BUSINESS CALENDAR

UPCOMING

* Sales & Marketing Assn. of L.A. will meet Wednesday for dinner, beginning at 6 p.m. at the Sportsmen’s Lodge, 12833 Ventura Blvd., Studio City. The cost is $30 for members and $35 for guests.

For reservations, call (818) 755-4698.

* Southern California Networking will hold its fourth annual business mixer from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Galpin Motors, 15555 Roscoe Blvd., North Hills. Members’ products and literature will be on display. Guests are encouraged to hand out business cards.

For more information, call (818) 778-2964 or (818) 240-6174, Ext. 5.

* Cal State Northridge Extension is offering a two-day course: “More Than 100 Effective Management and Leadership Techniques,” from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Oct. 16. The fee is $125.

To register, call (818) 677-2504 or (818) 677-2644.

The College of Extended Learning is offering a series of three classes on import businesses: “Introduction to Import Trade” from 6 to 9 p.m. Oct. 12; “The Role of Customs, Banking and Finance,” from 6 to 9 p.m. Oct. 19; and “Product Pricing and Channels of Distribution” from 6 to 9 p.m. Oct. 26. The fee is $65 per class or $145 for the series.

The college is also offering “Trade Worldwide in Nine Weeks,” which meets on the Internet on Wednesdays, starting this week, from 7 to 9 p.m. through Dec. 1. The fee is $125.

The CSUN campus is at 18111 Nordhoff St., Northridge. For more information, call (818) 677-3911.

* Canoga Park/West Hills Chamber of Commerce Fall Fest and street fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sunday on Sherman Way, between Jordan and Canoga avenues. Food, craft and trade booths, pony rides, mariachi, Japanese drums and other entertainment will be featured. Admission is free.

For information call (8180 884-4222.

* American Society of Training and Development will hold two meetings Oct. 12. One, on effective coaching, will be from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at Verdugo Hills Hospital, 1812 Verdugo Blvd., Glendale. For information call (818) 952-1969 by Friday. The other, on laptop presentations, will be from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Teletech, 15355 Morrison St., Room 106, Sherman Oaks. For information, call (818) 992-0803 or visit the Web site at https://www.astdla.org.

* DeVry Institute of Technology will hold an open house, featuring a look at educational programs and career opportunities in electronics, telecommunications, computer science and business, beginning at 6:30 p.m. with a campus tour and followed by a presentation at 7 p.m. Oct. 13 at the campus, 22801 Roscoe Blvd., West Hills.

For more information, call (818) 713-8111

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.

* 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) 768-4916, 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.

* That New Network, a NAFE-affiliated 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 designed to bolster public speaking skills, meets Wednesdays at 7 p.m. in the American Red Cross building, 1501 S. Brand Blvd., Glendale.

Call Linda Cota-Kumagai at (818) 771-7180.

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

For information, call (818) 996-0345.

* Networking Business Alliance meets Thursdays at 7:15 a.m. for breakfast at the Woodland Hills Country Club, 21150 Dumetz Road.

For information, call Earl at (818) 883-4440.

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

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

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

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

* Toast”mice”sters (The Disney Club) meets the second and fourth Thursday of the month at noon in the Glendale-Burbank area.

Call Safoa Abboa-Offei at (818) 972-3335 for information and location.

* Unity Toastmasters meets every second and fourth Thursday of the month at the American Red Cross building, 1501 S. Brand Blvd., Glendale.

For information, call Victoria Villanueva at (818) 241-5715.

Chez Gourmet Toastmasters meets for dinner every third Saturday at 6 p.m. at various Glendale restaurants.

Call Toni Gallager-Berkowitz for more information at (310) 649-6268.

News and announcements for this column can be sent two weeks in advance to the Business Calendar, 20000 Prairie St., Chatsworth 91311, or faxed to (818) 772-3338.