THURSDAY

EXCHANGE CLUB OF DOWNTOWN HONOLULU meeting, noon to 1:30 p.m. at Oahu Country Club; lunch $20. Information: 524-0330, ext. 2 (Ed Kemper), or edracers@aol.com.

AGRICULTURE LEADERSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM for those in agricultural and rural businesses and organizations, or in sectors that overlap with agriculture, such as tourism, environment, economics, health and sustainability, 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Magoon Greenhouses, 2717 Woodlawn Drive, across from Longs Manoa; for information, call Donna Ching at 956-2255.

HAWAI'I'S THIRD ANNUAL ECONOMIC FORECAST DINNER, with speakers Janet Yellen, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco; Brian Fabbri, chief economist at BNP Paribas in New York; and Rich Gordon, a fixed-income market strategist and managing director at Wachovia Securities. Information: laurie.nakamoto@gmail.com. Web site: www.cfahawaii.org.

UPCOMING

HAWAII SOCIETY OF CORPORATE PLANNERS, ongoing discussion of Hawai'i's transition to the new global economy; 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Feb. 21 in Mauna Kea Ballroom at Hawaii Prince Hotel, Waikiki; members $29, guests $35, table of 10 $300; add $5 after Feb. 16. Information: 537-2356 (Roberta Cullen). Registration forms: www.HSCP.org.

RETAIL INDUSTRY FORUM, presented by the Business Banking Council, 10 to 11:30 a.m. Feb. 21 at Tsukiji Fish Market & Restaurant at the Hookipa Terrace of Ala Moana Center; this past year's patterns and the outlook for the future to be discussed. RSVP: 545-4111 by Wednesday.

Business meetings of general interest are listed in the Coming Events column throughout the week. Submit notices at least two weeks in advance to: Alan Yonan, Business Section, The Honolulu Advertiser, P.O. Box 3110, Honolulu, HI 96802; fax to 525-6763; or e-mail to comingevents@honoluluadvertiser.com. For e-mailed releases, include information in the body of the message, not in an attachment.