Posted on: Monday, July 30, 2007
Coming events
Advertiser Staff
BEST BET
"Disaster Management: Opportunities for Hawai'i's Future" — a two-part series on Hawai'i's potential as a hub for disaster management — will be presented, beginning Aug. 10, by the Hawai'i Science and Technology Council. The Second Friday Tech Download monthly networking breakfast discussion will be moderated by Stan Goosby, chief scientist of the Pacific Disaster Center. Panelists are Eileen Shea, director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Integrated Data and Environmental Applications Office; and Jim Weyman, director of the Central Pacific Hurricane Center and meteorologist-in-charge of the Honolulu weather forecast office. The discussion is scheduled for 7:30-9:30 a.m. at a downtown location. The second in the discussion series has yet to be scheduled. Fee; nonmembers welcome. Reservations/location: Robyn, 536-4670.
TODAY
The next meeting of a newly formed organization of community volunteers that has already helped such charity efforts as the Meals on Wheels program and Prevent Child Abuse Hawai'i, will meet today at the Moanalua Community Center. The meeting of the Hawai'i Society of Volunteers — 5:30 p.m., networking; 6 p.m. meeting, at 2500 Radford Drive — will feature speakers from U.S. Vets Hawai'i. Each month, HSV works in partnership with a different charity to promote community awareness of the cause. Small meeting fee; public welcome. RSVP by e-mail to: jmwedemeyer@msn.com or call 256-3014.
WEDNESDAY
A free seminar on "Referral Success 101" is being offered by The Referral Institute of Hawai'i 6-8 p.m. at the Neal Blaisdell Center, Maui Room. The institute teaches business professionals worldwide to harness the power of word-of-mouth marketing for fast sales and sustainable business growth. Reservations/information: Joann Seery, 263-3515.
The what, when and where of filing business taxes will be the focus of a daylong, comprehensive "State and Federal Tax Procedure Workshop," sponsored by the Hawai'i Women's Business Center: 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 1041 Nu'uanu Ave. Required pre-registration; noncenter members welcome: 526-1001.
FRIDAY
"Gateway Marketplace, The 'Ohana Showcase," a business "craft fair" trade show, will be offered 4-9 p.m., sponsored by the Hawai'i Women's Business Center. The event is scheduled to coincide with the popular monthly First Friday Downtown arts tour, with an emphasis on arts-related businesses. Also on hand will be experts from HWBC advising how participating businesses can get, and benefit from, more exposure. The event will be at 1041 Nu'uanu Ave. (Fee for display tables.) Information: 526-1001.
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 ayonan@honoluluadvertiser.com. (For e-mailed releases, please include information in the body of the message, not in an attachment.)
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