Coming Events
Advertiser Staff
BEST BETS
• The effects on Hawai'i of an economic recovery combined with new retail trends — new investors, new tenants and new ways of deal-making — will be the topic of discussion at the upcoming Spring Program of the INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF SHOPPING CENTERS. Included in the discussions will be the effect of new Mainland restaurateurs and retailers, and the expansion of many local businesses, on existing shopping-center businesses. The meeting is planned from 8 to 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Ala Moana Hotel. Registration: www.icsc.org, or Barbara Campbell, 921-6679.
TOMORROW
• The MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER OF HONOLULU offers free, weekly orientation sessions to minority business-owners and prospective entrepreneurs. The sessions, 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays in the center's offices at Executive Center, 1088 Bishop St., Suite 2506, offer advice on business startups, marketing plans, loans, employee handbooks and access to capital. Free. Reservations: 521-6221.
• A free "COMPUTER BOOT CAMP" is offered 3 to 4 p.m. Tuesdays to small-business owners who want to use computer technology to improve and expand business operations and management. The program is sponsored by the Small Business Resource Center, in partnership with other agencies and organizations. The program is open to center clients who attend a center orientation, offered 9 a.m. Tuesdays and 2 p.m. Thursdays at 1041 Nu'uanu Ave., Suite A. Appointments: 522-8130.
WEDNESDAY
• "UNDERSEA FIBER OPTIC CABLES AND HAWAI'I" will be the subject of a free, brown-bag luncheon seminar sponsored by the University of Phoenix. The speaker will be George Schmelzer, whose 18 years in the telecommunications industry includes work at GTE. Among the topics will be the outlook for Hawai'i and the high-tech industry. The discussion is set from noon to 1 p.m. at the university, 828 Fort St., Room 620. 536-2686, Ext. 108.
THURSDAY
• ALA MOANA TOASTMASTERS no-host luncheon meetings, with opportunities to improve public and impromptu speaking abilities, noon to 1 p.m. Thursdays, The Wisteria restaurant. Guests welcome. 226-7686.
• The HONOLULU BUSINESS NETWORK, a networking organization for small-business owners and professionals, meets 12:01 to 1:15 p.m. Thursdays at Sansei Seafood Restaurant, Restaurant Row. Information: Tracy Nakashima, 525-6028.
UPCOMING
• "ETHICS IN HR — DESIGNING AND NAVIGATING YOUR HR AUDIT," a discussion by Victoria Nemerson, is scheduled for the breakfast meeting of the Society of Human Resource Management from 7:15 to 9:30 a.m. April 6 The Plaza Club, Pioneer Plaza. Fee; nonmembers welcome. Reservations by Thursday: 236-2429.
• The future site of the Cancer Research Center is among the topics to be discussed by the center's director, Dr. Carl-Wilhelm Vogel, at a meeting of the ROTARY CLUB OF HONOLULU SUNRISE, 7 a.m. (registration) to 8:15 a.m. April 5 at The Pacific Club, Coral Room. Fee; guests welcome. Call Lisa Okimoto, 550-5630.
Business meetings of general interest are listed in the Coming Events column each Monday. Submit notices at least two weeks in advance. By fax: 525-6763. By mail: Coming Events, Business Section, The Honolulu Advertiser, P.O. Box 3110, Honolulu, HI 96802. By e-mail: business@honoluluadvertiser.com.
