Meetings & Events

The Spokane Home Builders Association will hold its Builder's Hall of Fame gala and reception on Thursday, July 19 at 5:30 p.m., at the Davenport Hotel, 10 S. Post. Spokane Mayor David Condon will be the keynote speaker, and Spokane City Councilwoman Nancy McLaughlin will be master of ceremonies. Jim Frank and Bob Tomlinson will be honored. The cost is $45 for dinner only, $100 for host reception and dinner, and $360 for a table of eight, which includes two host reception tickets. For information, email shbaoffice@shba.com.

Greater Spokane Valley Chamber of Commerce will hold a business connections breakfast on Friday, July 20, from 6:30 to 8:30 a.m., at Mirabeau Park Hotel & Convention Center, 1100 N. Sullivan. The program will be a panel discussion with three candidates running for Spokane County Commissioner: Rob Chase, Shelly O'Quinn, and Daryl Romeyn. Cost is $25 for members and $35 for others and includes breakfast. Pre-registration is required by Thursday, July 19. To register, go to www.spokanevalleychamber.org.

LaunchPad Inland Northwest will hold its Summer Quarterly Networking Event on Wednesday, July 25, from 5 to 8 p.m., at 21602 E. George Gee Avenue, in Liberty Lake. The cost is $10 in advance and $20 at the door. For information and to register, go to www.launchpadinw.com.

Greater Spokane Incorporated will hold a Good Morning Greater Spokane networking event on Thursday, July 26, starting at 7 a.m., at Avista Stadium, 602 N. Havana. The cost is $30 for members and $55 for others. GSI will also hold a Business After Hours on Location networking event on Thursday, July 26, from 5 to 7 p.m., at the Holiday Inn Express on the Rock, 801 N. Division. The event is free for members and $10 for others. For information for both events, go to www.greaterspokane.org or call 624-1393.

The West Plains Chamber of Commerce will hold its August breakfast on Thursday, Aug. 2, from 7 to 8:30 a.m., at the Eastern Washington University Pence Union Building in Cheney. To register or for information, call 747-8480, or email scommunity@westplainschamber.org.

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: Growing Your Business with Facebook, Thursday, July 19, from 4 to 5 p.m.; Basic Video: Editing (Adobe Premier Pro), Monday, July 23, from 4 to 6 p.m.; Hardware Basics, Tuesday, July 24, from 4 to 5 p.m.; Online Job Searching, Wednesday, July 25, from 3 to 4 p.m., and Wednesday, Aug. 8, from 4 to 5 p.m.; Resum Builder, Wednesday, July 25, from 3 to 4 p.m., and Wednesday, Aug. 8, from 4 to 5 p.m.; Growing Your Business with Twitter, Thursday, July 26, from 4 to 5 p.m.; Basic Video: Exporting and Uploading, Monday, July 30, from 4 to 5 p.m.; Blogging Basics, Thursday, Aug. 2, 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 information and to register, go to www.tincan .org.

International Trade Alliance will hold a Letters of Credit seminar on Wednesday, July 25, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Chase Bank, 601 W. Main, Basement Floor. For information and to register, email intern1@intrade.org or call 413-4170.

ActionCOACH Spokane will hold a ContactRICH workshop on Thursday, Aug. 2, from 4:30 to 7 p.m., at CenterPlace, 2426 N. Discovery Place, in Spokane Valley. The workshop will present simple ways to improve the effectiveness of sales and customer-service employees. The cost is $75 per business teams of three. For information and to register, go to www.actioncoachspokane.com or call 455-5053.

Greater Spokane Incorporated will hold a free Introduction to Government Contracting workshop on Thursday, Aug. 9, from 8 to 11 a.m., at 801 W. Riverside, Ste. 100. For information, go to www.greaterspokane.org or call 624-1393.

Conventions & Shows

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