Meetings & Events
Greater Spokane Incorporated will hold a breakfast meeting, Good Morning Greater Spokane, on Friday, April 8, from 7:15 to 9 a.m., at The Lincoln Center, 1316 N. Lincoln. Linda Davis, of MOR Manufacturing Corp., of Post Falls, will speak on business networking. The cost is $25 for members, and $55 for others. To register, visit www.greaterspokane.org. For more information, call 624-1393.



The city of Spokane Valley will hold a State of the City presentation and Community Forum on Monday, April 11, at Valley Fourth Memorial Church; on Thursday, April 14, at Greenacres Community Church; and on Thursday, April 21, at Seth Woodard Elementary School, from 7 to 8 p.m. Tom Towey, mayor of Spokane Valley, will speak. For more information, call Carolbelle Branch at 720-5411, or e-mail [email protected].



Spokane business, health care, and education partners will hold an Emerging Trends in Technology Forum: Health Sciences Innovation on Tuesday, April 12, from 1 to 5 p.m., at the Riverpoint South Facility Court, 412 E. Spokane Falls Blvd., in Spokane. Biotechnology editor Luke Timmerman will speak. The cost is $15 for online registration and $25 at the door. For more information or to register, visit www.launchpadinw.com/events.



The Washington Society of Certified Public Accountants will hold a luncheon meeting, titled Update On International Financial Reporting Standards on Wednesday, April 13, from noon to 1:15 p.m., at the Spokane Club, 1102 W. Sprague downtown. The cost is $30. For more information, call Sandi Pendleton at 455-5300.



LaunchPad Inland Northwest will host a Construction, Development, Architecture and Engineering Community Event, on Wednesday, April 13, from 5:30 to 7 p.m., at 120 N. Stevens downtown. A representative of the planning and economic development departments of the city of Spokane will discuss change-of-use permits and take feedback on the city permitting process. The cost is $10. To register, visit www.launchpadinw.com.



Marketing Associates of Spokane will hold a meeting on Thursday, April 14, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at The Lincoln Center, 1316 N. Lincoln, in Spokane. Lunell Haught, of Haught Strategies, will speak on Position, Power, and Persuasion: Whose Team Are You On? The cost is $20 for members and $30 for others. RSVP at www.maspokane.org. For more information, call Meg Lindsay at 455-4448.



The Spokane Valley Chamber of Commerce will hold a Business Connections Breakfast on Friday, April 15, from 6:30 to 8:30 a.m., at the Mirabeau Park Hotel & Convention Center, 1100 N. Sullivan, in Spokane Valley. Brian Pitcher, chancellor of WSU Spokane, will speak on The Future Medical School at Riverpoint Campus. The cost is $25. To register, visit www.spokanevalleychamber.org.



The Idaho Dept. of Commerce will hold an Idaho Cineposium—Media Industry Conference from Saturday, April 16, at 8:30 a.m. to Sunday, April 17, at 5 p.m., at the Red Lion Templin's Hotel on the River, in Post Falls. The cost is $95. To register, visit www.filmidaho.com/workshops. For more information, call the Idaho Film Office at 208-334-2470.



The Inland Northwest Community Foundation will hold a reception, titled The State of Philanthropy, on Tuesday, April 19, from 5 to 6:30 p.m., in the Bank of Whitman lobby, 618 W. Riverside downtown. Sandy Patano, INWCF chairwoman, will speak on Galvanizing the Inland Northwest; W. Stacey Cowles, publisher of the Spokesman-Review, will speak on Community Philanthropy; Mark Hurtubise, INWCF president, will speak on Fostering Philanthropic Collaborations; and Cree Zischke, of the JP Morgan Chase Foundation, will speak on Maximizing Philanthropic Investments. Wine and light hors d'oeuvres will be served. RSVP by April 12 at 624-2606, or e-mail [email protected].



The Inland Northwest Chapter of the American Society for Training and Development will hold a lunch meeting on Wednesday, April 20, from 11:15 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., at the Red Lion Templin's on the River, 14 E. First Ave., in Post Falls. Bob Nicoll will present Remember The Ice, a program on empowering word choice. The cost is $45 for members, and $60 for others. To register, visit www.astdinw.org. For more information, call Barbara Baumann at 993-4539.



Greater Spokane Incorporated, the Inland Northwest Associated General Contractors, and the Spokane Area Good Roads Association will host a Federal Transportation Report featuring Rep. Cathy McMorris-Rodgers, on Wednesday, April 20, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. at The Lincoln Center, 1316 N. Lincoln, in Spokane. To RSVP, visit www.greaterspokane.org. For more information, call 624-1393.



Greater Spokane Incorporated will hold an Armed Forces Persons of the Year Luncheon, on Tuesday, April 19, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at The Doubletree Hotel Spokane City Center, 322 N. Spokane Falls Court. Lt. Gen. Dana T. Atkins, an Alaska senior military officer, will speak. The cost is $30. To register, visit www.greaterspokane.org. For more information, call 624-1393.



The American Welding Society—Spokane Section will hold a Welding Fair and Career Night, on Wednesday, April 20, from 6 to 8:30 p.m., at the Spokane Skills Center, 4141 N. Regal, in Spokane. For more information, call 535-7794.

Workshops & Seminars
WorkSource Spokane will hold a Behavioral Interviewing Workshop for employers on Tuesday, April 12, from 9 a.m. to noon, at 130 S. Arthur, in Spokane. For more information, call Jack Kaplan at 532-3061.



The Washington state Department of Labor and Industries will hold a free workshop, titled Employer's Introduction to L&I, on Tuesday, April 12, from 9 a.m. to noon, at 901 N. Monroe, in Spokane. To register, visit www.workshops.lni.wa.gov, or call 1-800-574-2829. For more information, call Celia Nightingale at 360-902-4865.



Greater Spokane Incorporated will hold a free workshop titled Energy Technology Opportunities for the Energetic Business Person, on Tuesday, April 12, from 3:30 to 5 p.m., at 801 W. Riverside downtown. Peter Christiansen and Eric Lund, of Pacific Northwest National Laboratories, in Richland, Wash.,will speak. RSVP to Aaron Quilliam at [email protected]. For more information, call 624-1393.



The Procurement Technical Assistance Center of Greater Spokane Incorporated will hold an Introduction to Government Contracting, on Thursday, April 14, from 8 to 10:30 a.m., at 801 W. Riverside downtown. To RSVP, visit www.greaterspokane.org. For more information, call 321-3651.



Josh Wade, of Nectar Tasting Room, of Spokane, and publisher of Spokane Wine Magazine, will present Planting the Seeds for Social Media Success, Part III, on Tuesday, April 19, from noon to 1:30 p.m., at 120 N. Stevens downtown. The cost is $39. RSVP to [email protected].



MBA-My Business Advocates will hold a lunch workshop, titled The Street Smartz MBA, on Wednesday, April 20, from noon to 2 p.m., at 13518 E. Indiana, in Spokane Valley. Diane Gibson, of DMG Consultancy Ltd., of Spokane, will speak. RSVP to [email protected] or call 230-8100.



BizStreet, the Small Business Program of Greater Spokane Incorporated, will hold a workshop titled Connect With Human Resource Professionals: Maintaining an Effective Workforce, on Thursday, April 21, from 8 to 9:30 a.m., at 801 W. Riverside downtown. The cost is $15 for members, and $30 for others. To register, visit www.greaterspokane.org. For more information, call 321-3632.

Conventions & Shows
FBLA State Business Leadership Conference

April 5-9

Spokane Convention Center

Expected Attendance: 1,800



Pacific Northwest Snowfighters Conference

April 7-15

Spokane Convention Center

Expected Attendance: 1,300



Funky Junk Antique Show

April 9-10

Chattaroy Irish Dance Hall Grange

Expected Attendance: 1,200



Get Lit!

April 13-17

Bing Crosby Theater

Expected Attendance: 5,000



Inland Northwest Dental Conference

April 14-15

Spokane Convention Center

Expected Attendance: 1,300



SHBA Home Improvement Show

April 15-17

Spokane County Fair & Expo Center

Expected Attendance: 7,000



Spokane Women's Show

April 15-17

Spokane Convention Center

Expected Attendance: 4,000



Sysco Culinary Expo

April 20-22

Spokane Convention Center

Expected Attendance: 2,000