Dec. 17 -- The Albany Area Chamber of Commerce will present the Linn-Benton Youth Job Fair from 8:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. at Linn-Benton Community College. Business-minded people are needed to perform mock interviews with high school students. Information: 926-1517.

Dec. 17 -- The Albany Area Chamber of Commerce will hold a Business After Hours networking reception from 5 to 7 p.m. at Barrett Business Services, 3515 Pacific Blvd. S.E. Cost: $5 in advance, $6 at the door. Registration: 926-1517.

Dec. 18 -- The Albany Area Chamber of Commerce will hold a luncheon forum from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Lum Yuen Restaurant, 1236 Price Road S.E. Tinker Hatfield Jr., vice president for special projects with Nike Inc., will speak. Sponsored by Koontz & Perdue P.C. Registration: 926-1517.

Jan. 9 -- SAIF Corp. will present a free agricultural safety seminar from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Ramada Inn, 1550 N.W. Ninth St. in Corvallis. Lunch will be provided. Registration: call (800) 285-8525, fax to (503) 373-8772, e-mail to sunvan@saif.com.

Jan. 16 -- The Sweet Home Chamber of Commerce will host a Breakfast Club get-together at 7 a.m. at Chef Kev's, 4804 Highway 20. Reservations: 367-6185.

Jan. 16 -- The Albany Area Chamber of Commerce will present a community leadership roundtable titled "Investing in Our Future: A Big Picture Look at Our Capitol Improvement Program" from 4 to 9 p.m. at the Linn County Fair & Expo Center, 3700 Knox Butte Road N.E. Cost: $10 (includes dinner) by Jan. 4. Reservations: Mail to the chamber at 435 W. First Ave., Albany, OR 97321 or fax to 926-7064.

Jan. 21 -- Jeanne Smith & Associates and Oregon State University will present "Protecting Your Invention: Patents, Copyrights and Other Intellectual Property Rights," the third in a series of six forums on technology transfer, from 7 to 9 p.m. in Room 213 of the OSU Memorial Union. Information: 752-6416.

Feb. 19-22 -- The 65th annual Oregon Logging Conference will be held at the Eugene Hilton, Lane County Fairgrounds and Lane County Convention Center. The conference theme is "America's Forests: Habitat for Humanity." Information: www.oregonloggingconf.com or (541) 686-9191.

Feb. 25 -- Jeanne Smith & Associates and Oregon State University will present "Financing Your Company," the fourth in a series of six forums on technology transfer, from 7 to 9 p.m. in Room 213 of the OSU Memorial Union. Information: 752-6416.

Feb. 25 -- Sanda Communications, Pop Art and EP Imaging Concepts will present "We Know Jack," a workshop on relationship marketing, from 8:30 a.m. to noon at the Majestic Theatre, 115 S.W. Second St., Corvallis. Cost: $75 (includes continental breakfast). Registration: (888) 767-2781 or www.we-know-jack.com.

March 18 -- Jeanne Smith & Associates and Oregon State University will present "Strategies of Patent and Software Licensing," the fifth in a series of six forums on technology transfer, from 7 to 9 p.m. in Room 213 of the OSU Memorial Union. Information: 752-6416.