Meetings & Events

The West Plains Chamber of Commerce will hold its May breakfast on Thursday, May 3, from 7 to 8:30 a.m., at Eastern Washington University's Pence Union Building, at 1136 Elm, Cheney. The cost is $15 for members and $25 for others. For information, go to www.westplains.org or call 747-8480.

The Joy of Connecting, a nonmembership networking organization, will hold a Job Seekers Seminar on Tuesday, May 8, from 10 a.m. to noon, at 12309 E. Mirabeau Pkwy, Ste. 1. The cost is $20. For information, call 768-1139.

The Spokane Estate Planning Council will hold its annual meeting on Tuesday, May 8, at 7:30 a.m., at the Spokane Convention Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. The topic is estate and distribution planning for retirement benefits. The event is free for members and $395 for others. To register, call 850-3740.

Marketing Associates of Spokane will hold its monthly meeting on Thursday, May 10, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at The Lincoln Center, 1316 N. Lincoln. Mike Taylor, director of engineering services for the city of Spokane will present "Engineering the Lilac City." The cost is $20 for members and $30 for others. RSVP to www.maspokane.org by Monday, May 7.

Greater Spokane Incorporated's BIZStreet program will hold A Conversation with Jeff Philipps, president and CEO of Rosauers Supermarkets, on Thursday, May 10, from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m., at 801 W. Riverside. The cost is $25 for members and $50 for others. GSI also 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 the Barrister Winery, 1213 W. Railroad. The reception is free for members and $20 for others. GSI will also 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. To register or for information, go to events.greaterspokane.org.

The Association for Operations Management will hold an event called Value Stream Mapping on Thursday, May 10, at 4 p.m. at the Argonne Library, 4322 N. Argonne in Spokane Valley. For information or to register, email info@apics-nwie.org or call 747-3344.

Junior Achievement of the Inland Northwest will hold its annual Business Hall of Fame dinner on Friday, May 11, at 5:45 p.m., at the Davenport Hotel, 10 S. Post. The 2012 laureates and speakers for the event are Don Kardong, founder of the Spokane Lilac Bloomsday Run, and Mike Taylor, founder of Taylor Engineering Inc. and engineering services director for the city of Spokane. The cost is $150 per person or $1,200 per sponsorship for a table of eight people. To register or for information, call 624-7114 or email janetb@jaspokane.org.

Workshops & Seminars

GetListed.org will hold Local University, a workshop about Internet marketing for Inland Northwest businesses, on Friday, April 27, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., at Northern Quest Resort & Casino, 100 N. Hayford Road, in Airway Heights. The cost is $149 for members and $199 for others. For information or to register, go to getlisted.eventbrite.com.

What Do Networking & Sex Have in Common?, will be presented by Dr. Ivan Misner, of Business Networking International, on Tuesday, May 1, from noon to 7:30 p.m., and on Wednesday, May 2, from 7 to 9 a.m., at Mirabeau Park Hotel & Convention Center, 1100 N. Sullivan, in Spokane Valley. The cost is $75 for BNI members, $85 for others, and $99 at the door. The cost includes a complimentary copy of the book, "Business, Networking, and Sex," and a speed networking event. To register, go to www.bni-ewanid.com.

The Washington State chapter of National Institute of Government Purchasing Inc. will hold a Supply Chain Management seminar, with Tacoma School District Purchasing Manager Steven M. Demel instructing, on Wednesday, May 2, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Washington State Department of Transportation Eastern Region offices at 2714 N. Mayfair. The cost is free for NIGP members and $50 for others. For information or to register, go to www.wanigp.org.

The Spokane Arts Commission will hold its free series of Business of Art Workshops beginning with Contracts 1: Intellectual Property/Copyright/Inter-net Issues on Thursday, May 3, from 4 to 6 p.m. Greg Johnson, of Paine Hamblen LLC, and Libby Gerber, of Artist Trust of Seattle, will instruct. Contracts 2: Negotiating Venues, Liability 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. 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.

Greater Spokane Incorporated will hold a free Introduction to Government Contracting seminar on Thursday, May 10, from 8 to 11 a.m., at the Spokane Regional Business Center, at 801 W. Riverside, presented by Eastern Washington Procurement Technical Assistance Center. For information, call 321-3651 or email lmiller@greaterspokane.org. GSI will also hold a 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.

Conventions & Shows

Inland Northwest Society for Human Resources will hold its annual spring conference Tuesday, May 8, from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at CenterPlace, at 2426 N. Discovery Place in Spokane Valley. The cost is $85 for members, $70 for students, and $110 for others. For information or to register, go to www.inshrm.org.