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The Business Report Calendar is open to events of general interest to the Capital Region businesses community. Items must be submitted no later than noon the Friday before the event occurs. E-mail tboone@businessreport.com with information.

Today -- A presentation on Mayor Kip Holden's $901 million bond issue will be held at 6:30 p.m. at Enoteca Marcello's wine bar and bistro. Mike Futrell, Holden's chief administrative officer, will be on hand.

Tuesday -- The Baton Rouge Area Chamber will hold its annual economic forum at 7:30 a.m. at the Shaw Center for the Arts. There will be presentation on the regional, statewide and national economic forecast for 2010 and beyond and Ezra Greenberg, practice expert with the McKinsey Global Institute, will be on hand. Admission is $30 for BRAC members and $50 for non-members. For tickets, go to brac.org.

Tuesday -- The Louisiana Technology Council and InfiniEDGE Software will be sponsoring an Ascension Tech Social at 5:30 p.m. in the InfiniEDGE Software office in Prairieville. To register for the event, go to infiniedge.com.

Wednesday -- The third annual "Growing Your Business in the New Ascension" for small to mid-size business owners and business leaders will take place from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Elegant Affairs in Gonzales. Marilyn Moats-Kennedy, the event's featured speaker, will address the issue of "Managing Change: Understanding the Demographics of the Evolving Workplace." Other speakers include Adam Knapp, CEO of the Baton Rouge Area Chamber, and Kerry Sauley, an instructor with LSU Continuing Education and Rucks Department of Management. Online registration is $15 or $20 at the door. For more information, go to eatel.com/newascension.

Wednesday -- The Louisiana Business & Technology Center will mark its 21st anniversary from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at LSU's Lod Cook Conference Center. John Fernandez, assistant secretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce, will be on hand to give the LBTC the 2009 U.S. Department of Commerce Excellence in Economic Development Award.

Thursday -- The town of Walker will hold a meet at greet business event on "Connecting in the New Economy" at 6 p.m. in Revival Temple on Walker South Road. Featured speakers include Robbie Vitrano, founder & CEO of the Trumpet Group, and Jared Loftus, founder & CEO of the Tiger District.

Friday -- Greg Lawson, regional manager of digital sales for the New York Times, will discuss digital advertising best practices at the American Adverting Federation – Baton Rouge chapter's luncheon at 11:30 a.m. in Juban’s. Admission is $25. RSVP by Wednesday at affbr.org.

Friday -- George Pietrogallo, public affairs manager for ExxonMobil's Baton Rouge refinery, will be the guest speaker at the Baton Rouge Black Chamber of Commerce's monthly luncheon. The event will be held at 11:30 a.m. at Drusilla Seafood. Admission is $15 for chamber members and $20 for non-members. To register, click here.

Saturday -- The Women's Business Center will hold their first conference at the Catholic Life Center. Registration will begin at 9 a.m. For more information, go to wcgbr.com, or call (225) 302-8018, Ext. 5.

Nov. 12-13 -- LSU Executive Education, in conjunction with LSU Continuing Legal Education, will hold a seminar on The Business and Law of Intellectual Property at LSU’s Paul M. Hebert Law Center. For more information, go to lsucle.org.

Nov. 13 -- Paul J. Sarvadi, chairman of the board, chief executive officer and co-founder of Administaff, will be the guest speaker in the LSU Flores MBA Distinguished Speaker Series. Sarvadi will speak from 10 a.m. to noon at LSU’s Energy, Coast & Environment Building.

Nov. 14 -- The Capital Area Corporate Recycling Council (CACRC) will host its Third Annual Garage Sale from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the CACRC warehouse at 800 St. Philip Street in downtown Baton Rouge. For more information, go to cacrc.com or call 379-3577.

Nov. 16 -- The 9th Annual Louisiana Legacy Golf Event to benefit Junior Achievement will be held at the Country Club of Louisiana. The number of players is limited. For more information, go to batonrouge.ja.org or call 928-7008.