Meetings & Events

FMI Sales & Equipment Rental will host the Spokane Home Builders Association's Nothing But Networking event on Thursday, June 2, from 5 to 8 p.m., at 11111 E. Trent, in Spokane Valley. To register, visit www.shba.com/events. For more information, call 532-4980.

The Spokane Regional Marketing and Communications Association will hold a breakfast meeting on Friday, June 3, from 7:30 to 9 a.m., at the McCarthey Athletic Center on the Gonzaga University campus, 801 N. Cincinnati, in Spokane. Alison Marlin, of HollisterStier Laboratories LLC, will present its Bee Aware Program, which received a Brightest Spark Award from the association. The cost is $15 for members, and $20 for others. To register, visit www.spokanemarcom.com. For more information, call Nichole Betts at 321-8771.

BizStreet, the small-business program of Greater Spokane Incorporated, will host a Small Business Appreciation Reception on Tuesday, June 7, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., at the MarQuee Lounge, 522 W. Riverside, downtown. RSVP by June 6 at www.greaterspokane.org. For more information, call 624-1393.

Associated Industries of the Inland Northwest will hold a morning briefing, titled Reasonable Accommodation Update, on Thursday, June 9, from 7:30 to 9 a.m., at 1206 N. Lincoln, in Spokane. The cost is $25. RSVP to Clydene Franklin at cfranklin@aiin.net or 326-6885.

Marketing Associates of Spokane will hold a lunch meeting on Thursday, June 9, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at The Lincoln Center, 1316 N. Lincoln, in Spokane. Karen Johnston, of Johnston Training Group, of Seattle, will present Winning the Job: What Selection Panels Want to Know. The cost is $20 for members, and $30 for others. RSVP by June 6 at www.maspokane.org. For more information, call Meg Lindsay at 455-4448.

The Northwest Independent Film & Video Entertainment Society will hold a meeting on Thursday, June 9, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at The Coeur d'Alene Resort, 115 S. Second, in Coeur d'Alene. The group will show Break the Cycle, a public service announcement it produced for the Post Falls Police Department. The meeting is free to members and first-time attendees, and $5 for others. RSVP to tdawnrichard @gmail.com. For more information, call (208) 772-0933.

Greater Spokane Incorporated will hold a panel discussion on the State of the Green Economy on Wednesday, June 15, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., at The Spokane Club, 1002 W. Riverside, downtown. Speakers will be: Washington state Sen. Lisa Brown; city of Spokane Mayor Mary Verner; Kim Zentz, CEO of Sirti; Ross McFarlane, of the Seattle office of Climate Solutions; and Todd Myers, of the Seattle office of the Washington Policy Center. The cost is $10, or $15 after June 8. To register, visit www.greaterspokane.org. For more information, call 624-1393.

Good Morning Greater Spokane, a breakfast sponsored by Greater Spokane Incorporated, will be held on Friday, June 10, from 7 to 9 a.m., at The Davenport Hotel, 10 S. Post, downtown. Dean Allen, CEO of McKinstry Co., will speak on the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) program in secondary education. The cost is $25 for members before June 8 and $30 after that, and $55 for others. To register, visit www.greaterspokane.org. For more information, call 624-1393.

BizStreet, the small-business program of Greater Spokane Incorporated, will hold A Conversation with %u2026 Mayor Verner on Tuesday, June 14, from 8 to 9:30 a.m., at 801 W. Riverside, downtown. The cost is $25 for members, and $50 for others. To register, visit www.greaterspokane.org. For more information, call 321-3632.

Workshops & Seminars

The Idaho Small Business Development Center will hold the following classes: Planning for Business Success, on Friday, June 3, from 8:30 a.m. to noon; Marketing Strategy for Profit, on Thursday, June 9, from 5:30 to 9 p.m.; Financial Management for Profit II, on Friday, June 10, from 8:30 a.m. to noon; Starting a Bookkeeping Service, on Tuesday, June 14, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.; and Managing People and Operations, on Thursday, June 16, from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Classes cost $29, and are held at the Workforce Training Center, 525 W. Clearwater Loop, in Post Falls. To register, visit www.idahosbdc.org, or call (208) 769-3333.

The Procurement Technical Assistance Center of Greater Spokane Incorporated will hold a free workshop titled Introduction to Government Contracting, on Thursday, June 9, from 8 to 10:30 a.m., at 801 W. Riverside, downtown. To RSVP, visit www.greaterspokane.org. For more information, call 321-3651.

The Inland Northwest chapter of the American Society for Training and Development will hold a workshop titled Training on Trial: The Urgent Need to Become Strategic Business Partners on Wednesday, June 15, from 11:15 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wendy Kirkpatrick, of Kirkpatrick Partners LLC, of St. Louis, will speak. The cost is $50 for members, and $70 for others. To register, visit www.astdinw.org. For more information, call Barbara Baumann at 993-4539.

Conventions & Shows

TOPS Club State Recognition Days
June 1-5
Spokane Convention Center
Expected Attendance: 1,000

Spokane Festival of Speed
June 3-5
Spokane Raceway Park
Expected Attendance: 1,000

Art Fest
June 3-5
Coeur d'Alene Park, Browne's Addition
Expected Attendance: 30,000

Rotary International District Conference
June 8-12
Spokane Convention Center
Expected Attendance: 500

Cryogenic Engineering Conference
June 12-17
Spokane Convention Center
Expected Attendance: 600