• Oct. 27: Hot Shots: Career Networking Event. 5-7 p.m. Melange, 314 S. Main St., Ann Arbor. Free. Bring your resume and mingle with growing, innovative companies in a fun and relaxed environment. For more information, visit the Ann Arbor SPARK event sign-up page.

• Oct. 29: Staying Safe on the Internet. Two sessions. 3-5 p.m. - Cyber Security for Business and Local Government; and 6:30-8:30 p.m. - Cyber Security for Home and Family. Saline High School Auditorium, 1300 Campus Parkway, Saline. For more information on the events, call (734) 646-2088. To RSVP, call (734) 222-6850 or email CyberEvent@ewashtenaw.org.

• Oct. 31: Ypsilanti real estate open house. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. SPARK East office, 251 W. Michigan Ave., Ypsilanti. Buyers can meet with at least 20 Realtors - among other housing professionals - and tour 20 or more Ypsilanti properties as the community sets up its first city-wide open house. The event will coincide with Eastern Michigan University's "Explore Eastern" event the same day.

• Nov. 6: Business Review's Deals of the Year 2009. Fri., Nov 6, 6 p.m. - midnight; Four Points by Sheraton, 3200 Boardwalk, Ann Arbor. Deals of the Year is Washtenaw County’s premier black-tie awards ceremony, which highlights business decisions that had the most impact in the region over the previous year. Single guest, $95; full table (10 guests), $850. Click here to register.

• Nov. 9-12: MOVING MINDS: The Next Transportation Infrastructure. SMART's Sustainable Urban Mobility & Accessibility Summit will be hosted at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. For more information, visit the SMART Web site.

• Nov. 10: "JUST BUILD IT!" Construction Career Expo. 6-8 p.m. EMU Convocation Center, 99 North Hewitt Road, Ypsilanti. The Washtenaw Contractors Association is in need of two volunteers to work a booth at the event. Anyone interested in volunteering may contact WCA executive director Gretchen Waters at gretchenwaters@aol.com.

• Nov. 12: Michigan Filmmaking: How Local Marketers Can Profit from Michigan's Money-Making Movie Industry. Networking and refreshments at 5:30 p.m., followed by the program from 6-7 p.m. Screenwriter Jim Burnstein and local luminaries, Tina Heaton and Chris Aliapoulios, will discuss the budding Michigan film industry. Free to Ann Arbor Ad Club members, $35 for non-members and $10 for students. Register at www.a2ac.org.

• Nov. 19: A3C celebrates receiving a LEED-CI Gold Certification and the activation of their new demonstration solar photovoltaic system. 5 p.m. 210 E. Huron St., Ann Arbor. For more information or to RSVP for the event, call (734) 663-1910.

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