MONDAY

VALPARAISO | Northwest Indiana Professional Networking meets from 8 to 9:30 a.m. Mondays at the South Bend Chocolate Cafe, 57 Franklin St. NIPN members meet to network and chat with others who are in career transition. There is no fee. For information, call (219) 464-4861 or e-mail nipn@kvworks.org.

TUESDAY

VALPARAISO | Small business operators are invited to Duneland Chapter of Business Networking International from 7 to 8:30 a.m. Tuesdays at Strongbow Inn. For information, call Sandy Boland at (219) 926-2505.

GARY | Managers, business owners and sales professionals are invited to the Indiana Business Professionals Chapter of the Networking Club from 7:30 to 8 a.m. Tuesdays at The Baker's House upstairs meeting room, 6004 Miller Ave. For information, call Tammie Galloway at (888) 263-6926, ext 1.

HAMMOND | The North Lake Chapter of BNI (Business Networking International) meets from 7 to 8:30 a.m. Tuesdays in the Chops Room at Majestic Start Casino's hotel. For more information, call Michael Pelz at (219) 977-2090 or (815) 370-2940.

VALPARAISO | Business professionals are invited to the Business to Business Development Group from 7:30 to 8:45 a.m. Tuesdays downstairs at the Fifth Third Bank building, 56 Washington St. For more information, call Jack Kinsey at (219) 531-5331.

WEDNESDAY

SCHERERVILLE | The Highland-Griffith chapter of Leads Club meets at 8:15 a.m. Wednesdays at St. John Township Community Center, 1515 U.S. 30. Call Luba Petryna Balacky at (219) 201-6874 or visit www.leadsclub.com.

CROWN POINT | Indiana Business Professionals chapter of the Leads Club meets at 7:30 a.m. Wednesdays at Schoop's Restaurant, 1124 N. Main St. Call Michelle Frey at (219) 662-9729 or e-mail mkmfrey@yahoo.com or visit www.leadsclub.com.

VALPARAISO | The Valparaiso chapter of Leads Club meets at 7:30 a.m. Wednesdays at the Fifth Third Bank, 56 S. Washington St. (on the Courthouse square). Call Barbara Rivera at (219) 759=4274 or e-mail efnbarb@aol.com or visit www.valpoleads.com.

THURSDAY

SCHERERVILLE | A BNI (Business Networking International) business development group meets at 7 a.m. Thursdays at the Paragon Restaurant at 1545 W. U.S. 30. Call Michael Pelz at (219) 977-2090 for more information.

VALPARAISO | The Porter County Business League meets at 7 a.m. Thursdays at the Round-the-Clock restaurant, 217 E. Lincolnway. Contact Kim Michalski at (219) 510-3674 for more information.

FRIDAY

MERRILLVILLE | Northwest Indiana Networking Professionals meet at 7:15 a.m. Fridays at Towne Center Retirement Community, 7250 Arthur Blvd. (73rd Avenue, east of Taft). Contact Beverley Steinman at catchbev@sbcglobal.net or (219) 730-1262. Info: www.nwinetworking.org.

JULY 9

CHICAGO | Barnes & Thornburg LLP presents a nanotechnology seminar, "Concept to Commercialization: What You Need to Know," from noon to 4 p.m. at the Barnes & Thornburg LLP, Suite 400, One N. Wacker Drive. Cost is $30. Form more information or to register, go to www.btlaw.com/Event.asp?Event_ID=733 or contact Jodie Daugherty at jdaugherty@BTLaw.com or via fax at (317) 231-7433.

JULY 14

GARY | The Gary Chamber of Commerce will have its monthly membership luncheon at noon at the Genesis Convention Center, 1 Genesis Center Plaza. Guest speaker will be Patrick Salvi, owner and CEO of the Gary SouthShore RailCats. The event is open to the public. Cost is $17 in advance, $20 at the door. Call (219) 885-7407 to reserve a seat.

JULY 24

CROWN POINT | First Financial Bank, 11890 Broadway, will host a first-time homebuyers seminar from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. RSVP to Judith Mariola at Judith.mariola@bankatfirst.com or (219) 226-2066.

JULY 31

INDIANAPOLIS | The Indiana Chamber of Commerce will host the Indiana Wage and Hour Seminar from 8:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. at the Indiana Chamber Conference Center, 115 W. Washington St., Suite 850S. Cost is $299 for chamber members and $324 for nonmembers. To register, visit www.indianachamber.com/conferences or call (317) 264-6885 or (800) 824-6885.

NOV. 13 and 14

MERRILLVILLE | The Indiana High Speed Rail Association hosts the 10th annual Golden Spike Seminar a the Radisson Hotel at Star Plaza, 800 E. 81st Ave. For information, call (219) 887-1351 or e-mail indianahsrassn@yahoo.com.

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