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• OPPORTUNITIES IN HONG KONG FOR HAWAII COMPANIES, specifically in telecommunications, media/multimedia, information technology, technology and biotechnology, and tourism and entertainment; speaker, Helen Lindsay Peterson, associate director general, Invest Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Government, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. tomorrow, Hong Kong Harbor View Seafood Restaurant, Aloha Tower Market Place, second floor; $30, $25 for members of sponsoring organizations; 222-8183.

• HAWAII CHAPTER OF THE APPRAISAL INSTITUTE general membership meeting on "The New Uniform Arbitration Code and Its Impact on the Appraisal Profession," 11:30 a.m. tomorrow, The Plaza Club, 20th floor, Pioneer Plaza, 900 Fort Street Mall; members $10, guests $22, no-shows will be billed, buffet lunch included; 845-4994.

• Hawai'i Economic Association monthly lunch meeting noon Wednesday, Plaza Club, 900 Fort Street Mall, 20th floor, Pioneer Plaza, featuring Michael Sklarz, vice president of real-estate market research and data firm Fidelity National Information Solutions. Topic: "State Revenue Forecasting in a Period of Crisis"; $25, members $20; registration 11:45 a.m. home.hawaii.rr.com/hea.

• HAWAII WOMEN'S BUSINESS CENTER and NASA are co-sponsoring a three-day workshop titled "Training and Development of Small Businesses in Advanced Technologies," Wednesday through Friday, Ala Moana Hotel; free; nonrefundable $50 meal charge; 522-8136 Web site: www.mta-inc.com.

• PROFESSIONAL WOMEN'S NETWORK LUNCHEON/MEETING, 11:30 a.m. Jan. 24, Hale Koa Hotel, Waikiki Room, first floor. Topic: "What Is PWN and How Can PWN Help You With Your Business Life?"; members $18, guests $25, vegetarian luncheons available upon request, $2 validated parking; call for reservations, registration deadline noon, Jan. 21. 533-4800.

• "WHEN THE GOING GETS ROUGH ... WHAT BUSINESSES SHOULD KNOW ABOUT DEBTOR/CREDITOR RELATIONS, WORKOUTS & BANKRUPTCY," series on financial crisis management sponsored by the Small Business Administration in Hawai'i and the law firm of Alston Hunt Floyd & Ing, 9-11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 24 and Jan. 30, Business Information Center, 1041 Nu'uanu Ave., entrance on Bethel Street; $15 per session, three sessions $40; 522-8130.

• "HAWAI'I LAND USE & TAKINGS LAW," conference sponsored by HSBA Real Property and Financial Services and William S. Richardson School of Law on concepts in land use and regulatory takings law, 9 a.m.-3:15 p.m. Thursday, Ala Moana Hotel; $495 per person, $415 government rate, $325 new associate rate. (800) 574-4852; e-mail: registrar@the seminargroup.net.

• "P.M. TRACKER: SOFTWARE TO DISPLAY PROJECT MANAGEMENT STATUS," PMI Honolulu lunch meeting 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday, The Plaza Club, Pioneer Plaza, top floor, 900 Fort Street Mall; members $23, nonmembers $25; no validated parking; parking also at Harbor Court, Marin Tower and Alii Place; RSVP to Roy Uemura, 543-7576.

• "VENTURE CAPITAL IN 2002: GOING SOMEWHERE?" discussion of Hawai'i's transition to the new global economy led by Bill Richardson, general partner, HMS Hawaii Management, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Jan. 24, Hawaii Prince Hotel, Mauna Kea Ballroom; $25 for members of Hawaii Society of Corporate Planners, guests $30; sponsored by University of Hawai'i at Manoa, College of Business Administration; 537-2356.

• GOODWILL'S 11TH ANNUAL FUND-RAISING SILENT AUCTION AND DINNER, 6-9 p.m. Feb. 5, Hilton Hawaiian Village Coral Ballroom; auction items include travel, golf, dinner/entertainment and celebrity packages; all proceeds to Goodwill's job training and placement and support service programs; auction tickets $150, sponsorships: platinum $2,500, Gold $1,500; 836-0313, ext. 251.

• 24TH ANNUAL HAWAII WATER ENVIRONMENT CONFERENCE, Feb. 6-8, Hawai'i Convention Center, Waikiki; more than 300 private and municipal wastewater industry professionals, wastewater system operators, equipment suppliers, manufacturer representatives and interested individuals expected to attend; discussion topics to include oil and grease control, recycling and bio-solids; workshops on interpreting design drawings, secondary treatment and preparing for audits (off site at Department of Health laboratory); more than 40 exhibits; early registration recommended, forms on Web site. 596-7790, www.hwea.org.

Correction: Platinum sponsorships are $2,500 for Goodwill's 11th annual silent auction. An incorrect amount was published in a previous version of this listing.