Meetings & Events

Greater Spokane Valley Chamber of Commerce will hold a business connections breakfast on Friday, Aug. 16, at 6:30 a.m., at Mirabeau Park Hotel & Convention Center, 1100 N. Sullivan. The program will be Marijuana: Budding Business or Bad Idea? Mike Ormsby, U.S. attorney for Eastern Washington, will lead the discussion. The cost is $25 for members and $35 for others and includes breakfast. To register, go to spokanevallychamber.org.



The Washington Policy Center, a think tank promoting sound public policy based on free-market solutions, will hold its 2013 Annual Dinner on Thursday, Sept. 5, from 7 to 9 p.m., at the Spokane Convention Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. The Spokane speaker will be S.E. Cupp, columnist at the New York Daily News and a contributing editor at Townhall Magazine. The statewide speakers will be presented via webcast. They are Dr. Ben Carson, pediatric neurosurgeon and opinion columnist for the Washington Times; and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker. The cost is $100 for dinner and public reception. For information and to register, go to washingtonpolicy.org/events.



Greater Spokane Incorporated will hold Good Morning Greater Spokane: Washington Health Benefit Exchange on Friday, Sept. 6, from 7 to 9 a.m., at CenterPlace, 2426 N. Discovery Place, in Spokane Valley. The cost is $25 for members and $55 for others until Sept. 4, and $30 for members and $55 for others thereafter. GSI also will hold its 2013 Annual Meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 11, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at the Spokane Convention Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. Lisa Brown, chancellor of Washington State University Spokane and former Washington state senator, and Dr. Paul Ramsey, dean of the School of Medicine at the University of Washington, will be the keynote speakers. The cost is $45 for members and $75 for others until Sept. 3, and $50 for members and $75 for others thereafter. To register for these events, go to greaterspokane.org.

Workshops & Seminars

Tincan, the nonprofit organization that uses information technology and interactive media for education and community development, will offer the following free technology training workshops: Email, Monday, Aug. 19, from 11 a.m. to noon and Facebook Basics, from 2 to 3 p.m.; Internet Basics, Tuesdays, Aug. 20 and 27, from 4 to 5 p.m.; Online Job Searching, Wednesday, Aug. 21, from 3 to 4 p.m.; Growing Your Business with Facebook, Thursday, Aug. 22, from 4 to 5 p.m.; Google Cloud, Monday, Aug. 26, from 11 a.m. to noon; LinkedIn, Monday, Aug. 26, from 2 to 3 p.m.; Growing Your Business with Online Photos, Wednesday, Aug. 28, from 3 to 4 p.m.; Growing Your Business with Websites, Thursday, Aug. 29, from 3 to 4 p.m.; Growing Your Business with Twitter, Thursday, Aug. 29, from 4 to 5 p.m. Workshops will be held at 1317 W. Second. For information and to register, go to tincan.org.



The Idaho Housing and Finance Association will hold a free workshop for landlords on Monday, Aug. 19, at 3 p.m. at its branch office, 915 W. Canfield, in Coeur d'Alene. Lt. Fred Swanson of the Idaho State Police will discuss how to identify drug-related activities and steps landlords can take if they suspect residents are engaged in illegal behavior. IHFA staff also will discuss the Housing Choice Voucher program. To register, call (208) 762-5113 or (866) 621-2994.



SCORE will offer the following training workshops: Social Media for Small Business 101 on Wednesday, Aug. 21, from 1 to 3 p.m., Quickbooks Financial Management on Wednesday, Aug. 28, from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., How to Start a New Business on Wednesday, Sept. 4, from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., How to Write a Business Plan on Wednesday, Sept. 11, from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and Small Business Marketing and Sales on Wednesday, Sept. 18, from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The workshops will be held at the Spokane Regional Business Center, 801 W. Riverside. The cost for each of the workshops is $40 pre-registered, $50 at the door, and $15 for an additional person from the same company. To register and for information, call SCORE at 353-2821 or go to ScoreSpokane.org.



A group of independent trainers will hold an Inland Northwest Training Fair on Tuesday, Aug. 27, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., at CenterPlace Event Center, 2426 N. Discovery Place, in Spokane Valley. The fair will offer samples of local business trainers and seminars. The cost is $10. For information and to register, go to inwtrainingfair.com.



Associated Industries of the Inland Northwest will hold a Case Law Update workshop on Wednesday, Sept. 4, from 9 a.m. to noon, at Associated Industries, 1206 N. Lincoln. The cost is $100 for members and $150 for others. To register or for information, call 326-6885 or go to aiin.com.



Greater Spokane Incorporated and the Washington Procurement Technical Assistance Center will hold a free Introduction to Government Contracting workshop on Thursday, Sept. 5, from 8 to 11 a.m., and a free Building a Capabilities Statement workshop from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. The workshops will be held at the Spokane Regional Business Center, 801 W. Riverside. For information, go to greaterspokane.org or call 321-3651.

Conventions & Shows

The International Interior Design Association Inland Northwest City Center will hold REVEAL13: a product expo on Thursday, Sept. 12, from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., at the Lincoln Center, 1316 N. Lincoln. The event is free for members and students, and $10 for others. For information, contact Crystal Hooker at crystal@design-source-inc.com or call her at 217-2475.



The Washington State Housing Finance Commission will hold Housing Washington 2013, the 20th Annual Affordable Housing Conference, Mon.-Wed., Oct. 7-9, at the Spokane Convention Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. The conference will run from 1 to 4 p.m. on Monday, and from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday. The conference will be a forum for learning, discussion, networking, and collaboration about affordable housing. For information and to register, go to wshfc.org/conf.