Meetings & Events

Greater Spokane Valley Chamber of Commerce will hold a business connections breakfast on Friday, March 15, at 7 a.m., at Mirabeau Park Hotel & Convention Center, 1100 N. Sullivan. Sherriff Ozzie Knezovich will present an overview of crime in Spokane County. The cost is $25 for members and $35 for others. To register, go to spokanevallychamber.org.



The American Advertising Federation Spokane will hold its 2013 Addy Awards event on Friday, March 15, at 6 p.m., at the Garland Theater, 924 W. Garland. For information, go to aafspokane.com.



Gonzaga University will hold its free 27th Annual O'Leary Lecture titled, "Science and the World's Future," featuring Bruce Alberts, former president of the National Academy of Sciences, on Monday, March 18, at 7:30 p.m., at Gonzaga's Cataldo Hall, in the Globe Room, at 502 E. Boone. For information, email Howard L. Glass at glassh@gonzaga.edu or call 313-3888.



Third Tuesday Spokane, organized by ActionCOACH Spokane, Washington Trust Bank, and Wolf Creek Lodge, will hold a free networking event on Tuesday, March 19, from 5 to 8 p.m., at Wolf Creek Lodge, 104 S. Freya. To register, go to http://thirdtuesday031913.eventbrite.com.



Spokane Public Radio and City Cable Channel 5 will present an SPR Health Forum titled ObamaCare: Fact & Fiction on Tuesday, March 19, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., in the Spokane City Hall council chambers. Washington State Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler will be among several panelists discussing the Affordable Care Act. The event is free and open to the public. For information, go to spokanepublicradio.org/forums.



The Spokane City Forum will hold Behavioral Healthcare Services in a Changing Healthcare Environment on Wednesday, March 20, from 11:45 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the First Presbyterian Church, 318 S. Cedar. Christine Barada, director of Spokane County's community services, housing, and community development department, and Jeff Thomas, CEO of Frontier Behavioral Health, will be the featured speakers. The cost is $15 general admission or $5 for students and includes lunch, or the event is free without lunch. To register by noon on March 18, go to spokanecityforum.org or call 777-1555.



The National Association of Women in Construction will hold its March membership meeting on Thursday, March 21, at 5:30 p.m., at Bumpers Family Fun Center, 12828 E. Sprague, in Spokane Valley. The cost is $20 and includes bowling and dinner. RSVP to ardy@moserheat.com



The Spokane chapter of the Accounting & Financial Women's Alliance will hold its general meeting on Thursday, March 21, from 5:30 to 8 p.m., at the Lincoln Center, 1316 N. Lincoln. The topic for discussion will be retirement distribution planning, led by Tom Coffin, a financial planner with Rennaker Financial LLC, of Spokane Valley. The cost is $15 for students, $22 for members, and $27 for others. To register, email reservations@aswa4.org.



Gonzaga University, Whitworth University, and Leadership Spokane will host jointly the second event in the Spring Leadership Connection Series: Applying Servant Leadership in the Workplace at a breakfast meeting on Friday, March 22, at 7:15 a.m., at the Lincoln Center, 1316 N. Lincoln. Larry Spears, CEO of the Spears Center for Servant Leadership, and Tony Bonanzino, co-owner of Century Archives Northwest, will facilitate the discussion. The cost is $30, or $15 for students. For information and to RSVP, contact lfinney@leadershipspokane.org or call 321-3639.



The West Plains Chamber of Commerce will hold its Best of the West Gala 2013 on Friday, March 22, from 5:30 to 8 p.m., at Northern Quest Resort & Casino, 100 N. Hayford, in Airway Heights. The cost is $36 and includes dinner. For information, email community@westplainschamber.org or call 747-8480.



Greater Spokane Incorporated will hold Business After Hours on Location on Thursday, March 28, from 5 to 7 p.m., at Lukins & Annis PS, 717 W. Sprague. The event is free for members and $10 for others. For information, email kpallardy@greaterspokane.org or call 321-3630.



Greater Spokane Incorporated's BizStreet program and Numerica Credit Union will hold a Connect with the Elect, Your Region's Mayors meeting on Thursday, April 4, from 7 to 9:15 a.m., at 801 W. Riverside. City of Spokane Mayor David Condon, City of Spokane Valley Mayor Tom Towey, and City of Liberty Lake Mayor Steve Peterson will speak. The event is free for members and $20 for others. For information, email bizstreetspokane.com or call 321-3632.

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: Basic Windows 7, Monday, March 18, from 11 a.m. to noon, and Monday, March 25, from 1 to 2 p.m.; Blogging Basics, Monday, March 18, from 3 to 4 p.m., and Basic Video: Editing from 4 to 6 p.m.; Growing Your Business with Facebook, Tuesday, March 19, from 5 to 6 p.m.; Google Cloud, Wednesday, March 20, from noon to 1 p.m.; Internet Basics, Thursday, March 21, from 11 a.m. to noon, and Thursday, March 28, from 11a.m to noon; Online Job Searching, Friday, March 22, from 10 to 11 a.m.; Etsy, Monday, March 25, from 3 to 4 p.m. and Basic Video: Exporting and Uploading from 4 to 5 p.m. Workshops will be held at 1317 W. Second. For information and to register, go to www.tincan.org.



Associated Industries of the Inland Northwest will hold a Creative Interviewing & Selection workshop on Wednesday, March 20, from 8:30 a.m. to noon, at Associated Industries, 1206 N. Lincoln. The cost is $85 for members and $140 for others. To register or for more information, call 326-6885 or go to aiin.com.



SCORE will hold a Small Business Marketing and Sales workshop on Wednesday, March 20, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and a Small Business Financial Management workshop on Wednesday, March 27, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The workshops will be held at the Spokane Regional Business Center, 801 W. Riverside. The events are $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.



The National Association of Credit Management Inland Northwest will hold a Doing Business in Canada workshop on Thursday, March 21, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., at Oxford Suites Spokane Valley, 15015 E. Indiana. The cost is $75 for members, $95 for others, and includes lunch. To register by March 18, email customerservice@nacminw.com or call 326-2550.



The Inland Northwest chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners will hold a Marketing: Integrating Methods to Amplify Success workshop on Monday, March 25, from 4 to 5:30 p.m., at the Lincoln Center, 1316 N. Lincoln. Billie Gaura, owner and creative director of Spokane-based Rainmaker Creative Inc., will teach. The cost is $19 for members and $29 for others until noon on March 25, and $25 for members and $35 for others thereafter. RSVP to reservations@nawbonw.org.



ActionCOACH Spokane will hold a GrowthCLUB workshop on Thursday, March 28, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Center Place, 2426 N. Discovery Place. The cost is $500 and includes all materials. For information and to register, go to actioncoachspokane.com or call 455-5053.



Greater Spokane Incorporated and the Washington Procurement Technical Assistance Center will hold a free Woman Owned Small Business Certification workshop on Friday, March 29, from 9 to 11 a.m., at 801 W. Riverside. For information, email kpallardy@greaterspokane.org or call 321-3630.



The Inland Northwest Development Council will hold a Navigating Laws and Taxes seminar on Wednesday, March 27, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Knights of Columbus, 302 E. Boone. There will be a speaker from the Charities Program of the Washington Secretary of State and the program is approved for continuing education credits. The cost is free for members and $20 for others. To register, go to inlandnwdevcouncil.org or call 990-1804.

Conferences & Shows

Spokane River Forum 2013 Conference

March 26-27

CenterPlace Regional Event Center, 2426 N. Discovery Place

$75 includes lunch; info@spokaneriver.net.



Spokane Valley Chamber Business Show

March 27, 2 to 7 p.m.; free

Mirabeau Park Hotel & Convention Center, 1100 N. Sullivan

Business after hours networking, 5 to 7 p.m.; 924-4994



Spokane's 2013 Annual Fair Housing Conference

April 11, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

CenterPlace Regional Event Center, 2426 N. Discovery Place

$30 includes lunch and training; 325-2665