Rhodes College will host speaker Qubad Talabani, United States representative of the Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq and son of the current president of Iraq, today at 7 p.m. in Blount Auditorium of Buckman Hall. Talabani will present “Iraq: As U.S. Forces Stand Down, Who is Standing Up?”

The Memphis Botanic Garden will host “Career Class: Finding a Job in a Challenging Economy” with Dr. Fred Dorn today from 7 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. and from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the garden, 750 Cherry Road. Cost is $159 for members and $179 for nonmembers. Call 636-4128 to register.

“Greenways and Byways: A Regional Forum for Success” will be held today from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Mud Island River Park. The event will include a ribbon-cutting ceremony honoring four new FHWA National Scenic Byways in the region, a panel discussion and keynote speaker Tom Woiwode, director of the Greenways Initiative for the Community Foundation for Southeastern Michigan.

The Shelby County Commission will hold committee meetings today at 9 a.m. at the Shelby County Administration Building, 160 N. Main St. For more information, call Steve Summerall at 545-4301.

The Center City Clean & Green Committee will meet today at 10:30 a.m. at 114 N. Main St. For more information, call Jerome Rubin at 575-0581.

Hope Christian Community Foundation will host its “Celebrating Generosity in Memphis” luncheon today from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Holiday Inn-University of Memphis, 3700 Central Ave. The Rev. Craig Strickland of Hope Presbyterian Church will speak on transformational giving. Cost is $25 per person or $250 for a table of 10. For more information, call 682-6201 or visit www.hopeccf.org.

The Memphis Business Xchange will hold a networking luncheon today from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Bonefish Grill, 1250 N. Germantown Parkway. Cost is $30 in advance and $35 onsite. To register, visit www.networktn.com.

The Sales and Marketing Society of the Mid-South will meet today from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Select, 5795 Poplar Ave. Mike Bowen, president of Champion Awards, will speak on the topic “Business Etiquette – It’s About People.” Cost is $25 for guests and free for members. For reservations, call 937-5532 or visit www.sms-midsouth.org.

Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz PC will host a roundtable discussion titled “Resetting the Judicial Doctrine of Inequitable Conduct” Thursday from noon to 1 p.m. at its Downtown office, 165 Madison Ave. The event is free. To register, contact Brittany Meeker at 577-2275 or bmeeker@bakerdonelson.com.