UPCOMING
* 12th annual Se Habla Espanol Awards in Communications and Expo, sponsored by Hispanic Business magazine, opens with more than 30 corporate exhibits from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday. Awards for print advertising will be presented from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. today and for radio and outdoor media from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Wednesday. An awards gala, featuring television advertising, follows from 7 to 10 p.m. Wednesday. This year’s theme is “Marketing in the Technology Age.” All events take place at the Hilton Burbank Airport & Convention Center, 2500 Hollywood Way, Burbank. All marketing and communications professionals are welcome. The conference package is $395; the gala dinner only is $125.
For information or reservations, call (805) 964-4554, Ext. 702, e-mail eventsales@hbinc.com or visit the Web site at https://www.sehablaespanol.com.
* Fourth annual Worldwide Lessons in Leadership Series, hosted by Woodbury University in cooperation with Fortune magazine, will air live on closed circuit TV on Wednesday, beginning at 7:45 a.m. A light lunch will be served from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., followed by the rest of the program until 2:30 p.m., at the Pickwick Conference Center, 1001 Riverside Drive, Burbank. Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, Ted Turner and others will speak. Journalist Linda Ellerbee will serve as the moderator. The fee is $199 for individuals. Group discounts are available.
For more information, call (800) 689-9771 or visit the Web site at https://www.lessonsinleadership.com.
* VICA Telecommunications & Technology Committee will host Karima A. Haynes, staff reporter for the Los Angeles Times, Valley Edition, who will speak on the story behind the state Public Utilities Commission’s plan, earlier this year, to split the 818 area code. The meeting is free and open to the public today from 2:30 to 4 p.m. in the Multimedia Resource Lab at Valley College, 5800 Fulton Ave., Valley Glen.
For reservations, call VICA at (818) 226-6466.
* Mid Valley Chamber of Commerce will hold a $20 networking breakfast at 7:15 a.m. Wednesday at the Airtel Plaza Hotel, 7277 Valjean Ave., Van Nuys. Also on Wednesday, The chamber and Continental Coin & Jewelry Co. will host a Harvest Mixer from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Continental, 5627 Sepulveda Blvd, Van Nuys. The fee is $5 for nonmembers.
For more information, call the chamber at (818) 989-0300.
* How to Become a Master Salesperson, a free seminar sponsored by the Valley Economic Development Center, will be held from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Chatsworth One-Stop, 20500 Nordhoff St., Chatsworth.
For reservations, call David Harvey at VEDC (818) 907-9977.
* Conference on Business Improvement Districts, sponsored by the Economic Alliance of the San Fernando Valley in conjunction with Cal State Northridge, will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday in the student union on the campus, 18111 Nordhoff St., Northridge. Several panels and workshops will be held throughout the day.
The $15 fee includes continental breakfast and lunch. Registration at the door is $20, if space is available.
For information or reservations, call (818) 947-0709 or (818) 782-7738.
* Calabasas Chamber of Commerce will hold a luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Calabasas Inn, 23500 Park Sorrento, Calabasas. Assemblywoman Sheila Kuehl (D-Santa Monica) will speak. The cost is $20 for members and $25 for nonmembers.
For reservations, call (818) 222-5680.
* Job Search Techniques, a workshop sponsored by nonprofit, nonsectarian Jewish Vocational Services, will be held from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at JVS, 22622 Vanowen St., West Hills. The fee is $25. On Nov. 24 from 9 to 10:30 a.m., JVS will hold a workshop to help job seekers identify their marketable skills. The fee is $25
To register, call (818) 464-3222. More information is available at the Web site https://www.jvsla.org.
* Verdugo Hills Business and Professional Women will host a workshop on communication skills and personal loss from 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Monday, at the Red Lion Hotel, 100 W. Glenoaks Blvd., Glendale. The charge is $20 for members and $25 for guests.
For reservations, call (818) 246-1263.
ONGOING
* Professionals Exchanging Business meets Tuesdays at 7:10 a.m. at Marmalade Cafe, Calabasas Commons, 4783 Commons Way, Calabasas.
For information, call Ken Abramson at (818) 701-7510.
* The Premier Business Xchange meets for breakfast every Tuesday at 7:15 a.m. at the Woodland Hills Country Club, 21150 Dumetz Road. Bring 50 business cards.
For reservations and information, call (818) 552-2120.
* Inside Track, a business development and networking group meets for breakfast every Tuesday at 7:15 a.m. at the Holiday Inn, 21101 Ventura Blvd., Woodland Hills.
For more information, call Sue Silver at (818) 591-3131, Ext. 213.
* BizNet OnLine magazine holds a networking breakfast Tuesdays from 8 to 9:30 a.m. 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 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 are welcome.
For information, call (818) 788-1157.
* Glendale 1 Toastmasters meets Tuesdays at 7 p.m. at Two Guys From Italy restaurant, 1114 E. Broadway, Glendale.
Call Lori Hartwell at (818) 543-0863.
* Tugnet, a computer-users group network, meets Tuesdays at 7 p.m. 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.
* Valley Computer Club meets at 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of the month at the Burbank YMCA, 321 E. Magnolia Blvd. Wheelchair access is available.
For more information, call (818) 846-4012, e-mail burvally@pacificnet.net or visit the Web site at https://www.pacificnet.net/~burvally.
* Executives Assn. of the San Fernando Valley, a business networking organization with international chapters, meets from 7:30 to 9 a.m. every Wednesday at the Warner Center Marriott, 21850 Oxnard St., Woodland Hills.
For more information or to make reservations, call (818) 703-6161.
* LeTip of Burbank meets Wednesdays at 7 a.m. at the Holiday Inn, 150 E. Angeleno Ave., Burbank. Visitors should bring 30 business cards.
For reservations and information, call (818) 295-3778.
* The Calabasas chapter of Ali Lassen’s Leads Club meets Wednesdays from 7 to 8:30 a.m. at Marmalade Cafe, Calabasas Commons, 4783 Commons Way, Calabasas. Breakfast is $8.
For information, call Marie White at (818) 597-9668.
* The Business Exchange Group meets Wednesdays at 7:15 a.m. at Marie Callender’s, 6633 Fallbrook Ave., West Hills.
For reservations, call (818) 377-5851.
* The Northridge chapter of Ali Lassen’s Leads Club meets Wednesdays at 7:15 a.m. at Mimi’s Cafe, 19710 Nordhoff St., Northridge.
For 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.
* Executives’ Assn. of the San Fernando Valley, a business networking group, meets at 7:30 a.m. every Wednesday at the Marriott Hotel, 21850 Oxnard St., Woodland Hills. Invitation required.
For more information, call Dick Ecker at (818) 703-6161
* That New Network, a NAFE-affiliated business group for executive women, will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Coco’s Restaurant, 17240 Ventura Blvd., Encino
For more information, call (818) 995-4215.
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