Meetings & Events

Greater Spokane Incorporated will hold Good Morning Greater Spokane on Friday, May 11, at 7:30 a.m., at the Davenport Hotel, 10 S. Post. The topic will be "Changing Times, Changing Tide: A Midyear Look at the Regional Economy." The cost is $25 for members and $55 for others. GSI also will hold a small business appreciation reception on Tuesday, May 22, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., at Barrister Winery, 1213 W. Railroad. The reception is free for members and $20 for others. GSI also will hold Business After Hours, a networking event, on Thursday, May 24, from 5 to 7 p.m., at the INB Performing Arts Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. The event is free for members and $10 for others. GSI also 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 $35 until May 23 and $40 thereafter. To register or for information, go to events.greaterspokane.org.

LaunchPad Inland Northwest will hold LaunchPad Live TV Show Taping and Luncheon: Aerospace and Aviation Industry on Friday, May 11, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at 120 N. Stevens. The event is free for members and $10 for others. For information, go to www.launchpadinw.com.

Washington State University Spokane will hold the Chancellor's Research Breakfast Series on Wednesday, May 16, at 7:30 a.m., at the Riverpoint Campus, South Campus Facility Court, 412 E. Spokane Falls Blvd. Chancellor Brian Pitcher and Dr. John Roll, professor and associate dean for research for the WSU College of Nursing, will speak. The focus of this breakfast is addictions research. To register or for information, call 358-7504.

Visit Spokane will hold the Inland Northwest Tourism Awards on Wednesday, May 16, at 3:15 p.m., at Mirabeau Park Hotel & Convention Center, 1100 N. Sullivan, in Spokane Valley. The cost is $15 for members and $25 for others. For information, go to www.visitspokane.com.

The American Society for Training and Development's Inland Northwest chapter will hold The Orange Revolution-Carrot Culture: How One Great Team Can Transform an Entire Organization, on Wednesday, May 16, from 11:15 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Red Lion Templin's Hotel on the River, in Post Falls. The cost is $25 for students, $35 for members, and $50 for others. For information, go to www.astdinw.org/events.

Visit Spokane will hold Spokane Region Market Study Results on Thursday, May 24, from 2 to 4 p.m., in the Skyline ballroom at the Red Lion Hotel at the Park, 303 W. North River Drive. Judy Randall, of Randall Travel Marketing, will speak about the results of the study. The event is free. To register or for information, call Brooklyn Branson at 742-9382 or go to www.visitspokane.com/meetings.

Connect Northwest will hold an Executive Connect breakfast on Thursday, May 24, from 7 to 9 a.m., in the Georgian Ballroom at the Spokane Club, 1002 W. Riverside. Steve Duvoisin, CEO of Inland Imaging LLC, and Jon Copeland, CEO of a newly formed information technology company that will announce its name in June, will speak. The cost is $30. For information or to register, call 358-2411.

Workshops & Seminars

The Greater Spokane Valley Chamber of Commerce, under the auspices of Washington State University's Small Business Development Center, will hold a NxLevel Entrepreneur Course, Wednesday evenings from 6 to 9 p.m., from May 16 through August 15, at 9507 E. Sprague, in Spokane Valley. The cost is $425 for the 13 week program. For information, call 924-4994.

The Spokane office of the Washington State Department of Revenue will hold a free tax workshop on Wednesday, May 16, from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 to 4:30 p.m., at 1330 N. Washington. Participants will learn about Washington excise taxes, reporting classifications, deductions, tax incentives, sales-tax collections, and record keeping requirements. To register or for information, call 327-0200 or go to www.dor.wa.gov.

LaunchPad Inland Northwest will hold a Resume Seminar on Wednesday, May 23, from 10 a.m. to noon, at Tierpoint Building Computer Lab, second floor, 23403 E. Mission, in Liberty Lake. The cost is $20. LaunchPad will also hold Candidate Coaching and Prescreening on Thursday, May 31, from 2 to 4 p.m., at 12309 E. Mirabeau Parkway, in Spokane Valley. The cost is $20. For information, call 768-1139.

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

The Spokane Arts Commission will hold its free series of Business-of-Art Workshops. The next workshops are Contracts 2: Negotiating Venues, Liability and Insurance 101, both on Thursday, May 17, from 4 to 6 p.m. Peter Moye, of K&L Gates LLP, and Ian Cunningham, of Blasingame Insurance, will instruct the two workshops, respectively. The following workshop will be Let's Put on a Show: How To Navigate All The Permits To Bring Your Show To Life on Thursday, May 24, from 4 to 6 p.m. All events will be held at Spokane City Council Chambers, 808 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. For information, call 625-6050 or go to www.spokanearts.org.

Visit Spokane will hold a Spokane Regional Tourism Ambassador Class on Friday, May 18, from 1 to 5 p.m., at the Spokane Convention Center, and Monday, May 21, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., at the Holiday Inn Express, 9220 E. Mission in Spokane Valley. The cost is $25. For information, call Gina Mauro at 744-3340.

Tincan, the nonprofit organization that uses information technology and interactive media for education and community development, will offer the following free technology training workshops: Basic Video: Editing, Monday, May 14, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., and Thursday, May 24, from 1 to 2 p.m.; Basic Video: Editing 2, Tuesday, May 22, from 3 to 4 p.m.; Basic Video: Exporting and Uploading, Monday, May 21, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., and Thursday, May 24, from 2 to 3 p.m.; Photoshop 101, Friday, May 18, from 2 to 3 p.m.; Google Cloud, Wednesday, May 23, 2 to 3 p.m.; Android, Monday, May 21, from 4 to 5 p.m.; iPad/iPhone, Wednesday, May 23, from 4 to 5 p.m.; Growing Your Business with Facebook, Tuesday, May 22, from 10 to 11 a.m.; Growing Your Business with Twitter, Thursday, May 24, from 4 to 5 p.m.; Growing Your Business with Video, Tuesday, May 15, from 3 to 4 p.m.; Growing Your Business with GoDaddy, Thursday, May 17, from 4 to 5 p.m.; Online Job Searching, Wednesday, May 16, from 3 to 4 p.m.; Resume Builder, Monday, May 21, from 10 to 11 a.m.; Basic Internet, Monday through Friday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; 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.

Conventions & Shows

Greater Spokane Incorporated will hold a career event, Explore Your Future, on Tuesday and Wednesday, May 15 and 16, from 10:15 a.m. to 2:15 p.m., at the Spokane County Fair and Expo Center. The event will focus on construction, manufacturing, technical & higher education, health care, aerospace, and other high growth/high demand industries. For information, contact Robyn Swanson at 321-3614, or go to events.greaterspokane.org.