WEDNESDAY

WAIKIKI ROTARY CLUB LECTURE by Philip Wang, director general of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Honolulu, on Taiwan's economic situation and its potential impact on the global economy; 12 p.m. at Pacific Beach Hotel. Information: 521-1160 (Janet Scheffer).

THURSDAY

NUUANU TOASTMASTERS, 6 p.m. second and fourth Thursdays monthly at Susannah Wesley Community Center, 1117 Kaili St.; open to all. 525-8909.

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS: BUILDING SUCCESS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES, U.S. Small Business Administration workshop, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Kapolei Hale; free. Register: www.sba.gov/hi (Spotlight), 541-2990, ext. 211 (Mary Dale) or 541-2990, ext. 203 (Joan Makizuru); deadline Tuesday.

Hawaii Women's Business Center, Advanced Treasure Mapping/Vision Board Class, 6 to 9 p.m., 1041 Nuuanu Ave., Suite A; topics: the power of self talk, dissolving negativity, affirmations, visualizing, setting smart goals, whole-brain integration; $45, members $40.50; advance payment required. Register: 526-1001, fax: 550-0724.

HAWAII VENTURE CAPITAL ASSOCIATION, panel discussion on 21st-century style of doing business, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Plaza Club, 20th floor; featuring Bee-Leng Chua, executive director of Hawai'i Pacific University's Entrepreneurship Center, John Webster, director of Chaminade University's entrepreneurial program, and Robert J. Robins, a University of Hawai'i professor of entrepreneurship; $39, members $29, students $25; aloha attire required. Register: www.hvca.org, 262-7329 (Gail).

PROFESSIONAL WOMEN'S NETWORK luncheon meeting, at Plantation Cafe, Ala Moana Hotel; keynote speaker, Ruthie Chong on The Value of Handwriting Analysis; $40, members $26, sponsored guests $35, $2 validated parking; all welcome. Reservations: reservations@pwnhawaii.org, 533-4800.

FRIDAY

NETWORKING PARTY by Hawaii Kai Chamber of Commerce, 5:30 to 8 p.m. at Hawaii Kai Golf Course restaurant, 8902 Kalaniana'ole Hwy; business owners, business representatives, employees and community residents welcome; wine and pupu and a blues band; $25. Credit-card payment: www.hikaicoc.com.

UPCOMING

NOT-FOR-PROFIT MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATE PROGRAM, classes to support new or aspiring directors being offered at Kapi'olani Community College; eight meetings, 12 hours each, starts March 6, and runs to October; certificates of professional development to be given; $800 fee, partial scholarships available; to enroll, 734-9286 or zitnan@hawaii.edu.

WEALTH PLANNING SEMINARS, sponsored by St. Francis Healthcare Foundation; 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 11 and 5:30 to 7 p.m. March 13 at St. Francis/Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Pavilion, conference room 224, Hawaii Medical Center East, 2226 Liliha St.; financial experts will discuss how to produce more lifetime income, earn generous tax deductions, reduce estate tax, make a bequest, avoid probate and create wills and trusts; free. Register: 547-6877.

HOW TO MARKET YOUR BUSINESS TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, workshop on Maui, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 12, Pacific Disaster Center training room at Ke Alahele, MEDB Center, 1305 N. Holopono St., Maui R&T Park, Kihei; aimed at Maui/Big Island small businesses that want to sell goods or services to government; $30 fee includes materials, lunch and refreshments; presented by Maui Economic Development Board. Information: info@hightechmaui.com.

INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT CLASSES, Property Operations II, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 20 to 25, on financial calculations and analysis, property maintenance and risk management ($1,140); Investment Real Estate, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 20 and 21, fiscal planning ($570, $660, $715); Property Maintenance and Risk Management, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 24 and 25, how to develop a property maintenance program and manage risk ($570, $660, $715); at IREM, 1448 Young St. Information: 536-4736.

Business meetings of general interest are listed in the Coming Events column. Submit notices at least two weeks in advance to: Alan Yonan, Business Section, The Honolulu Advertiser, P.O. Box 3110, Honolulu, HI 96802; fax to 525-6763; or comingevents@honoluluadvertiser.com. In e-mails, put information in the body of the message, not in an attachment.