Week Ahead

Today

Spokane Estate Planning Council Meeting - 5:15 p.m. in the Georgian Room of The Spokane Club, 1002 W. Riverside Ave. $50, includes a buffet dinner. Information or to register: (509) 462-0747.

Wednesday

Intellectual Property - SCORE, Counselors to America’s Small Business, is presenting a workshop that will discuss trade secrets, copyrights, trademarks and patents for small businesses, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at 801 W. Riverside Ave., Suite 444. $40 in advance or $50 at the door. Call (509) 353-2821 to register.

Friday

Spokane MarCom Meeting - This Spokane Regional Marketing and Communications Professionals Association meeting will feature Larry Pintak, dean of the Edward R. Murrow College of Communications at Washington State University, who will discuss “how the 24-hour news cycle has changed journalism and the way we write.” 7:30-9 a.m. at Gonzaga University’s McCarthey Athletic Center, Herak Club Room, 801 N. Cincinnati St. The cost is $15/members, $20/nonmembers, $5/student members with RSVP and $10/student nonmembers; includes breakfast. Visit www.spokanemarcom.com to reserve and pay. Information: (509) 321-8771.

Conventions

NCAA Women’s D1 Regional Basketball Tournament - Monday, Spokane Arena, 600 attendees.

Summit - Cornerstone Spokane Valley’s Pentecostal Church – Thursday through Saturday, Spokane Convention Center, 2,000 attendees.