Meetings & Events

Gonzaga University School of Business Administration will hold the third annual Pigott Entrepreneurship Lecture on Thursday, Sept. 26, at 5:50 p.m. in the Jepson Center's Wolff Auditorium, 502 E. Boone. David Sabey, president of Seattle-based Sabey Corp., a commercial real estate and investment company, will present his speech "An Algorithm of Entrepreneurialism: How Jesuit-Inspired Core Values Shaped My Career." The lecture is free. To register, go to gonzaga.edu/sbalecture.



Visit Spokane will hold the 2013 Washington Tourism Alliance Regional Tourism Summit on Wednesday, Oct. 2, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., at the Spokane Convention Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. RSVP for this free event by Oct. 1 at visitspokane.com/rsvp.



The Inland Northwest chapter of the American Society for Training and Development will present the program The Power of Storytelling on Wednesday, Oct. 2, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at the Foley Library at Gonzaga University, 502 E. Boone. The cost is $15 for members and $35 for others. For information or to register, go to astdinw.org/events.



The Washington state Senate Transportation Committee will hold a statewide listening tour aimed at gathering input from Washington residents on building a new package of transportation projects. The Spokane meeting will be held Wednesday, Oct. 2, from 6 to 9 p.m., at Greater Spokane Incorporated, 801 W. Riverside. For information, contact Erich R. Ebel at (360) 786-7395 or email him at [email protected].



The Spokane Regional MarCom Association will hold a When Negativity Reigns: Handling Negative Nancys in a Smart Manner on Thursday, Oct. 3, at 7 a.m., at the Lincoln Center, 1316 N. Lincoln. The cost is $20 for members and $30 for others. To register, go to spokanemarcom.org/events.



The West Plains Chamber of Commerce will hold its monthly membership breakfast on Thursday, Oct. 3, from 7 to 8:30 a.m., at Eastern Washington University's Hargreaves Library, 816 F Street, in Cheney. To register and for information, call 747-8480 or email [email protected].



Greater Spokane Incorporated's BizStreet program and Numerica Credit Union will hold Events That Get Results on Thursday, Oct. 3, from 7:45 to 9:30 a.m., at 801 W. Riverside. Jennifer Evans, of Encore Events & Presentations, will speak. The cost is $20 for members and $35 for others. GSI's BizStreet program and Numerica Credit Union also will hold Finding & Retaining Funders for Your Cause on Wednesday, Oct. 9, from 7:45 to 9:30 a.m., at 801 W. Riverside. The cost is $20 for members and $35 for others. GSI will hold Good Morning Greater Spokane on Friday, Oct. 11, from 7 to 9 a.m., at the Lincoln Center, 1316 N. Lincoln. The cost is $25 for members, $30 after Oct. 9, and $55 for others. GSI, the Coeur d'Alene Chamber of Commerce, and the Washington Council on International Trade will hold a Trade on the Move - Regional Freight Mobility Discussion on Wednesday, Oct. 16, from 7 to 9 a.m., at CenterPlace Regional Event Center, at 2426 Discovery Place, in Spokane Valley. The cost is $40 until Friday, Oct. 11, and $45 thereafter. GSI will hold its 5th Annual State of the Green Economy meeting on Wednesday, Oct 16, from 3 to 6 p.m., at the Davenport Hotel, 10 S. Post. The cost is $20 for members and $30 for others. To register or for information about these events, go greaterspokane.org.



The Washington State University College of Business will hold a free public informational meeting on its one-year MBA program on Wednesday, Oct. 9, from 6 to 7 p.m., at the WSU Spokane campus, 412 E. Spokane Falls Blvd, in the Spokane Center, room 241. For information, go to mba.wsu.edu.



Leadership Spokane will hold a Building a Team—and Trust—During Organizational Transition meeting on Thursday, Oct. 10 a.m., from 7:30 a.m. to 8:45 pm., at the Lincoln Center, 1316 N. Lincoln. City of Spokane PoliceChief Frank Straub will speak. The cost is $30 each and $15 for students. For information and to register, go to leadershipspokane.org or call 321-3639.



Marketing Associates of Spokane will hold its October meeting on Thursday, Oct. 10, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Lincoln Center, 1316 N. Lincoln. Meg Winch, president of Communication-Resources Northwest, of Mill Creek, Wash., will present "Effective Presentations by Design Winning the Interview," a methodology for teams to develop more effective short list interview presentations within the realities of constrained marketing budgets. The cost is $20 for members and $30 for others and includes lunch. To register by Oct. 7, go to maspokane.org.



The Inland Northwest chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners will hold its October chapter meeting on Thursday, Oct. 10 at 5 p.m., at Dishman Dodge Ram Chrysler Jeep, 7701 E. Sprague, in Spokane Valley. The cost is $34 for members and $49 for others until noon, Oct. 8, and $39 for members and $54 for others thereafter. To register, email [email protected] or call 731-3309.



Whitworth University will hold its fall President's Leadership Forum on Tuesday, Oct. 15, at 7:30 a.m., at the Spokane Convention Center. Doris Kearns Goodwin, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, will present "Team of Rivals: The Leadership Lessons from Abraham Lincoln." The cost is $40 per person or $400 for a corporate table, and breakfast is included. For information, call 777-4974. Register online at http://bit.ly/1djOHbM.



The Spokane chapter of the Accounting & Financial Women's Alliance will hold its October general meeting on Thursday, Oct.17, from 5:30 to 8 p.m., at the Lincoln Center, 1316 N. Lincoln. The cost is $25 and includes dinner. To register, email [email protected].



The Spokane chapter of the National Association of Women in Construction will hold its October membership meeting on Thursday, Oct. 17, at 5:30 p.m., at Inland Northwest AGC, 4935 E. Trent. The cost is $20 for dinner. RSVP to [email protected].

Workshops & Seminars

Greater Spokane Incorporated and the Washington Procurement Technical Assistance Center will hold a free Woman Owned Small Business Certification workshop on Friday, Sept. 27, from 9 to 11 a.m. GSI and PTAC also will hold a free Introduction to Government Contracting workshop on Thursday, Oct. 10, from 8 to 11 a.m. Workshops will be held at the Spokane Regional Business Center, 801 W. Riverside. For information, go to greaterspokane.org or call 321-3651.



SCORE will offer the following training workshops: How to Start a Small Business, Wednesday, Oct. 2, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; a free Franchises and Business Ownership workshop on Friday, Oct. 4, from 10 a.m. to noon; How to Write a Business Plan, Wednesday, Oct. 9, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; and Social Media for Small Business 201, Wednesday, Oct. 16, from 1 to 3 p.m. The workshops will be held at the Spokane Regional Business Center, 801 W. Riverside. Except for the Franchises and Business Ownership workshop, the cost for each of the workshops is $40 pre-registered, $50 at the door, and $15 for an additional person from the same company. To register and for information, call SCORE at 353-2821 or go to ScoreSpokane.org.



Associated Industries of the Inland Northwest will hold an Interactive Leadership: Coaching Skills Series for Supervisors & Managers 10-part workshop beginning on Friday, Oct. 4, from 8:30 a.m. to noon. The cost is $950 for members and $1,300 for others. AI also will hold an Introduction to Management Leadership: A Two-Part Series workshop on Tuesdays, Oct. 15 and 22, from 8:30 a.m. to noon. The cost is $170 for members and $208 for others. The workshops will be held at Associated Industries, 1206 N. Lincoln. To register or for information, call 326-6885 or go to aiin.com.



Community Colleges of Spokane's Center for Workforce and Continuing Education will hold a 54-hour, Washington Department of Social and Health Services-approved Adult Family Home Administrator training course beginning Monday, Oct. 14. The cost is $690. For information call 533-8483.

Conventions & Shows

The Washington State Housing Finance Commission will hold Housing Washington 2013, the 20th Annual Affordable Housing Conference, Monday through Wednesday, Oct. 7-9, at the Spokane Convention Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. The conference will run from 1 to 4 p.m. on Monday, and from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday. The conference will be a forum for learning, discussion, networking, and collaboration about affordable housing. For information and to register, go to wshfc.org/conf.



The Family Guide, a 501(c)3 nonprofit in Spokane, will hold a Successful Fundraising Events for Nonprofits conference on Tuesday, Oct. 15, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., at the Spokane Club, 1002 W. Riverside. The conference will be about how to choose and execute successful charity events. The cost is $75 for the first person and $50 for each additional person from the same organization. A nonprofit certificate 501(c)3 is required to attend. For information and to register, go to http://on.fb.me/18zF7Cc.