Meetings & Events

LaunchPad Inland Northwest will hold a Transforming our Regional Economy: How Technology and Innovation are Changing Business event today, Oct. 20, from 3 to 8 p.m. at the Meadowwood Technology Campus, 1421 N. Meadowwood Lane, in Liberty Lake. Rebecca Lovell, of GeekWire LLC, in Seattle, will speak. To register or for more information, go to http://tinyurl.com/launchpad20.


Gonzaga University School of Business Administration will host a dean's business forum breakfast Friday, Oct. 21, at 7 a.m. at the Jepson Center, 502 E. Boone. Mike Lyons, president of Sere Solutions Inc., in Spokane, will speak. The cost is $5 for students and $15 for others. To register, go to www.gonzaga.edu/sbaevents. For more information, call 313-7036 or email [email protected].


The Northwest Association of Special Programs will host its annual conference Sunday through Wednesday, Oct. 23-26, at The Davenport Hotel, 10 S. Post. The cost is $250-$450, depending on registration options. To register, go to http:// tinyurl.com/NASPconf11. For more information, call (208) 885-6307.


World Affairs Council of Spokane will hold a meet and greet, breakfast, and program Tuesday, Oct. 25, from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. at the Spokane Club, 1002 W. Riverside. George M. Staples, a former U.S. ambassador, will speak. The cost is $30 for members, $15 for students, and $35 for others. To register, go to www.wacspokane.com. For more information, call (206) 455-3202 or email [email protected].


Northwest Alliance for Responsible Media will present a free viewing and discussion of the film Big Bucks Big Pharma: Marketing Disease and Pushing Drugs on Wednesday, Oct. 26, at 6 p.m. in the Jundt Art Museum at Gonzaga University, 502 E. Boone. For more information, call 313-3578, email [email protected], or go to www.nw responsiblemedia.org.


Greater Spokane Incorporated will hold a commercial and residential real estate update luncheon Thursday, Oct. 27, from noon to 2 p.m. at Red Lion River Inn, 700 N. Division. Mike Livingston, of Kiemle & Hagood Co., and Neil Johnson, of Coldwell Banker Northwest Group Spokane, will speak. The cost is $40. To register or for more information, call 321-3613.


West Plains Chamber of Commerce will hold a membership breakfast Thursday, Nov. 3, from 7 to 8:30 a.m. at Fairchild Air Force Base. Larry Krauter, of Spokane International Airport, will speak. To register by today, Oct. 20, call 747-8480 or email [email protected].


Greater Spokane Incorporated will hold an accounting and auditing update luncheon Thursday, Nov. 3, from noon to 2 p.m. at Red Lion River Inn, 700 N. Division. Paul Bridge, of BDO Seidman LLP, will speak. The cost is $40. To register or for more information, call 321-3613.


The Cheney Merchants Association will hold a meeting Monday, Nov. 7, at 6:30 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Express, 111 Betz, in Cheney. For more information, email [email protected].


Leadership Spokane and Paine Hamblen LLP will host a Fall 2011 Executive Welcome event on Wednesday, Nov. 16, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Spokane Regional Business Center, 801 W. Riverside. For more information, call 321-3627 or go to www.leadershipspokane.org.


Greater Spokane Incorporated will hold a venture capital and retirement planning luncheon Thursday, Nov. 10, from noon to 2 p.m. at the Red Lion River Inn, 700 N. Division. Tom Simpson, of the Spokane Angel Alliance, and David Scott, of Metlife, will speak. The cost is $40. To register or for more information, call 321-3613.


Greater Spokane Incorporated will hold its 14th annual economic forecast event Tuesday, Nov. 15, from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. at the Spokane Convention Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. John W. Mitchell, of M&H Economic Consultants, and Grant Forsyth, of Eastern Washington University, will speak. The cost is $35 before Nov. 7 and $50 after that date. To register or for more information, call 624-1393.


Greater Spokane Incorporated will hold an estate tax planning update luncheon Thursday, Nov. 17, from noon to 2 p.m. at the Red Lion River Inn, 700 N. Division. John Bjorkman, of LarsonAllen LLP, will speak. The cost is $40. To register or for more information, call 321-3613.


Workshops & Seminars

Heart of the Matter CCS will hold a True Leadership Excellence seminar Friday and Saturday, Oct. 21-22, from 6 to 10 p.m. and 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., respectively, at Quality Inn, 110 E. Fourth. The cost is $325. For more information or register by Sept. 30, call 1-877-448-8222 or go to http://mattersatheart.org/registration.html.


The Spokane chapter of Asis International will hold an Intimate Partner Violence and Stalking: The Impact on the Workplace training seminar Tuesday, Oct. 25, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. at the Center for Personal Protection & Safety, 108 N. Washington. The cost is $25, or $20 each for groups of five or more. To register, call 363-2440 or email [email protected].


Washington/Spokane Small Business Development Center will hold a How to Select, Evaluate, and Buy a Franchise workshop Thursday, Oct. 27, from 1 to 3 p.m. at its offices at 665 N. Riverpoint Blvd. The cost is $18 for the first person in a group and free for the second person. To register by today, Oct. 20, call 358-7890 or go to http://wsbdc.org/training-calendar.


Greater Spokane Incorporated will hold a free introduction to government contracting seminar Thursday, Nov. 10, from 8 to 10:30 a.m. at 801 W. Riverside. For more information, call 321-3651.


Conventions & Shows


Business to Business Trade Show
Oct. 27, 2011
Northern Quest Resort & Casino
Expected Attendance: 650


Festival of Fair Trade
Nov. 25-27, 2011
The Community Building
Expected Attendance: 900


Inland Northwest Nonprofit Conference
Feb. 16, 2012
Spokane Masonic Center
Expected Attendance: 200


Federation of Fly Fishers Fly Fishing Fair
July 11-14, 2012
Spokane Convention Center
Expected Attendance: 2,000


National Trust for Historic Preservation conference
Oct. 30-Nov. 3, 2012
Expected Attendance: 2,000-2,500