Coming Events
Advertiser Staff
BEST BETS
• A "Taste of Hawai'i Aquaculture," an opportunity to sample locally grown aquaculture products prepared by some of the community's master chefs, will be one of the highlights of the upcoming sixth annual Hawai'i Aquaculture Conference, 8 a.m.-7 p.m. May 25 at Windward Community College. The daylong event will bring together people from the commercial, research and scientific segments of the aquaculture field. It will include discussion of issues in the production of ornamental fish, food production, and the future of the industry as a whole. The event is co-sponsored by the Hawai'i Aquaculture Association, Center for Tropical and Subtropical Aquaculture, the state Aquaculture Development Program, University of Hawai'i Sea Grant College Program and The Oceanic Institute. Fee; early registration by today; open to nonmembers and students. Information: Dean Toda, 587-0030.
• Two female editors will discuss how they achieved success in the traditionally male-oriented media industry in a panel discussion Wednesday. The discussion, "Women In Media," sponsored the local chapter of The Public Relations Society of America, is scheduled 11:30 a.m. (registration) to 1:30 p.m. at the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel's Waianae Room. The program will feature Susan Sunderland, editor of Hawai'i Hospitality, and Kelli Abe Trifonovitch, editor at Hawaii Business magazine. Also to be discussed are new industry trends and what public-relations practitioners need to do to keep up. Fee; nonmembers and students welcome. Reservations/information: prsa@hawaii.rr.com.
TOMORROW
• Honolulu City and County Toastmasters Club, offering opportunities to improve public- and impromptu-speaking abilities, noon-1 p.m. tomorrow, Honolulu Municipal Building, eighth-floor conference room. Guests welcome. Picture ID required. 527-6797.
WEDNESDAY
• BNI (Business Network International), a networking organization specializing in referrals among members, will hold a Visitors Day for its Greater Honolulu Chapter, 8-9:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Hawai'i Kai Retirement Community Center, 428 Kawaihae St. Also, a new Wai'alae chapter is being formed, meeting 8 to 9:30 a.m. Thursdays at Coffee Talk in Kaimuki. Information on either: 235-1262.
• A discussion of computer "open source applications" vis-a-vis commercial applications is scheduled as the May educational meeting hosted by the local chapters of the Association of Information Technology Professionals and the Association for Information and Image Management. Included in the discussion will be effectiveness of the various approaches, technical support and documentation. The luncheon panel discussion, moderated by Scott Belford of PriceBusters, is scheduled 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday at the Hale Koa Hotel. Picture ID required. Fee. Reservations required: aitphawaii@aitp.org.
THURSDAY
• A free discussion of "podcasting," a new audio-communication tool on the Internet, and the impact it is having on traditional media and business will be the focus of a discussion noon-1 p.m. Thursday at the University of Phoenix, Honolulu Campus, Topa Center, 745 Fort St., rooms 101/102. Information: 536-2686, ext. 35108.
FRIDAY
• Hawai' Society of Enrolled Agents monthly breakfast meeting, 7:15 a.m. Friday at The Pacific Club. Continuing education credits available. Fee. 735-9004.
• "Micro Enterprise 101: Starting and Operation a New Business," a one-day workshop for prospective entrepreneurs — including discussion of business plans, pricing, cash flow, accounting and bookkeeping, and licensing — is scheduled 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Friday at the Small Business Resource Center, 1041 Nu'uanu Ave., Suite A. Fee; tickets at door. Registration: 526-1001.
SATURDAY
• The next meeting of the Big Island official MacIntosh computer user group The Mac Nuts is scheduled 10 a.m. Saturday at the Aloha Outpost Internet Cafe, Pahoa. Included will be a discussion of the new Tiger operating system and show-and-tell of Apple products. Information: Margaret, (808) 640-3561.
UPCOMING
• Wednesday is the reservation deadline for the May 24 monthly meeting of the American Society of Women Accountants, Honolulu Chapter, scheduled for noon-1 p.m. at The Plaza Club, Pioneer Plaza. Speaker: Nonie Toledo Hamm, vice president and general manager, Sprint Hawaii." Reservations: Sherrie Tomishima, 523-7588.
Business meetings of general interest are listed in the "Coming Events" column each Monday. Submit notices at least two weeks in advance: Business Events, Business Section, The Honolulu Advertiser, P.O. Box 3110, Honolulu, HI 96802; fax to 525-6763; or e-mail business@honoluluadvertiser.com. (For e-mailed releases, please include information in the body of the message, not in an attachment.)
