Seminars Will Focus On Global Marketing

Companies with global marketing ambitions can pick up pointers on how to avoid cultural missteps during a pair of seminars presented by the Whitworth Graduate School of International Management.

The first of the two sessions, co-sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, is scheduled from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. Wednesday in Room 429 at the Spokane Intercollegiate Research and Technology Institute, 665 N. Riverpoint Blvd. The second session is a week later at the same time and location.

This Wednesday’s seminar will focus on “Understanding Western/Eastern Communication Styles.” The topic next week is “Cross-Cultural Team Building and Negotiating.”

Virginia Whitehouse, a journalist, teacher and East Asian traveler who holds a Ph.D, will lead the sessions.

Admission is free, but advance registration is required. For information or to register, call 777-4279.

In other events this week:

Tuesday

Federal Reserve reports on industrial production for July.

Wednesday

A recognition ceremony for Burton Construction Inc., chosen as the Small Business Administration Prime Contractor of the Year 2000 for Region X, is scheduled from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. at the Quality Inn Oakwood, 7919 N. Division. For information, call 468-4932.

* The Spokane Farmers Market presents a “Sizzlin’ Harvest Festival” from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Second and Division in downtown Spokane. The event will feature local chefs demonstrating techniques and recipes for barbecued fruits and veggies.

Thursday

The Spokane Area Chamber of Commerce presents Business After Hours from 5:15 to 7 p.m. at Spokane Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, 12109 E. Broadway, Building C. For information or reservations, call 459-4105.

* The Spokane Home Builders Association and Certified Security Systems present “Nothing But Networking” from 5 to 7 p.m. at Certified Security Systems offices, 1420 N. Pines. For reservations by fax, call 532-4980.

Friday

A seminar for growers, fieldmen and other fruit industry personnel on “World Overview of Important Fruit Nutrition Problems and How They Are Being Addressed” is scheduled from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Penticton Lakeside Resort in Penticton, British Columbia. The seminar is part of the The 4th International Symposium on the Mineral Nutrition of Deciduous Fruit Crops. Cost: $30 U.S. for participants from British Columbia and Washington, $45 for others; preregistration is required. Send payment to Nutrition Symposium, Attn: Andrea Martin, Pacific Agri-Food Research Center, Summerland, British Columbia, VOH IZO, Canada.

Commerce Department reports on international trade for June.

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