VOL. 126 | NO. 168 | Monday, August 29, 2011
Autism Speaks Benefit Night will be held Monday, Aug. 29, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Smoothie King, 3615 Houston Levee Road, suite 109. Twenty percent of purchases will benefit Autism Speaks and the Memphis Satellite Walk to be held Sept. 11. For more information, visit www.walknowforautismspeaks.org/tennessee.
The Memphis Rotary Club will meet Tuesday, Aug. 30, at noon at the University Club of Memphis, 1346 Central Ave. Nancy Williams, executive director of the Memphis Child Advocacy Center, will speak. Cost is $18 per person. Advanced reservations are required. For reservations, email Taylor Hughes at taylor@memphisrotary.org.
The SHRM-Memphis Ethics Career Emphasis Group will meet Tuesday, Aug. 30, from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Better Business Bureau, 3693 Tyndale Drive. The topic is “Managing Human Capital Issues from a Legal and Ethical Perspective.” Joyce Margulies of Margulies Employment Law Consulting, as well as Dr. Chuck Pierce, professor of human resource management at the University of Memphis, will speak. Cost is $10 for members and $15 for guests. To register, contact Cynthia Thompson at 598-0123 or cynthia@hrprosmemphis.com.
Talk Shoppe will present “The Mastermind Principle: From the book ‘Think & Grow Rich’ by Napoleon Hill” Wednesday, Aug. 31, from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the Better Business Bureau, 3693 Tyndale Drive. For more information, call Jo Garner at 482-0354.
Methodist South Hospital will host a free seminar on arthritis and joint replacement Wednesday, Aug. 31, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the hospital’s meeting rooms A and B, basement floor level, 1300 Wesley Drive. Dr. Sharif Abdus-Salaam, orthopedic surgeon at Memphis Shoulder & Orthopaedic Surgery, will speak. The event is free and open to the public. Seating is limited. To reserve a seat, call 888-777-5959.
State Systems will host a lunch-and-learn titled “High Definition Surveillance – Seeing is Believing” Thursday, Sept. 1, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Embassy Suites Memphis, 1022 S. Shady Grove Road. The event is free and lunch will be provided. To register, contact Debbie Jones at 531-6564 or djones@statesystemsinc.com.
The Mid South Area Business Travelers Association will meet Thursday, Sept. 1, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Four Points Sheraton, 5877 Poplar Ave. Cost is $25 for members and $40 for guests. For more information or to register, visit www.msabta.org.