Meetings & Events

The Spokane Regional MarCom Association will hold a Testify! marketing meeting Friday, Sept. 9, from 7:30 to 9 a.m. at Gonzaga University's McCarthey Athletic Center, 801 N. Cincinnati. Daniel Thorpe, owner of Boom, in Spokane, will speak. The cost is $15 for members, $25 for others, $5 for student members, and $15 for other students. To register or for more information, go to www.SpokaneMarCom.org.



Greater Spokane Incorporated will hold a Good Morning Greater Spokane breakfast Friday, Sept. 9, from 7:15 to 9 a.m. at the Doubletree Hilton Spokane City Center, 322 N. Spokane Falls, downtown. The cost is $30 for members and $55 for others. For more information, call 624-1303 or email nvanni@greater spokane.org.



The Spokane Estate Planning Council will hold its monthly meeting Tuesday, Sept. 13, at 5:15 p.m. in the Spokane Club's Georgian Room, 1102 W. Sprague, downtown. Kristi Mathisen, managing director of tax and financial planning for Laird Norton Tyee, in Seattle, will speak. The cost is free for members and $50 for others. To register or for more information, call 850-3740.



Greater Spokane Incorporated will hold its annual meeting Wednesday, Sept. 14, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Spokane Convention Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. Mark David Milliron, deputy director of postsecondary improvement for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, will speak. The cost is $45 for members and $75 for others. To register, call 624-1303 or go to www.greaterspokane.org.



The Institute for Extended Learning's continuing education department will host an eight-week Disability Training for the Workplace series Wednesdays, from 10 a.m. to noon, at CenterPlace, 2426 N. Discovery, starting Sept. 14. The cost is $17 per session. To register or for more information, call 279-6027 or go to www.ccs.spokane.edu/continuinged.



Sustainable Resources Inland Northwest will hold a green business education & networking luncheon Monday, Sept. 19, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. at the Spokane Convention Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls. Chris Allen, CEO of the Biomimicry Group, will speak. The cost is $35. To get tickets by Sept. 14 or for more information, call 209-2861 or email susanne@sustainableresourcesinw.org.



Sustainable Resources Inland Northwest will hold a green business education roundtable forum Monday, Sept. 19, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at Avista Corp., 1411 E. Mission. The cost is $20. To get tickets by Sept. 14 or for more information, call 209-2861 or email susanne@sustainableresourcesinw.org.



Greater Spokane Incorporated's BIZStreet will hold a How to Green Your Business event Tuesday, Sept. 20, from 7:30 to 10 a.m. at 801 W. Riverside, Ste. 100. The cost is $15 for members and $30 for others. To register or for more information, call 321-3619 or go to http://tinyurl.com/greenbiz2011.



Greater Spokane Incorporated will hold a Business After Hours event Thursday, Sept. 22, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Red Lion Hotel at the Park, 303 W. North River Drive. The event is free for members and $10 for others. To register or for more information, go to http://tinyurl.com/afterhours22 or email info@greaterspokane.org.



The 18th annual Affordable Housing Conference will be Monday through Wednesday, Sept. 26-28, at the Spokane Convention Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. Keynote speakers will include Judith Bell, president, PolicyLink; Michael Pyatok, principal, Pyatok Architects Inc.; Arun Raha, executive director, Economic & Revenue Forecast Council; Robyn Stone, executive director, LeadingAge Center for Applied Research; and John Zogby, chairman of the board and chief insights officer, Zogby International. The conference is $300 for people who register by Sept. 15 and $375 after that date. To register or for more information, call 1-800-767-4663, ext. 773, email conf@wshfc.org, or go to www.wshfc.org/ conf.



The Association for Operations Management will hold a no-host professional development breakfast Wednesday, Sept. 28, from 7 to 8:30 a.m. at Conley's Place Restaurant, 12622 E. Sprague, in Spokane Valley. Kent Bradley, of Kaizen Institute USA, will speak. To register by Sept. 21 or for more information, call 747-3344 or email education@nwie-apics.org.



Providence Health Care and Eastern Washington University will present a free A Global Quest for Better, Cheaper and Fairer Health Care presentation Tuesday, Oct. 4, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Spokane Convention Center, 334 West Spokane Falls. T.R. Reid, correspondent and reporter for The Washington Post, NPR, and PBS, will speak. For more information, go to www.ewu.edu.



Washington Policy Center will host a reception and dinner simulcast Wednesday, Oct. 12, at 6 p.m., at The Lincoln Center, 1316 N. Lincoln, in Spokane. Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels and Fox News commentator John Bolton will be featured. The starting cost is $55 for individual tickets and $500 for a table. For more information or to register, call 570-2384 or email ewadinner@washingtonpolicy.org.



Spokane County Community Services will host a free Hire Ability Day luncheon on Tuesday, Oct. 18, at noon, at The Davenport Hotel, 10 S. Post, downtown. To register or for more information, call 477-2029, email bnichols@spokanecounty.org, or go to www.hireabilityday.org.



LaunchPad Inland Northwest will hold a Transforming Our Regional Economy: How Technology and Innovation are Changing Business forum Thursday, Oct. 20, from 3 to 8 p.m. at Meadowwood Technology Campus, 1421 N. Meadowwood, in Liberty Lake. The cost is $15 for early registration by Sept. 20 and $25 for general admission. To register or for more information, go to http://tinyurl.com/businessforum2011.



Workshops & Seminars



MyBusiness Cents LLC will hold QuickBooks beginner and intermediate training courses Wednesday, Sept. 14, from 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m., respectively, at LaunchPad Inland Northwest, 120 N. Stevens. The cost is $139 for the beginner course, $139 for the intermediate course, and $249 for both courses. To register or for more information, call 389-7000 or email marka@mybusinesscents.com.



Independent Wealth Advisors, an independent branch of Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network LLC, will hold a free Rebuilding Your Wealth: Where Do You Go From Here? seminar Wednesday, Sept. 21, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 9507 E. Sprague, Ste. B, in the Spokane Valley. To register or for more information, call 931-1088 or 877-391-7688.



The Inland Northwest chapter of the American Society for Training and Development will hold Solving the Leadership Development Puzzle: Implementing Leadership Programs at Three Levels on Wednesday, Sept. 21, from 11:15 a.m. to 1:45 p.m., at the Red Lion Templin's Hotel on the River, 414 E. First, in Post Falls. Lisa Downs, training consultant with PEMCO Mutual Insurance, will speak. The cost is $35 for members and $50 for others. To register or for more information, go to www.astdinw.org.



Griffiths, Dreher & Evans PS will hold a business valuation workshop Thursday, Sept. 22, from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Spokane Club, 1002 W. Riverside. The cost is $50. To register, go to www.grifco.com. For more information, email kelly@grifco.com.



Leadership Spokane will host the Moss Adams Architect & Engineer Seminar on Wednesday, Sept. 28, from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Spokane Regional Business Center, 801 W. Riverside, downtown. The cost is $30 and includes lunch. To register or for more information, go to http://tinyurl.com/mossadams11.



Greater Spokane Incorporated will hold a Building a Capabilities Statement workshop Friday, Sept. 30, from 9 to 11 a.m., at 801 W. Riverside, Ste. 100. Bring samples of current capability statements or marketing materials for discussion. To register or for more information, call 321-3619 or go to http://tinyurl.com/buildingworkshop11.



Heart of the Matter CCS will hold a True Leadership Excellence seminar Friday and Saturday, Oct. 21-22, from 6 to 10 p.m. and 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., respectively, at Quality Inn, 110 E. Fourth. The cost is $325. For more information or to register by Sept. 30, call 1-877-448-8222 or go to http://mattersatheart.org/registration.html.



Conventions & Shows



International Interior Design Association REVEAL expo

Sept. 20, 2011

Lincoln Center

Expected Attendance: 250-300



Manufacturer's Expo

Oct. 11-12, 2011

SCC's Stannard Technical Building

Expected Attendance: 300-400



Business to Business Trade Show

Oct. 27, 2011

Northern Quest Resort & Casino

Expected Attendance: 650



Federation of Fly Fishers Fly Fishing Fair

July 11-14, 2012

Spokane Convention Center

Expected Attendance: 2,000