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Business Calendar: 2/7/2010
Sunday, February 07, 2010
Monday

Pittsburgh/Allegheny County CareerLink, 11:30 a.m., 425 Sixth Ave., 21st floor, Downtown. Workshop: "Computer Skills Quick Start." Call 412-552-7048 or visit www.careerlinkpittsburgh.com.

Association of Information Technology Professional -- Pittsburgh Chapter, 5:30 p.m., Sokol's Club, 2912 E. Carson St., South Side. Dinner meeting: "IBM System i Modernization." Speaker: Derek McLaurin, solutions architect, a division of Link Computer Corp., and Topic: "Microsoft Server Disaster Recovery." Speaker: Mike Betcher, director of business development, a division of Link Computer Corp. Call Stan Hoffman at 412-351-8411 or visit www.aitp-pgh.org.

Tuesday

Allegheny HYP Club & Harvard Club, noon, Allegheny HYP Club Library -- 3rd Floor, 619 William Penn Place. Lecture: "The Neighborhood Academy." Speaker: the Rev. Thomas F. Johnson, head of school/co-founder, Neighborhood Academy. Call 412-281-5858.

Disability Matters with Joyce Bender, 2 p.m., log on to www.voiceamerica.com. Speaker: Kathy Martinez, assistant secretary office of disability employment policy, U.S. Department Labor.

Pittsburgh Risk & Insurance Management Society, 11:45 a.m., Sheraton Station Square. Meeting: "Substance Abuse in the Workplace." Visit www.pghrims.org.

Business Referral Network of Pittsburgh -- Donaldson's Cross Roads Chapter, 8 a.m., Bob Evans, 3350 Washington Road, McMurray. Networking. Call Sue at 412-388-1250 or visit www.getgreatreferrals.com.

Wednesday

Business Referral Network of Pittsburgh -- Brunch at the Galleria, 9 a.m., Panera Bread, 1500 Washington Road. Networking. Call Sue at 412-388-1250 or visit www.getgreatreferrals.com.

Pittsburgh Chapter of the Association for Operations Management, 6 p.m., Premier Pan, 576 McGovern Blvd. Professional development meeting. Call 866-692-7427, ext. 105, or visit www.apics-pgh.org.

Pittsburgh Coaches Association, 11:15 a.m., Grand Concourse, Station Square, South Side. Program: "Get Rid of the Clutter, Make Room for Success!" Speaker: Patty Kreamer. Call 412-851-4223.

Volunteers of America/Working Order, noon, 1650 Main St., Sharpsburg. Brown Bag Lunch: "Preparing your Business for Tax Season." Speaker: Jim Merante, Padgett Business System. Call 412-782-5344.

Zonta Three Rivers Pittsburgh North, 6 p.m., Fresco's, Wexford. Dinner meeting. Speaker: Jennifer Thoma. Call 724-935-6100 or visit www.ZontaThreeRiversNorth.com.

Pittsburgh Airport Area Chamber of Commerce, noon, Eat'n Park, Route 60, Robinson. Business Connection Group. Visit www.paacc.com.

Greater Pittsburgh Business Connection, 7:15 a.m., Eat'n Park, Route 60. Networking. Speakers: Susan Ansell, and Rhoda Gaggin. Call 412-364-6446, ext. 121.

Downtown Business Connection, 7:30 a.m., Rivers Club, Oxford Centre, Downtown. Meeting. Call Ed Heal at 412-322-6676.

Pittsburgh/Allegheny County CareerLink, 9:30 a.m., 425 Sixth Ave., Downtown. Workshop: "Interviewing with Confidence." Visit www.careerlinkpittsburgh.com.

Thursday

National Association of Professional Organizers -- Pittsburgh Chapter, 8:15 a.m., Western PA Easter Seals Office, 2525 Railroad St., Strip District. Meeting: "Think Outside of the Box to Stage a Home with Kate Kimmich." Call 412-841-1978 or visit www.napopittsburgh.org.

Duquesne University Small Business Development Center, 9 a.m., Rockwell Hall, Room 108, 600 Forbes Ave., Downtown. Workshop: "Export Basics: Increase your Profits by Selling Overseas." Call 412-396-6223 or visit www.duq.edu.

Carnegie Library Downtown & Business, 12:15 p.m., 612 Smithfield St., Downtown. Program: "How to File your Taxes Online." Speaker: Diana Smith, Internal Revenue Service. Call 412-281-7141.

Pittsburgh/Allegheny County CareerLink, 11:30 a.m., 425 Sixth Ave., Downtown. Workshop: "Resumes/Cover Letter 1: Creating your Draft." Visit www.careerlinkpittsburgh.com.

Friday

Chatham University Center for Women's Entrepreneurship, 7:30 p.m., James Laughlin Music Hall, Chatham University. Women Business Leaders Breakfast Series: "Keys to Recruiting and Retaining Exceptional Employees." Speaker: Holly Maurer-Klein, founder/owner, HMK Associates Inc. Visit www.chatham.edu/cwe.

Business Referral Network of Pittsburgh -- Care for Seniors Chapter in the East Chapter, 7:30 a.m., Panera Bread, 400 Penn Center Blvd., Wilkins. Networking. Visit www.getgreatreferrals.com.




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First published on February 7, 2010 at 12:00 am