Tuesday

Automated Export System Compliance Seminar

The Salem-Roanoke County Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a seminar and workshop. The U.S. Census Bureau will participate as a presenter.

CALL: 387-0267, www.s-rcchamber.org

Thursday

Upcoming Meeting

The Roanoke Valley Chapter of the Institute for Supply Management will hold a dinner meeting discussing the topic of Inventory Management Solutions. RSVP by Tuesday.

WHEN: 5:30 to 8 p.m.

WHERE: Holiday Inn Tanglewood

COST: $25

CONTACT: Tina Haley, 378-3523, thaley@salemtools.com, www.ism-cv.org/index.asp

Friday

Small Business Discovery Session

Sponsored by the Salem-Roanoke County Chamber of Commerce, Bob Brudzinski of Change Up Management speaks on "Simple Advice to be Successful."

WHEN: 8 to 9:30 a.m.

WHERE: Holiday Inn Roanoke

CONTACT: 989-4956

Sept. 18

Web 2.0 Workshop

The Blue Ridge Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America presents a workshop on new media and various applications in public relations, including weblogs, social networking, podcasts, RSS feeds and wikis.

WHEN: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

WHERE: National College

CALL: Jessica Lane, 561-9761, jessica.lane@itt.com, www.psra-blueridge.org

Oct. 29

Workplace Seminars

Donna Hickey speaks about Generations in the Workplace and Why We Collide, and Teamwork Makes the Dreamwork.

WHEN: Register by Oct. 15

WHERE: Salem Civic Center

CONTACT: tvmanager@stmkmgmt.com

Ongoing

Early childhood educator workshops

Free, quality-enhancement programs are open to home- and center-based child care providers and preschool teachers, who receive training credit for attending. Sessions are offered twice monthly, Saturday morning and Tuesday evening, at the Roanoke Higher Education Center. Dinner and child care are included. For more information, call Angela Goad at 777-4211.

Mortgage assistance program and community involvement program Assistance with down payments and closing costs or loans to invest in older neighborhoods. For more information, call the Department of Housing and Neighborhood Services at 853-1686.

Toastmasters International Area clubs meet at various times and places throughout the Roanoke Valley. For more information on meetings held at 7 p.m. the second and fourth Thursdays of the month, call 342-3161; 7 p.m. on the first and third Thursdays, 989-1310; noon on the first and third Fridays, 983-9260; noon Thursdays, 483-0261, ext. 3648.

The Kiwanis Club of Roanoke meets from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Wednesdays at Schaal's Metamorphosis on South Jefferson Street. For upcoming programs or other information, call Judy Clark at 344-1766.

The Cosmopolitan Club of Roanoke meets from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. Wednesdays at Taaza. For upcoming programs and other information, call Mike Russell at 772-2778.

Real estate career seminars will be offered free at 7 p.m. Tuesdays at 16399 Booker T. Washington Highway, Moneta. "How to Start and Grow a Profitable Real Estate Career" sessions are sponsored by Weichert, Realtors Bridges & Co. and are free to newcomers and experienced agents. For more information, call the agency at 721-2560.