Business calendar

     Construction lawsuits
      Herb Katz will explain how the legal, design and construction industry can avoid lawsuits at a 6:30 p.m. Monday workshop at Knudson Middle School. The session continues Tuesday at the same time and place. Call the Community College's Continuing Education Department at 651-5790.
     Realtors
      Betty Kincaid, president of Southwest Exchange Corp., will explain 1031 tax-deferred exchanges at a 9 a.m. Tuesday seminar at the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors' offices, 1750 E. Sahara Ave. Call the exchange at 454-1031.
     Management accountants
      The Institute of Management Accountants will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Gold Coast. John Dawson of Marquis & Aerbach will speak. A professional development seminar will be held at 5:40 p.m. Call Anne Pantelas at 434-7597.
     Professional women
      The Vegas Valley Business and Professional Women will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Holiday Inn at 325 S. Flamingo Road. Beth Turrietta of the World Marketing Alliance Inc. will speak. Call 384-3351.
     Women engineers
      The Society of Women Engineers will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the West Charleston Library, 6301 W. Charleston Blvd. Speakers include Mike Naylor, director of air pollution control for the Clark County Health District, and David James, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at UNLV, will speak. Call Leslie Harrison at 256-0152.
     Financial planning
      The United Cancer Research Society will hold seminars on financial and tax planning. A Wednesday session starts at 10 a.m. at the Green Valley Library, 2797 N. Green Valley Parkway. Sessions will be held at the Sahara West Library, 9600 W. Sahara Ave., at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. Call 382-0711.
     Tour operators
      The Hotel & Tour Operators Association will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the offices of What's On Magazine, 4425 Industrial Road. Call 891-8811.
     Commercial realty
      The Commercial Marketing Group will meet at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday at Palace Station. Chris Kaempfer, a land use attorney with Kummer Kaempfer Bonner & Renshaw, will discuss real estate issues coming before the county commission, city councils and Legislature. Call Alma Kessel at 223-7187.
     Credit professionals
      Credit Professionals International will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Chun King restaurant at 99 Convention Center Drive. Gary Davis will discuss the municipal court. Call 225-1996.
     Waste management
      The local chapter of the Air & Waste Management Association will meet at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Palace Station. Dave Breault of Las Vegas Paving and Frank Benedetto of the Southern Nevada Laborers Training Trust will discuss waste disposal and hazardous material training. Call Cyndy Mikes at 383-1276.
     Child-care in homes
      The city of Las Vegas will hold a seminar on operating a licensed child-care service in your home. The seminar will be offered at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Las Vegas Johnson Community School, 340 Villa Monterey Drive. Call 229-6175.
     Small business
      The Service Corps of Retired Executives Association will hold seminars in March at the Showboat on starting businesses. One will be held at 8 a.m. Thursday, and the second will be at 8 a.m. March 25. Registration costs $25 in advance and $30 at the door. Call 388-6104 or write SCORE at P.O. Box 7527, Las Vegas 89125.
     Medical management
      The Nevada Medical Group Management Association will meet at 2 p.m. Thursday at Columbia Sunrise Hospital's Rendezvous and Sky Rooms, 3186 S. Maryland Parkway. Louise Bolton, assistant manager for Aetna Life and Casualty, will speak on Medicare. Call 648-5700 for information or 598-3447 for reservations.
     CPA society
      The Nevada Society of CPAs will meet at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Palace Station. Larry Singer, president of the Crown Partnership Inc., will speak about real estate brokers. Call 893-3182 Monday.
     Disabilities law
      Workshops on the American with Disabilities Act will be held for businesses at 8:30 a.m. Friday and Saturday at the Roadhouse Casino. Call 558-3229.
     Business Calendar appears Sundays in the Review-Journal's Business section. Information on events for businesspeople, sponsored by nonprofit organizations, should be sent to John Edwards, Review-Journal, P.O. Box 70, Las Vegas, NV 89125. Items must be received by Wednesday for use in the following Sunday newspaper.