Week Ahead
Monday
Marketing Associates of Spokane Meeting – Registration is due today for this event featuring Candace BelAir, Emmy-winning reporter, who will discuss “How to succeed in the Hot Seat.” Thursday from 11:30 a.m.-1:15 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.
Tuesday
“Facebook 201” – BizStreet will present this workshop featuring Andrei Mylroie and Emily Easley of Desautel Hege Communications, who will discuss how to use Facebook to gain fans or “likes” by customers, funders and potential clients. 8-9:30 a.m. at Greater Spokane Incorporated, 801 W. Riverside Ave., Suite 100. $15 for GSI members, $30 for nonmembers. Information or to register: (509) 321-3632 or www.bizstreet spokane.com.
NAWBO Meeting – The National Association of Women Business Owners will host an Entrepreneurial Program Series featuring C.J. Buck, who will discuss “Buck Knives – The Family Business.” 5-8 p.m. at The Lincoln Center, 1316 N. Lincoln St. The cost is $34 with reservation by noon today and $39 after Feb. 8. Information: Jeanette Fairless at (509) 731-3309 or visit www.NawboNW.org.
Certified Nursery Professional Training Course – The University of Idaho Extension in Bonner County and the North Idaho Nursery and Landscape Association will offer this eight-week course to help prepare green industry professionals for the Certified Professional Exam to be held on April 2. Tuesdays, 6-8:30 p.m., at the UI Bonner County Extension office, 4205 N. Boyer Ave., Sandpoint. $100 scholarships may be available. Exam is $35 for INLA members and $135 for nonmembers. Information: (208) 263-8511.
Wheat Stem Rust Stakeholder Meeting – Reservations due today for this meeting hosted by Washington State University and the USDA-APHIS. Scientists from WSU and the USDA will discuss the implications of stem rust recurrence and how the pathogen can be managed by farmers, landowners, industry and researchers. Thursday from 1:30-4:30 p.m. at the Spokane County Extension Education Center, 222 N. Havana St. Free. RSVP: (509) 477-2167.
Wednesday
Northwest Oilseed Research Meeting – The Idaho Oilseed Commission, Pacific Northwest Canola Research Program and the University of Idaho College of Agricultural and Life Sciences will sponsor this event featuring scientists from Idaho, Oregon and Washington who will report research results on canola varieties, yields and uses. 8 a.m. at the University Inn Best Western in Moscow, Idaho. Information: (208) 885-6214.
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 $40 in advance, $50 at the door. Register: (509) 353-2821.
Conventions
International Auto Show – Friday through Feb. 13, Spokane Fair and Expo Center, 13,000 attendees.