• Steve Forbes, chairman and editor-in-chief of Forbes Media, headlines The 2011-12 Florida Forum event at 7 p.m. Feb. 27 at the Times-Union Center. The forum is a benefit series sponsored by The Women’s Board of Wolfson Children’s Hospital. Former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice speaks at 7:30 p.m. April 4. For information, visit www.thefloridaforum.com.
• Roger King has joined the safety and learning group of the Jacksonville-based headquarters of Crowley Maritime Corp. as senior corporate safety director. He will report to Suz Michel, vice president, safety and learning. King previously was a director at Pfizer, responsible for leading the environmental, health and safety, site services, facility and security operations for vaccine manufacturing, R&D and animal health care operations.
• A farewell party is planned for outgoing Jacksonville Area Legal Aid Executive Director Michael Figgins at the law offices of Harrell & Harrell from 6-8 p.m. March 1 at 4735 Sunbeam Road. RSVP to Christa Figgins at 224-1545.
• Correction: Because of an editing error, City Council member Johnny Gaffney was misidentified in a story about the Council agenda.
• Kenneth Jacobs, managing shareholder of the Jacksonville office of GrayRobinson, has been elected to the board of directors of Synovus Bank.
• The Jacksonville Jaguars announced a “Refer-A-Fan” ticket sales referral program that will pay existing season ticket owners up to $100 per seat when new fans they refer to the Jaguars buy a multiyear season ticket. Season ticket owners who refer fans who go on to purchase any new season ticket will also be entered in a drawing to win a trip to Super Bowl XLVII in New Orleans next year.