Meetings & Events

The Inland Northwest chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners will hold its November meeting on Thursday, Nov. 8, at 5 p.m., at the Lincoln Center, 1316 N. Lincoln. Reynetta DeVeau, of Spokane, will present the program, "Time Management-Turning Stress into Positive Energy." The cost is $39 for members and $54 for others. RSVP to reservations@nawbonw.org.

Smart Justice Spokane, a project founded by Washington state citizens who see a need for local and state government to reinvest criminal justice money into proven alternatives to incarceration for a safe community at a lower cost, will hold a Smart Justice Symposium. The symposium will be an all-day event on Friday, Nov. 9, at Northern Quest Resort and Casino, 100 N. Hayford, in Airway Heights. Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich, Spokane Mayor David Condon, Spokane Police Chief Frank Straub, elected judges, probation officers, public prosecutors and defenders, and social service experts from around Washington state will speak. For information, go to smartjusticespokane.org.

Gonzaga University will hold an informational meeting about its dual degree programs, MBA/JD and MAcc/JD, on Tuesday, Nov. 13, from noon to 1 p.m., in the courtroom at its School of Law, 721 N. Cincinnati, and a meeting about its MAcc degree on Tuesday, Nov. 13, from 5:30 to 7 p.m., at the Jepson Center, 502 E. Boone. Also, there will be a meeting about the MBA and MAcc degrees on Wednesday, Nov. 14, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Coeur d'Alene Resort's Beauty Bay room, 115 S. Second, in Coeur d'Alene. For information and to RSVP, go to gonzaga.edu/infomtg.

LaunchPad Inland Northwest will hold Launch Spokane Presents Startup & Entrepreneur Forum on Tuesday, Nov. 13, from 4 to 6 p.m., at the Lincoln Center, 1316 N. Lincoln. The event is free for members and students, and $10 for others. For information and to register, go to www.launchpadinw.com.

Providence Health Care and Eastern Washington University will host jointly a free forum on health care reform, Health Care in Spokane: The Good News, on Tuesday, Nov. 13, from 5 to 7 p.m., at the Spokane Convention Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. The featured speaker will be T.R. Reid, news correspondent for the Washington Post, NPR, and PBS, and screenwriter and narrator of the PBS documentary "U.S. Health Care: The Good News." For information, go to bit.ly/SWNnAL.

The Spokane Regional Health District will hold a Health Equity in Spokane discussion on Wednesday, Nov. 14, from 7 to 9 a.m., at Gonzaga University's Cataldo Hall, in the Globe Room, at 502 E. Boone. Register at srhd.org/healthequity.

Gonzaga University, Whitworth University, and Leadership Spokane will host jointly the second event in the Becoming the Clear Choice: A two-part series on crafting your professional development plan at a breakfast meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 14, from 7:15 to 8:45 a.m., at the Lincoln Center, 1316 N. Lincoln. Pam DeCounter, a principal with Red & Associates, will facilitate the discussions. The cost is $30, or $15 for students. For information and to RSVP, contact lsintern@leadershipspokane.org or call 321-3639.

The University of Idaho will hold the second meeting in the free Recreation and Tourism Speaker Series, International Marketing for Idaho Tourism on Wednesday, Nov. 14, from 4 to 5 p.m., in room 241 at the University's Harbor Center, 1031 N. Academic Way, in Coeur d'Alene. Karen Ballard, administrator for tourism development at the Idaho Department of Commerce, will present. For information, call 208-667-2588 or go to uidaho.edu/cda.

Sustainable Resources INW will hold the fourth event in its Green Business Networking Luncheon series, Recycling-Everything You Wanted To Know But Were Too Afraid To Ask on Monday, Nov. 19, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at the Spokane Convention Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd, room 201. Speakers are Suzanne Tresko and Jim Haynes, of Spokane Regional Solid Waste System; Jim Schrock, of Earthworks Recycling Inc.; Doug Krapas, of Inland Empire Paper Co.; and Larry Condon, of PacifiClean Environmental. The cost is $18. To register or for more information, call 209-2861.

Third Tuesday Spokane, organized by ActionCOACH Spokane, Washington Trust Bank, and No-Li Brewhouse, will hold a free networking event on Tuesday, Nov. 20, from 5 to 8 p.m., at No-Li Brewhouse, 1003 E. Trent. For information and to register, call 455-5053 or go to bit.ly/SxDpra.

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: Online Job Searching, Monday, Nov. 12, from 3 to 4 p.m., and Basic Video: Editing, from 4 to 6 p.m.; Growing Your Business with Video, Tuesday, Nov. 13, from 4 to 5 p.m.; Growing Your Business with Pinterest, Wednesday, Nov. 14, from 2 to 3 p.m.; Internet Basics, Thursday, Nov. 15, from 10 to 11 a.m., Facebook Basics, from 2 to 3 p.m., and Photoshop 101, from 4 to 5 p.m.; Basic Video: Exporting and Uploading, Monday, Nov. 19, from 4 to 5 p.m.; Growing Your Business with Facebook, Tuesday, Nov. 20, from 4 to 5 p.m.; Photoshop 102, Wednesday, Nov. 21, from 2 to 3 p.m.; and Open Video Lab, Wednesdays, from 1 to 3 p.m. Workshops will be held at 1317 W. Second. For information and to register, go to www.tincan .org.

Greater Spokane Incorporated will hold a Teaching the Teachers-Healthcare Diagnostics Workshop on Friday, Nov. 9, from 9 a.m. to noon, at InCyte Pathology, 13103 E. Mansfield. GSI also will hold a Teaching the Teachers-4Hydrographic Printing Workshop on Wednesday, Nov. 14, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., at Liquid Transformations, 1707 E. Holyoke. The workshops are free for teachers. For information, email mlindsay@greaterspokane.org.

SCORE will hold a How to Write a Business Plan workshop on Wednesday, Nov. 14, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., a Small Business Marketing and Sales workshop on Wednesday, Nov. 21, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and a Financial Record Keeping workshop on Wednesday, Nov. 28, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The workshops will be held at 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 www.ScoreSpokane.org.

The American Society for Training and Development's Inland Northwest chapter will hold Designing Training 2012 Series: Smart Pupil on Wednesday, Nov. 14, from 11:15 a.m. to 2 p.m., at CenterPlace at Mirabeau Point, 2426 N. Discovery Place. The cost is $15 for members and $25 for others. For information, go to www.astdinw.org/events.

Greater Spokane Incorporated and the Eastern Washington Procurement Technical Assistance Center will hold a free Can FedBid Work for You? class on Wednesday, Nov. 14, from 1 to 3 p.m., at 801 W. Riverside. PTAC will present the ins and outs of the reverse auction FedBid process. For information and to RSVP, email ptac@greaterspokane.org.

Greater Spokane Incorporated's BizStreet program and Numerica Credit Union will hold Online Marketing-Taking the Next Step on Thursday, Nov. 15, from 8 to 11 a.m., at 801 W. Riverside. Chris Reilly, of Unleashed Online Marketing, and Ed Reese, of Sixth Man Marketing Inc., will speak. The cost is $30 for members and $50 for others. GSI also will hold Getting the Media's Attention on Thursday, Nov. 29, from 7:30 to 9:30a.m., at 801 W. Riverside. Speakers will include Melissa Luck, executive producer and news content manager at KXLY4; Addy Hatch, city editor at the Spokesman-Review; and Kim Crompton, editor at the Journal of Business. The cost is $20 for members and $35 for others. To register and for information about these events, go to greaterspokane.org or call 321-3630.

Conventions & Shows

Toastmasters District Nine Fall Conference
Nov. 16-18
The Davenport Hotel