Wednesday:

* Alpaca Owners and Breeders Association

South Towne Expo Center and hotels in Sandy

Planned attendance: 900

Runs through: Sunday

Thursday:

* Zrii

Citywide

Planned attendance: 4,000

Runs through: Saturday

Saturday:

* Cocaine Anonymous World Services

Marriott SLC Downtown

Planned attendance: 1,000

Runs through: Sunday

Economic Calendar

New economic numbers to be released this week include:

Today:

* Treasury bill auction.

Tuesday:

* Labor Department reports on producer price index for April.

Thursday:

* Labor Department reports on weekly jobless claims.

* Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, reports on mortgage rates.

Friday:

* National Association of Realtors reports on existing home sales for April.

IPOs planned

as provided by

* Liberty Lane Acquisition Corp. - Hampton, N.H., 35 million units, each consisting of one common share and one-half of a warrant, priced at $10, managed by Goldman Sachs. Proposed Nasdaq symbol LLACU. Business: A newly organized blank check company formed to effect a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more operating businesses, not limited to a particular industry or geographic region.

* Liberty Lane Acquisition Corp. - MFResidential Investments Inc. - New York, 16.7 million shares, priced at $15 each, managed by UBS Investment Bank, Deutsche Bank, and Morgan Stanley. Proposed NYSE symbol MFR. Business: A REIT intending to invest primarily in residential mortgage-backed securities and residential mortgage loans.

Utah Events

Monday:

* Workshop: Westminster College's Center for China-America Business Studies and Catalano & Co. Management Consultants will co-sponsor a workshop, "Internationalize Your Business: Focus on Exporting," 8-11 a.m., Westminster College, 1840 S. 1300 East, Salt Lake City. Cost is $35. Information: http://jgcatalano.com/seminarsinfo/uncertainworld.html.

Tuesday:

* Luncheon: Rico's Mexican Market will host the Women's Business Forum luncheon, 11:30 a.m., 700 S. 545 West, Salt Lake City. Cost is $27 for members, $32 for nonmembers. Register: www.saltlakechamber.org.

* Conference: Zions Bank will host its International Trade and Business Conference, 8:15 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Marriott Salt Lake Center, 220 S. State St., Salt Lake City. Cost is $35. Information: www.tradeconference.zionsbank.com.

Wednesday:

* Networking: The BNI Prosper chapter will host its weekly meeting, 7:15 a.m., Jim's Family Restaurant-American Fork location, 834 E. State St., American Fork. Cost is breakfast. Information: Gary Birdsall, utahbni@bnitn.com.

* Workshop: SCORE is sponsoring a workshop, "How to start and operate a new business," 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Salt Lake County Complex, 2001 S. State St., Salt Lake City. Cost is $49. Information: 801-746-2269.

* Breakfast: The Vest Pocket Business Coalition will present its monthly breakfast meeting featuring Mayor Ralph Becker as speaker, 7:30 Ð 9 a.m., Lamb's Grill, 169 S. Main St., Salt Lake City. Cost is $10. RSVP: to Ellen Reddick at ellen@impactfactoryutah.com or 801-581-0369.

Thursday:

* Networking: The BNI Titans chapter will host its weekly meeting, 7:30 a.m., Madeline's Steakhouse and Grill, 1133 W. South Jordan Parkway (10600 South), South Jordan. Cost is breakfast. Information: Gary Birdsall, utahbni@bnitn.com.

* Networking: Webb Audio Visual Communications will host the Salt Lake Chamber's Business After Hours event, 5-7 p.m., Webb Audio Visual Communication, 3020 S. West Temple, South Salt Lake. Cost is $12 for members, $17 nonmembers.

* Networking: Intermountain Healthcare will host The Salt Lake Hispanic Chamber's Contactos event, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Intermountain Healthcare Doty Education Center, 5300 S. State St., Murray. RSVP: info@utahhcc.org.

* Seminar: The law firm of Snell & Wilmer will present a seminar about the top 10 contracting mistakes, 7-9 a.m., Beneficial Tower, 15 W. South Temple, Suite 1200, Salt Lake City. RSVP is required to: jsinquefield@swlaw.com or 801-257-1994.