Meetings & Events
LaunchPad Inland Northwest LLC will hold a free Spokane Area Blogs Community Event, on Wednesday, Dec. 8, from 7:30 to 9 a.m., at The Apple Store, 710 W. Main, downtown. To RSVP for the event, e-mail jennifer@launchpadinw.com. It also will hold a quarterly networking event, titled Hawaii 5-Below, on Wednesday, Dec. 15, from 5 to 9 p.m., at the Spokane Masonic Center, 1108 W. Riverside, downtown. The cost for that event is $25, or $30 at the door. For more information or to register, visit www.launchpadinw.com or call 953-3305.



The Spokane chapter of the Washington Society of Certified Public Accountants will hold a meeting, titled 2010 Tax Update, on Wednesday, Dec. 8, from noon to 2 p.m., at the Spokane Club, 1002 W. Riverside, downtown. Susan Megaard, professor of taxation at Eastern Washington University, will speak. The cost is $40. To register, call Sandi Pendleton at 455-5300.



Greater Spokane Incorporated will hold another Good Morning Greater Spokane networking breakfast, on Friday, Dec. 10, from 7 to 9 a.m., at The Davenport Hotel, 10 S. Post, downtown. Elson Floyd, president of Washington State University, will speak. The cost is $25 for members, and $55 for others. To register, visit www.greaterspokane.org, or call Heidi Whitman at 321-3619.

Workshops & Seminars
The Spokane Home Builders Association will offer the class Houses That Work For Existing Homes, on Friday, Dec. 3, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., at The Luxury Box, 10512 E. Sprague, in Spokane Valley. The cost is $140. It also will offer EPA Certified Lead Safety for Renovation, Repair, and Painting, on Tuesday, Dec. 14, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., at 5813 E. Fourth, in Spokane Valley. The cost is $295. To register, visit www.shba.com. For more information, call 532-4990.



BizStreet, the small-business program of Greater Spokane Incorporated, will hold a free workshop, titled Networking: Building your Contacts and Growing Your Customer Base, on Tuesday, Dec. 7. BizStreet also will offer the workshop Federal Health Care Legislation and Your Small Business: Tax Hikes and Tax Breaks, on Tuesday, Dec. 14. The cost for the latter workshop is $15 for members, and $30 for others. Both workshops will be held from 8 to 9:30 a.m., at 801 W. Riverside, downtown. To register, call 321-3632, or visit www.bizstreetspokane.com.



The Washington State University extension energy program will offer a free workshop, Energy Code Compliance Training, on Wednesday, Dec. 8, from 9 a.m. to noon, at CenterPlace Regional Event Center, 2426 N. Discovery Place, in Spokane Valley. To register, visit www.energy.wsu.edu. For more information, call (360) 956-2042.



Greater Spokane Incorporated will hold a free workshop, Introduction to Government Contracting, on Thursday, Dec. 9, from 8 to 10:30 a.m., at 801 W. Riverside, downtown. To register, visit www.greaterspokane.org, or call 321-3641.

Conventions & Shows
Northwest Mining Association annual convention Dec. 5-11

Spokane Convention Center/City Wide

Expected Attendance: 1,800



First Night Spokane Dec. 31-Jan. 2

Multiple Sites

Expected Attendance: 26,000