This Week in New York Business
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TODAY
• The author of “Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions,” Dan Ariely, speaks at Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 2289 Broadway, beginning at 7 p.m. Free. Contact: 212-362-8835
• The Fordham Business School Alumni Association and Columbia Business School Alumni Club of New York sponsor the C.E.O. Series, featuring Dr. Christoph Westphal of Sirtris Pharmaceuticals between 6 and 8 p.m. at Alston & Bird at 90 Park Ave. Cost is $30. Contact: secretary@fordhamgbaaa.com
TOMORROW
• A professor at Milano the New School for Management and Urban Policy, Howard Berliner, speaks on the globalization of medical care in the New School’s Fanton Hall, 72 Fifth Ave., between 12:15 and 1:30 p.m. Contact: gersh@newschool.edu
• CAMBA Small Business Services presents a record-keeping and tax-preparation workshop between 6 and 8:30 p.m. at its offices at 884 Flatbush Ave. in Brooklyn. Free. Contact: smallbiz@camba.org
THURSDAY
• WebMD Healthgroup is scheduled to report its fourth-quarter earnings.
• Columbia University’s East Central European Center presents a two-day conference, “Energy Security Strategy for Central Europe,” beginning at 5 p.m. in the International Affairs Building on the university’s main campus. Free. Contact: gam2116@columbia.edu
• The New York Public Library hosts the author of “Career Match: Connecting Who You Are with What You’ll Love to Do,” Shoya Zichy, who will lead an interactive session to define personality groups and the implications they have for career success. The event begins at 5:30 p.m. at the Science, Industry, and Business Library at 188 Madison Ave. Free. Contact: 212-592-7000
FRIDAY
• The real estate reporter for The New York Sun, Bradley Hope, speaks at a “Meet the Press” panel at Esther Muller’s Real Estate Academy for Continuing Education between 10:30 and 11:15 a.m. at the New York Athletic Club, 180 Central Park South. Tuition for this threeday event is $199. Contact: edreana@realestateacademy.com
• The New York Public Library hosts an introduction to patents beginning at 3:15 p.m. at the Science, Industry, and Business Library at 188 Madison Ave. Free. Contact: 212-592-7000
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