March 17 March 17 The Institute of Management Accountants will meet at Union Planters, 6200 Poplar Ave. from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The seminar topic will be the Internet, and the presenter will be Dr. Larry Schmidt of Christian Brothers University. The cost is $20 for nonmembers. For more information, call Brad Hamilton at 683-5353. East Memphis Business and Professional Women will meet at the Lulu Grille, 565 Erin Drive. Networking begins at 6 p.m. with dinner at 6:30 p.m. The speaker will be Deborah Turner Brasfield, branch manager of First Allied Securities Inc. The cost is $15. For reservations, call Mary Baird at 767-6429 or Joy Lee at 385-7065. March 18 The Human Resources Association will meet at 11:30 a.m. at the Racquet Club, 5111 Sanderlin. The speaker will be Elizabeth Kenworthy, a case law expert on the Americans with Disabilities Act. The cost is $20 for nonmembers. For reservations, call Nancy Simon at 332-3322. The World Trade Club will meet at Folks Folly restaurant at noon. The speaker will be Mike Saba, vice president of international development at St. Jude Hospital. The cost is $20 per person. For reservations, call Nell Baugh at 744-6937 or Kim Miller at 795-7761. Women in Construction will meet from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Andertons restaurant, 1901 Madison Ave. The cost is $15. For more information, call Leigh Lewis at 521-9500. The Appraisal Institute will meet at noon at Chickasaw Country Club, 3395 Galloway. The speaker will be Garner Chandler of Chandler & Chandler. The cost is $7 for members and $12 for nonmembers. For reservations, call 685-2100. The American Business Womens Association will meet at the Racquet Club. Networking begins at 6 p.m. followed by dinner from 6:15 p.m. to 7 p.m. The speaker will be Renee Beech. For more information, call Paula Sedgwick at 363-6559. The Financial Executives Institute will meet at the Crescent Club, 6075 Poplar Ave. Cocktails will be served at 6 p.m., and dinner will begin at 6:30 p.m. The speakers will be Kelly Bolton and Harvey Cook of Merrill Lynch. For reservations, call 367-0888. March 19 The Commercial Investment Real Estate Institute will meet from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Southwind Country Club. The speakers will be Brad Smith of Weston Cos. and Steve Bowie of Boyle Investment Co. The topic will be retail development. For more information, call 685-2100. Memphis Heritage will hold its 22nd annual meeting at Peabody Place from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. The speaker will be John Robbins, executive director of the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training. For more information, call John Hopkins at 278-5186 or Guy Weaver at 527-3237. The League of Women Voters and several other organizations will sponsor a video conference on tools for drinking water protection from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the engineering technology building at the University of Memphis. For more information, call 327-6892. March 20 The Institute of Management Accountants will meet at the Marriott, 2625 Thousand Oaks Blvd. The dinner begins at 6:15 p.m., and the program begins at 7 p.m. The speaker will be Tim Jackson of Balton & Jackson, CPAs. The cost is $15. For reservations, call Judy Ramage at 321-3320 by today. The National Association of Investors Corp. will meet at Union Planters National Bank, 6200 Poplar Ave., at 7 p.m. to elect council directors. For more information, call Darrin Devault at 681-9125 or Jim Ragon at 755-8516. March 21 The Memphis Bar Association will sponsor its 21st annual Bench Bar Conference through Sunday at the Hilton Hotel in Hot Springs, Ark. The conference will offer nine hours of continuing legal education credit, including one hour of ethics. The registration fee is $100 for attorneys licensed less than two years, $175 for attorneys licensed three to 10 years and $200 for attorneys licensed more than 10 years. For more information, call the MBA at 527-3573. March 24 The International Television Association will meet from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Satellite Feed, 4760 Poplar Ave. The program will be a satellite broadcast focusing on technological advancements and the future of multimedia. March 25 Construction Specifications Institute will sponsor its 22nd annual CSI Products Display Show from 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Mid-South Fairgrounds in the Pipkin Building. Admission is free. March 26 The Mid-South Quality-Productivity Center will sponsor an introductory workshop on IS0 9000 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at State Technical Institute. The presenter will be Mark L Weber, president of Weber and Associates. The cost is $175 per person. To register, call 543-3530 or 543-3528. March 27 The Tennessee Small Business Development Center will sponsor an Internal Revenue Service tax workshop from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 320 S. Dudley Ave. The cost is $10. For more information, call 527-1041. Memphis International Council will meet at noon at the Marriott. The speaker will be Mario Roiter, consul general of Brazil. For more information, call 543-3547. March 29 The Memphis Songwriters Association will hold its 24th annual Songwriters Seminar from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at French Quarter Suites. The entry fee is $45. For more information, call 577-0906.