Monday

10th annual Geddes W. Simpson Lecture, 2 p.m., in the McIntire Room of Buchanan Alumni House, University of Maine, Orono. Speakers: Elizabeth Bast and Joseph Kelley. Reception to follow at 3:15 p.m. in Leadership Hall on campus. The public is invited. Contact: Judith Round at 581-5104.

Tuesday

“Money Works for Women,” program and open house, 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick. Public invited, refreshments. Contact: 725-5242 ext. 211.

“From Imagination to Innovation: Maine Participates in the Lincoln Center Institute’s Imagination Conversation,” the local connection to a national conversation on competing in the global marketplace of the 21st century, 4 to 8 p.m., at University of Southern Maine’s Hannaford Lecture Hall, Bedford Street, Portland. Tickets are $20 for adults and $5 for students. To register, go to http://bit.ly/aAdRV4.

SMPS Maine presents: The Future of Sustainable Design and Construction, 3 to 5:30 p.m., Wells Conference Center, University of Maine, Orono. Networking and refreshments to follow. To register, go to www.smpsmaine.org.

Greater Portland Business Expo, annual trade show of the Portland Regional Chamber, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Holiday Inn By the Bay. For details, go to www.portlandregion.com. Free. Pre-registration is encouraged. 

“TechMaine Drupal User Group: Developer Questions,” panel to take questions on Drupal website development, 6 p.m., Abromson Center, USM, Room 216. Free and open to the public. To register, go to www.techmaine.com/drupalug.

“Test Driven Development and the Craft of Software Development,” Steve Ropa to present a TechMaine Agile User Group: Test Driven Development workshop, 6 p.m., Vertafore, 510 Congress St., Portland, second floor. Free and open to the public. To register, go to www.techmaine.com/agileug.

Wednesday

Time and Tide Resource Conservation and Development Area Council, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., public meeting at the USDA Service Center conference room, 21 Enterprise Drive, Augusta. To learn more, call 622-7847, ext. 4, or go to www.timeandtide.org.

Credit & Debt Management Seminar, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Institute for Financial Literacy, 260 Western Ave., South Portland. Cost is $50. Call 221-3601 or visit www.financiallit.org. 

TechMaine Linux User Group: Amazon Cloud Services, Michael Howard to present “Flying through the Cloud,” a demonstration of Amazon Cloud Services and useful tools for booting up and managing Linux instances, 6 p.m., at Abromson Center, USM, Room 216. Free and open to the public. To register, go to www.techmaine.com/lug.

Thursday

“Better Business Bookkeeping: Is Quickbooks the Answer?” workshop introduction to Quickbooks, 2 to 5 p.m., SCORE offices, 100 Middle St., second floor, East Tower, Portland. Cost is $35 with online registration. For more information or to register, call 772-1147 or visit www.scoremaine.com.

“One Day, Many Solutions” conference, labor and employment issues that are important to companies of all sizes, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Portland Marriott at Sable Oaks, South Portland. Sponsored by Fisher & Phillips. Cost is $165 per person, and includes breakfast and lunch. Group discounts. To register, call Amy Nall at (404) 231-1400, ext. 46325 or go to www.laborlawyers.com/2011seminars.

Friday

“China, Japan and Korea: Perspectives on East Asia,” a Maine Humanities Council conference, 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Centre Theatre at Dover-Foxcroft. To register, call 773-5051 or go to www.mainehumanities.org.

Saturday

Credit & Debt Management Seminar, 10 a.m. to noon at the Institute for Financial Literacy, 260 Western Ave., South Portland. Cost is $50. Call 221-3601 or visit www.financiallit.org.

Maine Maritime Academy’s Annual Waterfront Expo, starting at 10 a.m., the daylong event will include a waterfront open house, tours, a free barbecue lunch, music by the band Iron Mike and guest speakers, on campus at the base of Main Street in Castine. The public is invited. Contact: Janice Zenter, 326-2256.

Upcoming

Volunteer consumer complaint mediator training will be offered through the Attorney Generals’ Consumer Protection Division beginning April 25. Sign-ups are being taken for new volunteers who will be trained in consumer law and mediation techniques. For more details or to register, go to www.maine.gov/ag/ or call Assistant Attorney General James McKenna a 626-8842. 

Maine Real Estate & Development Association Breakfast Seminar, 7:30 to 9 a.m., April 14 at Portland Regency Hotel, 20 Milk St., Portland. Pre-registration required by Friday. Cost :$40 for members and $50 for all others. For more details, go to www.mereda.org.