Posted on: Monday, October 23, 2006
Coming events
Advertiser Staff
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A short "elevator pitch" — what an new entrepreneur would say to a prospective investor if they found themselves together briefly in an elevator — and a "speed dating" session between them and some actual local investors, are among events planned at a HAWAI'I VENTURE SHOWCASE, scheduled by the Hawai'i Venture Capital Association Thursday. The companies will include such technologically "cutting-edge" startup firms as Labels That Talk, It's All About Kids, Sopogy, Honua Power, SeeRescue, and Williams Aerospace — thrown together with local angel investors and interested service providers from the legal, accounting and staffing community. The event is 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at The Plaza Club, Pioneer Plaza. Fee; non-member and student rates available. Reservations by Wednesday: Gail, 262-7329.
A panel discussion of "What Grows, What Flows, What Burns?" will be among events planned as part of the HAWAI'I AGRICULTURE BIOENERGY WORKSHOP, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday, at the Hilton Hawaiian Village. The conference will explore not only legislative mandates to expand the state's possibility of "growing" our fuels, but also how to increase markets and opportunities for the local production of ethanol, bio-diesel and bio-power. The workshop is open to the general public, including farmers, landowners, the business community and renewable energy advocates. Fee. Registration: www.agconference .org or 947-2914.
The latest energy-efficiency technologies and resources — and the financing options to afford them — will be among topics at a workshop Wednesday, sponsored by Hawaii Energy Alliance. A networking session among energy-related entities, financiers, equipment distributors, consultants and installers will follow, offering attendees the chance to learn how they can streamline and facilitate energy-efficient projects. The workshop will be in the American Savings Bank Building, 1001 Bishop St., Hawaiian Electric Industries offices, eighth floor, Training Room 2. Reservations/information: 543-4790 or hea.heco.com
TOMORROW
The Hawai'i Farm Bureau Federation's 59th annual convention will be held 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. tomorrow and Wednesday at Hilton Hawaiian Village. Planned is discussion of the federation's 2007 legislative priorities, policy updates, election of new officers, and an installation banquet and awards ceremony. Fee. Information: 947-2914 or www.agconference.org.
WEDNESDAY
The Hawai'i Women's Business Center will host its annual awards breakfast to honor banks and lending officers that have helped new and existing small businesses in providing Small Business Administration Community Express Loans: 8 a.m. (registration)-10 a.m., The Plaza Club, Pioneer Plaza. Fee. Registration: 526-1001.
THURSDAY
The Agricultural Leadership Foundation of Hawai'i, Hawai'i Farm Bureau Federation, University of Hawai'i College of Tropical Agriculture and state Department of Agriculture will present AG CONFERENCE 2006: Maximizing Your Bottom Line, a statewide conference of the state's agriculture industry. The event, which includes a trade show and awards luncheon, is 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Thursday at the Hilton Hawaiian Village. Fee. Information: 947-2914 or www.agconference.org.
FRIDAY
What are the prospects for Hawai'i's floriculture industry over the next 10 years? How do we deal with the disadvantage of Hawai'i's distance from outside markets, the erosion by off-shore producers, and inherent transportation costs? These questions and more will be explored at the Hawai'i Floriculture Industry seminar on THE FUTURE OF FLORICULTURE IN HAWAI'I, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Friday at the Hilton Hawaiian Village. Information: www.agconference.org or 947-2914.
UPCOMING
Finding alternative sources of energy — and adjusting our present use of water, energy and waste — will be the focus of a Hawai'i Business Energy Forum on Nov. 2, sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce of Hawai'i. The event runs 7:30 a.m. (registration) to noon at the Ala Moana Hotel's Garden Lanai. Fee; non-chamber members welcome. Reservations by Wednesday: 545-4300 (#329).
The SEVENTH BIENNIAL EFFICIENT ELECTRO-TECHNOLOGY EXPOSITION AND CONFERENCE, presented by Hawaiian Electric Co., will be 7 a.m.-6 p.m. Nov. 29 at the Hawai'i Convention Center. Centered on a theme of "Rising to the Energy Challenge," the event will have more than 20 workshops featuring leading experts on renewable energy, technology and practices, recycling, waste management, "green" building and energy management. Fee; register by Nov. 5: 543-4790. Information: energyexpo.heco.com.
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. (In e-mailed releases, please send the information in the body of the message, not in an attachment.)
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