Meetings & Events

Greater Spokane Incorporated will hold a Rendezvous on the Roof Deck networking event on Wednesday, Aug. 15, from 5 to 7 p.m., at the Spokane Convention Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. The cost is $25. For information, go to www.greaterspokane.org or call 624-1393.

Greater Spokane Valley Chamber of Commerce will hold a business connections breakfast on Friday, Aug. 17, from 6:30 to 8:30 a.m., at Mirabeau Park Hotel & Convention Center, 1100 N. Sullivan. The cost is $25 for members and $35 for others. To register, go to www.spokanevallychamber.org.

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].

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 Michael Ball, 294-3684; afternoon meeting, Wednesdays, at 4:30 p.m., at Moon Dollars Restaurant, 690 N. Syringa, in Post Falls. Contact Paula Laws, 208-661-6668; 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

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, Thursday, Aug. 2, from 4 to 5 p.m., and Tuesday, Aug. 21, from 4 to 5 p.m.; Online Job Searching, Wednesday, Aug. 8, from 4 to 5 p.m., and Monday, Aug. 20, from 1 to 2 p.m.; Resume Builder, Wednesday, Aug. 8, from 4 to 5 p.m., and Monday, Aug. 20, from 1 to 2 p.m.; Pinterest, Monday, Aug. 13, from 11 a.m. to noon, and Wednesday, Aug. 29, from 3 to 4 p.m.; Photoshop 101, Tuesday, Aug. 14, from 4 to 5 p.m.; Google Cloud, Wednesday, Aug. 15, from 4 to 5 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 more information and to register, go to www.tincan.org.

The Eastern Washington Procurement Technical Assistance Center and Greater Spokane Incorporated will hold a free Introduction to Government Contracting seminar on Thursday, Aug. 9, from 8 to 11 a.m., at 801 W. Riverside, Ste. 240. For information, email [email protected] or call 321-3651.

The Spokane Small Business Development Center will hold a Plan to Finish Well: An Overview of the Succession Process workshop Tuesday, Aug. 21, at 4 p.m., at 665 N. Riverpoint Blvd. The cost 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].

The Greater Spokane Valley Chamber, under the auspices of Washington State University's Small Business Development Center, will offer a 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. 19. 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.
$99 until Aug. 15, $149 thereafter
Gosocialinw.eventbrite.com, enter promotional code, "Earlybird," through August 15

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