VOL. 126 | NO. 68 | Thursday, April 7, 2011
The Mid-South Area Business Travelers Association will meet Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse, 6120 Poplar Ave. Laurie Rusin will present “Road Warrior Packing and Travel Secrets Revealed.” To register, visit www.msabta.org.
The Greater Memphis Chamber holds an orientation meeting Thursday from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Falls Building, first floor conference room, 22 N. Front St. Cost is free. RSVP by contacting Amanda Edmundson at 543-5311 or aedmundson@memphischamber.com.
On Location: MEMPHIS will host its 12th annual film festival Thursday through Sunday at Malco Ridgeway Four, 5853 Ridgeway Center Parkway. The festival will include screenings, parties, workshops and panels. For more information, visit www.onlocationmemphis.org.
Health Memphis Common Table will present a Community Partners Forum Friday from 8:30 a.m. to noon at Saint Francis Hospital, 5959 Park Ave. Dr. Calvin Johnson, president of Altre Strategies Solutions Group LLC, will speak on the topic “Eliminating Health Disparities by Focusing on Quality.” For more information, contact Patti Tosti at 273-2665 or patti.tosti@healthmemphis.org.
The Greater Memphis Chamber will host a conversation with Beth Harwell, Tennessee speaker of the House, Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Opera Memphis Inc., 6745 Wolf River Parkway. Cost is $25 for members and $35 for prospective members. For reservations, contact Ericka Milford at 543-3518 or www.memphischamber.com.
The Rotary Club of Memphis Central will meet Friday from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Chickasaw Country Club, 3395 Galloway Ave. Angelo Luchessi, Jack Daniel’s Distillery’s first salesman, will speak. Cost is $25 for guest. For reservations, call Karen Shea at 683-9099.
O’Neal Inc. is looking for local construction companies and contractors for the Mitsubishi Electric Power Products Inc. facility and will hold two construction fairs April 13 at 3 p.m. at the Agricenter International, 7777 Walnut Grove Road, and April 14 at 9 a.m. at the Cook Convention Center, 255 N. Main St. To register, visit www.memphischamber.com or contact Brenda Montgomery at bmontgomery@memphischamber.com or 543-3541 by Friday.
The Risk and Insurance Management Society Inc. will meet April 14 at noon at Coletta’s Restaurant, 2850 Appling Road. Robert A. Kirchmeier and William A. Warren of RWH Myers will speak. Cost is $25 for members and $35 for nonmembers. For reservations, e-mail Tammy Hardison by Friday at Tammy.Hardison@Servicemaster.com.