The Memphis Technology Council and Memphis Regional Chamber host a metro mixer from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. today at The Orpheum, 203 S. Main St. Cost is free for members; $10 for non-members. Call 543-3547.

Panasonic hosts a business technology open house from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. today and Thursday at NovaCopy, 5520 Shelby Oaks Drive. Call (215) 592-8601 for more information.

The Memphis Area Association of Realtors presents "Agency: Effective Sales Strategies" from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday at MAAR, 6393 Poplar Ave. Cost is $50 for members; $70 for non-members. Call 685-2100 or visit www.maar.org.

Friends of Poplar-White Station branch library presents Gray Matthews, assistant professor of communications at the University of Memphis, as part of the Second Thursday Community Lecture Series at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at the library, 5094 Poplar Ave. Call 682-1616.

Memphis Investors Group presents "The Grand Plan: Entity Structuring for the Real Estate Entrepreneur" from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday at the Memphis Area Home Builders Association, 776 N. Germantown Parkway. Cost is free for members and first-time visitors; $20 for repeat visitors. Call (888) 644-8644, Ext. 302, or visit www.memphisinvestorsgroup.com.

The Mid-South Business Technology User Group meets at 11:30 a.m. Friday at International Place Tower III, 6420 Poplar Ave. Cost is free. Call 753-0500, Ext. 332, or visit www.msbtg.org.