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Week Ahead

Monday

Marketing Associates of Spokane Meeting – Registration is due today for this meeting featuring Mike Taylor, director of engineering services for the city of Spokane, who will discuss mergers and acquisitions. Thursday from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at The Lincoln Center, 1316 N. Lincoln St. $20 for members, $30 for nonmembers; includes lunch. Reservations: www.maspokane.org. Information: (509) 455-4448.

Wednesday

How to Write a Business Plan – SCORE, Counselors to America’s Small Business, is presenting this workshop from 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at 801 W. Riverside Ave., Suite 444. The cost is $35 in advance, $40 at the door. Register: (509) 353-2800.

Washington Society of CPAs – This Spokane chapter meeting will feature Kim Anderson, from Gonzaga University, who will provide “An Introduction to Negotiations.” Noon-1 p.m. at the Spokane Club, 1002 W. Riverside Ave. Cost is $30; lunch included. Information: (509) 455-5300, or www.wscpa.org.

Thursday

Introduction to Government Contracting – The Eastern Washington Procurement Technical Assistance Center of Greater Spokane Incorporated will discuss how to do business with the government. Topics will include: federal, state and local government buys goods and services, and the seven phases of government procurement. Additional topics include governmental registrations, market research on what the government buys, how government agencies advertise their procurements, how to locate subcontracting opportunities with government, prime contractors and much more. 8-10:30 a.m. at 801 W. Riverside Ave., Suite 100. Free. Information: http://events. greaterspokane.org or call (509) 321-3611.

NAWBO Meeting – The National Association of Women Business Owners monthly meeting will be held from 5-8:30 p.m. at The Lincoln Center, 1316 N. Lincoln St. Marty Dickinson, president of Downtown Spokane Partnership, will discuss “Downtown Spokane: Why It Continues to Work.” The cost is $34 by reservation by Tuesday and $39 after that. For information, contact Jeanette Fairless at (509) 731-3309 or visit www.NawboNW.org.

Friday

Good Morning Greater Spokane Breakfast – Presented by Greater Spokane Incorporated. Jason Swain, manager of employee and organization development at Gonzaga University, will keynote this month’s program and introduce a new philosophy for managing the new type of workers that are the key value generators in today’s organizations. Winners of this year’s Sloan Awards will also be announced. 7:15-9 a.m., The Spokane Club, 1002 W. Riverside Ave. $25/members, $55/nonmembers. Information: http://events. greaterspokane.org or call (509) 321-3611.

Spokane MarCom Meeting – This Spokane Regional Marketing and Communications Professionals Association meeting will feature Tony Hines of BHW1, who will discuss “Finding and Engaging Audiences Online.” 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) 624-3152.

Conventions

Pig Out in the Park – Today through Monday, Riverfront Park, 50,000 attendees.

USS West Virginia Reunion – Tuesday through Sept. 14, Holiday Inn Spokane Airport, 25 attendees.

Healing Rooms Ministries Spiritual Hunger Conference – Wednesday through Saturday, Spokane Convention Center, 3,200 attendees.

U.S. Department of Justice Training Seminar – Thursday and Friday, The Davenport Hotel and Tower, 50 attendees.

59th Annual Spokane Interstate Fair and National Stock Show – Friday through Sept. 19, Spokane County Fair and Expo Center, 230,000 attendees.

American Therapeutic Recreation Association Annual Conference – Saturday through Sept. 17, Doubletree Hotel Spokane City Center, 400 attendees.