The University of Memphis and the Performance Excellence Association of the Mid-South "Lunch and Learn" series will be held today from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Meritan, 4700 Poplar Ave. Dr. Jiada Mo, professor and graduate coordinator at the Mechanical Engineering Department of the University of Memphis, will present "The Chinese Connection." Lunch is $7 for PerfX members and $10 for nonmembers. For more information, e-mail hjbrowning@comcast.net or call 831-0230.

The Commercial Property Tax and Reappraisal Forum, hosted by the Memphis Area Association of Realtors, will be held today from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the MAAR Education Center, 6393 Poplar Ave. The event is free for MAAR Commercial Council members and $15 for nonmembers. Call 818-2428 for more information.

The Shelby County Charter Amendments Ad Hoc Committee, jointly meeting with the General Government Committee, will meet today at 9 a.m. in the fourth floor conference room of the Shelby County Administration Building, 160 N. Main St. For more information, call Chief Administrator Steve Summerall at 545-4301.

The Shelby County Purchasing Policy Subcommittee of the Budget Committee will meet today at 10:30 a.m. in the fourth floor conference room of the Shelby County Administration Building, 160 N. Main St. For more information, call Chief Administrator Steve Summerall at 545-4301.

Talk Shoppe will meet today from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the Better Business Bureau of the Mid-South, 3693 Tyndale Drive. For more information, call Jo Garner at 759-7808.

The Memphis Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors will host Alan "Sell More" Altmann, a well-known sales and leadership success coach, today at 11 a.m. at The Racquet Club of Memphis, 5111 Sanderlin Ave. To reserve a seat, call 360-1478.

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 on Poplar Avenue at Interstate 240. The cost is free for members and $25 for guests. To make reservations, visit www.sms-midsouth.org, call 937-5332 or e-mail smsofmidsouth@comcast.net.

The University of Memphis' Black Law Students Association and the Memphis Law Review will host a mini-symposium on affirmative action today from noon to 2:30 p.m. in Room 252 of the Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, 3715 Central Ave. The topic is "Affirmative Action at the Frontiers: Strategic Brainstorming for Remedying the Educational Gap." The event is free and open to the public. For more information, call 678-2528.

The Collierville Chamber of Commerce will host Mark Taylor, business counselor with Tennessee Small Business Development Counseling, Thursday from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the chamber, 485 Halle Park Drive. There is no charge but appointments must be made in advance by calling 853-1949.

Memphis City Schools will hold five community forums Thursday to discuss the search for a new superintendent. They will be held from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Manassas High School, 781 Firestone Ave.; 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Craigmont High School, 3333 Covington Pike; 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Whitehaven High School, 4851 Elvis Presley Blvd.; 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Cordova High School, 1800 Berryhill Road; and from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at White Station High School, 514 S. Perkins Road.

The National Black MBA Association Inc. will hold its general membership meeting Thursday from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at The Racquet Club of Memphis, 5111 Sanderlin Ave. U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Memphis, will be the featured speaker. Seating is limited. R.S.V.P. to memphis_nbmbaa@yahoo.com.

CORRECTION: Shelby County Board of Commissioners member J.W. Gibson is not a partner in Fair Land LLC, the Mid-South Fairgrounds development company developer Henry Turley talked about at the March 12 meeting of the Memphis Kiwanis Club. Gibson was originally part of the effort, Turley said, until a county attorney's opinion held it would be a conflict of interest for Gibson to be involved because parts of the fairgrounds are co-owned by Shelby County government. The Daily News regrets the error.