TODAY

SMALL BUSINESS SUMMIT 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Ala Moana Hotel, Hibiscus II; the latest on small-business loan programs; speakers include: Andrew Poepoe of the Small Business Administration, James Tollefson of Hawaii Chamber of Commerce, Shirley Heatherly of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Gregory Barbour of Hawaii Foreign Trade Zone, Keith Ogata of SCORE of Hawaii, and JP Park of SBA/Nara Bank. Register: 942-2224 ext. 102 or e-mail neysa@mortgage2u.com.

HAWAII SOCIETY OF CORPORATE PLANNERS members-only pau hana event 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Royal Hawaiian Hotel. Fee: $10 at the door. Valet parking; no-host parking at Sheraton Hotel. Register: 537-2356; info@hscp.org.

TOMORROW

HAWAII VENTURE CAPITAL ASSOCIATION luncheon and information session on how small companies can best go public using the London Stock Exchange AIM program, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Plaza Club, 20th floor, 900 Fort St. Mall. Featured speakers will be legal practitioners, John Nuttal and David Kent, and Debra Guerin, principal with invencor inc., a California venture fund. Aloha attire is requested. Information/registration: 262-7329, windcon@hawaii.rr.com, 263-4982 (fax).

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