Meetings & Events

My Business Advocates will hold a free Brown Bag Luncheon, The Street Smartz MBA, on Wednesday, June 29, from 5 to 7 p.m., at La Belle Vie, 18507 E. Appleway, Spokane Valley. Genia Seghetti will speak. To register by Monday, June 27, or for more information, call Damian at 230-8100.

The Gonzaga University School of Business will hold a Dean's Business Forum Breakfast on Thursday, June 16, at 7:30 a.m., in the Jepson Center's Wolff Auditorium on the Gonzaga campus. Gonzaga women's basketball head coach Kelly Graves will speak. The cost is $15. Register at www.gonzaga.edu/events. For more information, call Dorothy Greenamyer at 313-5991 or email greenamyer@jepson.gonzaga.edu.

Spokane Valley Chamber of Commerce will hold a business connections breakfast Friday, June 17, from 6:30 to 8:30 a.m., at the Mirabeau Park Hotel, 1100 N. Sullivan, Spokane Valley. Cheryl Kilday, of the Spokane Regional Convention & Visitors Bureau, will speak. For more information, call 924-4994.

The Coeur d'Alene Chamber of Commerce's Natural Resources Committee will host a Timber Tour on Friday, June 17, from 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., at the U.S. Forest/Bureau of Land Management office, 3815 Schreiber Way, Coeur d'Alene. The cost is $25. To register, go to http://directory.cdachamber. com/events. For more information, email Bev Davis at beverlee@cdachamber.com.

The Spokane Valley Chamber of Commerce will hold a member orientation on Tuesday, June 21, from 4 to 5 p.m., at 9507 E. Sprague Ave., in Spokane Valley. For more information, email info@spokanevalleychamber.org or call 924-4994.

Sustainable Local Investment Partners will hold a Green Business Luncheon on Monday, June 20, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at the Spokane Convention Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd., downtown. The cost is $18. To register, or for more information, call Susanne at 209-2861.

The Northwest Inland Empire chapter of The Association for Operations Management will hold an annual member's night Tuesday, June 28, from 6 to 8 p.m., at Conley's Place, 12622 E. Sprague Ave., Spokane Valley. The event is free for members and no host for others. RSVP at www.apics-nwie.org/courses.asp. For more information, email info@apics-nwie.org.

LaunchPad Inland Northwest will hold a quarterly networking event, Viva SpoVegas!, on Thursday, June 30, from 5 to 9 p.m., at the Northern Quest Resort & Casino, 100 N. Hayford Road, Airway Heights. The cost is $30. To register, go to www.launchpadinw.com/events. For more information, email Jennifer at Jennifer@launchpadinw.com.

Greater Spokane Incorporated will hold a free GovCon Brown Bag luncheon Wednesday, June 29, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at 801 W. Riverside, downtown. For reservations, call 321-3641.

Workshops & Seminars

The U.S. General Services Administration will hold a free workshop, Landlord to the Civilian Federal Government, on Tuesday, June 21, from 10 a.m. to noon, at 801 W. Riverside, downtown. Consulting specialist Kenyon Taylor, of GSA-Auburn, will speak. Online registration is open until the day of the event. For more information, email ptac@greaterspokane.org or call 624-1393.

Greater Spokane Incorporated will hold a free workshop, Building a Capabilities Statement, on Friday, June 24, from 9 to 11 a.m., at 801 W. Riverside, downtown. Online registration is open until the day of the event. For more information, call 624-1393.

Associated Industries of the Inland Northwest and UnitedHealthcare will host a free seminar, Long Term Care CLASS Act, Wednesday, June 22, at 7:30 a.m., at 1206 N. Lincoln. Mark Smalling, of LifeSmart Retirement Solutions LLC, of Little Rock, Ark.; Melissa Williams, of Star Financial & Insurance Services Inc. here; and Jeff Skeesick, of Inova LLC, of Spokane, will present. RSVP to Clydene at 326-6885 or email cfranklin@aiin.net. For more information, go to www.aiin.com.

Softechnologies Corp., of Spokane, will host a GPS in the Workplace Benefits of Technology workshop Wednesday, June 22, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at 120 N. Stevens. Kyle Campbell, of Telogis Corp., of California, will speak. For reservations or for more information, call 327-4624 or go to www.softechnologies.com.


Conventions & Shows

Association of Washington Cities Conference
June 20-24
Spokane Convention Center
Expected Attendance: 400

Association of Washington School Principals Conference
June 24-29
Spokane Convention Center
Expected Attendance: 1,000

Hoopfest
June 25-26
City Wide
Expected Attendance: 175,000

Ford Ironman Triathlon
June 26
Coeur d'Alene
Expected Attendance: 4,500