MONDAY

VALPARAISO | Northwest Indiana Professional Networking meets from 8 to 9:30 a.m. Mondays at the South Bend Chocolate Cafe, 57 Franklin St. NIPN members meet to network and chat with others who are in career transition. There is no fee. For information, call (219) 464-4861 or e-mail nipn@kvworks.org.

TUESDAY

CHESTERTON | Small business operators are invited to Duneland Chapter of Business Networking International from 7 to 8:30 a.m. Tuesdays at Round-the-Clock Restaurant. For information, call Sandy Boland at (219) 926-2505.

GARY | Managers, business owners and sales professionals are invited to the Indiana Business Professionals Chapter of the Networking Club from 7:30 to 8 a.m. Tuesdays at The Baker's House upstairs meeting room, 6004 Miller Ave. For information, call Tammie Galloway at (888) 263-6926, ext 1.

VALPARAISO | Business professionals are invited to the Business to Business Development Group from 7:30 to 8:45 a.m. Tuesdays downstairs at the Fifth Third Bank building, 56 Washington St. For more information, call Jack Kinsey at (219) 531-5331.

WEDNESDAY

SCHERERVILLE | Business professionals are invited to the Highland-Griffith-Dyer Chapter of Leads Club from 8 to 9:15 a.m. Wednesdays at St. John Township Community Center, 1515 U.S. 30. Call Carey Yukich at (219) 650-4050 or visit www.leadsclub.com.

CROWN POINT | Business professionals are invited to the Indiana Business Professionals Chapter of the Leads Club from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. Wednesdays at Schoop's Restaurant, 1124 N. Main St. Call Michelle Frey at (219) 662-9729.

THURSDAY

TINLEY PARK | The the Chicago Southland Chamber hosts its 25th annual dinner at 5:30 p.m. at The Odyssey Country Club, 19110 S. Ridgeland Ave. The program will recognize the accomplishments of the 2007 Board of Directors and install the 2008 directors and officers. Attire is black-tie optional. Admission fee is $95 per person or $940 for a table of 10. Visit www.chicagosouthland.com or call (708) 957-6950 for more information.

SCHERERVILLE | A BNI (Business Networking International) business development group meets at 7 a.m. Thursdays at the Paragon Restaurant at 1545 W. U.S. 30. Call Michael Pelz at (219) 977-2090 for more information.

VALPARAISO | The Porter County Business League meets at 7 a.m. Thursdays at the Round-the-Clock restaurant, 217 E. Lincolnway. Contact Kim Michalski at (219) 510-3674 for more information.

VALPARAISO | Business professionals are invited to the Valparaiso Chapter of Leads Club from 7:45 to 8:30 a.m. Thursdays at the Fifth Third Bank Basement Community Room, 56 S. Washington St. (on the Courthouse square). For more information, visit www.valpoleads.com or call Cindy Wyman at (219) 405-2405.

FRIDAY

HAMMOND/VALPARAISO | TechPoint hosts a free live video feed of its New Economy New Rules briefing, "Workforce Development for a New Economy," from 7 to 8:30 a.m. at Valparaiso University and the Purdue Calumet Entrepreneurship Center. Registration is required. For more information or to register, go to http://www.btlaw.com/Event.asp?Event_ID=683 or contact Deb Hallberg at deb.hallberg@BTLaw.com or at (317) 231-7356.

VALPARAISO | Valparaiso University hosts the fourth annual Indiana Crusader Connection Internship and Career Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Christopher Center for Library and Information Resources. For more information, call (219) 464-5005, visit valpo.edu/career or e-mail Career.Center@valpo.edu.

MERRILLVILLE | Northwest Indiana Networking Professionals meet at 7:15 a.m. Fridays at Towne Center Retirement Community, 7250 Arthur Blvd. (73rd Avenue, east of Taft). Contact Beverley Steinman at catchbev@sbcglobal.net or (219) 730-1262. Info: www.nwinetworking.org.

FEB. 6

CHESTERTON | The Purdue University New Ventures Team will lead the Bigger Profits through Targeted Sales workshop from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Sand Creek Country Club. Registration is $140 per person. For more information contact Kris Parker at (219) 465-3555 or parkerkj@purdue.edu. Additional information and registration forms also are available online at http://www.agecon.purdue.edu/cab/newventures/biggerprofits2008/.

FEB. 12

HOBART | The South Shore Clean Cities Coalition will kick off "Fueling the Future of Northern Indiana" with its annual meeting at 11:30 a.m. at the Avalon Manor, 3550 E. U.S. 30. The keynote speaker will be Cheryl Newton of the Environmental Protection Agency Region V. Cost is $15. Call (219) 365-4289 or e-mail southscc@comcast.net to RSVP or for more information.

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