Meetings & Events

The Spokane Public Facilities District will hold a free Convention Center Completion Stakeholder meeting on Monday, Feb. 4, at 10 a.m., at the Spokane Convention Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd., room 207. For information, go to spokanepfd.org.



Go Red for Women will hold a luncheon to benefit the American Heart Association on Wednesday, Feb. 6, from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Spokane Convention Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. The cost is $125. To register, go to spokanegoredluncheon.org, or call 536-1500.



The West Plains Chamber of Commerce will hold its monthly membership breakfast on Thursday, Feb. 7, from 7 to 8:30 a.m., at Holiday Inn Spokane Airport, 1616 S. Windsor. Larry Krauter, CEO of Spokane International Airport, will speak. To register or for information, call 747-8480, or email community@westplainschamber.org.



Visit Spokane will hold its Vendor Showcase Speed Date event on Thursday, Feb. 7, from 2 to 5 p.m., at CenterPlace Regional Event Center, 2426 N. Discovery Place. The event is free for members. RSVP to Brooklyn Branson at bbranson@visitspokane.com or call 742-9382.



Greater Spokane Incorporated will hold Good Morning Greater Spokane on Friday, Feb. 8, from 7 to 9 a.m., at the Spokane Convention Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. Spokane Mayor David Condon will give his State of the City Address. The cost is $25 for members and $30 for others until Feb. 6, and $55 thereafter. GSI, in partnership with the Journal of Business, will hold a Health Care of the Future program titled, "Affordable Health Care and the Changing Health Care Landscape," on Thursday, Feb. 14, from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m., at the Davenport Hotel in the Grand Pennington Ballroom, at 10 S. Post. The cost is $25 until Feb. 12 and $30 thereafter. For information about these events, go to greaterspokane.org or call 624-1393.



Gonzaga University will hold an informational meeting about its MBA program on Tuesday, Feb. 12, from 5:30 to 7 p.m., in the Jepson Center, 502 E. Boone. Gonzaga also will hold a free Aram Lecture on Business Ethics on Wednesday, Feb. 13, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Gonzaga's Cataldo Hall, in the Globe Room, at 502 E. Boone. Brian K. Steverson, Gonzaga University's John L. Aram Professor of Business Ethics, will present "Business Ethics Education as Transformative: The Jesuit Tradition." For information and to RSVP, go to gonzaga.edu/infomtg.



The Washington State Liquor Control Board will hold a public forum on I-502 implementation on Tuesday, Feb. 12, from 6 to 10 p.m., at Spokane City Hall in the council chambers, 808 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. Initiative 502 makes it legal in Washington state for an individual to possess up to one ounce of marijuana, and the forum will discuss implementation of the initiative. For information, go to liq.wa.gov.



The Inland Northwest chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners will hold its February chapter meeting, "Raising the Bar—Being the Authentic, Powerful Woman You Are," on Wednesday, Feb.13, at 5 p.m., at Chateau Rive in the Flour Mill, 621 W. Mallon. Valerie Lipstein, founder and CEO of Inspired Living Now, of Spokane, will speak. The cost is $34 for members and $49 for others before noon Monday, Feb. 11, and $39 for members and $54 for others thereafter. To register, email reservations@nawbonw.org or call 731-3309.



Marketing Associates of Spokane will hold its monthly meeting on Thursday, Feb. 14, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at the Lincoln Center, 1316 N. Lincoln. Jessica Green, of Brightworks' Seattle region, will present the program, "Green Building Performance—Closing the Gaps Between Design and Results." The cost is $20 for members, $30 for others, and includes lunch. To RSVP by Monday, Feb. 11, go to maspokane.org. For information, call Taryn Erickson at 208-676-8001 or email terickson@trindera.com.



Greater Spokane Valley Chamber of Commerce will hold a business connections breakfast on Friday, Feb. 15, from 6:30 to 8:30 a.m., at Mirabeau Park Hotel & Convention Center, 1100 N. Sullivan. The program will be about economic development, and Spokane County Commissioner Al French will speak. Cost is $25 for members and $35 for others and includes breakfast. For information, go to spokanevallychamber.org.

Workshops & Seminars

Spokane Regional MarCom Association will hold a "What are you Broadcasting?" development workshop on Friday, Feb. 1, from 7 to 11 a.m., at the Lincoln Center, 1316 N. Lincoln. Shawne Duperon will teach marketing skills and interviewing techniques. The cost for the full workshop is $50 for members, $65 for others, $20 for student members, $40 for other students, and includes breakfast. To register, go to spokanemarcom.org.



Greater Spokane Incorporated will hold a Teaching the Teachers—Advanced Manufacturing Workshop on Tuesday, Feb. 5, from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at Proto Technologies, 22808 E. Appleway, in Liberty Lake. GSI also will hold Teaching the Teachers—Energy Infrastructure on Tuesday, Feb. 12, from 9:30 a.m. to noon, at TransCanada Inc., 201 W. North River Drive. The workshops are free for teachers. For information, email mlindsay@greaterspokane.org.



Toastmasters District Nine will hold a series of free leadership workshops on Tuesday, Feb. 5, from noon to 1 p.m., at the Spokane Library downtown branch, 906 W. Main; Wednesday, Feb. 6, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., at 6405 N. Addison; and Thursday, Feb. 7, from 6 to 7:30 p.m., at the Saranac Building, 25 W. Main. For information, email Kathy Hansen at kathy@quintcareers.com.



SCORE will hold a How to Start a New Business workshop on Wednesday, Feb. 6, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; a How to Write a Business Plan workshop on Wednesday, Feb. 13, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; and a Small Business Marketing and Sales workshop, on Wednesday, Feb. 20, 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 more information, call SCORE at 353-2821 or go to ScoreSpokane.org.



Associated Industries, of Spokane, will hold an Interactive Leadership: Coaching Skills for Supervisors and Managers series Fridays from Feb. 8 to April 12, from 8:30 a.m. to noon at 1206 N. Lincoln. The cost is $950 for members, $850 for two or more from your company, and $1,300 for others. A.I. also will hold an Affirmative Action Compliance—New Challenges workshop on Tuesday, Feb. 19, from 8:30 a.m. to noon, at 1206 N. Lincoln. The workshop is free for members of A.I.'s AAP Annual Update Service, $85 for members, and $140 for others. To register or for information, call 326-6885 or email cmerrill@aiin.net.



Greater Spokane Incorporated's BizStreet program and Numerica Credit Union will hold iBandits—Keeping the Bad Guys Out of Your Business on Tuesday, Feb. 12, from 7:45 to 9:30 a.m. Kelley Ferguson, chief information officer of Numerica Credit Union, will instruct. The cost is $20 for members and $35 for others. GSI and the Eastern Washington Procurement Technical Assistance Center will hold a free Introduction to Government Contracting seminar on Thursday, Feb. 14, from 8 to 11 a.m. Both events will be held at 801 W. Riverside. For information and to register, go to greaterspokane.org.



Visit Spokane will hold a Spokane Regional Tourism Ambassador class on Monday, Feb. 25, from 1 to 5 p.m., at the Quality Inn, 110 E. Fourth. The cost is $25. To register by Feb. 18, go to ctanetwork.com. For information, call Gina Mauro at 744-3340.



The Inland Northwest chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners will hold a Marketing: Referrals and Retention workshop, on Monday, Feb. 25, from 4 to 5:30 p.m., at the Lincoln Center, 1316 N. Lincoln. Tony Rubleski, president of Mind Capture Group, of Spring Lake, Mich., will instruct. The cost is $19 for members and $29 for others before noon on Monday, Feb. 25, and $25 for members and $35 for others thereafter. RSVP to reservations@nawbonw.org or call 731-3309.

Conventions & Shows

Third Annual Inland Northwest Nonprofit Conference

Feb. 7, The Lincoln Center, 1316 N. Lincoln, ae-consulting.net