The Memphis City Council meets at 3:30 p.m. today at City Hall, 125 N. Main St., first floor. Call 576-6786.

The Shelby County Schools Education Foundation presents a panel discussion on how to fund the school system in future years from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. today at Union Planters Bank, 6200 Poplar Ave. Political and business leaders from across Shelby County will participate. Refreshments will be served at 5:30 p.m. Call 321-2594 or 275-4385.

Mpact Memphis presents a new member welcome program from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. today at the Mpact offices, 516 Tennessee St. The program offers a crash course on what the organization is about. For details, call 312-7760.

The Shelby County Conservation Board meets at 8 a.m. Wednesday in the Shelby County Road Department conference room, 6449 Haley Road. Call 454-5265.

The Memphis Area Association of Realtors hosts a luncheon at 11:45 a.m. Wednesday at the Holiday Inn-University of Memphis, 3700 Central Ave. Dr. Carol Johnson, superintendent of Memphis City Schools, is the guest speaker. Cost is $15 for non-members and walk-ups. Call 818-2444 or visit www.maar.org to register.

The Kiwanis Club of Memphis meets at noon Wednesday in the Peabody Forest Room at The Peabody, 149 Union Ave. Gaylon Booker, immediate past president and chief executive officer of the National Cotton Council of America, is the guest speaker. For reservations, contact Harold D. Dickson at 227-4125.