The Anchorage Chamber of Commerce will not hold its weekly Make It Monday membership forum Jan. 17 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. E-mail the chamber at admin@anchoragechamber.org or call (907) 272-2401.

The Kashim Toastmasters Club holds its regular weekly meeting Jan. 17 from noon to 1 p.m. in the training room of the Municipality of Anchorage City Hall, 532 W. Sixth Ave., Suite 700. Members will be demonstrating effective public speaking skills. Meetings are free and open to the public. Contact Beth Fread at bfread@integritysi.com or call (907) 351-3489 to register.

The Greater Wasilla Chamber of Commerce holds its weekly Must Be Tuesday luncheon Jan. 18 from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Best Western Lake Lucille Inn, 1300 W. Lake Lucille Drive. The scheduled program will feature representatives of ITS Alaska. 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. 18 at the Riverside House, 44611 Sterling Highway. Rosie Reeder is scheduled to speak about the Toastmasters Club. The cost is $15. For more information call (907) 262-9814.

The Greater Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce holds its General Membership Luncheon at noon Jan. 18 in the gold room of the Westmark Hotel, 813 Noble St. Karen Rogina of the Alaska Hotel and Lodging Association is scheduled to speak. Cost is $15. For more information call (907) 452-1105.

The Anchorage Chamber of Commerce holds its Brown Bag Lunch Series at noon Jan. 18 at the chamber's boardroom, 441 W. Fifth Ave., Suite 300. The schedule program will feature speed networking. Cost is $8 for members and $15 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 Palmer Chamber of Commerce holds its weekly membership luncheon at noon Jan. 19 at the Palmer Moose Lodge on the corner of Cobb and West Geranium streets. Elaine Maimon, chancellor of the University of Alaska Anchorage, is scheduled to speak. 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. 19 at Paradisos Restaurant, 811 Frontage Road. Chuck Pierce, vice president of Unocal Alaska, is scheduled to speak about Cook Inlet's oil and gas industry as well as the importance of regulated offshore discharges. Cost is $11. For more information call (907) 283-7989.

The Alaska Association of Environmental Professionals holds a luncheon meeting at 11:45 a.m. Jan. 19 at the BP Energy Center, 900 E. Benson Blvd., in Anchorage. The scheduled program will feature Gary Dubuisson, discussing the dissolved oxygen in-situ treatment system of a contaminated site in Fairbanks. For more information call (907) 338-2238.

The Juneau Chamber of Commerce holds its weekly membership luncheon at noon Jan. 20 at the Aspen Hotel, 1800 Shell Simmons Drive. The scheduled program will feature Rod Pfeiger of the Northwest Cruiseship Association and Joe Mathis, chief executive officer of Red Cross Alaska. Cost is $15. For more information call (907) 463-3488.

The Institute of Management Accountants holds its monthly meeting at 6 p.m. Jan. 20 at the Millennium Alaskan Hotel, 4800 Spenard Road, in Anchorage. Neal Fried, labor economist for the state of Alaska, is scheduled to speak. Cost is $24. Register by noon Jan. 18 by e-mailing bbryant@anchorage.net or by calling (907) 257-2325.

The Mat-Su Small Business Development Center holds Beginning QuickBooks Jan. 20 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 201 N. Lucille St., Suite 2A, in Wasilla. The workshop will cover using QuickBooks 2005 for a small business. Cost is $90. Preregistration is required. Call the center at (907) 373-7232 for more information and to register.

The Alaska Chapter of the Associated Builders and Contractors will hold a leadership training for crew leaders Jan. 21 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 360 W. Benson Blvd., Suite 200. Registration must be completed by Jan. 19. For more information call (907) 565-5600 or log on to www.abcalaska.org.

The Fairbanks Procurement Technical Assistance Centers holds Meet the Fairbanks North Star Borough Purchasing Department Jan. 21 from 11 a.m. to noon at the Wells Fargo Conference Room, 613 Cushman St. Call the center at (907) 456-7232 for more information and reservations.