Meetings & Events

Greater Spokane Incorporated will hold Good Morning Greater Spokane on Friday, Oct. 12, from 7 to 9 a.m., at the Red Lion Hotel at the Park, 303 W. North River Drive. U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers and challenger Rich Cowan will participate in a forum. The cost is $30 for members and $55 for others. To register and for information, go to greaterspokane.org or call 321-3619. GSI's BizStreet program and Numerica Credit Union will hold A Conversation with Don Poffenroth, president of Dry Fly Distilling Inc. on Tuesday, Oct. 30, from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m., at 801 W. Riverside. The cost is $25 for members and $50 for others. For information, call 321-3632 or go to bizstreetspokane.com.

Gonzaga University will hold an informational meeting about its MBA program on Wednesday, October 17, from 5:30 to 7 p.m., in the Jepson Center, 502 E. Boone. RSVP at gonzaga.edu/infomtg.

Spokane Regional Health District will hold a Health Equity in Spokane discussion on Wednesday, Oct. 17, from 6 to 8 p.m., at the Northeast Community Center, 4001 N. Cook, and Wednesday, Oct. 24, from 6 to 8 p.m., at Community School, 1300 W. Knox. Register at srhd.org/healthequity.

Washington State Apprenticeship & Training Council will hold its quarterly meeting on Thursday, Oct. 18, at 9 a.m., at Northern Quest Resort & Casino, 100 N. Hayford, in Airway Heights. For information call (360) 902-5320 or email thum235@lni.wa.gov.

Marketing Associates of Spokane will hold its monthly meeting on Thursday, Oct. 18, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at the Lincoln Center, 1316 N. Lincoln. Jan Flesher, of Flesher Marketing Infrastructures, of Renton, Wash., will present the program, "Business Process Planning for Successful CRM (customer relationship management)." The cost is $20 for members, $30 for others, and includes lunch. To RSVP by Monday, Oct. 15, go to maspokane.org. For information, call Kelli Crain at 624-1050 or email kelli@msi-engineers.com.

LaunchPad Inland Northwest will hold Launch Spokane, connecting with professional women, on Wednesday, Oct. 18, from 4 to 6 p.m., at the Impulse at Northern Quest Resort & Casino, 100 N. Hayford, in Airway Heights. Jennifer Evans, marketing and events director for Bozzi Media, will speak. The event is free for members and college students and $10 for others. For information and to register, go to www.launchpadinw.com.

Greater Spokane Valley Chamber of Commerce will hold a business connections breakfast on Friday, Oct. 19, at 11:30 a.m., at Mirabeau Park Hotel & Convention Center, 1100 N. Sullivan. The cost is $25 for members and $35 for others. To register, go to www.spokanevallychamber.org.

Greater Spokane Incorporated will hold a free Business After Hours at the Trade Show networking event, on Thursday, Oct. 25, from 5 to 7 p.m., at Northern Quest Resort & Casino, 100 Hayford, in Airway Heights. For information, go to greaterspokane.org or call 624-1393.

Workshops & Seminars

Greater Spokane Incorporated will hold Teaching the Teachers—Energy Workshop on Tuesday, Oct. 16, from 8:30 a.m. to noon, at Avista Corp.'s Jack Stewart Training Center, 8307 N. Regal. The workshop is free for teachers and $40 for others. For information, call 624-1393 or email mlindsay@greaterspokane.org.

Associated Industries of the Inland Northwest will hold a Real Success Stories in Management-Leadership seminar for business owners, management, leaders, and human relations professionals on Wednesday, Oct. 17, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at the Red Lion Templin's Hotel on the River, 414 E. First, in Post Falls. The cost is $85 for members, $70 each for two or more from your company, and $140 for others, and includes lunch. The cost without lunch is $60 for members, $50 each for two or more from your company, and $140 for others. Associated Industries also will hold an Early Performance Intervention: Gaining Employee Commitment course on Tuesday, Oct. 23, from 8:30 a.m. to noon. The cost is $170 for members and $280 for others. Associated Industries also will hold a Reasonable Suspicion Drug and Alcohol Testing course on Thursday, Oct. 25, from 8 to 11 a.m., at 1206 N. Lincoln. The cost is free for AI Retro members, $90 for members, and $145 for others. To register or for more information about these courses, call 326-6885 or go to aiin.com.

SCORE will hold a Small Business Marketing workshop, on Wednesday, Oct. 17, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., a Small Business Financial Recordkeeping workshop, on Wednesday, Oct. 24, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and a one-time workshop called Cloud Computing, on Wednesday, Oct. 31, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.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.

ActionCOACH Spokane will hold a ResultRICH workshop, Thursday, Oct. 18, from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Center Place, 2426 N. Discovery Place. The cost is $75 for three people. To register or for more information, call 455-5053 or go to actioncoachspokane.com.

Visit Spokane, will hold a Certified Tourism Ambassador Training class on Friday, Oct. 26, from 1 to 5 p.m., at the Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture, 2316 W. First. The cost is $25. For information and to register, call 744-3340 or email gmaurocampbell@visitspokane.com

Conventions & Shows

Business to Business Trade Show
Oct. 25, 2012
Northern Quest Resort & Casino
Expected Attendance: 650

National Trust for Historic Preservation conference
Oct. 30-Nov. 3
Expected Attendance: 2,000-2,500