TODAY

WAIKIKI ROTARY CLUB LECTURE by Philip Wang, director general of Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Honolulu, on Taiwan's current economic situation and its potential impact on the global economy; 12 p.m. at Pacific Beach Hotel. Information: 521-1160 (Janet Scheffer).

TOMORROW

NUUANU TOASTMASTERS meets 6 p.m. second and fourth Thursdays monthly at Susannah Wesley Community Center, 1117 Ka'ili St.; open to all. 525-8909.

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS: BUILDING SUCCESS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES. U.S. Small Business Administration workshop 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Kapolei Hale; free. Register: www.sba.gov/hi (Spotlight), 541-2990, ext. 211 (Mary Dale) or 541-2990, ext. 203 (Joan Makizuru).

Hawaii Women's Business Center Advanced Treasure Mapping/Vision Board Class 6 to 9 p.m., 1041 Nu'uanu Ave., Suite A; topics: the power of self-talk, dissolving negativity, affirmations, visualizing, setting smart goals, whole-brain integration; fee: members $40.50, nonmembers $45; advance payment required. Register: 526-1001, fax: 550-0724.

HAWAII VENTURE CAPITAL ASSOCIATION panel discussion on the 21st-century style of doing business, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at The Plaza Club, 20th floor; featured: Dr. Bee-Leng Chua, executive director, Hawai'i Pacific University Entrepreneurship Center; Dr. John Webster, director, Hogan Entrepreneurial Program, Chaminade University of Honolulu; Dr. Robert J. Robins, professor of entrepreneurship, University of Hawai'i; fee: members $29, nonmembers $39, students $25; aloha attire required. Register: www.hvca.org, 262-7329 (Gail).

PROFESSIONAL WOMEN'S NETWORK luncheon meeting at Plantation Cafe, Ala Moana Hotel; keynote speaker Ruthie Chong on The Value of Handwriting Analysis; fee: members $26, sponsored guests $35, nonmembers $40, $2 validated parking; all welcome. Reservations: 533-4800, reservations@pwnhawaii.org.

FRIDAY

NETWORKING PARTY by Hawaii Kai Chamber of Commerce 5:30 to 8 p.m. at Hawaii Kai Golf Course Restaurant, 8902 Kalaniana'ole Highway; business owners, business representatives, employees and community residents welcome; wine and pupu and a blues band; $25 fee. Credit card payment: www.hikaicoc.com.

UPCOMING

NOT-FOR-PROFIT MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATE PROGRAM classes designed to support new or aspiring directors being offered at Kapi'olani Community College; eight meetings, 12 hours each, starts March 6, ends October 2008; certificates of professional development to be given; $800 fee, partial scholarships available; to enroll call 734-9286 or e-mail zitnan@hawaii.edu.

WEALTH PLANNING SEMINARS sponsored by St. Francis Healthcare Foundation; 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 11 and 5:30 to 7 p.m. March 13 at St. Francis/Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Pavilion, conference room 224, Hawaii Medical Center East campus, 2226 Liliha St.; financial experts will discuss how to produce more lifetime income, earn generous tax deductions, reduce estate tax, make a bequest, avoid probate and create wills and trusts; free. Register: 547-6877.

HOW TO MARKET YOUR BUSINESS TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, workshop 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 12, Pacific Disaster Center Training Room at Ke Alahele, MEDB Center, 1305 N. Holopono St., Maui R&T Park, Kihei; aimed at Maui/Big Island small businesses that want to sell goods or services to the federal government; $30 fee includes materials, lunch and refreshments; presented by the Maui Economic Development Board Inc. Information: info@hightechmaui.com.

INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT CLASSES: Property Operations II, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 20 to 25, on financial calculations and analysis, property maintenance and risk management ($1,140); Investment Real Estate, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 20 and 21, core issues of fiscal planning ($570, $660, $715); Property Maintenance and Risk Management, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 24 and 25, how to develop a top-grade property maintenance program and manage risk ($570, $660, $715); at IREM, 1448 Young St. Information: 536-4736.

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 comingevents@honoluluadvertiser.com. For e-mailed releases, include information in the body of the message, not in an attachment.