Meetings & Events

The Greater Spokane Valley Chamber of Commerce will hold a business communications breakfast Friday, Aug. 19, from 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. at the Mirabeau Park Hotel & Convention Center, 1100 N. Sullivan. The cost is $25 for members and $50 for others. To register or for more information, email info@spokanevalleychamber.org or go to http://tinyurl.com/valleybreakfast.

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, downtown. 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 $230 after registration by Aug. 15; $300 after registration by Sept. 15; and $375 after registration after Sept. 15. To register or for more information, call 1-800-767-4663, ext. 773, email conf@wshfc.org, or go to www.wshfc.org/conf.

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 http://tinyurl.com/GSImeeting.

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 governor 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 Chris at 570-2384 or email ewadinner@washingtonpolicy.org.

Workshops & Seminars

Greater Spokane Incorporated will host a free Introduction to Government Contracting workshop today, Aug. 11, from 8 to 10:30 a.m., at 801 W. Riverside, Ste. 100, in Spokane. To register or for more information, call 624-1393 or go to http://tinyurl.com/govcontracting.

SCORE will hold two workshops, Business Marketing & Sales and Financial Recordkeeping, on Wednesday, Aug. 17, and Wednesday, Aug. 24, respectively, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., at 801 W. Riverside. The events are $40 to pre-register, $50 at the door, and $15 for each additional person. To register or for more information, call SCORE at 353-2821 or go to www.
ScoreSpokane.org.

The International Trade Alliance will host a free Doing Business in Canada seminar Thursday, Aug. 18, from 2 to 4:30 p.m. at the Chase Bank Building, 601 W. Main, in Spokane. To register or for more information, call Courtney at 413-1470 or email charris@intrade.org.

Greater Spokane Incorporated will hold a free Introduction to Government Contracting seminar Thursday, Sept. 8, from 8 to 10:30 a.m. at 801 W. Riverside, Ste. 100, in Spokane. To register or for more information, call 321-3641 or email lmiller@greaterspokane.org.

Heart of the Matter CCS will hold a Customer/Client/Staff Excellence and Stress seminar Friday and Saturday, Sept. 9-10, from 6 to 9 p.m. and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., respectively, at Quality Inn, 110 E. Fourth, Spokane. The cost is $225. For more information or register by Aug. 26, call 1-877-448-8222 or go to http://mattersat
heart.org/registration.html.

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, Spokane. The cost is $325. For more information or register by Sept. 30, call 1-877-448-8222 or go to http://mattersatheart.org/registration.html.

Conventions & Shows

Spokane Falls Northwest Indian Encampment & Pow Wow
Aug. 26-27, 2011
Riverfront Park
Expected Attendance: 15,000

Pig Out in the Park
Aug. 31-Sept. 5, 2011
Riverfront Park
Expected Attendance: 50,000

Manufacturer's Expo
Oct. 11-12, 2011
SpokaneCommunityCollege's Stannard Technical Education Building
Expected Attendance: 300-400