Coming business events

Name of event: How to Get More from Life

Date and time: Nov. 18, 7 p.m.

Place: Red Lion Inn

Cost: Free

Web site: www.foundations1intro.com

Event phone: 1-877-212-2770

Description: Foundations' free seminar offers tips for becoming your personal best so that you can achieve greater success on the job. Foundations is a nonprofit organization with offices in the U.S. and Canada that delivers personal development training at moderate prices.

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Name of event: Breaking News: How Will the Pieces Be Put Back Together Again?

Date and time: Nov. 18, 5-8:30 p.m.

Place: Hyatt Regency in Bellevue, 900 Bellevue Way N.E.

Web site: http://www.mitwa.org

Event phone: 425-771-4790

Description: Few sectors of American business have been as influential and staid as the news industry. But new technologies and increased competition for advertising dollars have caused the industry to feel a bit like Humpty Dumpty. Now, it's up to a new generation of visionaries to put the pieces back together. Using case studies and real-world examples, the MIT Enterprise Forum program will examine how existing news organizations working alongside new entrants to the market are making the transition from print to online profitably, and the role technology is playing as they do so. Join Patricia Lee Smith, vice president of New Media at The Seattle Times, as she opens the evening with a market assessment of the news industry and a discussion of her organization's adoption strategy for the digital age. Joining her on stage to compare and contrast strategies will be: Anthony Bontrager, CEO of 1Cast; Tracy Record, founder of the West Seattle Blog; Charlie Tillinghaus, president of MSNBC. Moderating the discussion will be Todd Bishop, co-founder and managing editor of TechFlash.

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Name of event: WTIA Predictions for 2010, Technology in Focus Series

Date and time: Nov. 18, 5-8 p.m.

Place: Grand Hyatt Seattle 721 Pine St., Seattle

Cost: WTIA members $50, nonmembers $70

Web site: http://www.washingtontechnology.org/pages/events/events_events_wsaevent.asp?id=0911TIF

Event phone: 206-448-3033

Description: The Predictions Panel will attempt to predict what technology innovations are expected in 2010 and beyond. The panel includes moderator John Cook, co-founder and executive director, TechFlash; Kelly Smith, founding partner, Curious Office; Greg Gottesman, managing director, Madrona Venture Group; Glenn Kelman, CEO, Redfin; Bill Bryant, venture partner, Draper Fisher Jurvetson; and Andy Sack, independent software entrepreneur and investor.

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Name of event: Profit With the Seasons: Using Historical Patterns to Increase Performance

Date and time: Nov. 18, 6:30 p.m. registration; 7 p.m. program

Place: Community Center at Mercer View, Mercer Island

Cost: Contribution

Web site: http://www.aaii.com/localchapters/Meeting.cfm?mtg=1351

Event phone: 206-782-8113

Description: This session is presented by the American Association of Individual Investors. Jeffrey Hirsch, editor of the Stock Traders Almanac and newsletter, will show you how you can profit from historically recurring patterns in investments. He will discuss various indicators and seasonal trading strategies that are covered in the Stock Traders Almanac plus other pertinent research from his newsletter. He also will provide some perspective on the repercussions of the financial crisis and the future outlook for the market

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Name of event: Financial Executives International (FEI) November Meeting

Date and time: Nov. 19, 6 p.m.

Place: Washington Athletic Club

Web site: www.financialexecutives.org

Event phone: 425-562-2636

Description: Rick Beckett, president and CEO of Global Partnerships, will speak about "Investing in Microfinance."

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Name of event: Beyond the Basics of Marketing in the A/E/C Industry

Date and time: Nov. 19, 5:30 p.m.

Place: Rock Salt Restaurant, 1232 Westlake Ave. N., Seattle

Cost: $30 members, $40 nonmembers (includes dinner)

Web site: www.sda-seattle.com

Description: Join us for a fun and practical discussion about marketing essentials. What are the great mysteries of marketing that are driving you over the edge? The discussion will be led by Marcie Lohr, a certified professional services marketer with almost 20 years of experience in the A/E/C industry. As marketing director for Notkin Mechanical Engineers, she is responsible for all facets of marketing communications, from proposals and qualifications packages to public relations, and collaborates with the firm's partners in business development and strategic planning

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Name of event: The Basics: Getting a New Technology Company off the Ground-November Legal Matters

Date and time: Nov. 19, 8 a.m.-noon.

Place: WTIA Conference Rooms, Suite 390, 2200 Alaskan Way, Seattle

Cost: Free

Web site: http://www.washingtontechnology.org/pages/events/events_events_wsaevent.asp?id=0908FAM

Event phone: 206-448-3033

Description: Have you started a new technology venture recently or are looking to do so? Are you looking for answers to your business legal questions? Sign-up for a no-cost 30-45 minute one-on-one session with an emerging company lawyer to answer your basic legal questions. Get answers to questions relating to choice of entity, equity compensation, angel and venture financing positioning, employment issues, tax, and intellectual property strategies. Appointments are scheduled on a first-come, first-served basis.

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Name of event: eWomen Network Accelerated Networking Luncheon

Date and time: Nov. 19, 2009

Place: Maggiano's Little Italy

Cost: $42.95 members, $55 nonmembers, $65 for everyone beginning Nov. 16

Web site: http://www.thesavvynetworker.com/Bellevue_Events_and_Info.html

Event phone: 425-444-5063

Description: The topic of speaker Jan B. King is "Get Published in 2010: The New Decade, New Media, & Abundant Opportunities for Authors."

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Name of event: 2009 Eastside Economic Forecast Breakfast

Date and time: Nov. 19, 7-9 a.m.

Place: Hyatt Regency Bellevue, 900 Bellevue Way N.E.

Cost: $60 members, $70 nonmembers; corporate tables also available

Web site: www.bellevuechamber.org

Event phone: 425-213-1205

Description: With our economy at a crossroads of historic significance, business leaders need sound economic information to map out their strategy for success in the coming year. Get the direction you need at the 2009 Eastside Economic Forecast breakfast, which will provide the critical information you need to make your 2010 budgeting, forecasting, and strategic business planning decisions.

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Name of event: Women Business Owners Power Lunch

Date and time: Nov. 19, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Place: Washington Athletic Club, 1325 6th Ave.

Cost: $38 members, $50 nonmembers before Nov. 17; after $65 for all

Web site: www.womenbusinessowners.org

Event phone: 206-575-3232

Description: Kemper Freeman Jr. will speak on "The State of the Local Economy."

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Name of event: A Case Study in the Merits of Best Employer Designations

Date and time: Nov. 19, 7:30-9 a.m.

Place: Washington Athletic Club, 1325 Sixth Ave.

Cost: Price includes breakfast. Seattle SHRM member $30, nonmember $40, student $15

Web site: www.shrm-seattle.com:

Description: Learn how the Best Places survey fits into the overall employee engagement strategy and employment branding strategy. The discussion will focus on what's in it for the company beyond recognition and what's it in for employees besides working for a great company.

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Name of event: IMC PNW Consultants Roundtable

Date and time: Nov. 20, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

Place: Mercer Island Community Center

Cost: $10 member, $15 nonmember

Web site: www.imcusa.org

Description: Bring a brown bag lunch to this session on "Understanding and Protecting Your Intellectual Property."

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Name of event: Puget Sound Referral Network

Date and time: Nov. 20, 11:30 a.m.

Place: Wedgwood Broiler, 8230 35th Ave. N.E.

Cost: Price for lunch

Event phone: 425-772-5332

Description: The Puget Sound Referral Network, a group of more than 24 local businesses, meets to share business referrals and ideas to grow business. We meet every three weeks. No membership fees or dues.

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Name of event: Exporting Under NAFTA Seminar

Date and time: Nov. 20, 8 a.m.-3 p.m.

Place: Highline Community College

Web site: www.waexportcourse.eventbrite.com

Event phone: 360-725-4174

Description: NAFTA seminar attendees will learn how to determine if their products qualify for NAFTA duty-free tariff treatment, how to accurately complete the NAFTA Certificate of Origin., and the most common mistakes made by U.S. exporters in completing their NAFTA documents.

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Name of event: 2009 Jefferson Awards, plus a Discussion on The Promise and Challenges of Service

Date and time: Nov. 23, 11:30 a.m.-1:45 p.m.

Place: Olive 8 Hotel, 1635 8th Ave., Seattle

Cost: $45

Web site: www.seattlecityclub.org

Event phone: 206-682-7395

Description: The Jefferson Awards honors ordinary people who do extraordinary things for others. Initiated in 1972 by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Sen. Robert Taft Jr., this Nobel Prize for public service is a unique local and nationwide effort that recognizes the highest ideals and achievements of volunteerism in the United States. More national Jefferson Award winners have come from Washington than from any other state. Learn about our community response to the strongest national call to service we have seen in over a generation, and join us to celebrate our award winners.

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Name of event: WTIA Training, presented by SolutionsIQ: Certified ScrumMaster Training

Date and time: Nov. 23-24

Place: World Trade Center, Suite 410, 2200 Alaskan Way, Seattle

Web site: http://www.washingtontechnology.org/pages/events/events_events_wsaevent.asp?id=0911SIQT

Event phone: 206-448-3033

Description: SolutionsIQ Certified ScrumMaster Training gives you all the tools and information you need to get started with Scrum and Agile This course shares time-tested practices for managing product backlogs, planning your releases and iterations (Sprints), and tracking and reporting progress. You'll learn how to lead Sprint planning meetings, daily Scrum meetings, Sprint review meetings, Sprint retrospectives, and much more. WTIA members automatically qualify for a 20 percent discount on all Agile Public training offered in Seattle and Redmond.

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Name of event: NW Biodiesel Network Monthly Meeting

Date and time: Nov. 24, 7-9 p.m.

Place: Seattle Phinney Center, 6532 Phinney Ave. N, Seattle

Cost: Free

Web site: www.nwbiodiesel.org/

Description: The meeting will focus on the "State of Biodiesel in the Northwest." What has changed in the past year in the Northwest biodiesel industry? What big changes are on the horizon? Learn the inside scoop on challenges, opportunities, and where biodiesel is headed in our region. Get some insights on the biodiesel political landscape, too. Karl Unterschuetz, director of the Northwest Biofuels Association gives us an update and answers your questions.

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Name of event: Bellevue Chamber Elected Officials Reception

Date and time: Nov. 24, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Place: Bellevue Art Museum, 510 Bellevue Way N.E.

Cost: $50 members, $50 nonmembers

Web site: www.bellevuechamber.org

Event phone: 425-213-1205

Description: Join the Chamber at the Sixth Annual Eastside Elected Officials Reception. Kick off the holiday season with an evening of networking with business leaders and elected officials from local, state, regional and federal governments.

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Name of event: World Trade Club Holiday Member Reception

Date and time: Dec. 1, 7:30 p.m.

Place: The Arctic Club, 700 3rd Ave.

Web site: http://worldtradeclub.net/holiday09.aspx

Description: Join your international business colleagues for an evening of dialogue, fun and games. There will also be an opportunity to provide input to upcoming club events and activities.

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Name of event: eWomen Network Accelerated Networking Luncheon

Date and time: Dec. 1, 2009

Place: Harborside on Lake Union

Cost: $42.95 members, $55 nonmembers, $65 for everyone beginning Nov. 26

Web site: http://www.thesavvynetworker.com/Seattle_Events_and_Info.html

Event phone: 425-444-5063

Description: We'll make time for table discussion at this event around the WOW moments that we have experienced in our businesses this year and to take a moment to look forward to what our goals are for 2010.

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Name of event: E-mail Intelligence Online Class

Date and time: Dec. 2, 10-11:45 a.m.

Place: Online class

Cost: $149

Web site: http://syntaxtraining.com/PDF/Email_flyer_Nov23_Dec2_2009.pdf

Event phone: 206-782-8410

Description: Increase your e-mail intelligence. In this 90-minute live online session (plus 15 minutes of Q&A), learn methods and best practices to write e-mail that gets read and gets results. As an attendee, you receive instructor feedback on your e-mail, downloadable files of the class materials and 110 e-mail tips, plus online access to a recording of the class. Participate at your computer on a toll-free phone number for U.S. and Canadian participants. Offered by Lynn Gaertner-Johnston of Syntax Training.

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Name of event: Better Business Writing

Date and time: Dec. 4, 8:30 a.m.-4:45 p.m.

Place: Yarrow Bay Office Park, Kirkland

Cost: $465

Web site: http://syntaxtraining.com/PDF/BBW_flyer_Kirkland_December_4_2009.pdf

Event phone: 206-782-8410

Description: This hands-on workshop in planning, writing and editing business documents provides strategies, tools and practice to enhance your skills as a business communicator. You will write, revise, get expert feedback and learn successful techniques to apply to any business message. Take-away tools include a 90-page manual, templates, tips booklets, and other job aids, along with 10 weeks of follow-up reinforcement. Offered by Lynn Gaertner-Johnston of Syntax Training.

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Name of event: Discover Project Management

Date and time: Dec. 8, 6-8 p.m.

Place: Edmonds Community College, Snohomish Hall 304, 20000 68th Ave. W, Lynnwood

Cost: Free.

Web site: http://www.edcc.edu/pm

Event phone: 425-640-1604

Description: Learn about the steps required to complete Project Management Professional (PMP) or Certified Associate Project Manager (CAPM) certifications from the Project Management Institute (PMI), the leading membership association for the profession. At the open house, professional project managers, including representatives from PMI, will be on hand to answer questions about project management certification and the college's Project Management Certificate.

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Name of event: Commercial Brokers Association (CBA) "Insights"

Date and time: Dec. 10, 7-9 a.m.

Place: Grand Hyatt Hotel, Seattle

Web site: http://www.commercialmls.com

Event phone: 425-820-3348

Description: CBA presents "Game Changers: Leading The Economy Out Of Recession." Speakers are Chris Pratley, Microsoft Office Labs; Dean Allen, McKinstry Co.; Bill Pollard, Talon Private Capital.

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Name of event: CityClub's 2009 Year in Review

Date and time: Dec. 11, 11:30 a.m.-1:45 p.m.

Place: Westin Hotel, 1900 Fifth Ave., Seattle

Cost: $55

Web site: www.seattlecityclub.org

Event phone: 206-682-7395

Description: CityClub's Year in Review forum is one of the highlights of our annual program schedule. It's a special opportunity for all of CityClub's partners — members, guests, sponsors and co-presenters — to reflect on and discuss the events of the past year and look ahead as our region enters a new year.

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Name of event: WTIA Training, Presented by SolutionsIQ: Certified Scrum Product Owner Training

Date and time: Dec. 14-15

Place: World Trade Center, Suite 410, 2200 Alaskan Way, Seattle

Web site: http://www.washingtontechnology.org/pages/events/events_events_wsaevent.asp?id=0912SIQT

Event phone: 206-448-3033

Description: SolutionsIQ Certified Scrum Product Owner Training is interactive and highly experiential. Participants gain practical tools and techniques for engaging with software delivery teams. WTIA members automatically qualify for a 20 percent discount on all Agile Public training offered in Seattle and Redmond.

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Name of event: eWomen Network Accelerated Networking Luncheon

Date and time: Dec. 16

Place: Maggiano's Little Italy

Cost: $42.95 members, $55 nonmembers, $65 for everyone beginning Dec. 12

Web site: http://www.thesavvynetworker.com/Bellevue_Events_and_Info.html

Event phone: 425-444-5063

Description: We'll make time for table discussion at this event around the WOW moments that we have experienced in our businesses this year and to take a moment to look forward to what our goals are for 2010.

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Name of event: Funding Forum 2009

Date and time: Dec. 17, 6 p.m.

Place: Bellevue Downtown Courtyard by Marriott

Cost: Event Only: $10 members, $20 nonmembers. Event with dinner: $35 members, $55 nonmembers

Web site: https://www.123signup.com/event?id=jcdbt

Description: This is an opportunity for entrepreneurs and startups to present to prospective investors, TIE Charter members and gain feedback in real time. You don't have to take part in the business plan competition to attend this event. For attendees this is a great opportunity to network with some of the best in the Northwest entrepreneurial community and to understand how a pitch is made and what investors are looking for. You will also hear from top VCs and investors about current investment trends.

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Name of event: Money Wi$e Women Conference

Date and time: Jan. 9, 9-4:30 p.m.

Place: North Seattle Community College, 9600 N. College Way, Seattle

Cost: $39

Web site: http://www.moneywisewomen.net/events/10_01_09_mww_forum.asp

Event phone: 360-204-0982

Description: This is an all-day financial education and empowerment conference for women that features three keynote presentations and your choice of two breakout sessions.