Pittsburgh Business Events .

Fri Nov 25 01:00:01 EST 2005

November 29 -- 11:45 A.M..- 1:30 P.M.
     Networking Luncheon   - Pittsburgh Executive Association (Est. 1939),
Holiday Inn , Parkway East (Wilkinsburg exit), 915 Brinton Rd.; RSVP/Info:
Kathy Howley, 412.854.7456 peabiz at hotmail.com, http://www.peabiz.org   , 
Free  : To guests/visitors with RSVP to Kathy by noon Monday.

November 29 -- 1:00 P.M..- 4:30 P.M.
     Referrals Workshop.  Belong to a networking group? Not seeing the results
you hoped for?    - Dan Hudock - Sandler Sales Institute, Sandler Sales
Institute, 2593 Wexford Bayne Road, Sewickley, PA 15143 (Wexford exit of
I-79); RSVP/Info: Melissa McGavick,
412.940.2388http://SandlerofPittsburgh.com,  Reservations required;   Fee: 
All$118.00

November 29 -- 6:00 P.M..- 8:00 P.M.
     STC Workquest Quarterly Members / Alumni Meeting  - Evening Meeting for
WorkQuest  Members / Alumni - STC WorkQuest™ - Sponsored by the Pittsburgh
Chapter of the Society for Technical Communication, Pipers Pub, 1828 East
Carson Street on Pittsburghs South Side; RSVP/Info:
http://www.stcworkquest.org,  Free  : Free munchies courtesy of WorkQuest,
cash bar.

November 30 -- 9:00 A.M..- 12:00 P.M.
     How to Sell Ice to Eskimos  - Duquesne University Chrysler Corporation
SBDC, Duquesne University Rockwell Hall, 600 Forbes Ave. Pittsburgh, PA
15282; RSVP/Info: Duquesne University SBDC, 412.396.6233 duqsbdc at duq.edu,
http://www.duq.edu/sbdc,  Fee:  All$45.00

November 30 -- 9:00 A.M..- 5:00 P.M.
     Low Cost But High Quality Castings Workshop  - Dr. John Campbell - Robert
Morris University, Sewall Center, 6001 University Boulevard, Moontownship,
PA 15046; RSVP/Info: Zbigniew J. Czajkiewicz, 412.269.3692 cares at rmu.edu,
http://www.rmu.edu/cares,  Reservations required by November  25th;  Fee: 
All$399.00 - No AT-DOOR payment -  Payment with: Cash, Check, Credit Card

November 30 -- 11:00 A.M..- 12:30 P.M.
     Lunch and Learn: Alternative Sales Strategies  - Jim Gaffney - Peak
Performance Management, Regional Learning Alliance, 850 Cranberry Woods
Drive; RSVP/Info: Eric Roedersheimer, 412.928.9933
ericroedersheimer at superiorselling.com,
http://www.superiorselling.com/salesbriefing,  Reservations suggested by
November 28th;  Free 

November 30 -- 12:00 P.M..- 5:00 P.M.
     Radio Frequency (RF) Safety Training Course  - Richard Strickland, RF
Safety Solutions - American Industrial Hygiene Association - Pgh. Section,
Seagate Technology, 1251 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh PA  15222; RSVP/Info:
Register on our website, or call Christy Kirsch, 724.941.5084
ckirsch1 at msn.com, http://www.aiha.org/pittsburgh.htm,  Reservations
required by November  14th;  Cancellations required by November  28th; 
Fee:  Mem$55  NM$65  (cost includes lunch, presentation, refreshments) 
Payment with: Cash, Check

November 30 -- 5:30 P.M..- 7:30 P.M.
     Grand Opening of the Diversity Business Resource Center  - A project of
Riverside Center for Innovation and the MWDBE Governmental Committee -
Sponsored by Dollar Bank, National City Bank, and the Northside Community
Development Fund, Riverside Center for Innovation, 700 River Avenue, Suite
510, North Shore; RSVP/Info:
412.322.3523http://www.riversidecenterforinnovation.com,  Reservations
required;   Free 

November 30 -- 6:00 P.M..- 8:00 P.M.
     The First Step...Small Business Start Up  - Saint Vincent College Small
Business Development Center consultant - Saint Vincent College Small
Business Development Center, Saint Vincent College, Placid Hall,
Westmoreland Room, 300 Fraser Purchase Road, Latrobe, PA  15650; RSVP/Info:
Saint Vincent College SBDC, 724.537.4572 sbdc at stvincent.edu,
http://sbdc.stvincent.edu,  Reservations suggested by November 28th; 
Cancellations required by November  28th;  Fee:  $25 per person or $20 per
person for two or more  Payment with: Cash, Check, Credit Card

December 1 -- 2:00 P.M..- 4:30 P.M.
     The First Step: Business Start-Up Essentials  - Duquesne University SBDC,
Duquesne University, Rockwell Hall, 600 Forbes Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15282;
RSVP/Info: Duquesne University SBDC, 412.396.6923 duqsbdc at duq.edu,
http://www.duq.edu/sbdc,  Free 

December 1 -- 4:30 P.M..- 7:00 P.M.
     Pittsburgh Service & Support Professionals Help Desk Analyst of the Year
Dinner and Awards Ceremony  - Sponsored by LanTek, Highmark, and Excalibur,
Best Western, Parkway Center, Greentree; RSVP/Info: Phil OHara,
412.767.2400 pohara at medrad.com,
http://www.thinkhdi.com/chapters/Pittsburgh,  Reservations suggested by
November 28th;  Fee:  Mem$Free  NM$20.00  Student w-ID $10.00  1st-time
guests - Free

December 1 -- 5:30 P.M..- 8:30 P.M.
     AMA Pittsburgh Holiday Bash--Featuring Dicks Sporting Goods  - Jeff
Hennion, senior vice president of marketing - American Marketing
Association, Pittsburgh Chapter, Mariott City Center, near Mellon Arena;
RSVP/Info: http://www.amapittsburgh.org,  Reservations suggested by
November 30th;  Cancellations required by November  30th;  Fee:  Mem$40.00 
NM$50.00  Student w-ID $25.00 (Prepay Req-d, @ the door $45 Walk-in
Members; $55 Walk-in Non-Members)  Payment with: Credit Card

December 2 -- 9:00 A.M..- 12:00 P.M.
     Tax Practitioners Update  - Diana Smith from the Internal Revenue Service -
Saint Vincent College Small Business Development Center, Saint Vincent
College, Placid Hall, Foundations Room, 300 Fraser Purchase Road, Latrobe,
PA  15650; RSVP/Info: Saint Vincent College SBDC, 724.537.4572
sbdc at stvincent.edu, http://sbdc.stvincent.edu,  Reservations suggested by
November 29th;  Cancellations required by November  29th;  Fee:  $95 for
CPE credits, $60 for non-credit attendees  Payment with: Cash, Check,
Credit Card

December 2 -- 9:00 A.M..- 1:30 P.M.
     The Few, The Proud…The Volunteers and PSAE Holiday Lunch  - Sally Mizerak,
president of Performance Drivers - Pittsburgh Society of Association
Executives, Hyatt Pittsburgh International Airport; RSVP/Info: Patti
Ferraro, Adminsitrator, 412.934.8842 psae at psae.org , http://www.psae.org, 
Reservations required;   Fee:  Mem$40.00  NM$50.00  Student w-ID $20.00  -
No AT-DOOR payment -  Payment with: Cash, Check, Credit Card

December 3 -- 9:00 A.M..- 2:30 P.M.
     The Basics of EBay Selling   - Shirley Jones-Kolarik - The Art Institute of
Pittsburgh, 850 Cranberry Woods Drive, Cranberry, PA; RSVP/Info:
Contacts_Melinda Trempus/ Shirley Jones-Kolarik, 724.741.1027
mrsebay at msn.com,
http://http://www.aip.artinstitutes.edu/programs_RLA_2005.asp, (No Dress
Code) Reservations suggested by November 19th;  Fee:  All$49.95(Prepay
Req-d)

December 5 -- 8:00 A.M..- 12:00 P.M.
     Holemaking Selection and Application  - Kennametal Education Services - New
Century Careers, New Century Careers Training Innovation Center, 305 E.
Carson St.; RSVP/Info: Brooke Lindner, 412.258.6617 lindner at ncsquared.com,
http://www.ncsquared.com/m2kplus_applicationI.asp, (No Dress Code)
Reservations suggested by November 23rd;  Fee:  All$105.00 Payment with:
Cash, Check, Credit Card

December 6 -- 8:15 A.M..- 9:15 A.M.
     DWC Networking Group North  - Downtown Womens Club, Panera Bread, 7217
McKnight Road, Ross Township, PA 15237; RSVP/Info: Emma Kapp, 412.727.1269
ekapp at marketingds.com, http://www.marketingds.com/Events.htm,  Free  : Free
networking group for women business professionals.

December 6 -- 9:00 A.M..- 10:00 A.M.
     Network Monitoring Seminar  - NET Xperts LLC, Pittsburgh Technology
Council, 2000 Technology Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15219; RSVP/Info: Brent
Besonson, 412.244.6389 bbesonson at theNETXperts.com,
http://www.thenetxperts.com/seminar/default.asp ,  Reservations required;  
Free  : Must pre-register

December 6 -- 4:00 P.M..- 6:45 P.M.
     Values-Based Leadership at Hefren-Tillotson  - Kim Tillotson Fleming,
President, Hefren-Tillotson, Inc. - CoREM (Council on Realizing Excellence
in Management), Forbes Road Career & Technology Center, 607 Beatty Road,
Monroeville; RSVP/Info: Brien Palmer, 724.733.5007 brienp at adelphia.net,
http://www.corem.org,  Reservations required;   Free 

December 6 -- 5:30 P.M..- 8:00 P.M.
     Executive Womens Council 30th Anniversary   - Doreen Boyce, Ph.D.  -
Executive Womens Council of Greater Pittsburgh, Regional Enterprise Tower,
31st Floor , 425 Sixth Avenue; RSVP/Info: Greta Kelly, 412.731.1500
gkelly at ce-cpa.com,  Reservations required;   Fee:  Mem$30.00  NM$35.00 
Payment with: Cash, Check

December 7 -- 8:15 A.M..- 10:15 A.M.
     CEO Workshop: Build A Winning Sales Force  - John Rosso - Peak Performance
Management, Duquesne Club, 325 Sixth Avenue; RSVP/Info: Eric Roedersheimer,
412.928.9933 ericroedersheimer at superiorselling.com,
http://www.superiorselling.com/briefing,  Reservations suggested by
December 5th;  Free 

December 7 -- 10:00 A.M..- 11:00 A.M.
     Family business: Learn about effective succession plans.  - David Dietrich,
Family Business Center, Citizens National Bank - Carnegie Library of
Pittsburgh - Squirrel Hill, Namm Business Center, 5801 Forbes Ave.;
RSVP/Info:
412.422.9842http://carnegielibrary.org/locations/squirrelhill/namm,  Free 

December 7 -- 5:30 P.M..- 8:00 P.M.
     MIT Enterprise Forum of Pgh. presents "Getting To The Right Market Space
For A Hot New Technology"  - Moderator Suneil Mandava, Fnder. & Pres. of
Mobile Aspects,Inc. Panelists Rob Daley,CEO Thorley Industries; Marlin
Mickle,PhD,Univ. Pgh,Electrical Eng.Dept.;Laurie Mizrah, Prin. Mizrahi
Design Assoc.,Inc;Tim Pisula, EVP Broadband Tech. US Wireless        -
Sponsors for Event: Communitech, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham
LLP, Innovation Works, Location of Event -The Pittsburgh Golf Club , 5280
Northumberland Street, Pittsburgh (Oakland), PA  15217 (map on website);
RSVP/Info: Gloria Sarnowski, 412.915.2631 contact at mitforumpgh.com,
http://www.mitforumpgh.com,  Reservations suggested by December 6th; 
Cancellations required by December  6th;  Fee:  All$25.00 Reg.
On-Line-Prepaid Mem$25.00  NM$25.00  Students w/ID $0 Reg. on-line; at door
show I/D (Prepay Req-d, @ the door $30.00 - Networking/Buffet - 5:30 - 6:30
PM)  Payment with: Cash, Check, Credit Card

December 8 -- 8:00 A.M..- 9:30 A.M.
     Leaders Serving Beaver County: County-Wide Meeting  - Joe Nardone - Leaders
Serving Beaver County, Chippewa Evangelical Free Church, 239 Braun Rd.,
Beaver Falls, PA 15010; RSVP/Info: Keith Starch, 412.847.6881
kostarch at geneva.edu, http://www.ls-bc.org,  Fee:  All$5.00(Prepay Req-d, @
the door $5.00)  Payment with: Cash, Check

December 8 -- 9:00 A.M..- 12:00 P.M.
     Federal Construction Contracting  - GACO, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System,
VA Highland Drive Facility, Bldg #8; RSVP/Info: Gayle Nuppnau, 412.237.6098
gacopso at earthlink.net, http://www.cup.edu/advancement/gaco,  Reservations
suggested by December 6th;  Free  : This seminar will provide construction
and construction related companies with information on contracting and
subcontracting for federal construction projects.

December 8 -- 6:00 P.M..- 8:00 P.M.
     Selling and Persuasion Skills   - Connie Christoff and Kathi Jobkar, C.P.M.
- ISM Pittsburgh in conjuction w/Penn State Unv Beaver and New Kensington,
RIDC Parkway West, Pgh; RSVP/Info: Penn State University @ the RLA,
724.741.1033http://www.napm-pittsburgh.org,  Reservations suggested by
December 5th;  Cancellations required by December  7th;  Fee:  All$35.00
$28.00 with advance registration  Payment with: Cash, Credit Card