Coming Events
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BEST BETS
• James Champy, an authority on change and its impact on people and organizations, will be the next speaker in a University of Hawai'i series featuring leading thinkers in the business world. Champy, chairman of consulting for Perot Systems, will speak on "Technology, work and the Transformation of Companies." The speech, part of the "Kipapa i ke Ala (Paving the Way)" lecture series by the College of Business Administration, is scheduled for 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday in Room A-101 at the College of Business. Public welcome. Reservations: 956-5083, or www.cba.hawaii.edu/kipapa.
• "SUGAR DAYS: HAWAIIAN SUGAR PLANTERS' ASSOCIATION ARCHIVES EXHIBIT" runs through Nov. 30 at the Bridge Gallery, Hamilton Library, University of Hawai'i-Manoa. Free. Call: 956-9932.
MONDAY
• The ASSOCIATION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONALS meeting and educational seminar is planned at the Ala Moana Hotel: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. meeting, and 1:30 to 4 p.m. seminar. Kelley DuBois of Microsoft will discuss "Implementing Security Patch Management." Separate fee for luncheon meeting and/or seminar; guests/nonmembers welcome. Reservations: 591-3550.
TUESDAY
• Lt. Gov. James "Duke" Aiona will preside over the induction of the NATIVE HAWAIIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE board of directors at a business mixer scheduled 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Ocean Club at Restaurant Row. Fee; nonmembers welcome. Call Dirk Soma, 843-3527.
• HONOLULU CITY AND COUNTY TOASTMASTERS CLUB, offering opportunities to improve speaking, noon to 1 p.m., Honolulu Municipal Building's eighth-floor conference room. Guests welcome. Picture ID required. Information, 527-6797.
• The MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER OF HONOLULU offers free weekly orientation sessions to minority business owners and prospective entrepreneurs. The sessions, 9 to 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays in the center's offices in Suite 2506 of the Executive Center, 1088 Bishop St., 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 open to center clients who attend an orientation, offered 9 a.m. Tuesdays and 2 p.m. Thursdays at 1041 Nu'uanu Ave., Suite A. For appointments, call 522-8130.
WEDNESDAY
• Annelle Amaral, co-chairwoman of the Hawai'i Women's Coalition, will speak on "The Importance of Women and Voting," at a meeting of the AMERICAN BUSINESS WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION, Na Kilohana O Wahine chapter. The coalition, led by the state Commission on the Status of Women, includes Planned Parenthood of Hawai'i, the Hawai'i Uninsured Project and state Department of Health. The dinner meeting is from 5:30 p.m.; no-host cocktails at the Japanese Cultural Center. Fee. Call Fran, 455-4737.
• The monthly luncheon meeting of the Project Management Institute, Honolulu chapter, will be held 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Plaza Club, Pioneer Plaza. Speaker: Stephen Kane, Science Applications International Corp. program manager, on "Making a Business Care for Project Management: Convincing the Company and the Customer." Fee. Nonmembers and students welcome. Registration, 433-7093.
THURSDAY
• THIRD ANNUAL ALL-INDUSTRY HAWAII AGRICULTURE CONFERENCE, highlighting industry innovations for farmers, ranchers and other industry participants, is scheduled Thursday and Friday at the Hilton Hawaiian Village, Coral Ballroom. Participating in Agricultural Conference 2004 — Changing Times: Enhancing Your Assets will be national, international and local industry leaders. Fee. Call 234-7630.
Also scheduled in conjunction with the conference is the Hawaii Tropical Flower Council seminar, 8:30 to 4 p.m. Friday, highlighting marketing and cultural aspects of the state's cut-flower and potted plant industry.
The Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation's 57th annual convention is also scheduled 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday as part of the conference. Business will include setting the organization's 2005 legislative initiatives, policy updates and election of officers.
• Keiko Bonk, executive director of the Japanese Cultural Center, will be the guest speaker at the American Business Women's Association 'Onipa'a Chapter membership meeting, 6 p.m. at On On on McCully restaurant, 1110 McCully St. Call 732-1564.
• Bryan Ito of Sprint Hawaii and Leonard Loventhal of Hawaii HomeLoans will discuss the advantages of wireless communications in a discussion sponsored by the University of Phoenix, noon to 1 p.m., at 828 Fort St., Rooms 101 and 102. Information, 536-2686, ext. 108.
• ALA MOANA TOASTMASTERS' no-host luncheon meetings, with opportunities to improve public and impromptu-speaking abilities, noon to 1 p.m. Thursdays, Yum Yum Tree restaurant at Ward Centre. Guests welcome. Information, 330-5439.
• THE BREAKFAST CLUB, a networking organization for small-business owners and professionals, meets at 7:30 a.m. Thursdays at Sizzler Restaurant, Pearlridge. Information, 456-0222.
• 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. For information, call Tracy Nakashima, 525-6028.
FRIDAY
• Cautions and roadblocks of a successful planned giving program will be discussed by Frank Minton, president of Planned Giving Services Inc. of Seattle. He will speak to a breakfast meeting of the Hawaii Planned Giving Council, 7:30 a.m. at the Pacific Club's Cleghorn Room. Fee. Nonmembers welcome. Reservations, 544-0273.
SATURDAY
• APPLE MacINTOSH OS X operating system lecture, demonstration and question-and-answer session. For "PC-switchers," new and experienced Mac users, and those who want to sharpen Macintosh skills. Noon to 2 p.m. Saturdays, MacMouse ClubHouse, 627 South St., Kaka'ako. Free. No reservations needed. For information, call 921-8294 or e-mail info@MacMouse.com.
SUNDAY
• The AMERICAN BUSINESS WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION, Na Kilohana O Wahine Chapter, will hold a new-member orientation and enrollment event, 8 to 10 a.m. Sunday at the Pagoda Restaurant teahouse. Fee. Call Mei Ng, 429-3088.
Business meetings of general interest are listed in the Coming Events column each Monday. Submit notices at least two weeks in advance to Business Events, Business Section, The Honolulu Advertiser, P.O. Box 3110, Honolulu, HI 96802, fax 525-6763 or e-mail business@honoluluadvertiser.com. (For e-mailed releases, please include information in the body of the message, not as an attachment. )
