SATURDAY

Seventh Annual Northwest Investors Conference, sponsored by MKG Financial Group Inc., 8 a.m. to 5:45 p.m., Oregon Convention Center, 777 N.E. Martin Luther King Jr., Blvd., $35 per person, $50 per couple, includes lunch, reservations due today. Call 503-226-6700.

Oregon Small Business Fair, sponsored by Oregon Department of Consumer & Business Services, workshop on establishing and running a small business, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Portland Community College Southeast Center, 2850 S.E. 82nd Ave. Call 503-203-8632.

TUESDAY

'The Power of Your Presence,' sponsored by National Association of Female Executives PDXfX Chapter, 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Governor Hotel, 611 S.W. 10th Ave., $10 members, $15 nonmembers, $5 more at door. Call 503-224-3400.

THURSDAY

'Working With Local and National Media at the Flash Point: The Miranda Gaddis-Ashley Pond Case,' sponsored by International Association of Business Communicators Oregon Columbia Chapter, featuring FBI spokeswoman Beth Anne Steele, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Hilton Portland, 921 S.W. Sixth Ave., $25, reservations required by Monday. Call 503-972-1770.

Managing projects in the corporate environment, presentation for executives and managers sponsored by Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers Computer Society and Communications Society chapters, 6:45 p.m., networking and refreshments at 6 p.m., Oregon Graduate Institute of Science and Technology Wilson Clark Center, main dining room, 20000 N.W. Walker Road, Beaverton, reservations required by noon Wednesday. Call 503-617-9490.

Events are free unless otherwise noted. Send business event information two weeks before the event by e-mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ; by fax to 503-226-7042; or by mail to Business Calendar, 620 S.W. Fifth Ave., Suite 400, Portland, OR 97204.