ The Triad Job Search Network, a volunteer organization, meets weekly from noon to 2 p.m. Wednesdays at Maple Springs United Methodist Church, 2569 Reynolda Road in Winston-Salem. For more information, call 972-8888 or e-mail to donw13@roadrunner.com.

■ The Movers & Shakers chapter of BNI, a business-networking group, meets from 7:30 to 9 a.m. Thursdays at Golden Corral, Hanes Mall Circle. Call Bill Dreshfield at 996-6243 or visit www.bnimovers.com.

■ Professionals in Transition, a job-search support group, meets at 7 p.m. Thursdays at the Red Cross building at 690 Coliseum Drive in Winston-Salem and at 7 p.m. Tuesdays at West Market Street United Methodist Church, 203 W. Market St. in Greensboro. The meetings are free. For more information, go to www.jobsearching.org or call 757-1099.

■ The Legal Support Staff of Winston-Salem meets monthly on the eighth floor of Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice PLLC, One West Fourth St. Membership is open to all staff working in support of the legal field. For membership and meeting information, call Amy Slusher at 747-2609 or send e-mail to aslusher@wcrs.com.

■ Triad Job Search Network of Greensboro/High Point meets from 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesdays at Covenant United Methodist Church, 1526 Skeet Club Road, High Point. A $3 donation is requested. For more information, call 333-1677 or visit http://tjsn.net.

■ The Travelers Protective Association meets on the first Thursday at Hill's Lexington Barbecue restaurant, 4005 N. Patterson Ave., Winston-Salem.

Classes

■ The Small Business Center of Forsyth Technical Community College is offering the following courses during the week of Nov. 9. For more information, call 761-1002 or 631-1167.

At the Greater Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce building, 601 W. Fourth St.

Word 2007 Intermediate: Monday through Thursday; 1 to 4 p.m. Fee: $68.

Web page design: Mondays through Thursdays from Nov. 9 through Nov. 19; 9 a.m. to noon. Fee: $68.

■ The Small Business Center of Forsyth Technical Community College is offering the following courses during the week of Nov. 16. For more information, call 761-1002 or 631-1167.

At the Greater Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce building, 601 W. Fourth St.

Powerpoint 2007: Monday through Thursday; 1 to 4 p.m. Fee: $68.

At the West campus, 1300 Bolton St.

Computer Basics: Tuesdays and Thursdays from Nov. 17 through Dec. 15; 9 a.m. to noon. Fee: $68.

■ The Small Business Center of Forsyth Technical Community College is offering the following courses during the week of Nov. 30. For more information, call 761-1002 or 631-1167.

At the Greater Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce building, 601 W. Fourth St.

Computer Basics II: Mondays through Thursdays from Nov. 30 through Dec. 10; 1 to 4 p.m. Fee: $68.

Desktop publishing: Mondays through Thursdays from Nov. 30 through Dec. 10; 9 a.m. to noon. Fee: $68.

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