• Meetings

Monday

Job Search Focus Group: 8 a.m. weekly for new member orientation; 9 a.m. weekly regular meeting, Hyde Park Community United Methodist Church, 1345 Grace Ave. Details: 871-0320.

Cheers Toastmasters: noon weekly, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Sixth and Vine streets, downtown. Details: Michele Girard, 688-1625.

Business Network International, Commonwealth chapter: 11:30 a.m. weekly, Holiday Inn, 600 W. Third St., Covington. Details: Tony Gabel, (859) 261-6945.

Cincinnati Toastmasters Club No. 472: 7 p.m. second and fourth Mondays, excluding major holidays, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 7701 Kenwood Road. Details: Rick Stone, 481-5577.TV Toastmasters: 6:30 p.m. first Monday, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 7701 Kenwood Road. Details: Rick Davis, 533-8142.

Tuesday

Toast of the Town (Toastmasters): Noon weekly, Bank One Towers, 8044 Montgomery Road.Details: Lorna Zwerin, 791-3224.

Business Network International, Anderson/Eastgate chapter: 7:30 a.m. weekly, Ivy Hills Country Club, 7711 Ivy Hills Blvd. Details: Bryan Vielhauer, 721-3801.

Business Network International, Hyde Park chapter: 7:15 a.m. weekly, Big Sky Bread Bakery & Cafe, Oakley Square, 3012 Madison Road. Details: Tim Hinde, 615-5850.

Business Network International, Kenton/Boone chapter: 7:15 a.m. weekly, Colonial Cottage, Erlanger. Details: Fred Kibbler, (859) 341-2100.

Business Network International, Middletown chapter: 7 a.m. weekly, 3851 Towne Blvd. Details: Gene William, 539-9581.

Business Network International, Delhi chapter: 7:30 a.m. weekly, Celebrations West at the Western Sports Mall, 2323 Ferguson Road. Details: Thomas Twilling, 821-9800, ext. 100.

Business Network International, West Cincinnati chapter: 7:30 a.m. weekly, Winton Savings & Loan, 5511 Cheviot Road. Details: Russ Stansell, 741-3805.

Network Professionals Inc., Eastern Cincinnati chapter: 7:30 a.m. weekly, New England Club, 8135 Beechmont Ave. Details: Frank Agin, (888) 509-5323.

Greater Anderson Networking Professionals: 7:30 a.m. weekly, Frisch's Restaurant, 7706 Beechmont Ave., Anderson Township. Details: Jim Dunphy, 528-2721.

Seven Hills Toastmasters: 6:30 p.m. first and third Tuesday, Coldwell Banker, 9600 Montgomery Road. Details: Brian Cambre, 793-6211.

Star Financial Group Inc.: 6 p.m. weekly, 4866 Cooper Road, Blue Ash. "How to Pay for College Without Going Broke - Getting the Maximum Money for College." Free. Reservations: 792-4692.

Speaking at Fourth & Vine Toastmasters chapter: 12:15 weekly, 309 Vine St, sixth floor in the Prime Rate Room. Details: Chris Toney, 763-1693.

IBI Global International: 7 p.m. weekly, Cincinnati Airport, Holiday Inn, 1717 Airport Exchange Blvd. Elite Success Support Group. Free. Registration: Darlene Jameison, (859) 643-4412 or (888) 339-0556.

Toast N Talk (Toastmasters): Noon first, second and third Tuesdays, federal building, 550 Main St., first floor. Details: Ron Manohar, 263-3659.

Milford - T.A.L.K. Toastmasters: 6:45 p.m. first and third Wednesdays, St. Andrews Parish, 552 Main St. Details: Barbara Boles, 722-0975.

Triangle Toastmasters: 7 p.m. first and third Tuesday, Northern Kentucky Sanitation District Headquarters, Eaton Drive, Fort Wright. Details: Joe Schwerling, (859) 441-0966.

Anderson Hills Toastmasters: 7 p.m. second and fourth Tuesdays, Anderson Mercy Hospital, 7500 State Road. Details: Joe Schwerling, (859) 441-0966.

Speaking Cler(ly) Toastmasters: Noon first and third Tuesdays, Room 202, Medical Social Services Building, Clermont Center Drive, Batavia. Details: Diane McCarty, 732-7727.

Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce: 7:15 a.m., Five Seasons Country Club, 345 Thomas More Parkway, Crestview Hills. "Northern Kentucky Industry Report 2003." Cost: $15 for prepaid chamber members; $20 for chamber members at the door or invoiced; $40 for future members. Reservations: (859) 578-6395.

Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Greater Cincinnati: 5:30 p.m., Jalapenos in Kenwood, 97980 Hosbrook Road. "First Annual Networking Fiesta." Free for members; $10 for nonmembers. Reservations: 458-6649.

Junior League of Cincinnati: 7 p.m., Columbia Center, 3500 Columbia Parkway. "Training and Development Opportunity." Free. Registration: www.jlcincinnati.org/Events/training.htm.

Allied Construction Industries: 7:30 a.m., 1010 Yale Ave.Safety Coffee "Mold Remediation - Worker Protection - A Case Study." Free. Details: 221-8020.

Wednesday

Business Network International, Eastern Hills chapter: 8 a.m. weekly, Constantini's Restaurant, 807 Main St., Milford. Free. Details: Andy Kahn, 321-6499.

Business Network International, Kenwood chapter: 7 a.m. weekly, Tri Health Sports Complex, Interstate 71 and Pfeiffer Road. Details: Mark Bever, 621-8210.

Business Network International, Mason chapter: 7:15 a.m., weekly, Sibcy Cline Realtors, 10000 Kings Auto Mall Drive. Details: David Scully, 459-8590.

Business Network International, Tri-State chapter: 7:15 a.m. weekly, Bob Evans Restaurant, 4000 Alexandria Pike, Cold Spring. Details: Lawrence Robinson, (859) 781-4810.

Business Network International, West Chester chapter, 7 a.m. weekly, O'Charley's Restaurant, 7412 Tylersville Road, West Chester Township. Details: Mark Sutton, 939-2170, ext. 17.

Business Network International, Western Hills chapter: 7:30 a.m. weekly, Western Sports Mall, 2323 Ferguson Road. Details: Jason Murray, 574-3333.

Business Network International, Beckett chapter: 11:30 a.m. weekly, Beckett Office Center, 8050 Beckett Center Drive, West Chester Township. Details: Dan Hackett, 777-2084.

Business Network International, Greater Cincinnati chapter: 7:15 a.m. weekly, Bankers' Club, Fifth Third Center, 511 Walnut St., downtown. Details: Tracy Green, 232-2844.

Business Network International, Referrals R Us chapter: 7:30 a.m. weekly, Colonial Cottage, 3140 Dixie Highway, Erlanger. Details: Mike Shine, (859) 341-6700.

Business Network International, Central Cincinnati chapter: 7:15 a.m. weekly, Westlake Office Building, 4555 Lake Forest Drive, Suite 590. Details: Joyce Rudowski, 791-8920.

Toastmasters of Mount Auburn: Noon weekly, Cancer Family Care, 2421 Auburn Ave. Details: Jan Borgman or Andrea Herzig, 731-3346.

Milford - T.A.L.K. Toastmasters: 6:45 p.m. first and third Wednesdays, St. Andrews Parish, 552 Main St. Details: Barbara Boles, 722-0975.

Downtown Toastmasters: Noon first and third Wednesdays, 105 E. Fourth St., lower level. Details: Mike Lippert, 772-3457.

Montgomery Kiwanis Club: 6:30 p.m. weekly, Swaim Park Lodge, Cooper and Zig Zag Roads, Montgomery. Details: Eugene Stagnaro Jr., 621-8755.

Pioneer Toastmasters: 6:30 p.m., weekly, Holiday Inn South, Dixie Highway at Interstate 75 (Exit 188), Fort Mitchell. Details: Joe Schwerling, (859) 441-0966.

Tri-County Toastmasters: 6 p.m. second and fourth Wednesdays, Mercy Health Center, 5993 Tylers Place Blvd., West Chester Township. Details: Mary Beth Brown, 777-7832.

National At-Risk Education Association: 7 p.m. first Wednesdays, 6836 Tylersville Road, West Chester Township. "Improve Test Scores." Reservations: 779-4100.

National Human Resources Association, Cincinnati Affiliate: 11:30 a.m., Queen City Club, 331 E. Fourth St. "Strategic Planning for HR Department." Cost: $25 for members in advance; $30 for nonmembers in advance; $20 for students; admission is an additional $5 at the door. Reservations: Shauna Arnett, (859) 344-5392.

AXA Advisors, Cincinnati Branch: 6 p.m., 1055 St. Paul Place, Mount Adams. "Reception for the Launch of African American Opportunity Markets Initiative." Reservations: Susan Hisle, 762-7703.

Retirement Corporation of America (RCA): 11:45 a.m., 11500 Northlake Drive, Suite 100, Cincinnati, OH 45249. "Is Your Portfolio Feeling the Rebound?" Free. Reservations: Tom Wheeler, 769-4040.

Alliance for Chemical Safety: 3 p.m., Health Foundation of Greater Cincinnati, 3805 Edwards Road, fifth floor of the Rookwood Tower office building. "Cincinnati-based U.S. EPA Homeland Security Research Center and WMD Response." Details: Deb Leonard, 612-3074.

American Association of Individual Investors, Cincinnati chapter: 6:30 p.m., Quality Inn & Hotel, 4747 Montgomery Road, Norwood. "Market Outlook for 2004: a Macro Economic Viewpoint." Cost: $20 for program and dinner; $5 for program only after 8 p.m. Registration: 521-8365 or e-mail phorst@cinci.rr.com.

The Circuit: 4 p.m., Cincinnati State Conference Center, third floor, 3520 Central Parkway. "Cincinnati SPIN - Winning Software Teams." Free. Reservations: 791-2884, ext. 204.

Greater Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce: 8 a.m., Montgomery Inn Banquet Center, 601 E. Pete Rose Way. "Delivering Knock Your Socks Off Service." Cost: $39 for Chamber and Tristate Chamber Collaborative members; $78 for nonmembers. Registration: 579-3111 or register@gccc.com.

Tri-State Association for Corporate Renewal: 11:30 a.m., Westin Hotel, 21 E. Fifth St., downtown. "Reduction in Force! Employer vs. Employee Issues." Cost: $15 for members; $25 for nonmembers. Registration: Dana Allen, 651-2122 or www.cincytacr.com.

Society for Technical Communication, Southwestern Ohio chapter: 5:30 p.m., Olive Garden, Middletown. "E-Learning in the Real World." Dinner reservations: Louise Tincher, reservations@stc-swo.org.

Allied Construction Industries: 8 a.m., 1010 Yale Ave. "Mechanics Liens - Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana." Cost: $50 for members; $75 for nonmembers. Details: 221-8020.

Thursday

Business Network International, Blue Ash chapter: 7:15 a.m. weekly, Minuteman Press, 11105 Kenwood Road. Details: Steve Hawkins, 346-1728.

Business Network International, Bluegrass chapter: 11:30 a.m. weekly, Holiday Inn Riverfront, 600 West Third St., Covington. Details: Richard Turner, 984-8700.

Business Network International, KOI chapter: 7 a.m. weekly, Colonial Cottage Inn, 3140 Dixie Highway, Erlanger. Details: Mark Kinman, (859) 282-8343.

Business Network International, Montgomery chapter: 11:30 a.m. weekly, Kids First Sports Center, 7900 E. Kemper Road. Details: Joseph Ventre, 444-2111.

Business Network International, Tri-County chapter: 7 a.m. weekly, Kinker-Eveleigh, 7750 Montgomery Road. Details: Denise Farag, 791-9333.

Business Network International, Springdale chapter: 7:30 a.m. weekly, Panera Bread, Tri-County/Springdale Plaza, 405 E. Kemper Road. Details: Wendy Allen, 793-7800, ext. 3008.

Business Network International, West Cincinnati chapter: 7:30 a.m., Perkins Restaurant, 5343 North Bend Road. Details: Ben Brauer, 242-1431.

Northern Hills Toastmasters: 7 p.m. weekly, Fairfield Fire Station No. 2, Ohio 4 at Boymel Drive, Fairfield. Details: Mike Combs, 742-0768.

MELON Group (Milford/Eastgate/Loveland Organization for Networking): 8 a.m. weekly, Clermont Chamber of Commerce, 533 Chamber Drive, Milford. Details: Vicki Mascara, 777-3299 or www.melongroup.com.

West Hills Toastmasters: 7 p.m. first and third Thursdays, Perkins Restaurant, Monfort Heights. Details: Don Hartley, 481-6608 or Will Atkinson, 574-0396.

U.S. Green Building Council, Cincinnati Regional chapter: 5:30 p.m., GBBN Architects, 332 E. Eighth St. "Local Perspectives on National Green Building Trends." Free. Reservations: Joe Schutte, 870-9292.

International Association of Administrative Professionals, Cincinnati chapter: 5:30 p.m., Doubletree Guest Suites Hotel, 6300 E. Kemper Road, Sharonville. "Travel Etiquette and Business Entertaining." Cost: $20 for members; $23 for nonmembers. Reservations: 483-5555.

Allied Construction Industries: 7:30 a.m., 1010 Yale Ave. "2002 Construction Compensation Report." Cost: $55 for members; $80 for nonmembers. Details: 221-8020.

Friday

Business Network International, Northern Kentucky chapter: 7 a.m. weekly, Colonial Cottage Inn, 3140 Dixie Highway, Erlanger. Details: Jim Thelen, (859) 341-6700.

Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals, Southwest Ohio chapter: 9:30 a.m., Kings Island Conference Center, Mason. "Skills Needed to Make Your Company More Proactive." Cost: $45 for members; $60 for nonmembers. Reservations: Mary Ann Diehl, 943-5604.

Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce: 8 a.m., NOR-COM room at the Chamber Center, 300 Buttermilk Pike, Suite 330, Fort Mitchell. "Chance to Meet Gary Frazee, purchasing manager, Frisch's Restaurants Inc." Cost: $10 for Northern Kentucky, Greater Cincinnati and African-American chamber members; $20 for nonmembers. Details: (859) 578-6397 or www.nkychamber.com.

Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce: 11:30 a.m., Metropolitan Club, 50 W. RiverCenter Blvd., Covington. "Government Forum - Louisville Mayor, Jerry Abramson." Cost: $30 for chamber members; $40 for future members. Reservations: (859) 578-6395.

The Circuit: 8 a.m., Bankers' Club, Fifth Third Center, 511 Walnut St., downtown. "Hey, Market, Where Are You Going? Stop, We Wanna Get On." Cost: $20. Reservations: 791-2884, ext. 204.

Greater Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce: 8 a.m., Schiff Family Conference Center, Xavier University's Cintas Center. Featuring one of the world's leading business gurus: "Re-imagine - Tom Peters Live!" Cost: $49 for chamber members; $98 for nonmembers. Registration: 579-3111, or register@gccc.com.

Greater Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce: 8 a.m., Chamber's Blue Ash Office, 4540 Cooper Road, Suite 305. Cost: $12 for chamber members; $24 for nonmembers. Registration: 579-3111, or register@gccc.com.

CBN (Christian Business Network): 11:30 a.m., Tri-County Vineyard Community Church, 11340 Century Circle East. Reservations: Cincinnati@cbn-ohio.org.

Saturday

TV Toastmasters: 9:30 a.m. third Saturdays, AUCTStudio, 8550 Beechmont Ave., Suite 800, Anderson Township. Details: Rick Davis, 533-8142.

• Seminars

Tuesday

Online Webcast seminar for corporate financial professionals and business owners: 1 p.m., Online at www.key.com/virtualseminar. "How does the Sarbanes-Oxley Act Impact Your Business?" Sponsored by KeyBank. Free. Registration: www.key.com/virtualseminar.

Wednesday

Fund-raising: 8:30 a.m., Health Foundation of Greater Cincinnati, 3805 Edwards Road, Suite 500. "Role of Board Members in Fund-Raising." Sponsored by the Community Resource Center. Cost: $25 for CRC members; $35 for nonmembers. Registration: 554-4944.

Thursday

Small business: 6 p.m., Room 461 of the BEP Building on the main campus of Northern Kentucky University. "How to Finance Your Business." Sponsored by NKU Small Business Development Center and PNC Bank. Free. Reservations: (859) 572-6524.

Manufacturing software: 9 a.m., Positive Business Solutions Inc., 11880 Kemper Springs Drive. "Preview Integrated Manufacturing & Accounting Software Direct from the Developer." Free. Details: Teresa Spahn, (800) 626-2306 ext. 137 or 772-2255, ext. 137.

• Where to send notices:

All announcements must be received by noon Wednesday for publication the following Sunday. Publication of meetings is based on the judgment of Enquirer editors and space limitations. Meetings and seminars must be open to interested nonmembers. Fees cannot exceed $100, and priority is given to nonprofit groups. Announcements of meetings and seminars must include time, date and location. Send to Shirley Dees, the Enquirer, 312 Elm St., Cincinnati, OH 45202.