Pittsburgh Business Events .

Fri Dec 9 01:00:02 EST 2005

December 12 -- 5:30 P.M..- 8:30 P.M.
     Leader Talk: Words and Other Ways to Communicate  - Bonnie Budzowski -
International Association of Administrative Professionals, Pittsburgh
Chapter, Doubletree Hotel, Bigelow Square, Downtown Pittsburgh; RSVP/Info:
Ginny Deily,  dgdeily at earthlink.net, http://www.iaappittsburgh.com, 
Reservations suggested by December 6th;  Cancellations required by December
 8th;  Fee:  Mem$20.00  NM$25  - No AT-DOOR payment -  Payment with: Cash

December 12 -- 6:30 P.M..- 8:00 P.M.
     Adobe Acrobat: The Technical Communicators Swiss Army Knife  - Alan Houser
- Society for Technical Communication, Pittsburgh Chapter, Pittsburgh Tech
Council Building, 2000 Technology Drive; RSVP/Info: Beverly Spagnolo,
412.766.7200 bspagnolo at klauscherarchitects.com , http://www.stcpgh.org, 
Reservations suggested by December 7th;  Fee:  Mem$12.00  NM$15.00  Student
w-ID $10.00  Unemployed: $10  Payment with: Cash, Check

December 12 -- December 14.
     Lean Six Signa Blackbelt Training- Module One - Rick Beaver - Rober Morris
University, Sewall Center, Moon Campus, 6001 University Boulevard, Moon
Township, PA 15108; RSVP/Info: Dr. Zbigniew Czajkiewicz, 412.269.3692
czajkiewicz at rmu.edu, http://www.rmu.edu/cares,  Reservations required by
December  7th;  Fee:  All$1295.00 - No AT-DOOR payment -  Payment with:
Cash, Check, Credit Card

December 13 -- 8:00 A.M..- 10:00 A.M.
     Small Business Technology Planning - Six Critical Questions  - Jeff Canter
- Step 1 Management Services, Foster Plaza Building 11, 790 Holiday Drive,
Greentree PA; RSVP/Info: Jeff Canter, 412.216.0842
rjcanter at step1management.com, http://www.step1management.com,  Reservations
required;   Free  : Space Limited - Reserve Early!

December 13 -- 10:00 A.M..- 12:00 P.M.
      - Alex Botkin, Publisher Pittsburgh Business Calendar - STC  WorkQuest -
Sponsored by the Pittsburgh Chapter of the Society for Technical
Communication, Panera Cafe - Waterworks Mall, 942 Freeport Road, Fox
Chapel, 15238; RSVP/Info: http://www.stcworkquest.org,  Free 

December 13 -- 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 13 -- 5:30 P.M..- 7:30 P.M.
     Declare Financial Independence - Variable Annuity Strategies to Help
Protect Your Retirement Assets  - David C. Gettemy & Tim Cashdollar - UBS
Financial Services Inc. & John Hancock Life Insurance Company, Carnegie
Museum of Natural History - Hall of North American Wildlife, 4400 Forbes
Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA  15213; RSVP/Info: David C. Gettemy, 412.562.6707
david.gettemy at ubs.com, http://www.ubs.com/fa/davidgettemy,  Reservations
required;   Free  : Dinner & Workshop with Free/Validated Museum Parking

December 13 -- 5:30 P.M..- 7:30 P.M.
     Second Annual SPHE Forum: The State of Healthcare in 2005 & 2006  - Timothy
Ohrum (Dir. Legislative Svcs, HAP), Thomas Timcho (President/CEO Jefferson
Regional Medical Center), Michael Berney (Cmty Rel, PHC4), Cliff Orme (CEO,
LifeCare Hosp of Pgh) - Southwestern Pennsylvania Healthcare Executives
(SPHE), Rivers Club,
http://www.riversclub.com/about/driving_directions.htm; RSVP/Info: 
INFO at SPHE.ACHE.ORG, http://sphe.ache.org,  Reservations suggested by
December 8th;  Fee:  Mem$25.00  NM$35.00  Student w-ID $15.00 (Prepay
Req-d, @ the door $5 additional)  Payment with: Cash, Check

December 14 -- 8:30 A.M..- 10:30 A.M.
     How to Survive and Prosper as a Salesperson  - Sean Coyle - Peak
Performance Management, Foster Plaza Building 11, 790 Holiday Drive;
RSVP/Info: Eric Roedersheimer, 412.928.9933
ericroedersheimer at superiorselling.com,
http://www.superiorselling.com/salesworkshop,  Reservations suggested by
December 12th;  Free 

December 14 -- 10:00 A.M..- 11:00 A.M.
     Home-based businesses: opportunities or scams?  - Ben Wechsler, Bartlett
Distributing, Ltd. - Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh - Squirrel Hill, Namm
Business Center, 5801 Forbes Ave.; RSVP/Info:
412.422.9842http://carnegielibrary.org/locations/squirrelhill/namm,  Free 

December 14 -- 11:15 A.M..- 1:30 P.M.
     Annual Holiday Party and Networking  - Greater Pittsburgh Coaches
Association (GPCA), Grand Concourse, Station Square; RSVP/Info: Roberta,
412.851.4223 grpghcoaches at aol.com, http://www.greaterpittsburghcoaches.org,
 Reservations suggested by December 9th;  Cancellations required by
December  12th;  Fee:  Mem$25.00  NM$35.00 (Prepay Req-d, @ the door
$35.00Members/$45.00Nonmembers)  Payment with: Cash, Check, Credit Card

December 14 -- 11:30 A.M..- 1:30 P.M.
     Business Networking Holiday Mixer  - IN Crowd - Open Networking for all who
target small to medium businesses, Sheraton Station Square; RSVP/Info: Cara
Caruso, 412.580.4517 cara192 at psualum.com,
http://www.evite.com/cara192@psualum.com/businessmixer,  Reservations
required by December  9th;  Fee:  All$30.00 - No AT-DOOR payment -  Payment
with: Check, Credit Card

December 14 -- 11:30 A.M..- 1:30 P.M.
     AMA Luncheon: Why Customer Strategies Fail and 10 Steps to Do Them Right! 
- Amazon.com best-selling author: Lior Arussy - American Marketing
Association, Pittsburgh Chapter, Mariott City Center, Near Mellon Arena;
RSVP/Info: http://www.amapittsburgh.org,  Reservations suggested by
December 13th;  Cancellations required by December  13th;  Fee:  Mem$30.00 
NM$45.00  Student w-ID $15.00 (Prepay Req-d, @ the door $35 Walk-in AMA
Members; $55 Walk-in Non-Members)  Payment with: Credit Card

December 15 -- 7:30 A.M..- 9:00 A.M.
     Cranberry Chapter -  Networking Meeting  - Womens Business Network, Panera
Bread , Freedom Rd. , Cranberry; RSVP/Info: Anne,
412.803.2168http://www.wbninc.com,  Free 

December 15 -- 12:15 P.M..
     Pittsburghese:  Charming or Annoying?  - Linda W. Stucky, Owner, Clearly
Speaking - Carnegie Library Downtown & Business, 612 Smithfield St.,
Downtown; RSVP/Info: 412.281.7141 business at carnegielibrary.org,
http://www.carnegielibrary.org/locations/downtown,  Free 

December 15 -- 12:30 P.M..- 1:30 P.M.
     Downtown Womens Club SOUTH Lunch  - Downtown Womens Club, Piccolo Mondo,
661 Andersen Drive, Foster Plaza 7, 1st fl Greentree 15220; RSVP/Info:
Lauren Sniegocki, 412.928.3227 lauren.sniegocki at hq.com,
http://www.downtownwomensclub.com,  Reservations required;   Cancellations
required by December  14th;  Free  : Meet and mingle with some members of
the DWC over lunch.  Bring your business cards and any business collateral
you would like to share!

December 15 -- 5:30 P.M..- 8:00 P.M.
      Annual Holiday Party  - Pittsburgh Human Resources Association, The
Riverwatch, 1501 Smallman Street in the Strip District (on the boardwalk);
RSVP/Info: Kate Shaughnessy, 412.261.5537 kshaughnessy at pittsburghhra.org,
http://www.pittsburghhra.org,  Reservations required by December  13th; 
Cancellations required by December  13th;  Fee:  Mem$25.00  NM$50.00 
Student w-ID $25.00  Non-Member Students, $50.00  Payment with: Cash,
Check, Credit Card

December 15 -- 6:00 P.M..- 9:00 P.M.
     2005 Holiday Party  - Pittsburgh Radio and Television Club, Home Plate Club
at PNC Park; RSVP/Info: Jimmy Kennedy, 412.562.2005 jkennedy at marcusa.com,
http://www.acteva.com/go/prtc,  (Business Formal Req-d) Cancellations
required by December  10th;  Fee:  Mem$40.00  NM$50.00  If paying with a
credit card, you must do so in advance at web site link provided here. No
credit cards accepted at the event.

December 19 -- December 21.
     International Safety Data Sheets And Labelling Course   - ChemADVISOR,
Inc., Stone Quarry Crossing, 811 Camp Horne Road, Suite 220, Pittsburgh, PA
15237; RSVP/Info: Connie Kramarz, 800.466.3750 training at chemadvisor.com,
http://http://www.chemadvisor.com/homepage/Training_IntlSDS.aspx, 
Reservations required;   Cancellations required by December  7th;  Fee: 
$500/day  - No AT-DOOR payment -  Payment with: Cash, Check, Credit Card