Wednesday

Services Cooperative Association: 7:15-8:30 a.m., Corner Bakery Cafe, 9311-H Katy Freeway.

Speaker: Ramon Santillan.

Topic: Persuasive interviews.

Cost: $30-$40.

Information: 713-932-7495, Ext. 2, or www.servicesca.org/crossroads.htm.

Upcoming

2018 Economic Business Forecast: MIT Enterprise Forum of Texas luncheon. Jan. 8, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Federal Reserve Bank, Houston Branch, 1801 Allen Parkway.

Speakers: John V. Duca, vice president and senior policy adviser, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas; Boyd Nash-Stacey, senior economist, BBVA Compass.

Moderator: Bob Charlet, publisher, Houston Business Journal.

Cost: $35 for members; $55 general admission; $65 after Jan. 5.

Information: www.MITEFtexas.org.