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Fri Mar 31 01:00:03 EST 2006
March 31 -- 8:15 A.M..- 4:30 P.M.
ASQ HEALTHCARE CONFERENCE - National and Local Speakers - American Society
for Quality and Hospital Council, Hospital Council of Western PA, 500
Commonwealth Road, Warrendale, PA; RSVP/Info: 412.261.4300
accounting at eswp.com, http://www.asqpgh.org, Reservations required; Fee:
All$75.00 Payment with: Cash, Check, Credit Card
March 31 -- 8:15 A.M..- 4:30 P.M.
The New Routes to Quality - Robin Dudash and Steve PettyJohn -
Moderator/Coordinator - ASQ Pittsburgh Chapter & Hospital Council of
Western Pennsylvania, Hospital Council of Western Pennsylvania, 500
Commonwealth Road, Warrendale, PA; RSVP/Info: ESWP or fax registration form
to 412-216-1600, 412.261.7300 brienp at adelphia.net, http://asqpgh.org,
Reservations required; Fee: All$75.00 - No AT-DOOR payment -
April 3 -- 5:30 P.M..- 8:00 P.M.
EnterPrize Business Plan Competition: Phase I Awards Reception - Frank
Demmler, Director of Entrepreneurial Services at Innovation Works, Master
of ceremonies Ron Morris of “The American Entrepreneur” , Sponsored by
Allegheny Conference on Community Development and Its Affiliates, The Heinz
Endowments, Innovation Works, Pipitone Group, R.P. Simmons Family
Foundation and Tippins Foundation. , dejAVu Lounge, 2106 Penn Avenue;
RSVP/Info: Council Events, 412.918.4229 events at pghtech.org,
http://www.pghtech.org, Reservations suggested by March 31st; Fee:
Mem$20.00 NM$40.00 $20 for EnterPrize participants (Prepay Req-d, @ the
door $10.00 late fee)
April 3 -- 7:15 P.M..- 10:00 P.M.
Singing is Life - Add balance to your business life. - George Lepsch,
Director - Pittsburgh Metro Steel City Harmonizers, Auditorium, Christian
Trinity School, 299 Ridge Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15221; RSVP/Info: Warwick
Powell, 412.247.5292 wpowell at interLINKbusiness.com,
http://www.pittsburghmetro.com/, (No Dress Code) Free : See what this
outstanding Director can do for you!
April 3 -- June 20.
Marketing Jump-start Mastermind Group - Sam Wieder, MBA - Express Success,
235 Hawksworth Road, Greensburg, PA 15601; RSVP/Info: Sam Wieder,
724.832.7459 Samsalive at aol.com, Reservations suggested by March 31st;
Fee: All$395.00 - No AT-DOOR payment - Payment with: Cash, Check, Credit
Card
April 3 -- April 7.
Sheetfed Offset Press Operating - PIA/GATF, Sewickley, 200 Deer Run Road;
RSVP/Info: Karen Keller, 412.259.1711 kkeller at piagatf.org,
http://www.gain.net/eweb/DynamicPage.aspx?webcode=EventInfo&action=add&Reg_evt_key=2c51ffff-7237-45d0-a57a-e59e3ec55797&Paying=Fees,
Reservations required; Cancellations required by March 20th; Fee:
Mem$1095.00 NM$1295.00 (Prepay Req-d, @ the door $depending on member
status)
April 4 -- 8:00 A.M..- 5:00 P.M.
Export Documentation: Avoid Compliance Mistakes - Representative from
Export Procedures Company, Inc. - Duquesne University SBDC, Duquesne
University, 600 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15282; RSVP/Info:
412.396.6233 duqsbdc at duq.edu, http://www.duq.edu/sbdc, Fee: All$299.00 If
2 or more people are registering from the same company they may attend at
the discounted price of $249.00 each. Payment with: Cash, Check, Credit
Card
April 4 -- 8:15 A.M..- 9:15 A.M.
"Getting The Most Out Of Your Marketing Tools" - Jenny Gross, Steel Coast
Media - Downtown Womens Club (DWC), Panera Bread VIP Room, 7217 McKnight
Road, Ross Township, PA 15237; RSVP/Info: Kim , 724.766.7660 Free : The
DWC is the social and professional network for businesswomen on the go!
Attending the meeting is free however each person buys their own coffee or
breakfast as they choose.
April 4 -- 9:00 A.M..- 12:00 P.M.
Management, Marketing, and Sales Series - Session 3 - Techniques for
Effective Quotes - Its All in the Details - Saint Vincent College Small
Business Development Center and Center for Global Competitiveness Senior
Market Analyst - Saint Vincent College Small Business Development Center
and Center for Global Competitiveness, Department of Commerce, Southwestern
Pennsylvania Commission, Strongland Chamber of Commerce, Penn State New
Kensington, Penn State New Kensington, New Kensington, PA; RSVP/Info: Saint
Vincent College SBDC, 724.537.4572 sbdc at stvincent.edu,
http://sbdc.stvincent.edu, Reservations suggested by March 31st;
Cancellations required by March 31st; Fee: $40 per person or $35 per
person for two or more Payment with: Cash, Check, Credit Card
April 4 -- 9:00 A.M..- 12:00 P.M.
Competing in a Global marketplace Session II: International Trade
Strategies - Saint Vincent College Small Business Development Center and
Center for Global Competitiveness, National City Bank, Southwestern
Pennsylvania Commission, and U.S. Commercial Service, Penn State New
Kensington, New Kensington, PA; RSVP/Info: Saint Vincent College SBDC,
724.537.4572 sbdc at stvincent.edu, http://sbdc.stvincent.edu, Reservations
suggested by March 31st; Cancellations required by March 31st; Fee: $40
per person or $35 per person for two or more Payment with: Cash, Check,
Credit Card
April 4 -- 10:00 A.M..- 12:00 P.M.
Job Search Support - Group discussion - STC WorkQuest - Sponsored by the
Pittsburgh Chapter of the Society for Technical Communication , Panera Cafe
- McKnight Road, 7217 McKnight Road, Ross Twp., 15237; RSVP/Info:
http://www.stcworkquest.org, Free
April 4 -- 4:00 P.M..
Im Okay / Youre Okay - Sherri Donnelly - Business Marketing Association,
Regional Enterprise Tower, Sixth Ave, Pittsburgh PA; RSVP/Info:
julie.stevens at gpcvb.org, http://www.visitpittsburgh.com, Reservations
suggested by April 1st; Fee: Mem$35.00 NM$45.00
April 4 -- 4:00 P.M..- 6:45 P.M.
It Is About Time, For You, To Lead - Dennis Snedden, owner of Time
Management Services - 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
April 4 -- 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, 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 March 31st; Cancellations required by March 31st; Fee: $25
per person or $20 per person for two or more Payment with: Cash, Check,
Credit Card
April 4 -- June 20.
Springboard to Success Mastermind Group - Sam Wieder, MBA - Express
Success, 235 Hawksworth Road, Greensburg, PA 15601; RSVP/Info: Sam Wieder,
724.832.7459 Samsalive at aol.com, Reservations suggested by March 31st;
Fee: All$395.00 - No AT-DOOR payment - Payment with: Cash, Check, Credit
Card
April 5 -- 1:00 P.M..
But I might need it someday. - Patty Kreamer, President, Kreamer Connect.
- Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh - Squirrel Hill, Namm Business Center,
5801 Forbes Ave. (corner at Forbes and Murray Avenues); RSVP/Info:
412.422.9842 squirrelhill at carnegielibrary.org ,
http://www.carnegielibrary.org/locations/squirrelhill/namm, Free
April 5 -- 5:30 P.M..- 8:00 P.M.
People Do Matter - Pittsburgh Human Resources Association, Rivers Club,
One Oxford Centre; Pittsburgh, PA 15219; RSVP/Info: Kate Shaughnessy,
412.261.5537 kshaughnessy at pittsburghhra.org, http://www.peopledomatter.com,
Fee: All$40.00
April 5 -- 6:00 P.M..- 8:00 P.M.
Web Analytics Wednesday - Pittsburgh - LunaMetrics, Paneras in Oakland,
3401 Blvd of the Allies; RSVP/Info: Robbin Steif, 412.343.3692
info at lunametrics.com, http://www.webanalyticsdemystified.com/wednesday/,
(No Dress Code) Reservations suggested by April 4th; Free : Pay for your
own drinks/food
April 5 -- 7:30 P.M..
She Said - Erica Jong - The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, Dowes on Ninth, 121
Ninth Street; RSVP/Info: 412.456.6666http://www.pgharts.org, (No Dress
Code) Fee: All$20.50 Payment with: Cash
April 6 -- 9:00 A.M..- 11:00 A.M.
Raising Money For Your Small Business - Panel presentation on local
micro-lending programs as alternatives to traditional bank financing -
Diversity Business Resource Center, Riverside Center for Innovation, 700
River Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15212; RSVP/Info: Christina Jumba,
412.322.3272 cjumba at dbrconline.org, Free : pre-register
April 6 -- 10:00 A.M..- 11:30 A.M.
Identifying And Retaining Top Performers - Barry Martin - Employee
Development.us, Web Conference, Topic Description at www.empdev.us;
RSVP/Info: Barry Martin, 412.344.1683 info at empdev.us, http://www.empdev.us,
Reservations required; Cancellations required by April 4th; Free
April 6 -- 11:30 A.M..- 1:30 P.M.
Is Pittsburgh The Greatest Entrepreneurial Center In The World? - Two
panels of today’s entrepreneurial leaders — including Glen Meakem, the
founder of FreeMarkets, Sunil Wadhwani, the CEO of iGATE and Carl Cohen,
Managing Director of Raptor LLC — will join Allegheny County Chief
Executive Dan Onorato and other entrepre - Entrepreneurial Lifelines and
Engineers Society, Engineers Society of Western Pennsylvania, 337 Fourth
Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa; RSVP/Info: ESWP, 412.261.0710 eswp at eswp.com. ,
http://www.eswp.com, Reservations suggested by March 31st; Fee:
All$25.00
April 6 -- 12:15 P.M..
SuperWorker to Supervisor ... Now What? - Nancy Stampahar, Silver Lining
Solutions - Carnegie Library Downtown & Business, 612 Smithfield St.,
Downtown; RSVP/Info: 412.281.7141 business at carnegielibrary.org,
http://www.carnegielibrary.org/locations/downtown, Free
April 6 -- 1:30 P.M..
Job Matching, the Next Frontier - Barry Martin - Employee Development.us,
Webinar, Webinar Description at www.empdev.us; RSVP/Info: Barry Martin,
412.344.1683 info at empdev.us, http://www.empdev.us, Reservations required;
Cancellations required by April 4th; Free
April 6 -- 4:00 P.M..- 5:30 P.M.
Right Size It Workshop: Find The Right Space For Your Small Business -
Kyra Straussman - Cool Space Locator, Cool Space Locator Office, 279 45th
Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15201 (Lawrenceville); RSVP/Info: Robyn Barber,
412.683.5790 robyn at coolspacelocator.com,
http://www.coolspacelocator.com/csl/what_we_do/seminars.htm, (No Dress
Code) Reservations required; Fee: $35 per organization - up to 3 persons
Payment with: Cash, Check, Credit Card
April 6 -- 5:00 P.M..- 6:30 P.M.
Pittsburgh Service & Support Professionals April Meeting - Krishna
Pendyala - Pittsburgh Service & Support Professionals, Best Western,
Parkway Center, Greentree; RSVP/Info: Ivy Novick, inovick at bc.pitt.edu,
http://www.thinkhdi.com/chapters/pittsburgh/, Reservations suggested by
April 3rd; Fee: Mem$Free NM$20.00 Student w-ID $10.00
April 7 -- 8:30 A.M..- 1:30 P.M.
Creating a Buzz: New Marketing Strategies - Morning Program: Scott
Pipitone and Arnie Begler of Pipitone Group, Afternoon Program: F. Michael
Langley, CEO of the Allegheny Conference on Community Development -
Pittsburgh Society of Association Executives , Gateway Clipper Fleet
(docked), Station Square; RSVP/Info: Pattu Ferraro, 724.934.8842
psae at psae.org, http://www.psae.org, Fee: Mem$55.00 NM$80.00 First time
attendees: $20 (Prepay Req-d, @ the door $) Payment with: Cash, Check,
Credit Card
April 7 -- 12:00 P.M..- 3:00 P.M.
Pittsburgh Plastics Exposition - Society of Plastics Engineers, Comfort
Inn Penn Hills, 699 Rodi Rd, Exit #11off Parkway East/I-376; RSVP/Info:
Bernie Henn, berniehenn at aol.com, Reservations suggested by April 5th;
Free : Free to end processors
April 8 -- 8:30 A.M..- 12:30 P.M.
Clear Your Clutter / Change Your Life - Carol Briney - Universal Order,
Panera Bread - Waterworks (Fox Chaple); RSVP/Info: Carol Briney,
412.781.8773 universalorder at comcast.net, http://www.universalor.com, (No
Dress Code) Reservations suggested by April 5th; Fee: $39.00 paid by
April 5, $49.00 after Payment with: Cash, Check, Credit Card
April 8 -- 9:00 A.M..- 4:00 P.M.
Pittsburgh Code Camp - Pittsburgh .NET User Group (Pgh.NET) University of
Pittsburgh, School of Computer Science, Sennott Square; RSVP/Info: Event
Code 1032289582, 1.877.MS.EVENT, http://www.pghtech.org, Reservations
required by April 5th; Free
April 10 -- 9:00 A.M..- 4:00 P.M.
Proposal Writing Seminar - The Foundation Center, Wyndham Garden Hotel
Pittsburgh University Place, 3454 Forbes Avenue, Forbes B; RSVP/Info:
Customer Service,
800.424.9836http://fdncenter.org/marketplace/catalog/subcategory_training_city.jhtml?id=cat230005&navCount=1&navAction=push,
Reservations required; Fee: All$195.00 SAVE $25 for each additional
person/course Payment with: Credit Card
April 10 -- 5:30 P.M..- 8:00 P.M.
EnterPrize Workshop: Entrepreneurial Finance - Sponsored by Allegheny
Conference on Community Development and Its Affiliates, The Heinz
Endowments, Innovation Works, Pipitone Group, R.P. Simmons Family
Foundation and Tippins Foundation., Pittsburgh Technology Council, Training
Room, 2000 Technology Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15219; RSVP/Info: Council
Events, 412.918.4229 events at pghtech.org, Click for web site, Reservations
suggested by April 7th; Fee: Mem$25.00 NM$40.00 EnterPrize participants
$25.00, attend all EnterPrize workshops for $175 Members/EP Participants
and $280 NM (Prepay Req-d, @ the door $10.00 late fee)
April 10 -- April 14.
Web Offset Press Operating - PIA/GATF, Sewickley, 200 Deer Run Road;
RSVP/Info: Karen Keller, 412.259.1711 kkeller at piagatf.org,
http://www.gain.net/eweb/DynamicPage.aspx?webcode=EventInfo&action=add&Reg_evt_key=a61151f4-0cef-4a7a-aa43-3c8cb0b93a66&Paying=Fees,
Reservations required; Cancellations required by March 27th; Fee:
Mem$1095.00 NM$1295.00 (Prepay Req-d, @ the door $depending on member
status)
April 11 -- 7:30 A.M..- 11:00 A.M.
HR Network: Performance Metrics and Your Bottom-Line - Presented in
partnership with the Pittsburgh Human Resources Association (PHRA). ,
Sponsored by the Career Development Center, Compensation Consulting
Consortium (3C), Highmark, Klett Rooney Lieber & Schorling and the
Council’s Employee Benefits Group., Allegheny HYP Club, 619 William Penn
Place ; RSVP/Info: Council Events, 412.918.4229 events at pghtech.org, Click
for web site, Reservations suggested by April 8th; Fee: Mem$70.00
NM$95.00 $70.00 for PHRA Members (Prepay Req-d, @ the door $10.00 late
fee)
April 11 -- 9:00 A.M..- 4:00 P.M.
Proposal Writing Seminar II: Tailoring Your Proposals to Maximize Success
- The Foundation Center, Wyndham Garden Hotel Pittsburgh University Place,
3454 Forbes Avenue, Forbes A; RSVP/Info: Customer Service,
800.424.9836http://fdncenter.org/marketplace/catalog/subcategory_training_city.jhtml?id=cat230005&navCount=1&navAction=push,
Reservations required; Fee: All$195.00 SAVE $25 for each additional
person/course
April 11 -- 5:30 P.M..- 7:30 P.M.
HELP April Meeting - Harold Miller, Executive Director, Pittsburghs Future
- HELP (Helping Entrepreneurs Learn from Peers), Docs, Walnut Street,
Shadyside; RSVP/Info: Gary Rosensteel, 412.491.7747
grosensteel at digibrix.com, http://help-pittsburgh.blogspot.com, Free
April 11 -- May 30.
CERTIFIED QUALITY PROCESS ANALYST - Joseph Caylor - ASQ, Westinghouse
Energy Center, Monroeville; RSVP/Info: 412.261.4300 iqps at earthlink.net,
http://www.asqpgh.org, Reservations required by April 11th; Fee:
All$495.00
April 12 -- 11:15 A.M..- 1:00 P.M.
Superior Selling Strategies For Coaches And Other Entrepreneurs - Russ
Davis - 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 April
7th; Cancellations required by April 10th; Fee: Mem$25.00 NM$35.00
(Prepay Req-d, @ the door $35.00 Members, $45.00 Non-members)
April 12 -- 11:30 A.M..- 1:30 P.M.
A Legend Who Shaped Legends: PR Legend Aaron Cushman Discusses Why The
Truth Is No Longer Fashionable - Aaron Cushman - American Marketing
Association, Marriott City Center, 112 Washington Place, across from Mellon
Arena, Pittsburgh, PA 15219; RSVP/Info: http://www.amapittsburgh.com, Fee:
TBA Payment with: Cash, Check, Credit Card
April 12 -- 5:30 P.M..- 8:30 P.M.
Pittsburgh Regional Knowledge Management Consortium April Dinner Meeting -
Dr. Kathleen M. Carley from CMUs Institute for Software Research
International - Pittsburgh Regional Knowledge Management Consortium,
Engineers Society of Western Pennsylvania , 337 Fourth Avenue, Pittsburgh;
RSVP/Info: JoAnn Matthews, 412.544.2397 joann.matthews at highmark.com,
http://www.pittsburghkm.org, Reservations required; Cancellations
required by April 10th; Fee: Mem$25.00 NM$30.00
April 12 -- 6:00 P.M..- 8:30 P.M.
Free Mini Biz Seminar, Discovering your Roles and Goals - Carole Babish,
CLU, Chfc, Service Agent for New England Financial - WBN Points North
Chapter, Northland Library , Cumberland Road, North Hills; RSVP/Info:
Sydney Schwartz Hardiman, The Silken Scissor, 412.734.1364
Sydney at TheSilkenScissor.com, http://www.wbninc.com, Reservations required;
Free
April 12 -- April 13.
Operational Excellence 101 Lean Manufacturing Seminar - Kennametal Center
for Operational Excellence - Kennametal Center for Operational Excellence
and Saint Vincent College Small Business Development Center, Saint Vincent
College, 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 April 7th;
Cancellations required by April 7th; Fee: $449 per person or $399 per
person for two or more Payment with: Cash, Check, Credit Card
April 13 -- 8:00 A.M..
Management By Assessment - Barry Martin - Employee Development.us, Panera
Bread, 4172 William Penn Highway, Monroeville, PA; RSVP/Info: Barry Martin,
412.344.1683 bmartin at empdev.us, http://www.empdev.us, Reservations
required; Free
April 13 -- 9:00 A.M..- 12:00 P.M.
Competing in a Global marketplace Session II: International Trade
Strategies - Saint Vincent College Small Business Development Center and
Center for Global Competitiveness, National City Bank, Southwestern
Pennsylvania Commission, and U.S. Commercial Service, Penn State Fayette,
The Eberly Campus, Uniontown, PA; RSVP/Info: Saint Vincent College SBDC,
724.537.4572 sbdc at stvincent.edu, http://sbdc.stvincent.edu, Reservations
suggested by April 10th; Cancellations required by April 10th; Fee: $40
per person or $35 per person for two or more Payment with: Cash, Check,
Credit Card
April 13 -- 12:00 P.M..- 2:00 P.M.
Life Management Luncheon Meeting - Nancy Stampahar - 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
April 10th; Cancellations required by April 12th; Fee: All$35.00 $28.00
with advance registration Payment with: Cash, Credit Card
April 13 -- 12:15 P.M..
Real Estate Staging: How to Prepare Your Home to Sell Quickly For the
Highest Price - Donna Shaw, Donna Designs - Carnegie Library Downtown &
Business, 612 Smithfield St., Downtown; RSVP/Info: 412.281.7141
business at carnegielibrary.org,
http://www.carnegielibrary.org/locations/downtown, Free
April 14 -- 8:00 A.M..
Identifying And Retaining Top Performers - Barry Martin - Employee
Development.us, Panera Bread, 942 Freeport Road, Pittsburgh 15238;
RSVP/Info: Barry Martin, 412.344.1683 info at empdev.us, http://www.empdev.us,
Reservations required; Free
April 14 -- 8:00 A.M..- 3:00 P.M.
5S WORKPLACE ORGANIZATION WORKSHOP - Tom Johnson - ASQ, Pittsburgh - TBD;
RSVP/Info: 412.261.4300 iqps at earthlink.net, http://www.asqpgh.org,
Reservations required by March 31st; Fee: All$199.00
April 14 -- 1:30 P.M..
Identifing And Retaining Top Performers - Barry Martin - Employee
Development.us, Webinar, Webinar Description at www.empdev.us; RSVP/Info:
Barry Martin, 412.344.1683 info at empdev.us, http://www.empdev.us,
Reservations required; Free
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