Monday, November 15, 1999, Vol. 113, No. 216

Nov Nov. 15 The Memphis Songwriters Association will meet at 7 p.m. in the University of Memphis Harris Music Building, Room 101. For more information, call Michael Porter at 577-0906 or e-mail mporter@vantek.net. The Quality Center will offer a 36-hour auditor/lead auditor course through Nov. 19. The cost is $1,499. For more information, call 543-3530 or e-mail ldale@memphis-chamber.com. Consumer Credit Counseling Service will offer a free seminar on budgeting for the holidays from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at 2158 Union Ave., Suite 400. For reservations, call 323-4909, Ext. 1007. Nov. 16 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. Microsoft and Solutech Inc. will offer a day-long Small Business Solutions Seminar at the Memphis Marriott, 2625 Thousand Oaks Blvd. To register, call (877) 673-8368 or register online at www.microsoft.com/MidAmerica. The American Business Womens Association, Cotton Belles chapter, will meet at the Racquet Club, 5111 Sanderlin Ave. The speaker will be from the Memphis Police Department. Networking begins at 5:45 p.m., dinner at 6:15 p.m. and wrap-up about 8:30 p.m. The cost is $19.95. For more information, call Dorothy Garner at 748-5415 or Kathy Byer at 763-6299. Women in Construction will meet at 6:30 p.m. at Andertons restaurant, 1901 Madison Ave. Dinner is $15. For reservations, call Beverly Wade at 683-8310. The Direct Marketing Association will meet at 11:45 a.m. at the Grove Grill. The speaker will be Harold McAlindon, president of the Parthenon Innovation Group in Nashville. The cost is $20 for non-members. For reservations, call Lee Plesofsky at 685-0712, Ext. 450. The National Association of Purchasing Management Memphis Inc. will meet at the Marriott, 2625 Thousand Oaks Blvd. The speaker will be William Larry Thompson, senior vice president of operations for Memphis Light, Gas & Water. Registration begins at 5:30 p.m. followed by dinner at 6:15 p.m. For reservations, call Marcy Hester at 797-2648. Nov. 17 The University of Memphis Institute for Executive Education will sponsor the fourth annual Worldwide Lessons in Leadership series from 9:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Peabody Hotel. The closed-circuit telecast will feature chief executives such as Ted Turner, Bill Gates and Warren Buffett. The cost is $199 per person. To register, call (800) 689-9771 or register online at www.lessonsinleadership.com. The Mid-South Minority Business Council will host its ninth annual Robert R. Church Sr. Achievement Awards luncheon and annual meeting at 1:30 p.m. at the Memphis Marriott. For more information, call 678-2388. Nov. 18 The Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors will meet at 11:30 a.m. at the Memphis Area Home Builders Association, 776 N. Germantown Parkway. The speaker will be Brain Setzler of Capital Concepts in Hiclroy N.C. His topic will be prospecting and marketing techniques. For reservations, call 360-1478. The American Marketing Association will meet at 11:30 a.m. at the Racquet Club, 5111 Sanderlin Ave. The speaker will be Randy Baker, president of Thompson & Baker Public Relations and Public Affairs. For more information, call April Miller at 775-5450. Nov. 19 The Grant Center will offer a seminar on program planning from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Lindenwood Christian Church, 2400 Union Ave. The facilitator is Kim Moss, a consultant for Diversified Services. The cost is $30 for members and $35 for non-members. For more information, call 684-6605. Nov. 20 Memphis Light, Gas & Water and the First American Bank Center for Entrepreneurship will host Small Business Basics from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at MLGWs administration building, 220 S. Main St. The seminar will feature topics such as bonding, insurance and state contractor licensing requirements, choosing the right legal business structure and putting together a business plan and loan package. The cost is $10. To register, call 528-4381 or 942-7330. Nov. 22 The Tennessee Society of Certified Public Accountants will host its 1999 Fall Industry Conference from 8 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. at the University of Memphis Fogelman Executive Center. The cost is $160 for TSCPA members and $190 for non-members. For more information, call (800) 762-0272 or visit the Web site at www.tncpa.org. Nov. 29 Consumer Credit Counseling Service will offer a free seminar on establishing and re-establishing credit, credit reports and cutting the costs of using credit from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at 2158 Union Ave., Suite 400. For reservations, call 323-4909, Ext. 1007.