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BUSINESS Thursday 10/19 NETWORKING BREAKFASTMonthly networker by the Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce. Speaker: Philip Blumberg, chairman of the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce and a director for Fluor Daniel, American Ventures Corp. and Hellmuth Obata & Kassabaum. $10; free to members. 7:30 a.m. Biltmore Hotel, 1200 Anastasia Ave., Coral Gables. Details: (305) 446-1657. TOUR & NETWORKER "Behind the Scenes at the Conference Center of the Americas." Speaker: Rob Reed, executive director. Organized by Women in International Trade. RSVP by Oct. 21. $25; $20 for members. 6-8 p.m. Danielson Gallery, Biltmore Hotel, 1200 Anastasia Ave., Coral Gables. Details: (305) 642-7224. INVESTMENT SEMINAR "How to keep your assets away from the tax man." Speaker: Jonathan H. Parker, senior VP, Paine Webber Inc. RSVP; seating limited. 10:45 a.m. Wyndham Miami Biscayne Bay, 1601 Biscayne Blvd. Details: (305) 536-9364. Friday 10/20 ROUNDTABLE BREAKFAST"Hispanic Trends 2000: An Update on Hispanic Markets." Panelists: Thomas Boswell, geography professor at UM; John Bitterman, senior vice president with Creative Staffing, and Gonzalo Soruco, a professor in UM's School of Communications. Organized by the Hispanic Marketing & Communication Association. Reservations required by today (10/19). $20; $15 for guests. 8:15-10 a.m. Room 190 of the University of Miami Learning Center, UM Campus, Coral Gables. Details: (305) 648-2848. Saturday 10/21 FREE SEMINAR"How to Start & Run a Successful Business." US SBA SCORE seminar, billed as a must for startup entrepreneurs and small business owners looking to expand. 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Citadel Building, 49 NW Fifth St. Details: (305) 371-6889 or scoremiami.com. Wednesday 10/25 MEMBERSHIP BREAKFAST"Insurance Commissioner Candidate Forum." 7:30 p.m. Organized by Chamber South. Miami Dadeland Marriott, 9090 S Dadeland Blvd. Details: (305) 661-1621. Thursday 10/26 PRESENTATION"Quo Vaids Argentina? An Economic & Political Perspective." Speaker: Ricardo Arriazu, economic advisor to Banco General de Negocios in Buenos Aires. Co-sponsored by the Florida International Bankers Association. 12:30-2 p.m. JW Marriott, 1111 Brickell Ave. Details by fax: (305) 579-0969 or e-mail, fiba@fiba.net. FALL SHOWCASE Miami Lakes Business Association benefit for CAP Inc. scholarships. Food court, exhibitors, presentations. 5:30-7:30 p.m. Don Shula Hotel, Main Street, Miami Lakes. Details: Peggy Austen, (305) 817-4019. Friday 10/27 SOUTH FLORIDA SAFETY & SECURITY CONFERENCE"2000: Launching Security into the New Century." One day parley on various security issues. Chief Richard Barreto of the Miami Beach police is a featured speaker. Joint effort by the Association for Security Administration Professionals and the Greater Miami & the Beaches Hotel Association. 7:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Eden Roc Resort & Spa, 4525 Collins Ave., Miami Beach. Details: (305) 531-0000. CONFERENCE "Get a Life." Organized by the area chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners. Keynote speaker: Barbara Stanbridge, NAWBO national president. Doral Golf Resort & Spa, 4400 NW 87th Ave. Details: (305) 639-6201. CONSTRUCTION FORUM "One Florida, Many Rules: How the South Florida Construction Industry is Affected." Topic is Bush plan, One Florida. Panelists include William Delgado, Latin Builders Association; Samuel Gilmore Jr., Overnight Success Inc.; Bruce King, attorney with Carlton Fields; Jason Murry, attorney representing the Black Lawyers Association, and Becky Schaffter, attorney with PBS&J. 8:10 a.m. University of Miami Faculty Club, 1550 Brescia Ave., Coral Gables. Details: (305) 929-9717.
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