May 17 May 17 East Memphis Business and Professional Women will meet at 6 p.m. at Park Palace Apartments, 5400 Park Ave. The speaker will be Marie Draper of Drapers Coaching, Motivation and Empowerment Network. The cost is $17. For reservations, call 680-0600. The Memphis Songwriters Association will meet at 7 p.m. at the University of Memphis in Room 101 of the Harris Music Building. For more information, call 577-0906 or e-mail mporter@vantek.net. May 18 The American Business Womens Association, Cotton Belles chapter, will meet at the Racquet Club, 5111 Sanderlin Ave. The speaker will be Sheila Bentley of Bentley Consulting. Her topic will be resumes and interviewing. The cost is $18.50. For more information, call Judy Linneman at 763-6307 or Kathy Byer at 763-6299. Women in Construction will meet at 6:30 p.m. at Andertons restaurant, 1901 Madison Ave. The cost is $15. For more information, call Margaret Valentine at 368-3753. The Metro Memphis Attractions Association will meet at noon at the National Ornamental Metal Museum, 374 Metal Museum Drive. The speaker will be museum director Jim Wallace. The cost is $20 or $13 for guests of MMAA members. For more information, call 788-6622. First American National Bank will sponsor an estate planning workshop from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and from 10 a.m. to noon May 19 at the Racquet Club, 5111 Sanderlin Ave. The speakers will be certified financial planner W. Warren Smith and attorney G. Rice Byars Jr. For reservations, call 684-4402. Buckeye Toastmasters will meet at 7:15 p.m. at Germantown United Methodist Church, 2331 S. Germantown Road. For more information, call Gloria Morrow at 753-8604. May 19 Mid-South Environmental Forum will meet from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Marriott, 2625 Thousand Oaks Blvd. The speaker will be Dr. Jerry Anderson, director of the University of Memphis Ground Water Institute Program. The cost is $25. For reservations, call Amanda Suzore at 372-7962. Sage Software and Connally Systems will co-host a seminar on effective inventory management from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Adams Mark Hotel, 939 Ridge Lake Blvd. The speaker will be author Jon Schreibfeder. The cost is $50. For more information, call Ronda Oline at (501) 225-8868. Deerfield Seminars Inc. will offer a seminar for personnel and payroll managers titled "Wages, Hours and Pay" at the Radisson International Airport, 2411 Winchester Road. The cost is $245. For more information, call (800) 862-3337. The National Center for Employee Ownership will sponsor a seminar on employee stock ownership plans from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Peabody, 149 Union Ave. For more information, call (510) 272-9461. The Rotary Club of East Memphis will meet at noon at the Racquet Club, 5111 Sanderlin Ave. The speaker will be David Bennett, an engineer for Shelby County government. The cost is $11. For more information, call Lee Hughes at 362-0423. May 20 The Memphis Arts Council will host an open public meeting at 4 p.m. at the Community Foundation, 1900 Union Ave., that will be attended by representatives of the Tennessee Arts Commission. For more information, call 578-2787. The Institute of Management Accountants will meet at 11:45 a.m. at Memphis Botanic Garden. The speaker will be Charles L. Beegle of the Brooks Museum. For reservations, call Ed Bosch at (870) 735-2755. May 21 The Grant Center will sponsor a workshop on the role of the board in fund-raising from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Lindenwood Christian Church, 2400 Union Ave. The facilitator will be Robert C. Nolan of the Fund Raising Council. The cost is $30 for center members and $35 for non-members. For more information, call 684-6605. Foresight Inc. will offer a free seminar on successful sales strategies at AmeriSuites, 1220 Primacy Parkway. For more information, call 737-5525. May 26 Consumer Credit Counseling Service will offer a free seminar on credit management from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at 2158 Union Ave., Suite 400. For more information, call 323-4909, Ext. 1007. May 27 The Service Corps of Retired Executives will offer a seminar on how to start and manage a small business from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Hilton-East. The cost is $55. For more information, call 544-3588 between 9 a.m. and noon. June 3 National Seminars Group will offer a seminar on business writing and grammar skills from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. through June 4 at the Four Points Hotel, 2240 Democrat Road. The cost is $295. For more information, call (800) 258-7246. June 4 The Grant Center will sponsor a workshop on grants management from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at The Grant Center, 606 S. Mendenhall. The facilitator will be Martha Lott, manager of the Shelby County Office of Research and Grants Management. The cost is $30 for center members and $35 for non-members. For more information, call 684-6605. June 10 The Service Corps of Retired Executives will offer a four-part business management training program for small business owners at NationsBank, 6060 Poplar Ave. Sessions will be from 9 a.m. to noon and also will be held on June 17, June 24 and July 1. The cost is $100. For more information, call 544-3588 between 9 a.m. and noon. The Quality Center will offer an ISO 9000 internal auditor workshop through June 11. The cost is $395. For more information, call 543-3530 or visit the centers Web site at www.msqpc.com. June 12 The American Business Womens Association, Memphis Area Council, will host its annual Woman of the Year luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Radisson Hotel, 2411 Winchester Road. The cost is $25. For more information, call Judy Linneman at 763-6307. June 15 The American Business Womens Association, Cotton Belles chapter, will meet at the Racquet Club, 5111 Sanderlin Ave. The speaker will be Sharon Trammell, executive director of Grace House of Memphis Inc. The cost is $18.50. For more information, call Judy Linneman at 763-6307 or Kathy Byer at 763-6299. June 17 The Quality Center will offer a course for ISO internal auditors through June 18. The cost is $799. For more information, call 543-3530 or visit the centers Web site at www.msqpc.com. June 21 The Quality Center will offer a course for ISO auditor/lead auditors through June 25. The cost is $1,499. For more information, call 543-3530 or visit the centers Web site at www.msqpc.com.