Business Calendar

Richard Craver

Nov. 1, 2009 (McClatchy-Tribune Regional News delivered by Newstex) -- 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 to lfolger@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, 180 Hanes Mall Circle.

Sharks: 7:45 to 9 a.m. Thursday, Golden Corral, 180 Hanes Mall Circle.

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and AARP North Carolina will meet from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Downtown Marriott, 304 N. Greene St. in Greensboro. The speaker will be Elaine Marshall, the N.C. Secretary of State, who will discuss investment scams targeting senior citizens. For more information, call Liz Proctor at 919-807-2154 or George Jeter at 919-807-2155.

The Triad Association of Health Underwriters will meet at 11:45 a.m. Tuesday at Starmount Forest Country Club, 1 Sam Sneed Drive, in Greensboro. Robert Paschal, an attorney, will discuss legislative developments and decisions affecting the insurance industry. For more information, e-mail Carol Pennington at carol@penningtonassociates.biz.

The Piedmont Triad Real Estate Investors will meet at 6:45 p.m. Tuesday at the Village Inn, 6205 Ramada Drive in Clemmons. For more information, call Reiner Kamper at 997-2608.

The eighth annual McLeod Entrepreneur Summit will be from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday in the Walker College of Business at Appalachian State University. The keynote speaker at 11 a.m. will be Matthew Szulik, the chairman of Red Hat. (NYSE:RHT) The summit is free and open to the public, although seating is limited. For more information, see

www.entrepreneurship.appstate.edu or call Julia Rowland at 828-262-8325 or e-mail rowlandja@appstate.edu.

The second annual Women's Entrepreneurial Leadership and Learning conference will be Friday and Saturday. An "authors as entrepreneurs" roundtable will be at 6 p.m. at Barnes and Noble (NYSE:BKS) at Friendly Center, 3102 Northline Ave., in Greensboro. The conference will continue Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Dudley High School, 1200 Lincoln St. The cost is $30 for adults and $15 for youth. Registration is available at

www.wellwomenonline.org

The Carolinas chapter of the Institute of Management Consultants will have a workshop beginning at 2 p.m. Nov. 9 at the Grandover Resort in Greensboro. The theme is "Seven Key Actions for Consulting Success." The keynote speaker will be Jane Martin. The workshop is open to the public. Registration is required at http://budurl.com/carolinas.

The Piedmont Triad Project Management Institute will meet from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Nov. 9 at Magnolia Manor, 8818 W. Market St. in Colfax. The guest speaker will be Sharon Hill, who will discuss "Etiquette, Manners and Project Management." The cost is $20. Reservations are required by Thursday. See www.pmitriadnc.org.

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