Week ahead
Tuesday
“Helping Others with Your Leadership and Influence” - The Project Management Institute Inland Northwest Chapter will host Spokane Mayor David Condon. Register at pmiinw.org. Dinner at 6 p.m.; presentation from 6:30-7:30 p.m., Spokane Club, 1002 W. Riverside Ave. $40.
Wednesday
Small Business Marketing and Sales - Learn how to identify prospective customers and attract them to your business. A SCORE Spokane workshop. 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., 801 W. Riverside Ave., Suite 444. For more information or to register, visit www.scorespokane.org. $40/advance; $50/at the door; $15/per additional person from the same company. (509) 353-2821.
Thursday
Social Media for Small Business 201 - Spokane SCORE presents the second workshop in a series focused on social media and applications for business. 1-3 p.m., 801 W. Riverside Ave., Suite 444. For more information or to register, visit www.spokanescore.org. $40/advance; $50/door.
Women in Agriculture Workshop – The WSU Extension Women in Agriculture will host a panel of agricultural experts. Topics include financing, business planning and selling your product locally. Oct. 26, 10 a.m.-noon, Northwest Farm Credit Services, 1700 S. Assembly St. Reservations are requested by Thursday at donna.rolen@wsu.edu or (509) 745-8531. Free.
Conventions
Washington State Quilters Quilt Show and Merchant Mall – Sunday, Spokane County Fair and Expo Center, 7,000 attendees.
Fleet Reserve Association National Convention - Sunday-Tuesday, hotel venues, 450 attendees.
WSU Conference Management Western Protective Relay Conference - Sunday-Friday, Spokane Convention Center, 575 attendees.
Urban and Regional Information Systems Association Conference - Sunday-Saturday, the Davenport Grand, 400 attendees.
WIEB-High Level Waste Committee Fall Meeting - Monday-Thursday, Red Lion Hotel at the Park, 30 attendees.
National Association for College Admission Counseling College Fair – Wednesday and Thursday, Spokane Convention Center, 5,600 attendees.
Tempe Diplomats Fall Trip – Wednesday-Saturday, Best Western Plus City Center, 35 attendees.
Spokane Piano Competition – Thursday-Saturday, Steinway Piano Gallery, 100 attendees.