Meetings & Events
The Spokane chapters of Toastmasters International will hold public speaking contests on Saturday, March 14, at 9:30 a.m., at the Argonne Library, 4322 N. Argonne, and at 10 a.m. at the Otis Orchards Library, 22324 E. Wellesley. An additional contest will be held on Saturday, March 28, at 10:45 a.m., at the Shadle Library, 2111 W. Wellesley. Call Nancy Shatto at 353-3954 for information.

Workshops & Seminars
The Inland Northwest chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners will meet on Thursday, March 12, at 5:30 p.m., at the Hotel Lusso, 1 N. Post, for a dinner program titled The Art of Business Conversation. The cost is $28 in advance or $33 at the door. Call Carrie Magruder at 290-6999 to register.



The Spokane Home Builders Association will present a workshop titled Project Management for Owners, Project Managers, Superintendents, and Sales Managers, on Friday, March 27, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., at its office, 5813 E. Fourth. The cost is $200 for members and $250 for others, and registration must be completed by Monday, March 16. Call Amber at 1-800-228-4229 to register.



The Washington state Department of Revenue will host a free tax workshop for the construction industry on Tuesday, March 17, from 10 a.m. to noon, at the Airport Ramada Inn, 8909 W. Airport Drive. Call 1-800-647-7706 to register.



The Washington state Department of Community, Trade & Economic Development will present Bringing the World to YouExport Symposium, on Tuesday, March 17, from 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at the Mirabeau Park Hotel, 1100 N. Sullivan. Call Wendy Kliment at 413-1470 to register.



The Inland Pacific Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors Inc. will present the following workshops: Changes to the 2009 LEED Green Building Rating System, on Tuesday, March 17, from noon to 1:15 p.m., at Divcon Inc., 12609 E. Pinecroft Way, at no cost; Fundamentals of Project Management, Wednesday and Thursday, March 18-19, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day, at the ABC Training Center, 12310 E. Mirabeau Parkway, $340 for members and $400 for others; and LEED AP Test Prep Course & Six-Week Study Forum, on Friday, March 27, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., also at the ABC Training Center. Students will participate in online study forums after that date. The cost is $500 for members or $650 for others. Call 534-0826 to register.



NAPM Spokane, the local affiliate of the Institute for Supply Management, will present Sustainable Purchasing, on Tuesday, March 17, from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at Gonzaga University's Foley Library, 502 E. Boone. The cost is $79 and includes lunch. Call 354-7127 to register.



The Inland Northwest Chapter of the American Society for Training & Development will present a networking lunch and keynote speaker, followed by an afternoon workshop, on Wednesday, March 18, at the Red Lion Templin's Hotel on the River, 14 E. First, in Post Falls. The lunch and keynote speech, titled Starting a Training Program From the Ground Up, will run from 11:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m., and the workshop, titled Training on a Shoestring Budget, will run until 2:45 p.m. The cost to attend the lunch and keynote speech is $25 for members or $50 others, and the entire event costs $40 for members or $60 for others. Register online at www.astdinw.org.



The Project Management Institute's Inland Northwest chapter will hold a free workshop titled Managing Tech Projects With Vague Requirements, on Wednesday, March 18, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., at Conley's Place Restaurant, 12618 E. Sprague. A no-host dinner will begin at 5:30 p.m. Call Carl Paukstis at 220-9805 for information.



SCORE, Counselors to America's Small Business, will present Business Marketing and Sales, on Wednesday, March 18, and Financial Recordkeeping, on Wednesday, March 25. Each workshop will be held from 9 a.m. to noon, at the BizStreet Resource Center, 801 W. Riverside, at a cost of $35 in advance or $40 at the door. Call 353-2800 to register.



A free seminar titled Making Sense of Retirement will be held Thursday, March 19, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., at the Shadle Library, 2111 W. Wellesley. Participants will learn about retirement options from financial professionals. Call Lisa Constant at 484-5725 for information.



The Spokane chapter of the American Society of Women Accountants will hold a dinner workshop with a speaker from the Social Security Administration on Thursday, March 19, at 5:30 p.m., at the Red Lion Hotel at the Park, 303 W. North River Drive. The cost is $20 for members and $25 for others. Call 869-9041 to register.



Spokane-based nonprofit Community Frameworks will hold a free workshop for first-time home buyers titled Managing Your Finances, on Wednesday, March 18, at 6 p.m., at 315 W. Mission. Call 484-6733 ext. 117 for information.



APICS, The Association for Operations Management, will hold two multi-week classes beginning on Tuesday, March 24, and held on Tuesdays thereafter, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., at West Coast Paper, 15321 E. Marietta. The classes are the 10-week Basics of Supply Chain Management, and the nine-week Strategic Management of Resources. The cost is $425 for members and $495 for others. Call Dale Walker at 455-8566 to register.



The Spokane College Women's Association will present Sally Pipes, of the San Francisco-based Pacific Research Institute, for a seminar titled Who Should Pay for Health Care?, on Wednesday, March 25, from noon to 1:30 p.m., at the Red Lion River Inn, 700 N. Division, at a cost of $16. Call 368-0695 to register.



Eastern Washington University will hold a seminar titled Essential Skills For Supervisors, on Thursday and Friday, March 19-20, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Riverpoint Campus, 600 N. Riverpoint Blvd., at a cost of $450. Additionally, EWU will hold a six-day, split-session workshop series titled Grab On To Success: Advanced Project Management, at Riverpoint. The first session will be held Monday through Wednesday, March 30-April 1, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and the second session will be held April 27-29. The cost is $1,450 or $800 for one session, and early registration is encouraged. Call 359-7380 to register or for information on either event.