Meetings & Events

The Spokane Valley Chamber of Commerce will hold Valley Chamber Founder's Day Celebration on Friday, June 1, from 3 to 5:15 p.m., at its Valley Chamber Business Center at Liberty Lake in the Liberty Square Building, 1421 N. Meadowwood Lane. For information, call 509-924-4994.

The Spokane Regional Marketing & Communications Association will host a meeting at which RESCUE! Pest Control Products will present the Dussault Award winning Stink Bug Trap Product Launch, on Friday, June 1, from 7:30 to 9 a.m., in the Herak Club Room at Gonzaga University's McCarthey Athletic Center, 801 N. Cincinnati. The cost is $15 for members, $5 for student members, $25 for others, and $15 for students. For information, call 321-8771 or email nkerns@allied-security.com.

Greater Spokane Incorporated will hold its 27th Annual AGORA Awards on Wednesday, May 30, from 7 to 9:30 a.m., at the Davenport Hotel, 10 S. Post. The cost is $40. GSI also will hold a North Spokane Advisory Group meeting on Tuesday, June 5, from 7:30 to 9 a.m., at Windermere Real Estate North, 9017 N. Country Homes Blvd. Patrick Jones, executive director of public policy at Eastern Washington University, will speak. For information, email lbarnes@greaterspokane.org. GSI's BIZStreet program will hold BIZStreet Stride Ahead, Sticky Names on Wednesday, June 6, from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m., at 801 W. Riverside, Ste. 100. CK Anderson, principal at Anderson Mraz Design, a Spokane-based brand design group, will speak. The event is $15 for members and $30 for others. For information call 321-3632. GSI will also hold the Fourth Annual State of the Green Economy Event on Wednesday, June 13, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., at the Spokane Club, 1002 W. Riverside. The cost is $10 until June 7 and $15 thereafter. To register or for information, go to www.greaterspokane.org.

The West Plains Chamber of Commerce will hold its June breakfast on Thursday, June 7, from 7 to 8:30 a.m., at the Spokane Airport Ramada, 8909 W. Airport. Speed networking will be the focus of the breakfast. To register or for information, call Kathleen Schreiber Zinke at 747-8480.

The Spokane Valley Chamber of Commerce will hold an Ambassador meeting on Thursday, June 7, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., at the Black Diamond, 9614 E. Sprague, in Spokane Valley. For information, email info@spokanevalleychamber.org.

The Inland Northwest Business Travel Association will hold its June general membership meeting, Best Practices of Managed Travel Programs, Tuesday, June 12, at 11:30 a.m., at the Spokane Convention Center. The cost is $25 for members and $35 for guests. To register, go to www.inbta.org.

The Association of Washington Business, in collaboration with Greater Spokane Incorporated, will hold a gubernatorial debate and spring meeting here at the Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague, on Tuesday, June 12, and Wednesday, June 13. Events on Tuesday include: Environmental excellence awards lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Attorney General Debate, King County Councilmen Reagan Dunn and Bob Ferguson will debate from 2 to 3 p.m.; Gubernatorial Debate, U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee and Washington state Attorney General Rob McKenna will debate from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.; member reception from 4:45 to 6 p.m.; community service awards dinner from 6:30 to 8 p.m.; and sponsor VIP reception at 8:30 p.m. Events on Wednesday include a breakfast from 7 to 8 a.m. and a board meeting from 8 to 11:30 a.m.

Workshops & Seminars

Greater Spokane Incorporated will hold a free Woman-Owned Business Certification workshop, Friday, May 25, from 9 to 11 a.m., at the Spokane Regional Business Center , at 801 W. Riverside. To register or for information, go to events.greaterspokane.org.

Tincan, the nonprofit organization that uses information technology and interactive media for education and community development, will offer the following free technology training workshops: Photoshop 101, Wednesday, May 30, from 3 to 4 p.m.; Growing Your Business with SEO, Thursday, May 31, from 4 to 5 p.m.; Basic Internet, Monday through Friday, from 10 a.m. to 4 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.

LaunchPad Inland Northwest will hold a Job Seeker Seminar on Thursday, May 31, from 2 to 4 p.m., at 12309 E. Mirabeau Parkway, Ste. 1, in Spokane Valley. The cost is $20. LaunchPad also will hold the Entrepreneur and Small Business Community Live TV Show Taping and Luncheon on Thursday, May 31, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., at George Gee Porsche Center, 21702 E. George Gee Ave. The seminar is free for members and $10 for others. To register, email erin@launchpadinw.com. LaunchPad also will hold a Manufacturing Community Event on Friday, June 1, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at the Nectar Tasting Room, 120 N. Stevens. The cost is free for members and $10 for others. For information and to register, go to www.launchpadinw.com.

Spokane's Small Business Development Center will hold a free Franchise Ownership: A Career Alternative workshop on Thursday, June 7, from 6 to 8 p.m., at Spokane WSU, 665 N Riverpoint Blvd, Suite 201. For information and to register call 358-7890, or go to http://wsbdc.org/training-calendar.


Conventions & Shows

Washington Policy Center, an independent, nonpartisan think tank promoting sound public policy based on free-market solutions, will begin its 10th Annual Health Care Policy Conference with the Eastern Washington Health Care Lunch, Monday, July 9, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at the Davenport Hotel, 10 S. Post. The topic will be "Challenging the Affordable Care Act: A look at the future of health care following the Supreme Court's landmark ruling this summer." For information, contact Chris Cargill at ccargill@washingtonpolicy.org.