Meetings & Events

Third Tuesday Spokane, organized by ActionCOACH Spokane, Washington Trust Bank, and No-Li Brewhouse, will hold a free networking event on Tuesday, Aug. 21, from 5 to 8 p.m., at No-Li Brewhouse, 1003 E. Trent. For information, call 455-5053 or email [email protected].

Greater Spokane Incorporated will hold a free Connect with the Elect, Your U.S. Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers meeting, Thursday, Aug. 23, from 8 to 9 a.m., at 801 W. Riverside. For information, email [email protected]. GSI also will hold Good Morning Greater Spokane, Friday, Sept. 7, from 7 to 9 a.m., at the Lincoln Center, 1316 N. Lincoln. The cost is $25 for members and $55 for others. GSI also will hold its 2012 Annual Meeting, Wednesday, Sept. 12, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at the Spokane Convention Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. James Albaugh, executive vice president of Boeing Co., will be the keynote speaker. The cost is $450 for a corporate table of 10, $45 for a member, $75 for others, and after Sept. 6, the cost will be $50 for members and $75 for others. Also, the organization's BIZStreet program will hold A Conversation with Chris Majer, CEO & Founder of Mobius, on Thursday, Sept. 20, from 8 to 9 a.m. at 801 W. Riverside. The cost is $25 for members and $50 for others. For information on these events, go to www.greaterspokane.org or call 624-1393.

Visit Spokane will host The Big Meeting: Annual Meeting and Marketing Outlook Forum 2012, Thursday, Sept. 6, from 7 to 9:30 a.m., at the Spokane Convention Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. Travel marketing expert Berkeley Young will speak. The cost is $30 for members and $40 for others. To register by Aug. 30, go to http://bit.ly/QejwkH.

The West Plains Chamber of Commerce will hold its September breakfast on Thursday, Sept. 6, from 7 to 8:30 a.m., at the Hilton Garden Inn, 9015 W. Hwy. 2. To register or for information, call 747-8480, or email [email protected].

The Business Network Alliance will hold the following free networking events: breakfast meeting, Wednesdays, at 7 a.m., at the Spokane Valley Quality Inn, 8921 E. Mission. Contact David Scott, 389-2500; seniors breakfast meeting, first and third Thursdays, at 8 a.m., at Frankie Doodles, 30 E. Third. Contact Steven Brashears, 879-8512; breakfast meeting, Fridays, at 8 a.m., at the Fairwinds Retirement Center, 520 E. Holland. Contact Kerry Schmidt, 995-9702; afternoon meeting, Wednesdays, at 4:30 p.m., at Moon Dollars Restaurant, 690 N. Syringa, in Post Falls. Contact Doug Slaton, 924-0308; and breakfast meeting, Tuesdays, at 8 a.m., at Elmer's Restaurant, 300 N. Neider, in Coeur d'Alene. Contact Sally Meyerholtz, 208-664-0454. For information, go to www.thebna.net.

Workshops & Seminars

The Spokane Small Business Development Center will hold a workshop titled Plan to Finish Well: An Overview of the Succession Process on Tuesday, Aug. 21, at 4 p.m., and a Sales RICH workshop, Tuesday, Sept. 18, at 4 p.m. Both workshops will be held at 665 N. Riverpoint Blvd. The cost for each is $40, and up to two guests may attend at no charge. To register and for information, go to wsbdc.org/training-calendar, or email [email protected].

Tincan, the nonprofit organization that uses information technology and interactive media for education and community development, will offer the following free technology training workshops: Blogging Basics, Tuesday, Aug. 21, from 4 to 5 p.m.; Online Job Searching, Monday, Aug. 20, from 1 to 2 p.m.; Resume Builder, Monday, Aug. 20, from 1 to 2 p.m.; Pinterest, Wednesday, Aug. 29, from 3 to 4 p.m.; Basic Internet, Monday through Friday, from 3:30 to 6 p.m.; and Open Video Lab, Tuesdays, from 2 to 5 p.m. Workshops will be held at 1317 W. Second. For information and to register, go to www.tincan.org.

SCORE will hold a Financial Record Keeping workshop, on Wednesday, Aug. 22, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and How to Use Social Media for Your Business, on Thursday, Aug. 30, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., at 801 W. Riverside. The events are $40 pre-registered, $50 at the door, and $15 for an additional person from the same company. To register or for more information, call SCORE at 353-2821 or go to ScoreSpokane.org.

Evergreen Apps Challenge will present SpoCode, a data camp designed to bring developers together for learning and hands-on activity, on Wednesday, Aug. 22, from 5:30 to 8 p.m., at Riverpoint Academy, 665 N. Riverpoint Blvd. The cost is $10 for pre-registration or $15 at the door. To register and for information, go to spocode.eventbrite.com.

Money Management International, a not-for-profit organization that provides financial education, will hold Train the Trainer, a class on how to be financially savvy, on Thursday, Aug. 30, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at 4407 N. Division, Ste. 814. Julie Griffith, director of education for the organization, will teach. The cost is $98, and lunch is included. For information, email [email protected] or call 242-4205.

The Eastern Washington Procurement Technical Assistance Center and Greater Spokane Incorporated will hold a free Introduction to Government Contracting seminar on Thursday, Sept. 13, from 8 to 11 a.m., at 801 W. Riverside, Ste. 100. For information, call 321-3651.

The Greater Spokane Valley Chamber, under the auspices of Washington State University's Small Business Development Center, will offer an NxLevel Entrepreneur Course beginning on Wednesday, Sept. 19. The 13-week program will be on Wednesdays, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Valley Chamber Business Center, at 1421 N. Meadowwood Lane, in Liberty Lake. The cost is $425 and includes all books and resource materials. For information, call 924-4994.

Gonzaga University will hold Start UP Weekend, Friday, Sept. 28, through Sunday, Sept 30, in the Jepson Center, at 502 E. Boone. The 54-hour event is designed to provide experiential education for technical and nontechnical entrepreneurs and will teach how to pitch an idea, recruit a team, manage a project, and build a prototype and present it to a panel of judges. The cost is $65 until Aug. 31. For information, go to spokane.startupweekend.org.

Conventions & Shows

Go Social—Winning and Building Business Online, a social media marketing conference for businesses
Sept. 25, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The cost is $149
Expected Attendance: 300
Gosocialinw.eventbrite.com

Reveal12, an expo presented by International Interior Design Association Inland Northwest City Center
Sep. 13, Lincoln Center
Free for members, $10 for others
Expected Attendance: 400

2012 Washington Governor's Industrial Safety and Health Pre-Conference Symposium and conference
Sept. 25-27, Spokane Convention Center
Expected Attendance: 800

National Trust for Historic Preservation conference
Oct. 30-Nov. 3
Expected Attendance: 2,000-2,500