> CSU Channel Islands will host Federal Reserve Economist Gary Zimmerman from 7:30 to 9 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 16 in the university Grand Salon in Camarillo. Zimmerman, senior economist with the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, will discuss the bank’s economic forecast for 2014/2015 and unconventional monetary policy actions taken in response to recent economic developments. Facilitated by the university’s Planned Giving Advisory Council, and sponsored by Union Bank, the event includes a continental breakfast and complimentary parking. Tickets are $40 for the general public, $20 for faculty and staff, and free for students. To purchase tickets, visit https://commerce.cashnet.com/PGAC or call Catherine Sanchez at 805-437-3701.
The Economic Development Collaborative — Ventura County will present its 17th annual meeting from 3 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 16 at Spanish Hills Country Club, 999 Crestview Ave., Camarillo. Visit http://www.edc-vc.com for more information.
Lynda Weinman. Photo by Chris Orwig
Lynda Weinman, co-founder and executive chair of Carpinteria-based lynda.com, will be the keynote speaker at the only Santa Barbara event in California Lutheran University’s 2013-2014 Corporate Leaders Breakfast series from 8 to 9 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 23, at the Fess Parker Santa Barbara Hotel, 633 E. Cabrillo Blvd., Santa Barbara. Breakfast and networking will begin at 7:30 a.m. She will discuss her company’s pioneering role in online education. One of the most successful companies in online education, lynda.com has assembled a massive library of instructional videos, the university reported in a media release. In them, industry experts teach technology, design and business skills to millions of individual, corporate, academic and government subscribers. Reservations are requested by Monday, Jan. 20. To RSVP contact Sharon Nelson at smnelso@callutheran.edu or 805-493-3150 or go to http://www.callutheran.edu/clb