Pittsburgh Business Events .

Fri Sep 29 01:00:16 EDT 2006

September 29 -- 8:00 A.M..- 10:00 A.M.
     International Roundtable Breakfast Series  - Duquesne University Chrysler
Corporation Small Business Development Center, Duquesne University SBDC;
RSVP/Info: Duquesne University SBDC, 412.396.6233 duqsbdc at duq.edu,
http://www.duq.edu/sbdc,  Fee:  All$15.00 $10.00 for two or more attendees
from the same company  Payment with: Cash, Check, Credit Card

September 29 -- 8:00 A.M..- 11:00 A.M.
     "Hiring and Firing"  - Small Business Development Center, Mervis Hall Rm
104; RSVP/Info: 412.648.1542 Fee:  All$25.00

September 30 -- 10:00 A.M..- 4:30 P.M.
     The Basics of eBay Selling  - Shirley Jones-Kolarik - eBay
University_eBay.com, Ross Township Community Center, 1000 Ross Municipal
Drive_15237; RSVP/Info: 412.931.7055 mrsebay at msn.com,
http://www.mrsebay.net,  Reservations suggested by September 20th;  Fee: 
Mem$40.00  NM$50.00  Official eBay workbook_OPTIONAL_15.00  Payment with:
Cash

September 30 -- 10:30 A.M..- 12:00 P.M.
     Beacon Toastmasters-the First Step Of Your Journey To Speaking Confidently
And Professionally.  - Beacon Toastmasters, John J. Kane Regional Center,
110 MCINTYRE ROAD  PITTSBURGH, PA 15237; RSVP/Info: Deirdra Gross,
412.414.2242 dem at makkstrategies.com, http://www.toastmasters.org,  Fee: 
Free for first time guests, Members pay membership dues twice a year

September 30 -- October 14.
     SOFTWARE QUALITY ENGINEERING CERTIFICATION (CSQE)  - Robin Dudash,
CQManager, CSQE,CRE, CQE, CQA,CCT, ANAB-LA - American Society for Quality
(ASQ), Cranberry; RSVP/Info: ESWP, 412.261.4300 iqps at earthlink.net,
http://www.asqpgh.org,  Reservations required by September  28th; 
Cancellations required by September  28th;  Fee:  All$495.00 - No AT-DOOR
payment -  Payment with: Cash, Check, Credit Card

October 3 -- 10:00 A.M..- 12:00 P.M.
     How to Prepare for a Job Loss - Brainstorming Session  - Janis Ramey - STC 
WorkQuest - Sponsored by the Pittsburgh Chapter of the Society for
Technical Communication, Panera Cafe - Blvd. of the Allies, Oakland;
RSVP/Info: http://www.stcworkquest.org,  Free 

October 3 -- 6:00 P.M..- 8:30 P.M.
     Faces of Quality / Future of Quality   - Rose Almon-Martin, Medrad, Inc.;
Edward D. Yankovich, Jr., United Mine Workers of America; Mark C. Paulk,
Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University; Peter L. Perreiah, Pittsburgh Regional
Healthcare Initiative - CoREM (Council on Realizing Excellence in
Management) & ASQ-Pittsburgh, Grazie! Restaurant, Monroeville, (Inside Club
4 Life - formerly Oxford Athletic Club, above Monroeville Mall); RSVP/Info:
Engineering Society of Western Pennsylvania, 412.261.4300http://corem.org, 
Reservations suggested by September 29th;  Fee:  All$25.00(Prepay Req-d, @
the door $25.00)  Payment with: Cash, Check, Credit Card

October 3 -- 7:00 P.M..- 9:00 P.M.
     Become The Speaker And Leader You Want To Be  - Toastmasters offers a
proven way to improve your  communication skills.  - Cranberry Area
Toastmasters, Cranberry Public Library - Community Room, 2525 Rochester
Road, Cranberry Township, PA 16066; RSVP/Info: Melissa McGavick,
412.400.3414 Free 

October 4 -- 7:30 A.M..- 12:30 P.M.
     "15th Annual Pittsburgh EC/EDI Forum"  - Featuring e-commerce presentations
on agentless monitoring, data synchronization, next-generation EDI, web
analytics and more by Boomi Software, Compuware, Innovate E-Commerce,
LunaMetrics, Protiviti and Sterling Commerce - Sponsored by the Greater
Pittsburgh E-Commerce Partners (GPEP), the annual forum will occur at
Robert Morris University, Sewall Center,  6001 University  Boulevard • Moon
Township, PA 15108 ; RSVP/Info:  bblackwe at verizon.net, http://www.gpep.org,
 Reservations suggested by September 29th;  Free 

October 4 -- 7:30 A.M..- 6:00 P.M.
     It’s Simply Do-Able - 53rd Annual Governor’s Committee on Employment of
People with Disabilities Conference  - Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
Radisson Hotel Pittsburgh Greentree; RSVP/Info: 412.918.4229 Fee:  All$95

October 4 -- 8:00 A.M..- 12:00 P.M.
     WE DO - Womens Economic Development Outreach  - Panel Presentation from
women business owners - National City; SMC Business Councils, Westinghouse
Research & Technology Park, Bldg. 801, 1382 Beulah Road, Churchill, PA
15235; RSVP/Info: Linda Stevenson, 888.622.4249 mary at smc.org,
http://WE-DO.net,  Reservations required;   Cancellations required by
October  1st;  Fee:  All$35..00 National City will give a $25 gift card to
all attendees. (Prepay Req-d, @ the door $35.00)  Payment with: Check,
Credit Card

October 4 -- 8:30 A.M..- 4:30 P.M.
     European SDS and Labeling Course   - ChemADVISOR, Inc., Stone Quarry
Crossing, 811 Camp Horne Road, Suite 220, Pittsburgh, PA 15237; RSVP/Info:
Connie Kramarz, 412.847.2000 training at chemadvisor.com,
http://http://www.chemadvisor.com/homepage/Training_Euhazcom.aspx, 
Reservations required;   Fee:  All$500/day - No AT-DOOR payment -  Payment
with: Cash, Check, Credit Card

October 4 -- 10:00 A.M..- 2:00 P.M.
     Education Expo 2006 Continuing Education Association of Pennsylvania  - CEA
PA, US Steel Tower, Downtown Pittsburgh; RSVP/Info: http://www.ceapa.org, 
Free  : Over 15 area colleges and universities will be on hand offering
information on associate, bachelor, master and doctoral degrees with
schedules accommodating the working adults and non-traditional students.

October 4 -- 11:30 A.M..- 1:30 P.M.
     Distinguished Speaker Series: Grand Concourse   - Annamarie Lang - DDI  -
Penn State Smeal Business Club of Pittburgh, The Grand Concourse - Station
Square; RSVP/Info: Colleen Carr,  crcwh at aol.com,  Reservations required;  
Fee:  Mem$25.00  NM$35.00 (Prepay Req-d, @ the door $35.00)  Payment with:
Cash, Check

October 4 -- 5:00 P.M..- 8:00 P.M.
     Planning For Profits: Management  - Veterans Corp, Washington and Jefferson
College; RSVP/Info: University of Pittsburgh SBDC,
http://www.sbdc.pitt.edu,  Reservations required;   Fee:  All$35.00 Payment
with: Cash, Check

October 5 -- 8:30 A.M..- 12:00 P.M.
     Export Basics: Expand Your Markets Through International Sales   - Duquesne
University Chrysler Corporation Small Business Dvelopment Center, Duquesne
University Rockwell Hall; RSVP/Info: Duquesne University SBDC, 412.396.6233
duqsbdc at duq.edu, http://www.duq.edu/sbdc,  Fee:  All$45.00 $35.00 for two
or more attendees from the same company  Payment with: Cash, Check, Credit
Card

October 5 -- 9:00 A.M..- 12:00 P.M.
     Doing Business with the Commonwealth  - 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://stvincent.edu/sbdc,  Reservations
suggested by October 3rd;  Cancellations required by October  3rd;  Free 

October 5 -- 12:15 P.M..- 1:00 P.M.
     Five Myths and Truths of Investing  - Rita Yunker, Estate and Retirement
Specialist, Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co. - Carnegie Library Downtown &
Business, 612 Smithfield Street, Downtown; RSVP/Info: 412.281.7141
business at carnegielibrary.org,
http://www.carnegielibrary.org/locations/downtown,  Free 

October 5 -- October 6.
     Women And The MBA: A Workshop Hosted By The Tepper School Of Business  -
Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon, Alcoa, Tepper School of
Business at Carnegie Mellon; RSVP/Info: Krystal Ray, 412.268.9932
kray at andrew.cmu.edu,
http://http://student-3k.tepper.cmu.edu/admission/womenevent/index.asp, 
Reservations suggested by September 29th;  Free 

October 5 -- November 30.
     QUALITY PROCESS ANALYST CERTIFICATION (CQPA)  - Joe Caylor - American
Society for Quality (ASQ), Monroeville; RSVP/Info: ESWP, 412.261.4300
iqps at earthlink.net, http://www.asqpgh.org,  Reservations required by
October  3rd;  Cancellations required by October  3rd;  Fee:  All$495.00 -
No AT-DOOR payment -  Payment with: Cash, Check, Credit Card

October 6 -- 8:30 A.M..- 3:00 P.M.
     Minority Enterprise Development Week: Mastering the Supply Chain  - Keynote
Speaker Don H. Barden, The Majestic Star Casino, LLC - US Small Business
Administration and Minority Business Opportunity Committee, Doubletree
Hotel Pittsburgh City Center; RSVP/Info: Benjamin Butler, 412.395.6067
Reservations required;   Fee:  All$50 $360/table of 8  - No AT-DOOR payment
-

October 7 -- 10:30 A.M..- 12:00 P.M.
     Beacon Toastmasters-the First Step Of Your Journey To Speaking Confidently
And Professionally.  - Beacon Toastmasters, John J. Kane Regional Center,
110 MCINTYRE ROAD  PITTSBURGH, PA 15237; RSVP/Info: Deirdra Gross,
412.414.2242 dem at makkstrategies.com, http://www.toastmasters.org,  Fee: 
Free for first time guests, Members pay membership dues twice a year

October 9 -- 8:30 A.M..- 4:30 P.M.
     Asia-Pacific (M)SDS and Labeling Course   - ChemADVISOR, Inc., Stone Quarry
Crossing, 811 Camp Horne Road, Suite 220, Pittsburgh, PA 15237; RSVP/Info:
Connie Kramarz, 412.847.2000 training at chemadvisor.com,
http://http://www.chemadvisor.com/homepage/Training_Asiapacific.aspx, 
Reservations required;   Fee:  All$500/day - No AT-DOOR payment -  Payment
with: Cash, Check, Credit Card

October 9 -- 6:00 P.M..- 8:30 P.M.
     CPS and CAP Examinations: The Key to Your Professional Development  - Nancy
Bowman, CPS - Pittsburgh Chapter, International Association of
Administrative Professionals, Doubletree Hotel, Downtown; RSVP/Info:
Jeanette Kent, 412.859.6246 jkent at ons.org, http://222.iaappittsburgh.com, 
Reservations suggested by October 2nd;  Cancellations required by October 
4th;  Fee:  Mem$24.00  NM$28.00

October 9 -- 6:30 P.M..- 8:00 P.M.
     Topic-oriented Writing with XML and DITA  - Alan Houser - Society for
Technical Communication, Pittsburgh Chapter, Pittsburgh Technology Council
Building, 2000 Technology Drive ; RSVP/Info: Nancy Carpenter, 412.820.2221
caprentern at genco.com, http://www.stcpgh.org,  Reservations suggested by
October 4th;  Fee:  Mem$12  NM$15  Student w-ID $10  Unemployed: $10

October 9 -- October 10.
     2006 Annual Conference "The Power of HR"  - PHRA, David L. Lawrence
Convention Center; RSVP/Info: Kate Shaughnessy, 412.261.5537
kshaughnessy at pittsburghhra.org,  (Business Formal Req-d) Fee:See web site
www.pittsburghhra.org

October 10 -- 8:30 A.M..- 1:30 P.M.
     Think Big...Envisioning your companys move to a higher ground  - Bonnie
Baskin, Suzanne Caplan, Jeanne Voigt - Chatham College Center for Womens
Entrepreneurship and PowerLink, Chatham College- James Laughlin Music Hall,
 Woodland Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15232; RSVP/Info: 412.365.1253
womens-entrepreneurship at chatham.edu, http://www.chatham.edu/ccwe, 
Reservations suggested by October 3rd;  Fee:  All$65.00 - No AT-DOOR
payment -  Payment with: Credit Card

October 10 -- 1:30 P.M..- 4:30 P.M.
     The First Step: Business Start-Up Essentials  - The Veterans Corporation,
Duquesne University Rockwell Hall; RSVP/Info: Duquesne University SBDC,
412.396.6233 duqsbdc at duq.edu, http://www.duq.edu/sbdc,  Free 

October 11 -- 11:15 A.M..- 1:00 P.M.
     How People Change:  Considering Alternatives  - Sharon Eakes, Hal
Williamson, Barbara Schwarck - 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 October 6th;  Cancellations required by October 
9th;  Fee:  Mem$25.00  NM$35.00 (Prepay Req-d, @ the door $35.00Members and
$45.00 Non-members)  Payment with: Cash, Check

October 11 -- 6:00 P.M..- 8:30 P.M.
     The Power of Insulation in the Commercial, Industrial & Mechanical Segments
of the Construction Industry  - Ron King - ASME, Westinghouse Electric
Company, Energy Center; RSVP/Info: Richard Horne, 412.521.4660
rsrrtb at msn.com, http://sections.asme.org/pgh/,  Reservations suggested by
October 6th;  Free  : Program Alone is Free, Dinner to follow at a Local
Restaurant

October 12 -- 8:00 A.M..- 10:00 A.M.
     The First Step: Mechanics Of Starting A Small Business   - Veterans Corp,
Fort Jackson Building, 19 S. Washington Street; RSVP/Info: University of
Pittsburgh SBDC, 724.627.9054http://www.sbdc.pitt.edu,  Free 

October 12 -- 8:30 A.M..- 2:30 P.M.
     "Building Your Bottom Line"  - Small Business Development Center, North
Allegheny County Chamber of Commerce; RSVP/Info: 412.648.1542 Fee: 
All$35.00

October 12 -- 12:00 P.M..- 3:00 P.M.
     WPEAF Monthly Meeting- Roundtable With Bill Inmon  - Bill Inmon and Scott
Moyer - WPEAF, 3 Mellon Center; RSVP/Info: Sandy Turko, 412.490.5661
sturko at igatemastech.com, http://www.wpeaf.org,  Reservations required;  
Free 

October 12 -- 12:15 P.M..- 1:00 P.M.
     Business Failures: Why Do They Happen?  What Should We Watch For?  -
Richard Kinder, Professor, Economics & Business Administration, Washington
& Jefferson College - Carnegie Library Downtown & Business, 612 Smithfield
Street, Downtown; RSVP/Info: 412.281.7141 business at carnegielibrary.org,
http://www.carnegielibrary.org/locations/downtown,  Free 

October 12 -- 1:00 P.M..- 5:00 P.M.
     "Building Your Sales Machine"  - Entrepreneurial Fellows Center, The Rivers
Club; RSVP/Info: 412.648.1542 Free  : A program of the Entrepreneurial
Fellows Center

October 13 -- 7:30 A.M..- 10:00 A.M.
     The First Step: Mechanics Of Starting A Small Business   - Michael Wholihan
- Veterans Corp, Mervis Hall Rm. 104, University of Pittsburgh; RSVP/Info:
University of Pittsburgh SBDC, 412.648.1542http://www.sbdc.pitt.edu,  Free 

October 14 -- 9:30 A.M..- 11:30 A.M.
     Adult Student Open House  - Chatham College, Athletic & Fitness Center,
Woodland Rd, Pittsburgh, PA 15232; RSVP/Info: Dory Perry, 412.365.2758
dperry at chatham.edu, http://www.chatham.edu/admissions/openhouse.cfm, 
Reservations suggested by October 20th;  Free 

October 14 -- 10:30 A.M..- 12:00 P.M.
     Beacon Toastmasters-the First Step Of Your Journey To Speaking Confidently
And Professionally.  - Beacon Toastmasters, John J. Kane Regional Center,
110 MCINTYRE ROAD  PITTSBURGH, PA 15237; RSVP/Info: Deirdra Gross,
412.414.2242 dem at makkstrategies.com, http://www.toastmasters.org,  Fee: 
Free for first time guests, Members pay membership dues twice a year