February 12 - 27, 2009
Rig Riggins, YMCA president and CEO, and Monica Walters, YWCA executive director, will give a presentation, titled Your (New) Y, at the Spokane City Forum, on Wednesday, Feb. 18, from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the First Presbyterian Church, 318 S. Cedar, at a cost of $10. Call 777-1555 to register.



The American Association of University Women will meet on Saturday, Feb. 21, at the Mirabeau Park Hotel, 1100 N. Sullivan, at 10 a.m. Laura Finney, director of Leadership Spokane, and Nancy Stowell, superintendent of Spokane Public Schools, will be the featured speakers. The cost is $17 and includes lunch. Call Linda Krogh at 487-1080 to register.



The Gonzaga University Graduate School of Business will hold an informational meeting for prospective students on Monday, Feb. 23, from 5:30 to 7 p.m., in the university's Jepson Center, 502 E. Boone. Information on all of the university's graduate programs will be presented. Call 313-7044 for information.



The Spokane-area chapter of the Association for Operations Management will hold a free professional development event on Thursday, Feb. 26, at 5:45 p.m., at Proto Technologies Inc., 22808 E. Appleway. Participants will tour the plant and learn about rapid prototyping technology. Call Kathy Maddux at 768-9988 to register.



The CFA Society of Spokane will hold its 15th Annual Economic Forecast Dinner, on Thursday, Feb. 26, at 5:30 p.m., at the Spokane Club, 1002 W. Riverside. Tickets are $50 and include dinner. Call Brian Brill at 353-3896 to register.

Meetings & Events
The Inland Northwest chapter of the Project Management Institute will meet on Tuesday, Feb. 17, at Conley's Place Restaurant, 12618 E. Sprague, for a presentation titled Creating Cross Divisional Teams. A no-host dinner will begin at 5:30 p.m., and the presentation will begin at 6:30 p.m. Call Carl Paukstis at 220-9805 for information.



The Spokane office of the Washington state Department of Revenue will host a free tax workshop for new and small-business owners on Wednesday, Feb. 18, from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m., and again from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m., at its office, 1330 N. Washington. Participants of the workshop will learn about excise taxes, reporting classifications, deductions, tax incentives, sales tax collection, and more. Call 327-0200 to register.



Community Frameworks will conduct a homebuyer education class, titled Understanding Credit, on Wednesday, Feb. 18, at 6 p.m., at the organization's office, 315 W. Mission. Call 484-6733, ext. 117 to register.



SCORE, Counselors to America's Small Business, will present the workshops Business Marketing and Sales, on Wednesday, Feb. 18; and Financial Recordkeeping, on Wednesday, Feb. 25. Each class will be held at the BizStreet Resource Center, 801 W. Riverside, from 9 a.m. to noon, at a cost of $35 in advance or $40 at the door. Call 353-2800 to register.



The Spokane chapter of the American Society of Women Accountants will meet on Friday, Feb. 19, at 5:30 p.m. at the Red Lion Hotel at the Park, 303 W. North River Drive. Attendees will hear presentations on the Community Empowerment Zone Designation and Federal Tax Credits. The cost is $20 for members and $25 for others, and dinner is included. Register online at www.aswa4.org.



Greater Spokane Incorporated and the Eastern Washington University College of Business and Public Administration will present a seminar titled Federal Reserve Spotlight on the Economy, on Tuesday, Feb. 24, from 7:30 to 9 a.m., at the Red Lion Hotel at the Park, 303 W. North River Drive. Gary Zimmerman, a senior economist with the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, will be the featured speaker. The cost is $35 and includes breakfast. Call 624-1393 to register.



The Inland Northwest Association for Financial Professionals will present a workshop, titled Optimizing Working Capital, on Wednesday, Feb. 25, at 11:45 a.m., at the Hotel Lusso, 1 N. Post. The cost is $22.50 for members and $35 for others, and includes lunch. Call Jessy Hummel at 455-5888 to register.



The Spokane Home Builders Association will present a three-day certification program for the Certified Aging-In-Place Specialist designation Wednesday through Friday, Feb. 25-27, at its office, 5813 E. Fourth, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day, at a cost of $400. Participants will learn the technical, business, and customer-service skills to allow them to compete more effectively in the growing market of home modifications for the older-adult market. Call Kim Love at 532-4990 to register.



The Spokane chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners will present a workshop, titled Getting to the Heart of Change: Actions for Leading Successful Change in Your Organization, on Tuesday, March 3, from 8 a.m. to noon, at Wheatland Bank, 222 N. Wall. Attendees will learn tools and tactics for being successful with change rather than reactive to it. The cost is $60, and registration is required by Feb. 27. Call Carrie Magruder at 290-6999 to register.

Workshops & Seminars
International Auto Show

Feb. 13-15

Spokane County Fair & Expo Center

Expected Attendance: 13,000



Inland Northwest Motorcycle Show & Sale

Feb. 20-22

Spokane Convention Center

Expected Attendance: 12,000



Spokane Golf Show

Feb. 20-22

Spokane Convention Center

Expected Attendance: 3,000