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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 -- 10:00 A.M..- 12:00 P.M.
     Job Search Support - Overcoming mental blocks  - Janis Ramey - discussion
leader - STC  WorkQuest - Sponsored by the Pittsburgh Chapter of the
Society for Technical Communication, Panera Cafe - The Pointe, 250 McHolme
Rd. North Fayette Twp., 15275; RSVP/Info: http://www.stcworkquest.org, 
Free 

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 

April 17 -- April 18.
     2006 Development Summit “Reaching New Heights”   - 23 Speakers on
Fundraising and Planned Giving - The Association of Fundraising
Professionals’ (AFP) Western PA Chapter and the Pittsburgh Planned Giving
Council (PPGC) , Hilton Garden Inn Pittsburgh/Southpointe, 1000 Corporate
Drive • Canonsburg, PA at Exit 48, Interstate 79, 15 miles south of
Pittsburgh; RSVP/Info: Margaret Zabo, Administrator, 412.232.0551
officeppgc at adelphia.net, http://www.ppgc.net,  Reservations required;  
Cancellations required by May  1st;  Fee:  Mem$300 before May 1st  NM$400
before May 1st  Add $50 after May 1st. (Prepay Req-d, @ the door $450) 
Payment with: Cash, Check, Credit Card

April 18 -- 10:30 A.M..- 1:30 P.M.
     Anatomy of a Loan Transaction  - Leslie J. Messineo, JD, MBA - Cape
Education, Holiday Inn Monroeville, 2750 Mosside Boulevard; RSVP/Info: Cape
Education, 888.227.3331 info at capeschool.com,
http://www.capeschool.com/pa_legal/pa_monroeville.html#Apr18,  Fee: 
All$83.00 Discounts available if prepaid and attending more than one CLE
program.  Payment with: Check, Credit Card

April 18 -- 2:00 P.M..- 5:00 P.M.
     Anatomy of a Business Sale  - Leslie J. Messineo, JD, MBA - Cape Education,
Holiday Inn Monroeville, 2750 Mosside Boulevard; RSVP/Info: Cape Education,
888.227.3331 info at capeschool.com,
http://www.capeschool.com/pa_legal/pa_monroeville.html#Apr18,  Fee: 
All$83.00 Discounts available if prepaid and attending more than one CLE
program.  Payment with: Check, Credit Card

April 18 -- 6:00 P.M..- 8:30 P.M.
     Making Change Work: Practical Tools For Overcoming Human Resistance To
Change  - Brien Palmer - ASME, The Spaghetti Warehouse, 2601 Penn Av,
Pittsburgh; RSVP/Info: Marilyn Reeder, 412.780.3459
marilyn.reeder at gmail.com, http://sections.asme.org/pgh/,  Reservations
suggested by April 17th;  Free  : Program only is Free; Dinner cost is $15

April 18 -- April 20.
     Supervising Print Production  - 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=568e642d-8d65-4b98-b274-660caf2a2d6c&Paying=Fees,
 Reservations required;   Cancellations required by April  4th;  Fee: 
Mem$1095.00  NM$1295.00 (Prepay Req-d, @ the door $depending on member
status)

April 19 -- 7:30 A.M..- 9:15 A.M.
     Breakfast Briefing: Dr. Harvey C. Nathanson, Northrop Grumman Corporation
-- Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) Sponsored by Buchanan Ingersoll
PC., Hilton Pittsburgh; RSVP/Info: Council Events, 412.918.4229
events at pghtech.org,  Click for web site,  Reservations suggested by April
16th;  Fee:  Mem$35.00  NM$75.00 (Prepay Req-d, @ the door $10.00 late fee)

April 19 -- 8:00 A.M..- 10:00 A.M.
     Using Golf To Build Better Business Relationships  - Hilary Bruggen,
President of Strelmark LLC - Professional Services Marketing Association
(PSMA), Rivers Club; RSVP/Info: Anne Parys, 412.338.1193
amparys at rothmangordon.com , http://www.propamarketing.org,  Fee:  NM$25.00

April 19 -- 9:00 A.M..- 11:00 A.M.
     Credit Reports And Credit Scores  - Susan Matlack of Advantage Credit
Counseling Service - 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 19 -- 11:45 A.M..- 2:00 P.M.
     2006 Town Hall Meeting  - Aetna, Highmark, HealthAmerica, CIGNA, United
Healthcare - International Society of Certified Employee Benefit
Specialists, The Rivers Club , One Oxford Centre, 301 Grant Street,
Pittsburgh, PA15219; RSVP/Info: Ingrid Vetere, 412.355.8756
ingrid.vetere at mercer.com, http://ISCEBS.org,  (Business Formal Req-d)
Reservations suggested by April 17th;  Cancellations required by April 
18th;  Fee:  Mem$30.00  NM$40.00  Student w-ID $40.00  Payment with: Cash,
Check

April 19 -- 4:00 P.M..- 7:00 P.M.
     Manufacturers Networking Group  - Manufacturing Expert - Saint Vincent
College Small Business Development Center and the Kennametal Center for
Operational Excellence, Saint Vincent College, Latrobe or other specified
location, 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 17th; 
Cancellations required by April  17th;  Fee:  All$25.00 Payment with: Cash,
Check, Credit Card

April 19 -- 6:30 P.M..
     Performance Excellence at Highmark  - Margaret A. Fetzick, CQM, SPHR - La
Roche College, Ryan Room, 9000 Babcock Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA 15237;
RSVP/Info: Jean Forti, 412.536.1193 fortij1 at laroche.edu,
http://http://www.laroche.edu/pr/events/professional-series-06.htm?NewsID=204,
(No Dress Code) Reservations suggested by April 17th;  Fee: 
All$10.00(Prepay Req-d, @ the door $10.00)  Payment with: Cash, Check

April 20 -- 12:00 P.M..- 2:00 P.M.
     IS Peer Network: Enterprise Growth and the Advantages of Virtual
Infrastructures and SANs   - Sponsored by Advanticom, Schneider Downs and
Summa Technologies., 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 17th;  Free 

April 20 -- 12:15 P.M..
     Power Up Your Image  - Jonna L. Martin, AdvanceMe Associates - 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 20 -- 1:00 P.M..- 3:00 P.M.
     The First Step...Small Business Start Up  - Saint Vincent College Small
Business Development Center consultant - Saint Vincent College Small
Business Development Center and Penn State Fayette - The Eberly Campus,
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 18th; 
Cancellations required by April  18th;  Fee:  $25 per person or $20 per
person for two or more  Payment with: Cash, Check, Credit Card

April 20 -- 2:00 P.M..- 4:00 P.M.
     ACP Pittsburgh Tri-State Chapter Meeting  - Association of Contingency
Planners (ACP), Federated Investors, Inc., 1001 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh;
RSVP/Info: Kathy Younkins, 412.288.7893 kyounkins at federatedinv.com,  Free 

April 20 -- 5:00 P.M..- 6:30 P.M.
     Women & Investing: "Make it Happen!"  - Ellen M. Marcus, Financial Advisor
- UBS Financial Services, Inc., Location: UBS Offices--46th fl. One Mellon
Center, 500 Grant Street Pittsburgh Pa 15219; RSVP/Info: Cara Koster,
412.562.6848 cara.koster at ubs.com, http://www.ubs.com/fa/ellenmarcus, 
Reservations suggested by April 18th;  Free  : Especially applicable for
women professionals & business owners//Parking passes available for OMC
garage//Dinner included

April 20 -- 5:30 P.M..- 7:30 P.M.
     Customer Excellence: Service Rules  - Dr. Audrey Guskey, Duquesne
University  - American Marketing Association, Marriott City Center, 112
Washington Ave.; RSVP/Info: http://www.amapittsburgh.org,  Fee:  Mem$30.00 
NM$45.00  Student w-ID $15.00  Member walk-in ($35)/Non-member walk-in
($55)/Grad students ($25)

April 20 -- 5:30 P.M..- 8:00 P.M.
     How Companies Scale across Multiple Industry Verticals – A Case Study
Featuring Mobile Robotics - MIT Enterprise Forum of Pittsburgh, The
Pittsburgh Golf Club (map on website), 5280 Northumberland Street, Oakland
(Pgh.) 15217; RSVP/Info: Gloria Sarnowski, 412.915.2631
contact at mitforumpgh.com, http://www.mitforumpgh.com,  Reservations required
by April  19th;  Cancellations required by April  18th;  Fee:  All$25.00
Mem$25.00  NM$25.00  Student w-ID $free   pre-reg. (Prepay Req-d, @ the
door $30.00)  Payment with: Cash, Check, Credit Card

April 20 -- 6:30 P.M..- 8:30 P.M.
     Life After RoboHelp – How We Got Here and Where To Next  - Neil Perlin -
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/events/evchpt.html,  Reservations suggested by April
14th;  Fee:  Mem$12.00  NM$15.00  Student w-ID $10.00  Unemployed: $10
(Dinner/Beverage will be served)

April 21 -- 7:30 A.M..
     ASIS Monthly Breakfast Meeting  - Speaker Chuck Henderson -
Govenment/Corporate Collaboration - ASIS Int. Pittsburgh Chapter, The
Rivers Club at One Oxford Center; RSVP/Info: Anthony Levanduski, 
AnthonyL5 at comcast.net,  Reservations suggested by April 19th; 
Cancellations required by April  19th;  Fee:  All$15.00 Payment with: Cash,
Check

April 22 -- 10:15 A.M..- 1:15 P.M.
     Anatomy of a Loan Transaction  - Leslie J. Messineo, JD, MBA - Cape
Education, Holiday Inn - Allegheny Valley, 180 Gamma Drive, RIDC Park;
RSVP/Info: Cape Education, 888.227.3331 info at capeschool.com,
http://www.capeschool.com/pa_legal/pa_foxchapel.htm,  Fee:  All$83.00
Discounts available if prepaid and attending more than one CLE program. 
Payment with: Check, Credit Card

April 22 -- 1:30 P.M..- 4:30 P.M.
     Anatomy of a Business Sale  - Leslie J. Messineo, JD, MBA - Cape Education,
Holiday Inn - Allegheny Valley, 180 Gamma Drive, RIDC Park; RSVP/Info: Cape
Education, 888.227.3331 info at capeschool.com,
http://www.capeschool.com/pa_legal/pa_foxchapel.htm,  Fee:  All$83.00
Discounts available if prepaid and attending more than one CLE program. 
Payment with: Check, Credit Card




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