Week ahead

TUESDAY

The Business of Sports on Television – “Changes, Wins and Losses – The Gonzaga University Dean’s Business Forum” hosts Mark Shuken, senior vice president and general manager of Fox Sports Network Northwest, today from 7-8:30 a.m. at the Jepson Center Wolff Auditorium on the Gonzaga campus. The cost is $12.50. Call (509) 323-5991 to register.

WEDNESDAY

Perceived Indifference – Are You Suffering From It? – SCORE, Counselors to America’s Small Business is presenting this workshop on how a better focus on customer service will improve sales, today from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Fruci & Associates, 208 N. Bernard. The cost is $25. Call (509) 459-4118 to register.

FRIDAY

Spokane Regional MarCom Association – The annual meeting includes keynote speaker Shaun O’L. Higgins, director of sales and marketing for The Spokesman-Review and chief operating officer of New Media Ventures, today at 7:30 a.m. at Cataldo Hall in the Gonzaga University campus. A new media workshop will follow from 9:30-11:30 a.m. The workshop is free for MarCom members and $25 for non-members. Call (509) 228-1335 for more information.

CONVENTIONS Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction conference, Tuesday-Thursday, Spokane Convention Center, 3,500 attendees.

Spokane Boat Show, Friday-Feb. 10, Spokane County Fair and Expo Center, 8,000 attendees.

Travel and Adventure Expo, Saturday, Northern Quest Casino, 1,500 attendees.

Spokane Ag Expo and Pacific Northwest Farm Forum, next Sunday-Feb. 8, Spokane Convention Center, 4,500 attendees.