SMC Business Councils, 5 p.m., Bar Louie, The Waterfront, Homestead. Mardi Gras party. Visit www.smc.org.
Three Rivers Community Foundation, 6 p.m., United Cerebral Palsy Building, 4638 Centre Ave., Oakland. Media Justice Forum. Call 412-243-9250.
Council on Realizing Excellence in Management, 4 p.m., Forbes Road Career & Technology Center, Monroeville. Meeting. Topic: "The Black Swan" by Niassim Nicholas Taleb. Speakers: Arthur Davidson, executive director, Center for Circuit and Systems Solutions, Carnegie Mellon University. Call Brien Palmer at 724-733-5007.
WorkQuest sponsored by the Society for Technical Communication, 10 a.m., Panera Cafe, The Pointe, North Fayette. Program: "Toastmasters: Become the Communicator and Leader You Want to Be." Speaker: John Clarke and Marben Bland. Visit www.stcworkquest.org.
KnowledgePoint Academy and GA Puleo & Associates, noon, Regional Learning Alliance, Cranberry. Program: "The Secrets for Effective Leadership: Developing Charismatic Leadership through Powerful Communications." Call 724-741-1036 or visit www.therla.com.
Pittsburgh/Allegheny County CareerLink, 9 a.m., 22nd floor, 425 Sixth Ave., Downtown. Workshop: "Resumes/Cover Letter 1: Creating your Draft." Call 412-552-7048 or visit www.careerlinkpittsburgh.com.
Pittsburgh/Allegheny County CareerLink, 10:30 a.m., 22nd floor, CareerLink Workshop Center, 425 Sixth Ave., Downtown. Workshop: "Know your Own Strengths -- Transferable Skills." Call 412-552-7048 or visit www.careerlinkpittsburgh.com.
Downtown Business Connection, 7:30 a.m., Rivers Club, Oxford Centre, Downtown. Meeting. Call Ed Heal at 412-322-6676.
Rotary Club of Pittsburgh, 12:30 p.m., Omni William Penn Hotel, Downtown. Meeting. Speaker: John Craig, Pittsburgh Regional Indicators Consortium. Call Terry Dougan at 412-471-6210.
Greater Pittsburgh Business Connection, 7:15 a.m., Eat'n Park, Robinson. Meeting. Speakers: Jeff Berlingeri, Humana, and Clive Williams, Interactive Marketing Concepts. Call 412-364-6446, ext. 121.
East Allegheny Business Association, noon, Banquets Unlimited, 200 Bridge St., Wilmerding. Luncheon. Call Joe Castagnola at 412-751-4900.
Steel City Networking Group, 4:30 p.m., Grant Building, 310 Grant St., Downtown. Meeting. Call William E. Nichie 724-229-1960.
Gateway Toastmasters, noon, 3 Gateway Center, 3rd floor, Downtown. Meeting. Call Steve Frein at 412-553-5539.
Business Referral Network of Pittsburgh -- Parkside chapter, 7:30 a.m., Panera Bread, 5243 Library Road, Bethel Park. Meeting. For information about this and other events, call Sue Lauer at 412-388-1250 or visit www.getgreatreferrals.com.
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Downtown & Business, 12:15 p.m., 612 Smithfield St., Downtown. Program: "Accounting and Legal Update for Entrepreneurs." Speaker: Erik V. Scully, Scully & Scully LLP. Call 412-281-7141.
Pittsburgh Airport Area Chamber of Commerce, 7:30 a.m., Crowne Plaza Hotel, 1160 Thorn Run Road, Moon. Breakfast Briefing: State of the County Address. Call 412-264-6270 or visit www.paacc.com.
SCORE, 8 a.m., DeVry University, 210 Sixth Ave., Downtown. Workshop: "Small Business Basics." Call 412-395-6560, ext. 130 or 131 or visit www.scorepittsburgh.com.
-- Compiled by Natalie Hill
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First Published: February 4, 2008, 5:00 a.m.