Meetings & Events

Marketing Associates of Spokane will hold its monthly meeting today from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at the Lincoln Center, 1316 N. Lincoln. The meeting is $20 for members and $30 for others. For more information, call Meg at 455-4448 or email mlindsay@dci-engineers.com.

The Spokane Valley Chamber of Commerce will hold a business connections lunch Friday, July 15, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at the Felts Field MedStar Hangar in Spokane. The lunch is $25 for members. To register, call 924-4994 or go to http://tinyurl.com/3rsalfp. For more information, email info@ spokanevalleychamber.org.

The Spokane County Interstate Fair will hold a job fair Saturday, July 16, from 8:30 to 11 a.m., at the county Fair & Expo Center, 404 N. Havana, in Spokane Valley. For more information, call the Fair & Expo office at 477-1766, the Spokane County Human Resources office at 477-5750, or go to www.spokanecounty.org/ fair/ events.aspx.

Connect Northwest will hold an executive connect breakfast Thursday, July 21, from 7 to 9 a.m., in the Georgian Room of the Spokane Club, 1002 W. Riverside. The cost is $30. Don Poffenroth, co-founder of Dry Fly Distilling Inc., will speak. To register, go to http://tinyurl.com/3r59zvk. For more information, call 509-328-2114 or email catherineg@connectnw.org.

The International Trade Alliance will host a free Party on the Patio on Thursday, July 21, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., at 601 W. Main. To register or for more information, call 413-1470 or email charris@intrade.org.

Greater Spokane Incorporated will hold a Business After Hours event Thursday, July 21, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Steelhead Bar & Grille, 218 N. Howard. The event is free for members and $10 for others. To register or for more information, call 624-1303, email mmcneal@ greaterspokane.org, or go to www.greaterspokane.org.

The Northwest Inland Empire chapter of the Association of Operations Management will hold an Improving Operations through Dynamic Communication no-host dinner Thursday, July 28, at 6 p.m. at Conley's Place Restaurant, 12622 E. Sprague, in Spokane Valley. Bill Cochran, Mark Christensen, Carlene Hoene, and John Newlyn will speak. To register or for more information, call Dale at 747-3344 or go to http://tinyurl.com/3oh7g3b.

Greater Spokane Incorporated will host a 2011 Roof Deck Rendezvous on Wednesday, Aug. 10, from 5 to 7 p.m., on the roof of the Spokane Convention Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. The cost is $25. For more information or to register by Aug. 10, go to http://tinyurl. com/3kteuqn.

The 18th annual Affordable Housing Conference will be Monday through Wednesday, Sept. 26-28, at the Spokane Convention Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. Keynote speakers will include Judith Bell, president, PolicyLink; Michael Pyatok, principal, Pyatok Architects Inc.; Arun Raha, executive director, Economic & Revenue Forecast Council; Robyn Stone, executive director, LeadingAge Center for Applied Research; and John Zogby, chairman of the board and chief insights officer, Zogby International. The conference is $230 after registration by Aug. 15; $300 after registration by Sept. 15; and $375 after registration after Sept. 15. To register or for more information, call 1-800-767-4663, ext. 773, email conf@wshfc.org, or go to www.wshfc.org/conf.

Workshops & Seminars

Greater Spokane Incorporated will host a free Introduction to Government Contracting seminar today from 8 to 10:30 a.m. at 801 W. Riverside, Ste. 100. To register or for more information, call 321-3651 or go to http://tinyurl.com/ 3jzzyqs.

Greater Spokane Incorporated will host a free Women-Owned Small Business Certification workshop Monday, July 18, from 2:30 to 4:40 p.m., at 801 W. Riverside, Ste. 100. To register or for more information, call 321-3651 or go to http://tinyurl.com/64qyfbz.

The Inland Northwest chapter of American Society for Training and Development will host a Training 101 %u2013 Classroom Management and Handling the Difficult Learner seminar Wednesday, July 20, from 11:15 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at CenterPlace, 2426 N. Discovery Place, in Spokane Valley. Scott Orchard, a sales trainer with Center Partners, in Colorado, will speak. The event is $15 for members and $25 for others. To register or for more information, go to www.astdinw.org.

The Spokane office of the Washington State Department of Revenue will host a free tax workshop for new and small business owners Wednesday, July 20, from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. at 1330 N. Washington, Rock Pointe III, third floor, conference room A. To register or for more information, go to www.dor.wa.gov or call 327-0200.

SCORE will hold two workshops, Business Marketing & Sales and Financial Recordkeeping, on Wednesday, July 20, and Wednesday, July 27, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., at 801 W. Riverside. The events are $40 to pre-register, $50 at the door, and $15 for each additional person. To register or for more information, call SCORE at 353-2821 or go to www.ScoreSpokane.org.

The International Trade Alliance will host a free mini-seminar on Doing Business in India %u2013 International Marketing on Thursday, July 28, from 2 to 4:30 p.m. at the Chase Bank Building, 601 W. Main. To register or for more information, call 413-1470 or email charris@intrade.org.

Tincan, of Spokane, will host a free Growing Your Business with Twitter workshop Thursday, July 28, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at 1317 W. Second. To register, go to http://tinyurl.com/42scsw7. For more information, call Elisha at 744-0972.

Community Colleges of Spokane, IEL Economic Development, will be offering two classes at the IEL Magnuson Building, 2917 W. Ft. George Wright. Fundraising without Fear will be Tuesday, Aug. 2, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. The cost is $49. The Entrepreneur's Life %u2013 Do You Have the Right Stuff? will be Wednesday and Thursday, Aug. 3 and 4, from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. The cost is $79. For more information or to register, call 279-6251 or email amayer@iel.spokane.edu.

Conventions & Shows

Germans from Russia Heritage Society's Annual Conference
July 19-23, 2011
The Davenport Hotel and Tower
Expected Attendance: 600

Federation of United States Teachers Adjudicators U.S. InterRegional Championships
July 21-23, 2011
Red Lion Hotel at the Park %u2013 Spokane
Expected Attendance: 200

American Society of Landscape Architects Summer Executive Committee Meeting
July 28-31, 2011
Spokane Club
Expected Attendance: 14

Spiritus Ministries Northwest Steubenville
July 29-31, 2011
Gonzaga University %u2013 Campus Services
Expected Attendance: 1,000

Greater Spokane Incorporated Annual Meeting
Sept. 14, 2011
Spokane Convention Center
Cost: $45 members, $75 others

Manufacturer's Expo
Oct. 11-12, 2011
SpokaneCommunityCollege's Stannard Technical Education building
Cost: Free