Pittsburgh Business Events .

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December 7 -- 1:00 P.M..- 3:00 P.M.
     North Hills Network Lunch & Christmas shopping  - 10-20 business ladies
attending - Hosted by Pittsburgh Candle Co., Pristine Pines, 125 Brown rd,
Wexford, Pa. 15090; RSVP/Info: Susan Miller, 412.415.3584
pittcandle at aol.com,  Reservations required;   Free  : Complimentary lunch
and christmas shopping from gift vendors!

December 8 -- 8:00 A.M..- 1:00 P.M.
     Seminar:  Secrets of the Ultimate Consultant  - Alan Weiss - NSA
Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Business Times, Key Group, Word Crafters,Cranberry
Regional Learning Alliance, 850 Cranberry Woods Drive; RSVP/Info:
http://www.nsapittsburgh.org,  Reservations suggested by December 3rd; 
Fee:  Mem$45  NM$60  $75 at the door (Prepay Req-d, @ the door $75) 
Payment with: Cash, Check, Credit Card

December 11 -- 10:00 A.M..- 12:00 P.M.
     BOOK PUBLISHING OPTIONS  - Christina Downs - STC  WorkQuest - Sponsored by
the Pittsburgh Chapter of the Society for Technical Communication, 
Location: Panera Cafe - Penn Center, 400 Penn Center Blvd., Pittsburgh, [
Wilkins Twsp. ]    RSVP/Info:   http://www.stcworkquest.org,  Free 

December 11 -- 12:00 P.M..- 1:30 P.M.
     Allegheny HYP Club & Harvard Club Of Western PA Lunch Lecture - The Role Of
Leadership And Culture In The Success And Failure Of Corporations          
- Robert A. Rudzki, President, Greybeard Advisors LLC - Allegheny HYP Club
& Harvard Club of Western PA, Allegheny HYP Club Library – 3rd Floor, 619
William Penn Place, Pittsburgh, PA 15219; RSVP/Info: Beth Kurcina,
412.281.5858 bkurcina at alleghenyhypclub.com,
http://www.alleghenyhypclub.com,  Reservations required;   Fee:  Mem$20 
NM$25  Student w-ID $20  Fee includes Hot Meal, Tax, Gratuity.  Payment
with: Cash, Check

December 11 -- 12:00 P.M..- 4:30 P.M.
     International Trade: What Does it take to be Successful  - Saint Vincent
College Center for Global Competitiveness with co-sponsors the U.S.
Commercial Service and Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission, Yerecic Label
in the Westmoreland Business Industrial Park, New Kensington; RSVP/Info:
Saint Vincent College SBDC, 724.537.4572 sbdc at stvincent.edu,
http://www.stvincent.edu/sbdc,  Reservations suggested by December 7th; 
Cancellations required by December  7th;  Fee:  $50 per person or
$150/person for all four sessions (Includes lunch and materials)  Payment
with: Cash, Check, Credit Card

December 11 -- 4:30 P.M..- 7:00 P.M.
     IABC Pittsburgh Holiday Happy Hour  - IABC Pittsburgh, Six Penn Kitchen,
146 6th Street; RSVP/Info: Mary Cvetan,  mary at cvetan.com,
http://www.iabcpittsburgh.com,  Reservations suggested by December 10th; 
Free  : Free to attend; IABC will provide light appetizers; cash bar

December 12 -- 8:30 A.M..- 10:30 A.M.
     CEO Workshop - Building a Winning Sales Force  - Sean Coyle - Peak
Performance Management, Valley Brook Country Club, 425 Hidden Valley Road;
RSVP/Info: Debbie Nahm, 412.928.9933 debbienahm at superiorselling.com,
http://www.superiorselling.com/valleybrook,  Reservations suggested by
December 10th;  Free 

December 12 -- 10:15 A.M..- 11:00 A.M.
     Is Your Business A Potential Exporter? Export To Europe: Learn How To Tap
Into A Lucrative Market Overseas.  - Daniel Assmus, Duquesne University, -
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh - Squirrel Hill, Namm Business Center, 5801
Forbes Ave. (corner at Forbes & Murray Avenues); RSVP/Info:
412.422.9650http://www.carnegielibrary.org/locations/squirrelhill/namm/, 
Free 

December 12 -- 12:00 P.M..- 1:00 P.M.
     Brown Bag Lunch  - Wayne Rideout - Volunteers of America of Pennsylvania,
Working Order,1650 Main Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15215; RSVP/Info:
412.782.5344 workingorder at voapa.org, http://www.workingorder.org, 
Reservations suggested by December 11th;  Free  : The Pros and Cons of
Buying or Renting Commercial Property. Wayne will review what you should
know about the environmental requirements and hidden costs of buying and
renting commercial property.

December 12 -- 5:30 P.M..- 8:00 P.M.
     MIT Enterprise Forum of Pittsburgh Presents "Portability and Travel. Where
is Mobile Technology Going?  - Christa Ross, President of MoGoes, will
share segments of their business plan.  - Sponsor for this event is
PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Location - The Pittsburgh Golf Club, 5280
Northumberland Street, Pgh. , PA  15217; RSVP/Info: Gloria J. Sarnowski,
412.951.6145 contact at mitforumpgh.com, http://www.mitforumpgh.com, 
Reservations suggested by December 10th;  Cancellations required by
December  11th;  Fee:  All$25.00  pre-reg./prepaid on-line reg. Student
w-ID $10.00; Networking & Light Buffet at 5:30-6:30 p.m.   - Business
Casual Attire (Prepay Req-d, @ the door $30.00)  Payment with: Cash, Check,
Credit Card

December 12 -- December 13.
     Six Sigma Green Belt Workshop  - Rick Beaver - Robert Morris
University-Center for Applied Research in Engineering and Science, Moon
Township Campus, 6001 University Blvd, Moon Township, PA 15108; RSVP/Info:
Dr. Zbigniew Czajkiewicz, 724.397.3692 cares at rmu.edu,
http://www.rmu.edu/cares,  Reservations required by November  28th; 
Cancellations required by November  28th;  Fee:  All$1195.00 Payment with:
Cash, Check, Credit Card

December 13 -- 5:30 P.M..- 8:00 P.M.
     ENTREPRENEURIAL THURSDAYS PRESENTS "ENTREPRENEURIAL AUTHORS"  - Hosted by
Jazz/R&B Vocalist Jessic Lee - Sponsored by Pittsburgh Gateways
Corporation, Great Business & Professional Networking!, Location: Red Star
Tarvern, 240 Station Square Drive, Pittsburgh, [ Station Square ]   
RSVP/Info:   Sandy Marshall, 412.802.6780 smarshall at pghgateways.org,
http://www.jessicaleesong.com,  Fee:   All$5.00 cover charge; Business
Casual - No Jeans or Tennis Shoes;  Payment with: Cash

December 13 -- 8:00 A.M..- 4:30 P.M.
     Direct Digital Manufacturing - Artist Design  - Dr. Howard Kuhn - Robert
Morris University- Center for Applied Research in Engineering and Science,
Robert Morris University, 6001 University Blvd.; RSVP/Info: Zbigniew
Czajkiewicz, 412.397.3692 czajkiewicz at rmu.edu, http://www.rmu.edu/cares, 
Reservations required by December  10th;  Cancellations required by
December  10th;  Fee:  All$59.00(Prepay Req-d, @ the door $59.00)  Payment
with: Cash, Check, Credit Card

December 13 -- 12:00 P.M..- 4:30 P.M.
     International Trade: What Does it take to be Successful IV - Saint Vincent
College Center for Global Competitiveness with co-sponsors the U.S.
Commercial Service and Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission, Yerecic Label
in the Westmoreland Business Industrial Park, New Kensington; RSVP/Info:
Saint Vincent College SBDC, 724.537.4572 sbdc at stvincent.edu,
http://www.stvincent.edu/sbdc,  Reservations suggested by December 11th; 
Cancellations required by December  11th;  Fee:  $50 per person or
$150/person for all four sessions (Includes lunch and materials)  Payment
with: Cash, Check, Credit Card

December 13 -- 12:15 P.M..- 1:00 P.M.
     Power Mingling: Make the Office Party Holiday Season Work for You  - Karen
A. Litzinger, M.A., Litzinger Career Consulting - Carnegie Library Downtown
& Business, 612 Smithfield Street, Pittsburgh, PA  15222; RSVP/Info:
412.281.7141 business at carnegielibrary.org,
http://www.carnegielibrary.org/locations/downtown,  Free 

December 13 -- 1:30 P.M..- 4:30 P.M.
     The First Step: Business Start-Up Essentials  - Duquesne University
Chrysler Corporation Small Business Development Center, Duquesne University
Rockwell Hall; RSVP/Info: Duquesne University SBDC, 412.396.6233
sbdctraining at duq.edu, http://www.sbdc.duq.edu,  Free 

December 13 -- 5:30 P.M..- 7:30 P.M.
     SMC Holiday Mixer  - SMC Business Councils, Lexus Club, PNC Park;
RSVP/Info: Kim Flowers, 412.371.1500x1608, kim at smc.org, http://www.smc.org,
 Reservations required;   Cancellations required by December  10th;  Fee: 
Mem$25.00  NM$35.00 (Prepay Req-d, @ the door $35.00)  Payment with: Cash,
Check, Credit Card

December 13 -- 5:30 P.M..- 8:00 P.M.
     "Entrepreneurial Thursdays" - Entrepreneurial Authors  - Hosted by Jazz/R&B
vocalist Jessica Lee with live music with Pittsburghs great Jazz/R&B
Artists - Sponsored by Pittsburgh Gateways Corporation; $5 cover charge,
full bar and dinner selections, Great Business & Professional Networking! 
Business Casual.,New Location - Red Star Tavern, Station Square; RSVP/Info:
Gloria Sarnowski,  gsarno at pghgateways.org, http://www.jessicaleesong.com, 
Fee:  All$5.00 Payment with: Cash

December 14 -- 7:30 A.M..- 10:00 A.M.
     "The Second Step: Developing a Business Plan"  - University of Pittsburgh
Institute for Entrepreneurial Excellence, 104 Mervis Hall, Roberto Clemente
Dr.; RSVP/Info: 412.648.1542http://64.226.232.47/sbdc/calendar.php, 
Reservations required;   Free 

December 14 -- 8:30 A.M..- 10:30 A.M.
     9 MISTAKES NEW MANAGERS WILL MAKE  - Jeff Canter - Step 1 Management
Services,  Location: 3rd Floor, Foster Plaza Building 11, 790 Holiday Drive
Pittsburgh PA 15220   RSVP/Info:   Jeff Canter,
http://www.step1management.com/key/index.php,  Reservations required;  
Free 

December 14 -- 11:00 A.M..- 1:00 P.M.
     PASPUG: SHAREPOINT BACKUP AND RECOVERY OPTIONS  - Pittsburgh Technology
Council,  Location: Pittsburgh Technology Council, Council Training Room, ,
2000 Technology Drive , Pittsburgh, [ Oakland ]    RSVP/Info:  
http://www.pghtech.org/networks/informationsystems/sharepointusergroup.asp,
 Free 

December 14 -- 11:30 A.M..- 1:00 P.M.
     Alle-Kiski Womens Networking Group  - Lisa Behe and Marla Green, Anchor
Inn, Natrona Heights, PA 15065; RSVP/Info: Marla Green, 724.448.5476
autismgreen2001 at yahoo.com, (No Dress Code) Free 

December 14 -- 11:30 A.M..- 1:30 P.M.
     Women In Leadership Luncheon  - Dr. Nancy Mramor - The Monroeville Area
Chamber of Commerce, Pittsburgh Professional Women,Tolericos Restaurant
behind Monroeville Mall, 2525 Monroeville Blvd; RSVP/Info: Debbie Iszuak,
412.856.0622http://www.monroevillechamber.com,  Reservations required by
December  4th;  Fee:  All$20.00 - No AT-DOOR payment -  Payment with: Cash,
Check, Credit Card

December 17 -- 4:00 P.M..- 6:00 P.M.
     Executive Briefing: Leveraging Software as a Service   - Bobby Napiltonia,
Senior Vice President, Worldwide Channels and Alliances for Salesforce.com
- Pittsburgh Technology Council, Council Training Room; RSVP/Info:
http://www.pghtech.org/networks/SandM/marketingevents.asp,  Fee:  See Web
site.

December 18 -- 7:00 A.M..- 9:15 A.M.
     Special Breakfast Briefing: Benchmarking the Real Pittsburgh  - Pittsburgh
Technology Council, Omni William Penn Hotel; RSVP/Info:
http://www.pghtech.org/events/breakfast.asp,  Fee:  See Web site.

December 18 -- 7:30 A.M..- 10:00 A.M.
     Pennsylvania Exaflood Series: Preparing Pennsylvania For Exponential
Internet & Broadband Growth  - Pittsburgh Technology Council, Doubletree
Hotel Pittsburgh Airport; RSVP/Info:
http://www.pghtech.org/networks/education/events.asp,  Free 

December 18 -- 11:30 A.M..- 1:30 P.M.
     PITTSBURGH 250:  IMAGINE WHAT YOU CAN DO HERE!  - Bill Flanagan -
IFMA/Pittsburgh,  Location: Rivers Club, One Oxford Centre, 301 Grant
Street, [ Downtown ]    RSVP/Info:    ifmapgh at verizon.net,
http://www.ifma-pgh.org,  Reservations suggested by December 14th; 
Cancellations required by December  16th;  Fee:   Mem$35.00  NM$40.00 
Student w-ID $20.00  walk-ins $45.00/non-members $50.00  Payment with:
Cash, Check, Credit Card, Online

December 18 -- 5:00 P.M..- 8:00 P.M.
     Ewomens Network Accelerated Networking Event--come Visit The Fastest
Growing Womens Network In North America.  Come Prepared With Business
Cards!  L  - Dr. Ellen A. Roth--President  of Getting To The Point, Inc. -
eWomen Network, The James Centre in the West End of Pittsburgh, 327 South
Main Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15220; RSVP/Info: Alexa Nayman--Pittsburghs
eWomenNetwork Managing Director, 412.654.8758 alexa at ewomennetwork.com,
http://www.eWomenNetwork.com,  Reservations required;   Fee:  Mem$35.00 
NM$45.00  AFTER 12/16/07--$50.00  Payment with: Credit Card

December 19 -- 10:15 A.M..- 11:00 A.M.
     Hone Your Job Seeking Skills To Land A Great Job.  - John Gilmore, The
Career Development Center - Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh - Squirrel Hill,
Namm Business Center, 5801 Forbes Ave. (corner at Forbes & Murray Avenues);
RSVP/Info:
412.422.9650http://www.carnegielibrary.org/locations/squirrelhill/namm/, 
Free 

December 20 -- 5:30 P.M..- 8:00 P.M.
     ENTREPRENEURIAL THURSDAYS PRESENTS "EARLY STAGE INVESTORS & NEW
TECHNOLOGIES"  - Hosted by Jazz/R&B Vocalist Jessica Lee and Pittsburghs
Greatests Jazz/R&B Artists! - Sponsored by Pittsburgh Gateways Corporation,
Great Business & Professional Networking!, Location: Red Star Tarvern, 240
Station Square Drive, Pittsburgh, [ Station Square ]    RSVP/Info:   Sandy
Marshall, 412.802.6780 smarshall at pghgateways.org,
http://www.jessicaleesong.com,  Fee:   All$5.00 cover charge, full bar and
dinner menu; Business Casual - No Jeans or Tennis Shoes

December 20 -- 8:30 A.M..- 9:30 A.M.
     Disability Resource Breakfast  - Sandy Wraith - Volunteers of America of
Pennsylvania, Working Order,1650 Main Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15215;
RSVP/Info: 412.782.5344 workingorder at voapa.org,
http://www.workingorder.org,  Reservations suggested by December 18th; 
Free  : Promise to Prepare. This informal seminar gives essential disaster
readiness information.  Topics include how to prepare, what to do when
disaster strikes, how to address special needs and disabilities, and
emergency resources to have on hand.

December 21 -- 8:30 A.M..- 9:30 A.M.
     Community Connections Breakfast  - Open forum for cooperative networking. -
Volunteers of America of Pennsylvania, Working Order,1650 Main Street,
Pittsburgh, PA 15215; RSVP/Info: 412.782.5344 workingorder at voapa.org,
http://www.workingorder.org,  Reservations suggested by December 19th; 
Free