The Anchorage Chamber of Commerce holds its weekly Make It Monday membership forum at noon Jan. 3 at the Egan Civic and Convention Center, 555 W. Fifth Ave. Alaska Rep. Ralph Samuels is scheduled to discuss the Stranded Gas Development Act and the natural gas pipeline. Cost is $16 for members and $22 for nonmembers. To prepay for seats online, go to www.anchoragechamber.org and click on the events section. E-mail the chamber at admin@anchoragechamber.org or call (907) 272-2401.

The Greater Wasilla Chamber of Commerce holds its weekly Must Be Tuesday luncheon Jan. 4 from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Best Western Lake Lucille Inn, 1300 W. Lake Lucille Drive. Alaska Sen. Lyda Green is scheduled to speak. Cost is $3 for chamber members and $5 for nonmembers. Lunch is optional and cost varies according to the meal. For more information call (907) 376-1299.

The Greater Soldotna Chamber of Commerce holds its weekly luncheon meeting at noon Jan. 4 at the Riverside House, 44611 Sterling Highway. The scheduled program was not available at press time. The cost is $15. For more information call (907) 262-9814.

The Greater Palmer Chamber of Commerce holds its weekly membership luncheon at noon Jan. 5 at the Palmer Moose Lodge on the corner of Cobb and West Geranium streets. The scheduled program will feature Palmer government officials, cooperative utilities and local nonprofits with agency reports. Cost is $12 with lunch or $3 without lunch for chamber members. For nonmembers, the cost is $15 for lunch and $5 without lunch. For more information call (907) 745-2880.

The Kenai Chamber of Commerce holds its weekly membership luncheon at noon Jan. 5 at Paradisos Restaurant, 811 Frontage Road. The scheduled program will feature Kenai Economic Development Strategists. Cost is $11. For more information call (907) 283-7989.

The Mat-Su Small Business Development Center holds Writing a Proposal from 10 a.m. to noon Jan. 5 at 201 N. Lucille St., Suite 2A, in Wasilla. The workshop will cover how to develop and write a proposal for contracting with the government. Following the workshop, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., a government contracting specialist will be available by appointment only to discuss issues related to individual small businesses. Preregistration is required. Call the center at (907) 373-7232 for more information and to register.

The Building Owners and Managers Association holds its annual forecast luncheon at noon Jan. 14 at the Anchorage Hilton. Speakers will include state labor economist Neal Fried and others. For more information and reservations, call (907) 343-2662.