The Memphis Area Association of Realtors holds a broker forum on "Threats to the MLS" today from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Holiday Inn-University of Memphis, 3700 Central Ave. Call 818-2444 for reservations.

Evans & Petree PC hosts "Ethics & Over Commitment" Tuesday from noon to 1 p.m. at 1000 Ridgeway Loop Road, Ste. 200. The seminar will cover ethical rules relevant to the decision to take on cases and recent case law, which may have expanded the scope of counsel's responsibilities in cases involving electronic discovery. Call Lesia Beach at 527-3573 or visit www.memphisbar.org to register.

The Memphis office of the Tennessee Small Business Development Center hosts "Business Start-Up" Wednesday from 10 a.m. to noon at Renaissance Business Center, 555 Beale St. The seminar will discuss the first steps in starting a business. Cost is free. For information, call Yolanda Handy at 333-5085.

The Memphis Regional Chamber presents "Bio Start-Fast Forwarding Biotech in Memphis" Thursday from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. in Ballroom A of the Memphis Cook Convention Center, 255 N. Main St. Jim Phillips, chairman and CEO of Luminetx, is the guest speaker. Cost is $15 for members and $25 for non-members. Contact Tunga Lee at 543-3571 or tlee@memphischamber.com for more information.

Friends of Tennessee Infant Parent Services (TIPS) holds its annual general membership meeting Saturday at 10 a.m. in the youth assembly room at Brentwood United Methodist Church in Brentwood, Tenn. Following the meeting, Mary Donnet Johnson, author, publisher, speaker and mother of a child with autism, will be sharing her message of hope in a presentation called "Learning to Breathe Again - Resilient Reactions to a Serious Condition." For more information, call Susan Hiscutt at 423-926-4388 or e-mail friendsoftips@earthlink.net.