BUSINESS CALENDAR

UPCOMING

Employee Risk Management for 1999 and Beyond is the topic of a seminar hosted by Professionals in Human Resources Assn. from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Warner Center Marriott Hotel, 21850 Oxnard St., Woodland Hills. The cost with reservations is $22 for members and $25 for guests. There is an additional $3 charge at the door.

For reservations, call (818) 989-6555.

* American Society for Training and Development will present consultant Tom Henschel with “Tips and Techniques for Talking to the Top” from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. July 8, at the Jack-in-the-Box Training Center, Room 230, 16340 Roscoe Blvd., Van Nuys. There is no charge.

For more information, call Doug Miller at (323) 936-9916 or visit the Web site at https://www.astdla.org.

* Woodland Hills Chamber of Commerce will hold a business development breakfast at 7:30 a.m. July 14 at the Warner Center Marriott, 21850 Oxnard St., Woodland Hills. Jane Murphy Shapiro, founder and president of KIDSAFE Education Foundation, will speak on creating safe schools. The cost is $13 for members and $18 for nonmembers.

For reservations, call (818) 347-4737.

Mid Valley Chamber of Commerce Mixer and grand reopening of the Mid-Valley YMCA will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Mid-Valley YMCA, 6901 Lennox Ave., Van Nuys. Friends and colleagues of members can attend free with member sponsorship.

Call the chamber at (818) 989-0300 for details and reservations.

ONGOING

* The Premier Business Xchange meets for breakfast at 7:15 a.m. today and every Tuesday at Woodland Hills Country Club, 21150 Dumetz Road. Bring 50 business cards.

For reservations and information, call (818) 552-2120.

* BizNet OnLine magazine holds a networking breakfast from 8 to 9:30 a.m. Tuesdays at Denny’s restaurant, 9001 Tampa Ave., Northridge. Breakfast and parking are $9 for members, $10 for nonmembers. Reservations can be made online at https://www.biznetonline.com.

For more information, call (818) 892-7883, Ext. 6.

* Toastmasters of Woodland Hills, a group designed to develop speaking and leadership skills, holds free public meetings Tuesdays from noon to 1:15 p.m. at Pacific Lodge, 4900 Serrania Ave., Woodland Hills. Visitors welcome.

For information, call (818) 788-1157.

* TUGNET, a computer-users group network, meets at 7 p.m. Tuesdays at Granada Pavilion, 11128 Balboa Blvd., Granada Hills. Admission for nonmembers is $3.

For information, call (818) 884-9441 or visit the Web site at https://www.tugnet.org.

* The Business Exchange Group meets at 7:15 a.m. Wednesdays at Marie Callender’s, 6633 Fallbrook Ave., West Hills.

For reservations, call (818) 377-5851.

* LeTip of Burbank meets at 7 a.m. Wednesdays at the Holiday Inn, 150 E. Angeleno Ave., Burbank. Visitors should bring 30 business cards.

For reservations and more information, call (818) 295-3778.

* The Northridge chapter of Ali Lassen’s Leads Club meets at 7:15 a.m. Wednesdays at Mimi’s Cafe, 19710 Nordhoff St., Northridge.

For more information, call Mary Lou German at (818) 346-6877 or Franchelle Youngers at (800) 767-7337.

* The Woodland Hills Leads Club meets Wednesdays at 7:15 a.m. at Weiler’s Deli, 22323 Sherman Way, Canoga Park.

For information, call Gary Rich at (818) 906-7356.

* That New Network, a business group for executive women, will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Sportsmen’s Lodge, 12833 Ventura Blvd., Studio City. The cost is $32.

For more information, call (818) 995-4215.

* Jewel City 29 Toastmasters, a group to bolster public speaking skills, meets Wednesdays at 7 p.m. in the Red Cross Building, 1501 S. Brand Blvd., Glendale. Call Linda Cota-Kumagai at (818) 771-7180.

* Burnt Toastmasters, a business communications mentoring group, meets at 7 a.m. Thursdays at Braemar Country Club, 4001 Reseda Blvd., Tarzana.

For more information, call (818) 996-0345.

* The Tarzana chapter of Ali Lassen’s Leads Club meets Thursdays at 7:15 a.m. at Carrow’s restaurant, 18355 Ventura Blvd., Tarzana.

For more information, call Eileen Elliot or Lois Terrazas at (800) 767-7337.

* Let’s Do Business, a networking group, meets at 8:15 a.m. Thursdays at Mimi’s Cafe, 19710 Nordhoff Place, Northridge.

For more information, call Carlene Gepner at (818) 698-6169.

* The Mid Valley Chamber of Commerce is selling booth space for the third annual Latino Consumer Expo to be held Aug. 28 at Panorama Mall. Prices start at $350 for business exhibits. Nonprofit booth space is also available.

For more information, call the chamber at (818) 989-0300.

* Mission College is offering a food-handler certification class from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. every Monday in the culinary department on campus at 13356 Eldridge Ave., Sylmar. The $100 fee includes the course, book and health certificate application. The course, offered in English, Spanish, Chinese and Korean, is accepted by the Los Angeles Department of Health. As of April, all restaurants are required by law to have a certified food handler.

For more information, call Mary Gallegos at (818) 364-7638.

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