04-15 Calendar April 15 East Memphis Business and Professional Women will meet at 6 p.m. at the Lulu Grille. The speaker will be Diane Davis, a career counselor who works through the Christian Psychological Center. For more information, call Joy Lee at 385-7065 or Gloria Smith at 384-4458. April 16 Business Network International, a networking organization specializing in business referrals among members, will hold its kickoff reception at the Holiday Inn, 1837 Union Ave., at 7 a.m. For more information, call Steven York at 324-1120. The Data Processing Management Association will meet at Leonards Barbecue, 5465 Fox Plaza Drive, at 7 p.m. Dwayne Ingram, branch manager with Computer Task Group, will discuss time management. The cost is $13. For reservations, call 680-1268. The Memphis Area Chamber of Commerce will sponsor a Small Business Council Executive Summary from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Holiday Inn East. The speaker is Rick Robinson of Memphis On-Line Inc. The cost is $12. For information, call 575-3532. The Direct Marketing Association of Memphis will sponsor a seminar from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Peabody Hotel entitled "Relationship Marketing: The Secrets of Innovative and Successful Companies." The cost is $120 for DMA members and $150 for nonmembers. For more information, call 794-4445. Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality has scheduled a public hearing concerning a proposal by Standard Construction Co. Inc. of Germantown to operate a 108.42 acre open pit mine for sand and gravel in DeSoto County. The hearing will be at 7 p.m. at the DeSoto County Courthouse in Hernando. For information, call (601) 961-5515. April 18 The American Marketing Association will meet at 11:30 a.m. at the Marriott Hotel in Thousand Oaks Center. The speaker will be Julius Dorsey, president of Dorsey & Co. The cost is $15 for AMA members and $20 for guests. For information, call Anna Thomas at 775-5417. Institute of Real Estate Management will meet at noon at the Racquet Club. Ken Edmundson will discuss the SPL Apartment Market Study. The cost for nonmembers is $15. For reservations, call 684-6392 by noon Wednesday. The Institute of Management Accountants will meet at 6:15 p.m. at the Memphis Marriott. The speaker will be Glen Blankston, assistant of mutual fund sales for MainStay Fund Family. The cost is $15. For more information, call Tammy Greco at 682-7766. April 19 The Greater Memphis Legal Assistants Inc. will sponsor a seminar from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the University of Memphis. Topics will include effective communication, discovery and the role of the legal assistant, and analyzing medical records. The cost is $30 and $15 for students. For information, call 527-6254. April 20 The Institute of Real Estate Management will sponsor a course titled "Leasing and Management of Office Buildings" through April 26 at the East Memphis Hilton Hotel. For more information, call (800) 837-0706, ext. 4405. April 23 Commercial Investment Real Estate Institute will meet from 7:45 a.m. to 9 a.m. at the Memphis Area Association of Realtors. Bob Wood of Clark & Clark will discuss Lenox Corporate Park. For information, call 685-2100. April 24 Professional Secretaries International will sponsor the 44th annual Professional Secretaries Day luncheon at noon at the Peabody Hotel. The keynote speaker is James A. Perkins, senior vice president and chief personnel officer at FedEx. For more information, call Iris Hines at 395-3352 or Jo Meadows at 224-9662. April 25 The Institute of Real Estate Management will sponsor a course titled "Ethics in Real Estate Management" at the Memphis Board of Realtors. For additional information, call Marina Higdon at 345-7620, ext. 325. The Volunteer Center of Memphis will sponsor its 19th annual Volunteer Recognition Luncheon from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Peabody Hotel. For more information, call Kaye Brooksbank or Naomi Dyson at 458-3288.