9	Spring semester classes begin
	Small Business Compliance Assistance Workshop hosted by the Georgia Tech Research Institute, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., GTRI Conference Center, 250 14th St. NW., Atlanta, free
10	Pregame party prior to Georgia Tech vs. Centenary College basketball game, Shreveport, La. For more information, contact Jane Stoner at jane.stoner@alumni.gatech.edu
11	Chattanooga Georgia Tech Club lunch meeting, noon, Rib & Loin, Brainerd Road, Chattanooga, Tenn. For information contact Joy Saputa at (423) 842-6794 or jmsaputa@comcast.net
	IMPACT speaker series presents Peter Georgescu, chairman emeritus of Young & Rubicam advertising agency, 4:30 p.m., LeCraw Auditorium, College of Management, Technology Square
12 - 15	FOCUS 2006, a four-day program hosted by Ivan Allen College that allows minority undergrads and high school students to meet Tech faculty and alumni and speakers from the corporate and government worlds, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center. For information visit www.focus.gatech.edu.
14	"Die Fledermaus" by the Helikon Opera, 8 p.m., Ferst Center for the Arts
16	Spring concert, Georgia Tech Symphonic Band, 3 to 5 p.m., Ferst Center for the Arts
17	Marietta Georgia Tech Club meeting with state Sen. Chip Rogers, Mgt 91, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Houck's Restaurant, intersection of Johnson's Ferry and Paper Mill roads, $20 per person includes beverages and light food. For information please contact Kelly McNabb at (770) 818-1424 or kmcnabb@fmglaw.com.
18	The Ashton Carey Lecture Series presents Julia S. Higgins, director of the graduate school of engineering and physical sciences, Imperial College, London, "The Responsibility of Being a Scientist," 6 p.m., Ford Environmental Science and Technology Building, Room L1255. For information contact Brenda Mattox at (404) 894-2867 or brenda.mattox@chbe.gatech.edu
	IMPACT speaker series presents Sharon S. Quaintance, co-founder and CEO of LawDocsXpress, 4:30 p.m., LeCraw Auditorium, College of Management, Technology Square
19	West Georgia/Carrollton Georgia Tech Club meeting with George Harrison, retired Air Force major general and director of strategic initiatives at the Georgia Tech Research Institute, 6 p.m., Maple Street Mansion, 401 Maple St., Carrollton, Ga., $10 per person includes heavy hors d'oeuvres, cash bar. For information or to RSVP, contact Ken Waid at (770) 838-1966 or waid7139@bellsouth.net
	WST Distinguished Lecturer Series presents Yu Xie, professor of sociology and statistics at the University of Michigan, "Women, Family and Pathways of Science/Engineering Careers," 4 p.m., Clary Theatre, Student Success Center. For information contact Mary Frank Fox at (404) 894-1818 or mary.fox@pubpolicy.gatech.edu
25	The Houston Area Georgia Tech Club meeting with Robin Kessler, author of "Competency Based Resumes." For information, contact Sally Jabaley at Selma.Jabaley@Shell.com
	IMPACT speaker series presents J. Paul Raines, president, Southern division, The Home Depot, 4:30 p.m., LeCraw Auditorium, College of Management, Technology Square
26	The Jacksonville Georgia Tech Club meeting with Gary S. May, EE 85, professor and Steve W. Chaddick school chair in electrical and computer engineering, "Where We've Been, Where We're Going: Georgia Tech's Strategic Decision." For information, contact Mark Murphy at m_emurph@bellsouth.net
27	The Flying Karamazov Brothers, 8 p.m., Ferst Center for the Arts
28	Cal Ripken Jr. hosts a daylong coaching clinic, Ferst Center for the Arts. For information call (800) 486-0850
31	Berlin Georgia Tech Club meeting with Jack R. Lohmann, vice provost for Institutional Development and professor of industrial and systems engineering, "Enhancing Georgia Tech's Global Expansion," 6 p.m., Berlin, Germany. For information contact Jane Stoner at jane.stoner@alumni.gatech.edu.