* Send BUSINESS CALENDAR items to the...

* Send BUSINESS CALENDAR items to the Daily Pilot, 1375 Sunflower

Ave., Costa Mesa, CA 92626; by e-mail to [email protected]; by

fax to (714) 966-4679; or by calling (714) 966-4617. Include the

time, date and location of the event, as well as a contact phone

number.

NOV. 15

The eWomenNetwork’s Orange County North Accelerated Networking

Event will be from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Center Club, 650 Town

Center Drive, Costa Mesa. Information: (714) 536-9393 or https://www.

eWomenNetwork.com.

NOV. 17

A career transition workshop will touch on topics such as how

jobseekers can assess skills, market past experiences and find

alternative careers. The workshop will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at

the Orange Coast College Faculty House, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa

Mesa. Information: (714) 432-5162.

NOV. 18

Political strategist Dan Schnur will discuss messaging and

communication strategies from the political campaign. The 11:30 a.m.

to 1:30 p.m. discussion will be at the Holiday Inn, 3131 Bristol St., Costa Mesa. Tickets will cost $27 for members of the Orange County

Public Relations Society of America. The price will be $35 for

nonmembers and $23 for students. Information: (714) 832-2037 or

https://ocprsa.org/programs.

The Newport Sunset networking mixer will be from 5 to 7 p.m. at

the Hyatt Regency Newport Beach, 1107 Jamboree Road. Admission will

be free for members of the Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce;

nonmembers will pay $10. Information: (949) 729-4410.

ONGOING

The Costa Mesa Chamber of Commerce hosts networking luncheon

meetings Wednesdays from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Costa Mesa

Country Club. The cost is $14. The club is at 1701 Golf Course Drive,

Costa Mesa. (714) 885-9090.

The Costa Mesa Communicators Toastmasters Club meets from noon to

1 p.m. Wednesdays at the Orange County Department of Education, 200

Kalmus Drive, Costa Mesa. Meetings are open to anyone who wants to

improve his or her public speaking skills. (714) 444-8783.

The Newport Beach Distinguished Toastmasters Club 1300 meets from

7 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays at Sgt. Pepperoni’s Pizza Store, SE Bristol,

Newport Beach. Information and reservations: (949) 646-1274.

The Mesa Messengers Toastmasters Club 691 in Costa Mesa meets at 7

p.m. Tuesdays at Mesa Verde United Methodist Church, 1701 W. Baker

St., Costa Mesa. (714) 540-4446.

The Newport Center Toastmasters Club 231 meets from 7 to 8:30 a.m.

Mondays at the Irvine Co., 610 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach.

(949) 756-1025.

The Newport Jaycees Toastmasters Club meets from 8 to 9:15 p.m.

Tuesdays at Coco’s Restaurant, 151 Newport Center Drive, Newport

Beach. Information: (310) 593-1982.

The Harborlite Toastmasters Club meets at 7 a.m. Thursdays at

Coco’s Bakery Restaurant, 3446 E. Coast Highway, Corona del Mar.

(949) 293-4630.

Lido Isle Toastmasters meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Mondays at

Fletcher Jones Motorcars, 3300 Jamboree Road, Newport Beach. (714)

964-5314.

The breakfast networking group meets every Wednesday from 7:15 to

8:30 a.m. at Mimi’s Cafe. Reservations: Angie Stafford, (949)

474-2225.

The Pacific Business Xchange has breakfast meetings at 7 a.m.

Tuesdays at the Pacific Club, 4110 MacArthur Blvd., Newport Beach.

Free for the first meeting. (949) 640-0588.

The Newport Beach chapter of Ali Lassen’s Leads Club, an

international group for business referrals and networking, meets at

11:45 a.m. Tuesdays at Coco’s , 151 Newport Center Drive,

Information. (800) 767-7337, https://www.leadsclubla.com.

The Costa Mesa Chapter of Ali Lassen’s Leads Club holds a weekly

meeting for business professionals to improve their networking skills

and learn how to obtain new contacts. The meetings are held Tuesdays

from 7:15 to 8:30 a.m. at Mimi’s Cafe in Costa Mesa. The cafe is at

1835 Newport Blvd. (800) 767-7337.

The Thalia Chapter of the American Business Women’s Assn. meets at

6 p.m. the fourth Tuesday of each month at the Country Inn & Suites

in Costa Mesa. (714) 556-5700.

The Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce meets from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m.

on the second Wednesday of each month alternating between a breakfast

at the Daily Grill Fashion Island and a noon to 2 p.m. luncheon at

the Radisson Newport Beach. Information: (949) 729-4400.

The Orange Country Multimedia Assn. Digital Video/3D Interest

Group hosts a round table discussion on everything video at 7 p.m. in

the second Tuesday of each month at Possibilities AV, Video &

Graphics Studio, 711 W. 17th St., E2, in Costa Mesa. The cost is $10

for nonmembers and $5 for students. Information: (714) 778-5336.