Pennsylvania Association of Notaries, 9 a.m., Two Gateway Center, Downtown. Seminar: "First Time Notary." Visit www.notary.org.

Duquesne University Small Business Development Center, 9:30 a.m., Rockwell Hall, Room 505, 600 Forbes Ave., Oakland. Workshop: "The First Step: Business Startup Essentials." Call 412-396-6223 or visit www.duq.edu.

Pittsburgh/Allegheny County CareerLink, 2 p.m., 22nd floor, 425 Sixth Ave., Downtown. Workshop: "Interviewing with Confidence." Call 412-552-7048 or visit www.careerlink pittsburgh.com.

HR Leadership Forum, 8:15 a.m. (networking, 7:30 a.m.), Rivers Club, Oxford Centre, Downtown. Program: "Why Corporations Die: How You Can Beat the Odds and Avoid This Fate." Speaker: Robert Rudzki, president, Greybeard Advisors LLC. Call 412-848-9011 or visit www.hr-leadership-forum.com.

University of Pittsburgh Global Studies Program, International Business Center and the Global Solutions Education Fund, 5 p.m., 4130 Posvar Hall, 230 Bouquet St., Oakland. Speaker: Carmen Iezzi, executive director, Fair Trade Federation. Call Veronica Dristas, 412-624-2918.

Economic Club of Pittsburgh, 11:45 a.m., Omni William Penn, Downtown. Speaker: Michael D. Gallagher, president/CEO, Entertainment Software Association.

Pittsburgh Chapter of the Association for Operations Management, 6 p.m., Embassy Suites Hotel, 550 Cherrington Parkway, Coraopolis. Meeting. R.L. Swearer Co. Inc., "A Practical Tutorial: How to Import." Call 866-692-7427, ext. 105, or visit www.apics-pgh.org.

Pittsburgh Middle East Institute in cooperation with World Affairs Council and Allegheny Conference, 8 a.m., Duquesne Club, Downtown. Lecture/panel discussion: "Forging Lasting Ties:Pittsburgh and Gulf States of the Middle East." Featuring Pollster John Zogby, special guest from the Kingdom of Bahrain. Call 412-281-7970.

Rotary Club of Pittsburgh, 12:30 p.m., Omni William Penn Hotel, Downtown. Speaker: David Shribman, executive editor, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Call Terry Dougan at 412-471-6210.

International Association of Electrical Inspectors, Western Pennsylvania Chapter, 7:30 p.m., Best Western Parkway Center Inn, 875 Greentree Road. Meeting. Call 412-386-5435.

Association of Fundraising Professionals -- Western Pennsylvania Chapter, 11:30 a.m., Rivers Club, Oxford Centre, Downtown. Roundtable Discussions. Visit www.afpwpa.org.

International Association of Business Communicators -- Pittsburgh Chapter, 11:30 a.m., Engineers' Society of Western PA, 337 Fourth Ave., Downtown. Program: "Seven Reasons Why People Fall in Love with Products." Speaker: Dan Droz, chairman, Droz and Associates. Visit www.iabcpittsburgh.com.

Institute of Management Accountants -- Pittsburgh Chapter and American Society of Women Accountants, 6:30 p.m., Engineers' Society of Western PA, 337 Fourth Ave., Downtown. Meeting/dinner: "The Credit Crisis." Speaker: Jim Rohr, chairman/CEO, PNC Financial Services Group. Visit www.pittsburgh.imanet.org.

Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Downtown & Business, 12:15 p.m., 612 Smithfield St., Downtown. "How to Build a Successful Web Site." Speaker: Robert Faletti, principal, Blue Archer. Call 412-281-7141.

Carnegie Mellon University, 4:30 p.m., McConomy Auditorium, 500 Forbes Ave., Oakland. Nash Lecture in Quantitative Finance, "Dark Markets." Presenter: Stanford Darrell Duffie. Call 412-268-8484.

Volunteers of America/Working Order, 8:30 a.m., 1650 Main St., Sharpsburg. Disability Resource Breakfast. Speaker: Maria Smith, vice president, Achieva Family Trust. Call 412-782-5344.

Pittsburgh Airport Area Chamber of Commerce, 7:30 a.m., Montour Heights Country Club, 1491 Coraopolis Heights Road, Coraopolis. Government representatives at Face-to-Face Breakfast Forum. Call 412-264-6270 or visit www.paacc.com.

National Speakers Association -- Pittsburgh, 8 a.m., Pittsburgh Airport Marriott, 777 Aten Road, Coraopolis. Program: "Would You Rather Receive Calls Asking You to Speak than the Other Way Around?" Speaker: Dan Poynter, author. Visit www.nsapittsburgh.com.

SCORE Pittsburgh, 8:30 a.m., DeVry University, 210 Sixth Ave., Downtown. Workshop: "Small Business Basics." Call 412-395-6560, ext. 130 or 131.

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