BUSINESS DATEBOOK.(Business)(Calendar)

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Calendar

TUESDAY

Financial Planning Association of Mid-Oregon - "Smart Investments 2007": A portfolio manager and other investment professionals discuss where they see the best opportunities. (3 hours of continuing education credit). Time: 12:30 p.m. lunch, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. program. Place: Downtown Athletic Club, 999 Willamette St., Eugene. For more information or to register, please call 284-9855 or e-mail Lmbarba1@yahoo.com

Toastmasters No. 8553, Toast of the South Hills - Weekly meeting of public speaking group. Time: 7 p.m. Place: Unity Church, 39th and Hilyard. Information: Call Dan Pimental at 344-2301 or on the Web at toastofsouthhills.blogspot.com.

Emerald Valley Development Professionals - Lunch meeting. Time: 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Place: Lane Community College Center for Meeting and Learning (Building 19). Cost: $13 for members, $14 for nonmembers, including lunch. Information: Call 302-6701.

Toastmasters No. 566, Cascade Toastmasters - Weekly meeting of public speaking group. Time: 6:45 a.m. Place: The Original Pancake House, 782 E. Broadway, Eugene. Information: Larry Dunlap at 686-6745 or on the Web at www.cascadetoastmasters .com.

LeTip of Eugene - Weekly breakfast meeting of business leads exchange club. Time: 7:01 a.m. to 8:31 a.m. Place: Town Club, 975 Oak St., Eugene. Contact: Ron Smith at 681-8787 or Willie Young at 484-3538.

WEDNESDAY

Eugene Macintosh User Group - Program: Eugene VOIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol) - what it is, how it works, who provides the service in Eugene. Time: 6:30 p.m. Place: Veterans' Memorial Building, 1626 Willamette St., Eugene. Contact: www.e-mug.org.

National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors, Lane County chapter - Monthly meeting. Speakers: Joel Ario, Oregon Insurance Commissioner, and Dave Nelson, NAIFA lobbyist. Time: 7:30 a.m. Place: The Vista 1 Room, Eugene Hilton, 66 E. Sixth Ave. Information: Contact Joseph May, 484-0323.

Willamette Business Leads - Regular breakfast meeting. Time: 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. Place: Theo's Coffeehouse, 199 W. Eighth, Eugene. Contact: Christian Beck, 343-8556.

THURSDAY

Rental Owners Association - General membership meeting. Cost: $12 per person. Time: 6 p.m. dinner, 7 p.m. meeting. Place: Mallard Hall, 725 W. First Ave., Eugene. Contact: Victoria Smith, ROA, 485-7368 or laneroa@rio.com.

Classes/workshops

The following workshop takes place at the Pape Building, Conference Room 355, Goodpasture Island Road, Eugene. To register, call 465-6600. For information, visit www.willamette score.org.

Formulas for Small Business Success - All-day small-business seminar, sponsored by the Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce, KMTR-TV and the U.S. Small Business Administration, and conducted by SCORE. Time: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Date: Wednesday. Cost: $60, or $35 with coupon.

To submit items

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