* Jet Aire meets to improve leadership and communication skillsSaturday from 9:20 to 11 a.m. at Christ Episcopal Church, 20 W. FirstSt., Dayton. Details: Mildred Baskin, 236-3663 .
* Kittyhawk/Communicators Class of the International Training inCommunication Club (ITC) meets at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 26 in ConferenceRoom 2A-103, Patient Tower (Building 330), of the VA Medical Center,4100 W. Third St., Dayton. Details: Diana Shropshire, 832-3198 orDonna Simmons, 268-6511 , ext. 2415 .
NETWORKING GROUPS
Business Network International:
* B2B Dayton Chapter meets Friday at 7:30 a.m. at Everbody'sWorkplace Solutions, 5225 Springboro Pike, Dayton. Details: JeffModer, 299-8399 or visit www.bni-ohio.com.
* Centerville Chapter now forming. Details: Brian Smith, 433-4020 or Kim Rogers, at kimrogers@bni . com.
* Central Dayton Chapter meets Thursday at 7:15 a.m. at ColdwellBanker Heritage Realty offices, 2000 Hewitt Ave., Kettering. Details:Alan Bailey, 848-8966 or www.bni-ohio.com.
* Darke County Chapter meets Tuesday at 7 a.m. at ChestnutVillage, 823 Chestnut Circle, Greenville. Details: Mary Lane, 548-3212 or www.bni-ohio.com.
* Englewood-Clayton Chapter meets Tuesday at 7:30 a.m. at theYMCA, 1200 National Road, Englewood . Details: Stacy Busch, 833-6766 or www.bni-ohio.com.
* Englewood Chapter II now forming. They will meet at 7:30 a.m.Fridays at Frisch's Restaurant on North Main street, Englewood . Details: Melissa Johnson, 836-9244 or www.bni-ohio.com.
* Franklin/Springboro Chapter meets Wednesday at 7:30 a.m. atDorothy Lane Market, 740 N. Main St., Springboro. Details: JimLehman, 748-2270 or www.bni-ohio.com.
* Greater Dayton Professionals Chapter meets Thursday at 7:30a.m. at Stanley Steemer, 824 Space Drive, Beavercreek. Details: MikeDufresne, 438-0501 or www.bni-ohio.com.
* Logan County Chapter meets Wednesday at 7:30 a.m. at theHomecoming Restaurant on U.S.68N, Bellefontaine. Details: CandiceWatson, 842-6180 or www.bni-ohio.com.
* Miami/Shelby Co. Chapter meets Wednesday at 7 a.m. at Linda'sSew n Sew, 414 N. Main St., Piqua. Details: Becky Ary, 778-8349 orwww.bni-ohio.com.
* Miamisburg Chapter now forming. Details: Jeff Stephenson, 312-8190 or Kim Rogers at kimrogers@bni . com.
* MVP'S Chapter meets Thursday at 7:30 a.m. at Dorothy LaneMarket, 740 N. Main St., Springboro. Details: Art Hung, 433-4020 orwww.bni-ohio.com.
* North Dayton Chapter meets Thursday at 7:30 a.m. at GatewaySports Park, Stanley Avenue and Ohio 4, Dayton. Details: Chris Elrod,224-7529 or visit www.bni-ohio.com.
* South Dayton Chapter meets Wednesday at 7:30 a.m. at W.G.Grinders, Town and Country, Kettering. Details: Jason Ferris, 220-4990 or www.bni-ohio.com.
* Springboro Chapter meets Tuesday at 7:30 a.m. at DorothyLane Market, 740 N. Main St., Springboro. Details: Bob Wolfe, 859-0730 or www.bni-ohio.com.
* Troy Chapter meets Thursday at 7:30 a.m. at the Market SquareCommunity Room, downtown Troy. Details: Scott Cutcher, 773-8773 orwww.bni-ohio.com.
* Upper Miami Valley Chapter meets Wednesday at 7:30 a.m. atthe Vandalia Justice Center, Vandalia. Details: Mike Romano, 890-3580 ext. 102 or www.bni-ohio.com.
* Washington Twp. Chapter now forming. Details: JeffStephenson, 312-8190 or Kim Rogers at kimrogers@bni . com.
Network Professionals Inc.:
* Beavercreek Chapter meets Wednesday at 7:45 a.m. atBeavercreek Church of the Nazarene, 1850 N. Fairfield Road,Beavercreek. Details: Michael Leibold, 439-4680 or visit www .eNPI.com.
* Centerville Chapter meets Wednesday at 8 a.m. at EpiphanyLutheran Church, 6430 Far Hills Ave., Centerville. Details: PeteRife, 293-1000 or (614) 570-7708 or visit www . eNPI.com.
* South Dayton Chapter meets for lunch and exchange of businessreferrals Wednesday beginning at 11:45 a.m. at Bravo's Restaurant,2148 Miamisburg-Centerville Road, Centerville. Details: PaulGinsburg, 312-9280 or (614) 570-7708 or visit www . eNPI.com.
* Xenia Chapter meets at 8 a.m. Tuesdays at Xenia Township FireHall #2. Details: Michael Leibold, 439-4680 or (614) 570-7708 orvisit www . eNPI.com.
* Dayton Area Professional Network (DAPN) LEADS Group meets at 7:30 a.m. Wednesdays to exchange business leads. No weekly or annualdues. Details: Elizabeth Loy, 293-0765, ext . 1344 or visitwww.DAPN.org .
* Miami Valley Network Professionals Inc. meets for exchange ofbusiness referrals at 7:30 a.m. Thursdays at National CompositeCenter, Northwest entrance on Composite Drive, Dayton. Details: DavidGanzsarto, 298-1111.
SERVICE GROUPS
Rotary Clubs
* Beavercreek meets at noon Friday at Walnut Grove Country Club,5050 Linden Ave. Details: Beckie Pfister, 426-4925 or visit http://home.att.net/~BCRotary.
* Dayton meets at noon today and Nov. 25 at Crowne Plaza Hotel,33 E. Fifth St., downtown. Today's speaker will be Alan Schriber fromthe Public Utilities Commission of Ohio. Next week's speaker will be Dayton Daily News sports writer Bucky Albers. Details: 228-3331 orvisit the website www . daytonrotary.com.
* Kettering meets at 11:45 a.m. Wednesday at the PresidentialBanquet Center, 4548 Presidential Way, off East David Road,Kettering. Details: 224-0047 or visit the website www . ketteringrotary.org.
* Trotwood will hold its regular business meeting at noonThursday at Old Country Buffet, 5597 Salem Ave., Dayton. Details: 837-6358 .
Kiwanis Clubs
* Dayton meets at noon Tuesday and Nov. 26 at Antioch Temple,107 E. First St. Dayton. Speakers/topics TBA. Details: 220-4011.
* Kettering meets at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Presidential BanquetCenter, 4548 Presidential Way, off East David Road, Kettering. Guestspeaker Steve Brown will speak on 'Parachute Museum.' Details:Jeanette Wongroski, 436-0934. Optimists Clubs
* Centerville Noon meets at noon Tuesday at Yankee Trace,Centerville. Details: Steve Fisher, 640-2357.
* Kettering Dorothy Lane meets at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 26 at WalnutGrove Country Club, 5050 Linden Ave., Dayton. A Kettering firemanwill be honored. Guests welcome. Details: Fran Moyer, 433-1045.
TOASTMASTER CLUBS
* Dayton United Communicators meets from noon to 1 p.m.Thursdays at the United Way Building, 184 Salem Ave., Dayton. Guestswelcome, brown bag lunches encouraged. Details: Kathy Hayes, 225-3038 .
* Kittyhawk meets Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. in the conference roomof Think TV16/14, Fourth and Jefferson streets, downtown. Guestscordially invited. Details: Jim Smith, 233-9748.
* Megacity 553 meets Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Wright Memorial Library, 1776 Far Hills Ave., Oakwood. Details: Neil Jones, 298-9128 or 236-6700.
* Miami Valley meets to improve their public speaking skillsThursday at 6:30 p.m. at Southminster Presbyterian Church, 7001 FarHills Ave. Details: Scott Leonard, 427-1980 .
* Mound 3255 meets at 6 p.m. Nov. 26 at the Miamisburg Library,Fifth St. and Central Ave., Miamisburg. Details: Don Agee, 293-5852 or Matt Uelen, 865-3505 .
OTHER BUSINESS GROUPS/EVENTS
* Dayton Chapter of the John Birch Society, a group thatfollows national events and contacts their elected officials on vitalissues, will meet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the office of RobertSharp, CPA and L.L.C., 734 Watervliet Ave., Suite D. Visitors arewelcome. Details: Robert Sharp, 258-3621 or visit www.jbs.org.
* Free seminar on exchanging various assets (including realestate) for high interest paying, highly tax favorable annuities,will be held at 5:45 and 6:45 p.m. Thursday at 3806 Paxton Ave., inHyde Park Plaza, Hyde Park; and again at 7 p.m. Nov. 25 at theMilford-Miami Twp. Library, 1099 Ohio 131, Milford. RSVP in advanceto 1-888-392-5600 .
* Greater Cincinnati Chapter of the Society for Marketing Professional Services, will hold its November meeting from 11 a.m.to 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Montgomery Inn Banquet Center, 601 E. PeteRose Way, Cincinnati. Guest speakers will be Vera Dickson, planningmanager of Facilities and Planning Construction, TriHealth; TimOosting, regional director of Facility Planning, Mercy HealthPartners; and Mark Krahe, vice president of Facilities, St. ElizabethMedical Center. Costs are $35 for members, $50 nonmembers and $60walk-ins. Details: Jennifer Kunz, (513) 561-2412 or e-mail tojkunz@thermaltech.com.
* Greater Dayton Real Estate Investors Association's 'ActionGroup' meets Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Ramada Inn South(formerly Days Inn Dayton South), Ohio 725 and Byers Road (I-75 exit44). Speakers Bill Montgomery, GDREIA commerical member; and JeffSenney, attorney with Pickrel, Schaeffer & Ebeling, will speak on'Liability Insurance Coverage' and 'Ohio Limited LiabilityCompanies.' Details: 277-6688 or visit www.gdreia.com.
* Institute of Management Accountants, Dayton Chapter, meetsTuesday beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the Mandalay Banquet Center, 2700E. River Road, Moraine. Dinner will follow at 6:30 p.m. Karen Crim,from Battelle & Battelle, will be pre-dinner speaker; and JohnDorsey, from the Victoria Theater, will be dinner speaker. Cost is$22 at the door. Details: David Ryan, 435-6655 or e-mailDavidRyan@vernay.com.
* Quality Dayton will hold its 11th annual Dayton Area QualityExcellence Award program from 2:30 to 8:30 p.m. Dec. 4 at SinclairCommunity College. Topics include importance of quality, gettingstarted with ISO 9000 and a presentation by a 2001 education winnerof the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. Cost is $70 perperson, which includes dinner, parking, and Quality Daytonmembership; $45 for Quality Dayton and Dayton Area Chamber ofCommerce members. Reservations cannot by guaranteed after Nov. 22.Details/reservations: 512-3061 .
* Second Church of Christ, Scientist, will hold a workshop onfinancial security from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at
Holiday Inn, Fairborn, I-675 Exit 17. Costs are $15 per person,$25 for two in advance; $20 at the door. Registrations/details: 223-5439 .
* Sinclair Community College at Kettering, will hold thefollowing one-day seminars from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the BarnesBuilding, Room 209, 3700 Far Hills Ave., Kettering:
'Excel' Intro, Nov. 26; and 'Word' Intro, Thursday. Cost is $125per seminar. Details/registration: 781-2410 or 252-9787 or visithttp://IT.Sinclair.edu/mvrp.
at the Main Campus, 444 W. Third St., in Building 12 (SinclairCenter): 'Access' Advanced, Nov. 26; and 'Excel' Advanced, Thursday.Cost is $125 per seminar. Details/registration: 781-2410 or 252-9787 or visit http://IT.Sinclair.edu/mvrp.
* Small Business Development Center of Springfield, 300 E. AuburnAve., will present a free information session on starting your ownbusiness from 9 to 11 a.m. Friday. Topics include recordkeeping,licensing, registrations, taxes and other startup fundamentals. Opento the public. Reservations/details: Springfield SBDC, 322-7821 .
* Warren County One-Stop Business and Employment Center, 300 E.Silver St., Lebanon, in conjunction with the Warren County CareerCenter, is offering free workshops on employability and job searchskills, as well as personal and career development skills, forresidents of Warren and Butler counties Monday through Friday. Topicsinclude 'Work Keys', Health classes, `Intro to Computers', `AdvancedComputers', establishing goals, drug and alcohol classes, angermanagement, customer service, communicating, conflict resolution, jobleads and more. The staff of the WCCC's Adult and Community EducationDept. will conduct classes. Registration/details: Tracey, (513) 695-1130, or Lora Murphy at the WCCC, (513) 932-8145 or e-mailwj_murphy@swocai . swoca.net.
* Business Topics include seminars and meetings of generalinterest. Items should be submitted at least a week in advance ofpublication date to Vince Wilson, Business Topics Column, DaytonDaily News, 45 S. Ludlow St., Dayton, OH 45402.
