Pittsburgh/Allegheny County CareerLink, 10 a.m., 22nd floor, 425 Sixth Ave., Downtown. Workshop: "Job Search Smart Start." Call 412-552-7048 or visit www.careerlinkpittsburgh.com.

Allegheny HYP Club & Harvard Club of Western PA, noon, Allegheny HYP Club Library, third floor, 619 William Penn Place. Topic: "The Pittsburgh Foundation -- The Impact of The Pittsburgh Promise and Other Community Programs in the Region." Speakers: Jeanne Pearlman, vice president for program and policy, and Kristin DeAngelis, director of development, new funds, The Pittsburgh Foundation. Call Beth Kurcina at 412-281-5858.

"Disability Matters with Joyce Bender," 2 p.m., log on to www.voiceamerica.com. Speaker: Dr. Nafees Rahman, director, National Forum of Organization Working with the Disabled.

WorkQuest sponsored by the Society for Technical Communication, 10 a.m., Panera Cafe, Galleria Mall, Mt. Lebanon. Program: "What you Think is What You Get: Living the Upside of the Downside of Unemployment." Speaker is Carmen Accetta. Visit www.stcworkquest.org.

Pittsburgh Executive Association, 11:45 a.m., Holiday Inn, Parkway East, 915 Brinton Road. Networking luncheon. Call John Abel at 412-897-4099.

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.

Business Referral Network of Pittsburgh -- South Hills Chapter, 7:30 a.m., Max and Erma's, 1910 Cochran Road. Networking. Call Sue at 412-388-1250 or visit www.getgreatreferrals.com.

Downtown Business Connection, 7:30 a.m., Rivers Club, Oxford Centre, Downtown. Meeting. Call Ed Heal at 412-322-6676.

Greater Pittsburgh Business Connection, 7:15 a.m., Eat'n Park, Robinson. Meeting. Call 412-364-6446, ext. 121. Speakers: James J. Stossel, Woodbury Financial Services Inc., and Scott Warne, Express 1.

Rotary Club of Pittsburgh, 8 a.m., Duquesne University, Student Union Building. Ethics Symposium. Speaker: Charlie Batch, Pittsburgh Steelers. Call Terry Dougan at 412-471-6210.

Pittsburgh Chapter of the Association for Operations Management, 6 p.m., All-Clad Metalcrafters, 424 Morganza Road, Canonsburg. Meeting. Call 866-692-7427, ext. 105, or visit www.apics-pgh.org.

Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh -- Squirrel Hill, 10:15 a.m., 5801 Forbes Ave., Namm Business Center, Squirrel Hill. Program: "Discover the Competitive Advantage of Being a Minority or Woman-Owned Business." Speaker: Christina Jumba, director, Diversity Business Resource Center, Namm Business Center. Call 412-422-9650 or visit www.carnegielibrary.org.

National Contract Management Association, 8:45 a.m., Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute, Jordan Auditorium, 4500 5th Ave. Meeting: "Export/Import Regulations -- The Basics." Call 724-295-7000 ext. 7149 .

International Association of Electrical Inspectors, Western Pennsylvania chapter, 7:30 p.m., Best Western Parkway Center Inn, 875 Greentree Road. Meeting. Call 412-931-3028.

Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Downtown & Business, 12:15 p.m., 612 Smithfield St., Downtown. Program: "So you Want to Write a Book." Speaker: Suzanne Caplan, author. Call 412-281-7141.

Pittsburgh Urban Magnet Project, 5:30 p.m., Duquesne University Power Center Ballroom, 1015 Forbes Avenue. Event: Discover Pittsburgh. Visit www.pump.org.

Pittsburgh Airport Area Chamber of Commerce, 11:45 a.m., Community College of Allegheny County West Hills Center, 1000 McKee Road, Oakdale. (11 a.m. networking tips by Jeff Crummie.) Call 412-264-6270 or visit www.paacc.com.

Gateway Toastmasters, noon, Three Gateway Center, 3rd floor, Downtown. Meeting. Call Steve Frein at 412-553-5539.

University of Pittsburgh, 7:30 a.m., Mervis Hall, Oakland. Program: "The First Step: Mechanics of Starting a Small Business." Call 412-648-1542.

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