Pittsburgh Business Events .

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March 16 -- 7:15 A.M..- 9:00 A.M.
     Networking Meeting  - Coldwell Banker, Coldwell Banker Real Estate, Hampton
Office, 4960 Route 8, Shoppers Plaza; RSVP/Info: Steve Matcho,
412.487.0500x225, steve.matcho at pittsburghmoves.com,  Free 

March 16 -- 3:00 P.M..- 5:00 P.M.
     Student Membership: Company Tour of Google  - Pittsburgh Technology
Council, Google, 4720 Forbes Ave., Lower Level, Oakland; RSVP/Info: Council
Events, 412.918.4229 events at pghtech.org, http://www.pghtech.org, 
Reservations required;   Fee:  NM$5.00

March 17 -- 10:30 A.M..- 12:00 A.M.
     Beacon Toastmasters-the First Step Of Your Journey To Speaking Confidently 
- 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

March 17 -- 5:30 P.M..- 9:30 P.M.
     Murder Mystery Networking Event  - The Minority Networking Exchange, Inc.,
Amani International Coffehouse & Cafe, 507 Foreland Street, Pittsburgh PA
15212; RSVP/Info: Vernard Alexander, 412.303.0808 Admin at minnetexch.com,
http://www.minnetexch.com, (No Dress Code) Reservations required by March 
5th;  Fee:  Mem$30.00  NM$35.00  Payment After March 1, 2007 - $50.00 per
person  - No AT-DOOR payment -  Payment with: Cash, Check

March 19 -- 5:30 P.M..- 7:30 P.M.
     EnterPrize: Show Me the Customers! Define Your Target Market  - Pittsburgh
Technology Council, James Centre, 327 S. Main Street, Pittsburgh 15220;
RSVP/Info: Council Events, 412.918.4229 events at pghtech.org,
http://www.pghtech.org,  Fee:  Mem$25.00  NM$40.00 (Prepay Req-d, @ the
door $10.00)

March 19 -- May 21.
     QUALITY AUDITOR PREP  - Richard Kish - ASQ, Monroeville; RSVP/Info: ESWP,
412.261.4300 iqps at aol.com, http://www.asqpgh.org,  Reservations suggested
by March 16th;  Fee:  All$595.00 Payment with: Cash, Check, Credit Card

March 20 -- 8:00 A.M..- 8:00 A.M.
     Womens Business Network - Waterfront Chapter  - The organization meets
twice a month on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday’s and is open to area women
business owners and those in sales who would like to meet to network and
share ideas to expand their business.  - Meeting held at , Eat N Park -
Waterfront location in Homestead; RSVP/Info: Marti Slagy, 412.879.2158
martha at mortgagesmartllc.com  , http://www.wbninc.com,  Free  : Meeting
agenda includes: self-marketing, a business presentation by an individual
member or table topic discussion, and networking.

March 20 -- 9:00 A.M..- 12:00 P.M.
     QuickBooks Advanced  - Dennis Piper and Associates - Saint Vincent College
SBDC, 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://stvincent.edu/sbdc,  Reservations
suggested by March 16th;  Cancellations required by March  16th;  Fee:  $40
or $35 for two or more  Payment with: Cash, Check, Credit Card

March 20 -- 10:00 A.M..- 12:00 P.M.
     Job Search Support   - Host is Bryce Walat - Editor/Writer at Five Star
Development - STC  WorkQuest - Sponsored by the Pittsburgh Chapter of the
Society for Technical Communication, Five Star Development, 1204 Fifth Ave
(near downtown); RSVP/Info: http://www.stcworkquest.org,  Free 

March 20 -- 6:30 P.M..- 7:30 P.M.
     How To Avoid The Top 10 Investment Mistakes  - Scott Deaton and Niki
Mullinix - Mosaic Consulting, LLC, Hilton Garden Inn - Southpointe, 1000
Corporate Drive; RSVP/Info: Karen Minor, 724.743.6119 Karen.Minor at LFG.com, 
Free  : Refreshments will be served

March 20 -- May 29.
     BLACK BELT SIX SIGMA PREP FOR HEALTHCARE  - Nicholas Skovran, CSSBB, CQE -
ASQ, Cranberry; RSVP/Info: ESWP, 412.261.4300 iqps at aol.com,
http://www.asqpgh.org,  Reservations required by March  16th;  Fee: 
All$695.00 - No AT-DOOR payment -  Payment with: Cash, Check, Credit Card

March 21 -- 11:30 A.M..- 1:30 P.M.
     Political Advocacy: Shaping The Industry, Making A Difference  - Andy Hilt,
Ann Swager,John Wanner - SMPS, The Society of Marketing Professional
Services, Rivers Club, Oxford Centre; RSVP/Info: Rochel Stachel, 
hrstachel at hrvinc.com, http://http://www.acteva.com/go/smpspgh, 
Reservations suggested by March 19th;  Cancellations required by March 
20th;  Fee:  Mem$45.00  NM$60.00  Payment with: Cash, Check, Credit Card

March 21 -- 12:00 P.M..- 2:00 P.M.
     Renewable Energy Teleconference on Policy and Financial Strategies for
Energy Efficient Measures and Renewable Energy Technologies  - Babst,
Calland, Clements and Zomnir, P.C., Two Gateway Center; RSVP/Info: Joe
Dawley, 412.394.5655 jdawley at bccz.com,  Reservations required;   Free 

March 21 -- 5:30 P.M..- 8:30 P.M.
     MIT Enterprise Forum of Pittsburgh presents "Bringing Intellectual Property
to Market - the Right Path?...A Look at 4moms"  - Speaker Robert Daley,
Co-Founder/CEO-Thorley Industries; Moderator Ginny  Flavin
Pribanic-Pres./CEO-MedRespond, & Our  Panelists-Babs Carryer,
Pres/CEO-RemComm; Norm Goldberg, Sr. Assoc.-ThoughtForm  & Thomas Hotopp,
Dir./Pres.-Mine Safety Appliances Co., Joshua Ziff,
Founder/Pres./CEO-Bridge Semiconductor Corp - Our sponsor for this event is
Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP, The Pittsburgh Golf Club,
5280 Northumberland Street, Pittsburgh, PA  15217; RSVP/Info: Gloria
Sarnowski, 412.915.2631 contact at mitforumpgh.com,
http://www.mitforumpgh.com,  Cancellations required by March  19th;  Fee: 
All$25.00 Mem$25.00  NM$25.00  Student w-ID $10.00;  
Registration/Networking/Light Buffet-5:30 p.m. (Prepay Req-d, @ the door
$30.00 - Everyone welcome-Registration on-line)  Payment with: Cash, Credit
Card

March 21 -- 6:00 P.M..- 8:00 P.M.
     Capability Cases: A Solution Envisioning Approach  - Robert Coyne -
Pitsburgh Regional Knowledge Management Consortium and Technology Council,
Pittsburgh Technology Council Training Room, Second Avenue; RSVP/Info:
http://www.pittsburghkm.org/,  Free 

March 21 -- 6:00 P.M..- 9:00 P.M.
     Hire UP  - Sponsored by PNC., Igloo Club, Mellon Arena; RSVP/Info: Council
Events, 412.918.4229 events at pghtech.org, http://www.pghtech.org,  Fee: 
Mem$350.00  NM$450.00  Job Seeker Cost: Free, Discount: $100 off when you
register for both @pgh.café and Hire UP

March 22 -- 8:00 A.M..- 1:00 P.M.
     The CEOs Toolkit  For Driving World Class Results  - Bob Stearns, CEO -
Enlightened Leadership, River Club, One Oxford Center, 301 Grant Street
Downtown Pittsburgh; RSVP/Info: Bob Stearns, 724.933.3935
bobstearns at extraordinaryperformance.com,
http://www.extraordinaryperformance.com,  Reservations required;  
Cancellations required by March  22nd;  Fee:  All$195.00 - No AT-DOOR
payment -  Payment with: Cash, Check, Credit Card

March 22 -- 8:30 A.M..- 10:30 A.M.
     Entrepreneurs Network: HR 101 for Entrepreneurs  - Holly Maurer Klein from
HMK Associates - Pittsburgh Technology Council, Council Training Room, 2000
Technology Drive; RSVP/Info: Council Events, 412.918.4229
events at pghtech.org, http://www.pghtech.org,  Fee:  Mem$20.00  NM$35.00 
Students: $10 w/ valid student ID (Prepay Req-d, @ the door $10.00)

March 22 -- 9:00 A.M..- 12:00 P.M.
     Doing Business with the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA)  - Government Agency
Coordination Office (GACO), Holiday Inn Meadowlands, 340 Racetrack Road,
Washington, PA 15301; RSVP/Info: Tracy Julian, 724.938.5881 julian at cup.edu,
http://http://www.cup.edu/advancement/gaco/index.jsp?pageId=1580830010421144592858626,
 Reservations suggested by March 20th;  Free 

March 22 -- 12:15 P.M..- 1:00 P.M.
     Insider Secrets for Obtaining Mortgage Financing  - Diane M. Scabilloni,
Mortgage Professional, Victorian Finance, LLC - Carnegie Library Downtown &
Business, 612 Smithfield Street, Pittsburgh, PA  15222; RSVP/Info: 
business at carnegielibrary.org,
http://www.carnegielibrary.org/locations/downtown,  Free 

March 22 -- 12:30 P.M..- 1:30 P.M.
     Downtown Womens Club Networking Lunch  - NA - James Centre, 327 South Main
Street , Pittsburgh, PA 15220; RSVP/Info: Lauren Sniegocki, 412.928.3227
Lauren.Sniegocki at regus.com, http://downtownwomensclub.com,  Reservations
required;   Cancellations required by March  21st;  Fee:  All$10.00 Payment
with: Cash

March 23 -- 7:30 A.M..- 10:00 A.M.
     The Second Step: Developing a Business Plan  - Michael Wholihan -
University of Pittsburgh Small Business Development Center, University of
Pittsburgh, Mervis Hall, Roberto Clemente Drive; RSVP/Info: 412.648.1542
Reservations required;   Fee:  All$25.00

March 23 -- 7:30 A.M..- 10:00 A.M.
     The Second Step:Developing a Business Plan  - Small Business Development
Center, University of Pittsburgh , Mervis Hall; RSVP/Info: Michael
Wholihan, 412.648.1542 mrwholihan at katz.pitt.edu,  Reservations required;  
Fee:  All$25.00

March 23 -- 11:00 A.M..- 1:00 P.M.
     Your Sales Stink And We Know Why--be Our Guest And Put Us To The Test! 
Come Prepared With Your Toughest Problem Related To Sales And See If We Can
Help You Solve It!!!  Join Us For A Free Lunch And Workshop.  - Dan Hudock,
Alexa Nayman - Sandler Sales Institute, Sandler Sales Institute Training
Facility, 2593 Wexford-Bayne Road; RSVP/Info:  alexa at sandler.com, 
Reservations required;   Free  : Seating is extremely limited--you must
register

March 24 -- 10:30 A.M..- 12:00 A.M.
     Beacon Toastmasters-the First Step Of Your Journey To Speaking Confidently 
- 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

March 26 -- 5:30 P.M..- 7:30 P.M.
     IS Peer Network: Project Management Institute  - Audrey Murrell, Associate
Professor of Business Administration and Psychology from the Katz School of
Business - Pittsburgh Technology Council, Council Training Room, 2000
Technology Drive; RSVP/Info: Council Events, 412.918.4229
events at pghtech.org, http://www.pghtech.org,  Reservations required;   Free 

March 27 -- June 5.
     Marketing Jump-start Mastermind Group  - Sam Wieder, MBA - Express Success,
6 sessions offered via teleconference; RSVP/Info: Sam Wieder, 724.832.7459
Samsalive at aol.com, (No Dress Code) Reservations suggested by March 22nd; 
Fee:  Email Samsalive at aol.com for complete fee and program info.  - No
AT-DOOR payment -  Payment with: Check, Credit Card

March 28 -- 7:00 A.M..- 3:30 P.M.
     Teachers Teaching Teachers 2007  - Pittsburgh Technology Council, Regional
Learning Alliance, Cranberry Township; RSVP/Info: Council Events,
412.918.4229 events at pghtech.org, http://www.teachersteachingteachers.com, 
Reservations required;   Fee:  All$135.00(Prepay Req-d, @ the door $10.00)

March 28 -- 8:30 A.M..- 11:00 A.M.
     Free Seminar for IT Managers: How to Reduce Network Downtime  - Guy Rippole
- TrueFit Solutions, Inc., Pittsburgh Marriott North, 100 Cranberry Woods
Drive in Cranberry Twp, PA ; RSVP/Info: Kelli Currey, 724.772.5959
kcurrey at truefitsolutions.com , http://www.truefitsolutions.com, 
Reservations required by March  23rd;  Free 

March 28 -- 9:00 A.M..- 12:00 P.M.
     Malware - Protecting Your Business from Viruses, Spyware, Adware, and
Hackers  - Bruce Meyer from Bruce Meyer and Associates - Saint Vincent
College SBDC, 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
March 26th;  Cancellations required by March  26th;  Fee:  $40 or $35 for
two or more  Payment with: Cash, Check, Credit Card

March 28 -- 10:15 A.M..- 11:00 A.M.
     Marketing Resources For Nonprofit Organizations.  - Dorothy Kabakeris,
Senior Librarian, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh - Carnegie Library of
Pittsburgh - Squirrel Hill, Namm Business Center, 5801 Forbes Ave. (corner
at Forbes & Murray Avenues); RSVP/Info: 412.422.9650
squirrelhill at carnegielibrary.org,
http://www.carnegielibrary.org/locations/squirrelhill/namm/,  Free 

March 28 -- 11:30 A.M..- 1:30 P.M.
     Make The Connection Volunteer Awards Luncheon  - The National Association
of Women Business Owners, Pgh Chapter, Hilton Pittsburgh, 600 Commonwealth
Place, Downtown; RSVP/Info: Mary Pam Kilgore,
412.854.4827http://www.nawbopittsburgh.org,  Reservations required;   Fee: 
All$50.00 Table of 10 for $450  - No AT-DOOR payment -

March 28 -- 11:30 A.M..- 1:30 P.M.
     Business Leads Exchange - Networking Lunch  - Universal Order, Jimmy Gs
Restaurant, 1882 Main Street Sharpsburg Pa; RSVP/Info: Carol A. Briney, 
UniversalOrder @comcast.net, http://www.universalor.com,  Reservations
required by March  26th;  Cancellations required by March  26th;  Fee: 
All$15.00 Payment with: Cash

March 28 -- 6:30 P.M..- 7:30 P.M.
     How To Avoid The Top 10 Investment Mistakes  - Scott Deaton and Niki
Mullinix - Mosaic Consulting, Crowne Plaza Hotel - South Hills, 164 Fort
Couch Road; RSVP/Info: Karen Minor, 724.743.6119 Karen.Minor at LFG.com,  Free


March 29 -- 8:30 A.M..- 10:30 A.M.
     Raising Money For Your Small Business, Part II  - Ray Vargo, University of
Pittsburgh SBDC and JoAnn Forrester, S.I. Business Associates - Diversity
Business Resource Center, Riverside Center for Innovation; RSVP/Info:
Christina Jumba,  info at dbrconline.org, http://dbrc.ecenterdirect.com, 
Reservations required;   Free  : Come to hear how to make your financing
package successful

March 29 -- 12:15 P.M..- 1:00 P.M.
     Empowering Diversity in Teams  - Nancy Stampahar, Silver Lining Solutions -
Carnegie Library Downtown & Business, 612 Smithfield Street, Pittsburgh, PA
 15222; RSVP/Info:  business at carnegielibrary.org,
http://www.carnegielibrary.org/locations/downtown,  Free 

March 29 -- 6:00 P.M..- 8:00 P.M.
     Happy Hour Recruiting Event - Womens Business Network North Chapter  - Join
us for an evening of free hordourves and $5.00 Martinis along with a
special FREE Silent Auction - Local businesswomen are invited to come and
meet some of the leading business women of the North Hills and see how the
group can help you build your business and increase your networking
skills., Atrias Restaurant and Tavern, 12980 Perry Highway, Wexford PA;
RSVP/Info: Wendy Glies, 412.325.0550x205, wglies at atrias.com,
http://www.wbninc.com,  Reservations suggested by March 27th;  Free 

March 30 -- 11:00 A.M..- 1:00 P.M.
     Executive Luncheon For Business Owners And Presidents Of Companies. 
High-level Networking, Workshop, And Luncheon.    - Sandler Sales
Institute, The Stone Mansion Restaurant, 1600 Stone Mansion Drive;
RSVP/Info: Alexa Nayman, 724.940.2388x2, alexa at sandler.com,  Reservations
required by March  28th;  Cancellations required by March  28th;  Fee: 
All$35.00 - No AT-DOOR payment -  Payment with: Cash, Check, Credit Card

March 31 -- 9:30 A.M..- 11:30 A.M.
     Graduate & Adult Student Open House  - Chatham College, Woodland Road,
Pittsburgh, PA 15232; RSVP/Info: Dory Perry, Associate Director Graduate
Admissions,  dperry at chatham.edu,
http://http://www.chatham.edu/admissions/openhouse.cfm,  Reservations
suggested by March 30th;  Free  : This is an opportunity for prospective
graduate and adult students to tour the campus and meet with
representatives from faculty, admissions, financial aid, and housing
departments.

March 31 -- 10:30 A.M..- 12:00 A.M.
     Beacon Toastmasters-the First Step Of Your Journey To Speaking Confidently 
- 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