Meetings & Events
The Gonzaga University School of Business will host a LaunchPad Inland Northwest networking event titled Networking Madness on Thursday, March 24, from 5 to 8 p.m., at the McCarthey Athletic Center on the Gonzaga campus. The cost is $25. For more information, or to purchase tickets, contact Jennifer Evans-Thiefault at 981-8439.



The Spokane Transit Authority and the city of Spokane will host an open house to present an overview of the Central City Transit Alternatives Analysis on Tuesday, March 29, from 4:30 to 7 p.m., in the Chase Gallery at City Hall, 808 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. downtown. Spokane Mayor Mary Verner and project facilitators will speak at 5 p.m. For more information, call 325-6090.



Gonzaga University, Whitworth University, and Leadership Spokane will host a breakfast forum titled Servant Leadership: The Person and the Organization on Thursday, March 31, from 7:15 to 8:45 a.m., at the Red Lion Hotel River Inn, 700 N. Division, in Spokane. Shann Ferch, a Gonzaga University professor, and author Larry Spears, who have co-authored a book on the subject, will speak. The cost is $30. Visit www.leadershipspokane.org to register. For more information, call 321-3639.



Greater Spokane Incorporated will hold a Business After Hours networking event on Thursday, March 31, from 5 to 7 p.m., at CenterPlace Regional Event Center, 2426 N. Discovery Place, in Spokane Valley. The event is free to members, and $10 for others. To register, visit www.greaterspokane.org. For more information, call 624-1393.

Workshops & Seminars
The Spokane Home Builders Association will hold a workshop titled Mastering the WSU Component Performance Worksheet on Friday, March 25, from 9 to 11 a.m., at 22510 E. Mission, in Liberty Lake. The workshop is free to members, and $15 for others. To register, visit www.shba.com. For more information, call Kim Waseca-Love at 532-4990.



Pilgrim's Market will host a free seminar titled Green Building: Practical Application of Building Science on Saturday, March 26, from 1 to 2 p.m., at 1316 N. Fourth, in Coeur d'Alene. Art Elliot, of Coeur d'Alene-based Shelter Associates Inc., will speak. For more information, visit www.pilgrimsmarket.com, or call (208) 676-9730.



LaunchPad Inland Northwest will hold a Strategic Relationship Forum on Tuesday, March 29, from 8:45 a.m. to noon, at 120 N. Stevens downtown. The cost is $40. For more information or to register, visit www.launchpadinw.com.



Greater Spokane Incorporated will hold a briefing titled Federal Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Requirements for Service and Supply Vendors on Tuesday, March 29, from 9 to 10 a.m., at 801 W. Riverside downtown. To register, visit www.greaterspokane.org. For more information, call 321-3632.



The Idaho Small Business Development Center will hold the following workshops: Starting a Bookkeeping Service on Tuesday, March 29, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.; Planning for Business Success on Thursday, March 31, from 5:30 to 9 p.m.; and Networking for Success on Tuesday, April 5, from 6 to 9 p.m. Each workshop will be held at 525 W. Clearwater Loop, in Post Falls, and the cost of each is $29. To register, visit www.idahosbdc.org, or call (208) 769-3333.



Greater Spokane Incorporated will hold a free workshop titled Building a Capabilities Statement on Friday, April 1, from 9 to 10:30 a.m., at 801 W. Riverside downtown. To register, visit www.greaterspokane.org. For more information, call 624-1393.



WorkSource Spokane and the Spokane Area Workforce Development Council will hold a free Behavioral Interviewing Workshop for employers on Tuesday, April 5, from 9 a.m. to noon, in the Ponderosa Room at 130 S. Arthur. To register, email mirwin@esd.wa.gov. For more information, call Jack Kaplan at 532-3061.



LaunchPad Inland Northwest will hold a workshop titled Intro to LaunchPad on Tuesday, April 5, from 5:30 to 7 p.m., at 120 N. Stevens downtown. For more information, or to RSVP, visit www.launchpadinw.com.

Conventions & Shows
NCAA Division 1 Women's Regional Basketball Championship

Mar. 26-28

Spokane Arena

Expected Attendance: 7,000 to 11,000