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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Friday, March 21, 2008

Coming events

Advertiser Staff

TODAY

EXCHANGE CLUB OF DOWNTOWN HONOLULU luncheon 12 p.m. at Oahu Country Club; featured speaker: Paul Smith, advocate for voter participation in Honolulu tax initiatives; $20 fee. 524-0330, ext. 2.

HAWAI'I TOURISM AUTHORITY 2008 MARKETING UPDATE at Hawai'i Convention Center, third floor, Liliu Theater; registration 7:45 a.m., leisure marketing updates 8:15 to 10:50 a.m. by Hawaii Tourism Japan, Hawaii Tourism Asia, Hawaii Tourism Oceania and Hawaii Tourism Europe; business marketing updates 10:50 a.m. to 12 p.m. by Hawai'i Visitors and Convention Bureau and SMG /Hawai'i Convention Center; free; public invited; registration not required; validated parking. Information: mshiowaki@hawaiitourismauthority.org.

A TEAM APPROACH TO OPERATING A BUSINESS, class on how to successfully start and grow a business, 12 to 1 p.m. at Maui County Business Resource Center. Reservations: 873-8247.

ONLINE MARKETING SUMMIT all day at Hawaii Innovation Center in Hilo; learn sustainable Web design, online selling, reciprocal linking campaigns, search engine marketing and more; register at www.GreenCollartech.com.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES WORKSHOPS sponsored by Hawaii Small Business Development Center 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Honolulu Design Center, Cupola Theatre, 1250 Kapi'olani Blvd.; attorney George Darby to discuss trademarks, copyrights, royalties and more; $50 fee includes post-seminar consultation. Register: www.hawaii-sbdc.org. Information: 945-1430, e-mail jon.park@hawaiisbdc.org.

PATENTS, TRADEMARKS AND COPYRIGHTS, seminar series focusing on building a branded product, protecting your creation and licensing and royalties, 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Honolulu Design Center, Cupola Theatre, $50 fee; Legal Aspects of the Music Business, 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.; $50 fee; sponsored by Honolulu Small Business Development Center. Register: e-mail jon.park@hawaiisbdc.org, 945-1430.

UPCOMING

HONOLULU SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT OPEN HOUSE 4 to 6 p.m. April 1 at 1833 Kalakaua Ave., Suite 400; light refreshments, park at Eaton Square, 444 Hobron Lane or the Pacific Business News Building; free. RSVP: jon.park@hawaii-sbdc.org or Eleanore.LeClair@sbdc.org (by March 27).

Leeward Community College Career, College & Job Fair 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 10, on the Leeward O'ahu campus. Information: 455-0240.

YBC LEADERSHIP SERIES featuring Allen Doane, chairman and CEO of Alexander & Baldwin Inc., 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. March 27 at The Plaza Club, 900 Fort St., 20th floor; fee: YBC members $25, nonmembers $35, by March 20, $40 thereafter. Information: Dara Young, 383-0256, darayoung@hawaii.rr.com.

CONSERVATION AND PRESERVATION OF PRIVATE LANDS, workshop sponsored by Department of Land and Natural Resources, U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 3 at Maui Arts and Cultural Center, Alexa Higashi Meeting Room, One Cameron Way; topics: how to restore private land to native forest, how to improve native wildlife habitat and how to address problems of invasive species on private land. Register: Charmian.C.Dang@hawaii.gov or 808-587-4155.

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.