Posted on: Monday, July 10, 2006
Coming events
Advertiser Staff
BEST BETS
Learn what the driving factors of the apartment market are in a seminar for apartment owners, sponsored by commercial real estate firm Avalon Commercial LLC. "THE REAL ESTATE APARTMENT MARKET - Historical Trends and Future Outlook," is scheduled 6:30-8 p.m. tomorrow at the Manoa Innovation Center, 2800 Woodlawn Drive. Free; limited seating. Reservations: Jared Ikeda, 230-3867.
Last year, Hawaiian Cement installed global positioning systems in more than 80 trucks on Maui and O'ahu. On Thursday, Lori Morden, information technology administrator for the supplier of cement and aggregate materials, will outline benefits of and lessons learned in implementation of their truck tracking system. The speech, "A Case Study: How Our Company is Working with GPS Technology," is scheduled at a luncheon meeting of the ASSOCIATION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONALS, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Hale Koa Hotel. Fee; reduced fee for reservations by today; nonmembers and students welcome; walk-ins on space available basis. E-mail reservations to aitphawaii@aitp.org.
TODAY
An economic development specialist from the U.S. Small Business Administration will provide the latest information on opportunities offered by SBA programs and services for small-business owners and entrepreneurs today at the state's Business Action Center. The one-on-one consultations, "SBA TALK STORY AT THE BUSINESS ACTION CENTER," is scheduled 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at 1130 N. Nimitz Highway, Suite A-220. Information: 541-2983.
The University of Phoenix's Hawai'i campus will host its fourth annual job fair, 4-7 p.m. today in the Topa Financial Center (former Amfac Center), 745 Fort St., rooms 101 and 102. Participants include representatives of the ABC Stores, Best Buy, state Department of Education, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Hawaiian Telcom, Hilo Hattie, Honolulu Police Department, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Norwegian Cruise Lines, Wackenhut Corp. and others. Free; open to the public. Information: Ivy Wong, 536-2686, ext. 35148.
TOMORROW
Bank of Hawaii economist Paul Brewbaker will offer his thoughts about "THE LOCAL ECONOMY," in a luncheon speech tomorrow to The Rotary Club of Honolulu. The meeting is scheduled noon-1 p.m. at The Royal Hawaiian hotel's Monarch Room. Fee. Call: Mary Saunders, 922-5526.
Faustino Dagdag, a 28-year veteran business consultant in marketing and strategic management, will speak tomorrow at an event sponsored by the HONOLULU FILIPINO JUNIOR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. The session is scheduled for 7 p.m. in the Kapi'olani Community College, Kopiko Building, Room 126. Members free; fee for nonmembers. Registration: www.filipinojaycees.org or James Kerr, 497-0852.
"AN INTRODUCTION TO A SERVICE LOGIC OF MARKETING and Implications for Global Commerce," one of a series of Pacific Asian Lectures, sponsored by the Pacific Asian Management Institute, will be delivered at 4 p.m. tomorrow, at the University of Hawai'i-Manoa, College of Business, 2404 Maile Way, Room D-103. Lecturer: Steve Vargo, of the UH College of Business. Free. Information: www.pami.hawaii.edu, or 956-8041.
THURSDAY
How to more successfully sell on eBay — writing better sales pitches, setting enticing prices, even setting up PayPal accounts — will be among the focuses of a workshop, "HOW TO SELL ON EBAY THE RIGHT WAY," sponsored by the Hawai'i Women's Business Center. The training session is 5-9 p.m. Thursday at the Small Business Resource Center, 1041 Nu'uanu Ave., Suite A. Fee. Registration: 526-1001.
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 to 525-6763; or e-mail dbutts@honoluluadvertiser.com. (For e-mailed releases, please include information in the body of the message, not in an attachment.)
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