Workshops & Seminars
The Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) will hold a workshop, titled How to Start a New Business, on Wednesday, July 7, and another called How to Write a Business Plan, on Wednesday, July 14. Both workshops will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Small Business Administration training room, 801 W. Riverside, in Spokane. The cost per workshop is $35 with preregistration and $45 at the door. To register, call 353-2821 or visit www.scorespokane.org.



The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will host a free information session for employers on the E-Verify system, which lets employers check the work eligibility of newly hired workers online. The session will be on Wednesday, July 7, at 10 a.m., at the Spokane Library downtown branch, 906 W. Main, in room 1A. For more information, call Sharon Rummery at (415) 987-0191.



MC Energy, in association with Avista Corp. and Northwest Farm Credit Services, will hold a non-commercial wind energy seminar on Friday, July 9, at 6:30 p.m., at CenterPlace Regional Event Center, at 2426 N. Discovery Place, in Spokane Valley. Presentations will address misconceptions regarding wind energy. The event is free to the public. For more information or to RSVP, call 926-9463 or visit www.mcwindenergy.com.



The Procurement Technical Assistance Center of Greater Spokane Incorporated will hold a seminar titled Government Contracting 101, on Wednesday, July 14, from 8 to 11 a.m., at 801 W. Riverside, Ste. 100. The event is free. For more information, call 321-3641 or visit www.greaterspokane.org.



A seminar titled Estate Planning for Women, sponsored by Nihoul & Associates, a financial advisory practice here, will be held on Thursday, July 15, at 8 a.m., in the Lincoln Center, at 1316 N. Lincoln. The event is free and a continental breakfast will be served. For more information, contact Helen Sarver, at 777-0803, Ext.5.



The American Society of Training and Development will hold a luncheon and keynote presentation called Maximizing Employee Contribution: Understanding the Critical Missing Link to Employee Engagement, on Wednesday, July 21, from 11:15 am to 1:45 p.m., at Red Lion Hotel at the Park, 303 W. North River Drive. The event will feature speakers Sheldon Loar and Kristoffer Kristensen, from Emerge Leadership Group. Registration is $35 for members and $50 for nonmembers. For more information, call 535-7066 or visit www.astdinw.org.

Conventions & Shows
International Association for

Identification Education Conference

July 11-17

Spokane Convention Center

Expected Attendance: 1,000