BUSINESS CALENDAR

UPCOMING

* The Woodland Hills Chamber of Commerce annual awards dinner and silent auction will be held Friday beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the Warner Center Marriott, 21850 Oxnard St., Woodland Hills. Tickets are $75.

For reservations, call (818) 347-4737.

* The Encino Chamber of Commerce is calling for donations and volunteers to host students from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at their businesses and at a chamber luncheon Feb. 24. Applications are due Friday.

For information, call (818) 789-4711.

* Property tax assessment seminars sponsored by Los Angeles County will be held in two Valley locations: Glendale Public Library, 222 E. Harvard St., on Feb. 8 and March 14 at 10 a.m., and Bernardi Senior Center, 6514 Sylmar Ave., Van Nuys, on Feb. 23 and March 29 at 11 a.m.

Recorded schedules are available at (213) 974-4240.

* The Valley International Trade Assn. will hold a luncheon featuring a discussion of the effect of the Euro on exports from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 9 at the University Club, Cal State Northridge, 18111 Nordhoff St. The fees are $15 for members, $25 for nonmembers.

For reservations, call (818) 346-5620 or visit the Web site at https://www.vita-trade.org.

* Summit 2000 “Harnessing the Power of Information,� a series of panels and speakers on Valley business issues, will be held from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 10 at Universal Hilton & Towers, 555 Universal Terrace Parkway, Universal City. Registration is $75.

To register online, visit https://www.valleyofthestars.org or call (818) 782-7738 for information.

* Jewish Vocational Services is offering two seminars on presentation skills for the job interview from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Feb. 10 and Feb. 24 at 22622 Vanowen St., West Hills. The fee is $25.

To register, visit the Web site at https://www.jvsla.org or call (818) 464-3222.

* The Professionals in Human Resources Assn. will meet from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Feb. 10 at the Warner Center Marriott, 21850 Oxnard St., Woodland Hills. Cost varies.

For information, call (818) 989-6555 or visit the Web site at https://www.pihra.org/district9.

* A volunteer income tax assistance program offered through the College of Business Administration and Economics at Cal State Northridge will be available Mondays and Wednesdays from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Feb. 12 through April 14 at locations throughout the Valley, including the CSUN campus, 18111 Nordhoff St. Services are available for non-English speakers, senior citizens and the handicapped.

For more locations and times, call (818) 677-4519. For a list of tax forms prepared, call (818) 677-4519.

* Cal State Northridge Extension is offering several business seminars in February, including Microsoft Word 2000 on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to noon Feb. 12 through March 11 and Contemporary Human Resources Management on Tuesdays from 7 to 9:50 p.m. Feb. 15 through April 25 at the CSUN campus, 18111 Nordhoff St. Fees vary.

To register, call (818) 677-2504 or (818) 677-2644. For course information, call (818) 677-3911.

ONGOING

* Let’s Do Business, a network group, meets Tuesdays at 7 a.m. at Marie Callender’s at Fallbrook Mall, West Hills.

For information, call Bruce Warder at (818) 705-0184.

* The Premier Business Xchange meets for breakfast Tuesdays at 7:15 a.m. at Woodland Hills Country Club, 21150 Dumetz Road. Bring 50 business cards.

For reservations and information, call (818) 552-2120.

* BizNet OnLine magazine holds a networking breakfast Tuesdays from 8 to 9:30 a.m. at Denny’s restaurant, 9001 Tampa Ave., Northridge. $9 members, $10 nonmembers.

Reservations can be made online at https://www.biznetonline.com.

For information, call (818) 892-7883, Ext. 6.

* Executives Assn. of the San Fernando Valley, a business networking organization, meets Wednesdays from 7:30 to 9 a.m. at the Warner Center Marriott, 21850 Oxnard St., Woodland Hills. For information, call (818) 703-6161.

News and announcements for this column can be sent two weeks in advance to the Business Calendar, 20000 Prairie St., Chatsworth 91311, or faxed to (818) 772-3338.