Kentucky datebook

Classes

The Kentucky Electrical Contractors Association will present the following six-hour Kentucky- and Ohio-approved electrical continuing education classes at the IEC Training Center, 950 Contract Street: Business and Employment Law, Business Practices and Compliance With OSHA, a Practical Approach (for contractors), 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday; 2008 NEC Code Update (for master electricians and electricians), 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday. For information, call (859) 266-4968 or visit www.keca-iec.org.

Meetings

The Bluegrass Society for Human Resource Management will hold its next chapter meeting at 11:15 a.m. Tuesday at Fasig-Tipton's dining room, 2400 Newtown Pike. Speaker: KCTCS founding president Michael B. McCall. Program has been approved for one hour of strategic credit toward PHR, SPHR and GPHR recertification through the Human Resource Certification Institute. Register by Friday at www.bgshrm.org.

The Central Kentucky Inventors Council will hold its Entrepreneurs Roundtable at 6:30 p.m. May 20 at Bob Evans Restaurant, 2566 Richmond Road. Information: www. ckic.org or (859) 201-1311.

The Bluegrass Kiwanis Club meets at 11:30 a.m. Thursdays at Ryan's Steak House, 701 Red Mile Road. Information: Paul Bimschleger, (859) 272-1467.

The Lexington Kiwanis Club meets at 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays at Ryan's Steak House, 701 Red Mile Road. Information: Mel Boyd, (859) 277-2058.

The Lexington Lions Club meets at 11:30 a.m. Wednesdays at the Fayette County Extension Building, 1140 Red Mile Place. Information: Sue Alexander, (859) 266-6969.

Seminars, other

Edward Jones financial adviser J. Daniel Barham will present a free satellite broadcast for women titled Improving Your Financial Fitness Doesn't Have to Be a Workout at 11:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at 185 Pasadena Drive, Suite 120. Reservations: Megan Norris, (859) 278-4880.

Commerce Lexington is accepting applications for the 2008-09 class of Leadership Lexington through Wednesday. This 10-month leadership development opportunity enables participants to better understand Lexington and to prepare for the challenges it faces by meeting with and learning from today's leaders. For more information or to download an application, visit www.leadershiplexington.com.

Energy Pros Free Home Seminar will be 6:30-8:30 p.m. May 21 at Bluegrass Community & Technical College, 470 Cooper Drive, in the Academic Technical Building lobby. Information: Ben Perry, (859) 523-4773.

The Kentucky Horse Council will present Equine Abuse Investigation: A Hands-On Seminar, designed for animal control officers, sheriffs and or local and state officials who may be involved in equine abuse cases in Kentucky. The two-day class will be May 22-23 at the Jessamine County Extension Office and the Kentucky Equine Humane Center in Nicholasville. The class will be taught by instructors from Day's End Farm Horse Rescue in Maryland and specialists in Kentucky's police and legal system and Kentucky equine veterinarians. Cost: $50. Information/registration: (859) 367-0509 or visit www.kentuckyhorse.org.

The Central Kentucky Computer Society offers workshops in many basic, intermediate and advanced subjects at 160 Moore Drive, Suite 107. Workshops begin at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted and are for members, but the public is invited. Call (859) 373-1000 or visit www.ckcs.org for more information. Tech Night, today; Windows XP-Vista, Tuesday; LexMug, Wednesday; Access, Friday; Investments, Saturday.

The Central Kentucky Inventors Council will hold its Inventors Workshop at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Bluegrass Area Development, 699 Perimeter Drive. Workshop is open to members. Membership: $40. Information: www.ckic.org or (859) 201-1311.

The Small Business Development Center of the Bluegrass will offer the following workshops at 330 East Main Street in the Commerce Lexington Building's first-floor conference room: Fundamentals of Starting a Business, 3-5 p.m. Thursday, $30. Information: Brenda Jones, (859) 257-7666.