Posted on: Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Coming events
Advertiser Staff
Job growth and economic development in West O'ahu will be the topic of a conference from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Honolulu Country Club. The event is being sponsored by West Oahu Economic Development Association and Enterprise Honolulu. Fee: members of sponsoring organizations $70, others $80; continental breakfast, buffet lunch and conference materials included. Registration: www.westoahu.org; phone, 956-8204; fax, 956-3364.
FRIDAY
Hawai'i's growing film and digital media industry will be the topic at the Hawaii Science & Technology Council's monthly networking breakfast from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. at The Pacific Club. Featured guests will include Edgy Lee, president of Film Works Pacific; Lorez Sell of Blue Lava Technologies; and Ricardo Galindez of Island Film Group. Fee: members $15; non-members $20. Business casual or aloha attire. RSVP: robyn@hawaiiscitechcouncil.org or 536-4670.
Designing, installing and maintaining septic systems on Kaua'i is the subject of a free workshop being sponsored by the Hawai'i Department of Health and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Come learn how to better protect Hawai'i's water quality. To register, go to www.tetratech-ffx.com/hawaii-septic/ or contact Amber Marriott at 703-385-6000 or amber.marriott@tetratech.com.
UPCOMING
Mediation, Negotiation and the Use of Go-Betweens in Asian Pacific Cultures is another in the Building Better Business series from 5:15 to 7:15 p.m. Nov. 15 at Pacific Resources for Education and Learning, Pioneer Plaza, 13th floor, 900 Fort St. Featured speaker will be Bruce Barnes, associate professor of conflict resolution at the Matsunaga Institute of Peace. Fee: $40. Register: session LO9344, 956-8244; e-mail, pnm@hawaii.edu.
DAN SHEERAN, business development point person for RealNetworks, will address the goals and strategies of Rhapsody and Apple's iTune, and demonstrate some of their recent marketing techniques Nov. 20 at the Kahala Hotel & Resort; 5:30 p.m. no-host cocktails will precede 6:30 p.m. dinner and program. Fee: Sales & Marketing Executives International members, their guests and PSE student sponsors, $45; others $55; register by Nov. 16; $55 at the door. 942-7000. www.smehonolulu.com.
An intensive and detailed introduction to the process, structure and skill of professional proposal writing will be offered at The Grant Institute's GRANTS 101: PROFESSIONAL GRANT PROPOSAL WRITING WORKSHOP from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 12 through 14 at the University of Hawai'i-Manoa. Fee: $597 including materials and certificates. Register: online, www.thegrantinstitute.com, phone 824-4424, e-mail, info@thegrantinstitute.com.
Vendors who would like to participate at the FOURTH ANNUAL HO-NOLULU GIFT FAIR from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Dec. 15 and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 16 at the Blaisdell Exhibition Hall may visit the following Web site for further information: www.HonoluluGiftFair.com. The fair will feature unique handcrafted gifts and on-site gift-wrapping and shipping services.
Business meetings of general interest are listed in the "Coming Events" column throughout the week. Submit notices at least two weeks in advance: Alan Yonan, Business Section, The Honolulu Advertiser, P.O. Box 3110, Honolulu, HI 96802; fax to 525-6763; or e-mail comingevents@honoluluadvertiser.com. (For e-mailed releases, please include information in the body of the message, not in an attachment.)
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