* 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) 966-4667; or by calling (714) 966-4625. Include the

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

number.

MAY 13

The Inventor’s Forum, an Orange County-based, all volunteer,

nonprofit inventors’ support group, will present a seminar on market

research for the inventor -- “Do you have a Good Idea or a Dumb Idea?

How to Find Out!” John Rau of Ultra-Research, Inc. will be the

keynote speaker. Registration and networking begin at 7 p.m. at

Orange Coast College’s Science Lecture Hall 101, 2701 Fairview Rd.,

Costa Mesa. Cost is $5 for members and $15 for nonmembers.

Information: (714)540-2491 or https://www.inventorsforum.org.

MAY 18

THINK (Together Harnessing Innovation, Networking and Knowledge)

will host a conversation with Jim Roberts, Director of Operations of

Billabong International, as part of its Series of Success Stories in

Business, Politics and Community. Billabong International, a

publicly-traded corporation, makes Billabong-brand surf and extreme

sport apparel and accessories. Products sporting its wave logo

include board shorts, swimwear, T-shirts, jackets, backpacks, and

footwear. The company sponsors surfers, skaters and pro surfing

tournaments in Australia, South Africa and Spain. Event starts at 7

p.m. RSVP and payment are required for location. Information:

https://ww.think jaycees.org.

ONGOING

The Costa Mesa chapter of Ali Lassen’s Leads Club, an

international group for business referrals and networking, meets at

noon. Thursdays at the Newport Beach Yacht Club. Information: (800)

767-7337 or https://www.leadsclubla.com.

Learn how to expand your local business contacts by joining the

Costa Mesa chapter of Leads Club. The Costa Mesa chapter will be a

Thursday lunch group. Information: (800) 767-7337.

Learn how to expand your local business contacts at the Newport

Beach-Irvine chapter of Leads Club on Tuesdays from 8 to 9:15 a.m.

at the Marriot Suites, 500 Bayview Circle, Newport Beach.

Information: (949) 551-8135.

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. (714) 444-8783.

The Newport Beach Toastmasters Club 1300 meets from 7 to 9 p.m.

Tuesdays at Sgt. Pepperoni’s Pizza Store, SE Bristol, Newport Beach.

Information: (949) 646-1274.