Posted on: Saturday, November 3, 2007
Coming events
Advertiser Staff
MONDAY
Register by today for the VISITOR ALOHA SOCIETY OF HAWAII 10th Anniversary Luncheon, scheduled for noon Thursday at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel Monarch Room. Danny Kaleikini will emcee; Mayor Mufi Hannemann will give the keynote address. Fee: $55, $550 per table of 10; lunch included. Aloha attire requested. Registration: phone 926-8274; fax 926-8274.
TUESDAY
Avoiding legal landmines can save money, employees, and even a small business itself. The National Federation of Independent Business, Hawai'i Chapter, will hold a seminar on how to sidestep them, from 7:30 to 9 a.m. at Pearl Country Club. Speakers will include Roman Amaguin of Alston Hunt Floyd & Ing; Gregory Kim of Vantage Counsel; Stuart Ho, president of AARP Hawai'i; Melissa Pavlicek, HFIB Hawai'i state director; and Ron Heller of Torkildson Katz. Fee: members $25, nonmembers $30, breakfast included. Register in advance or at the door: www.NFIB.com/HI or 866-476-6332.
Lani Weigert of Ali'i Kula Lavender, will be the featured speaker at the Rotary Club of Honolulu luncheon program from noon to 1 p.m. at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel, Regency Room. Fee: $18.35, lunch included. Reservations: 922-5526 (Mary Saunders).
The nation's top research scientists, policymakers and university administrators will gather at the Waikoloa Beach Marriott Tuesday through Friday for the National EPSCoR Conference. This year's conference theme is "EPSCoR Leadership for Scientific Innovation, Collaboration and Enculturation." Keynote speaker will be Dr. Kathie Olsen, deputy director of the National Science Foundation. Information: 808-974-7555 (Judith Fox); www.epscor07.com.
WEDNESDAY
Designing, installing and maintaining septic systems on O'ahu is the subject of a free workshop, sponsored by the Hawai'i Department of Health and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Come learn how to better protect Hawai'i's water quality. Register: www.tetratech-ffx.com/hawaii-septic/ or contact Amber Marriott at 703-385-6000 or at amber.marriott@tetratech.com.
Technology visionary and Silicon Valley entrepreneur Umang Gupta will speak from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Nov. 7 at the Pacific Club card room. Gupta is chairman and CEO of Keynote Systems, a global leader in test and measurement solutions that improve mobile communications and online business performance. Free. Sponsored by Pacific Asian Center for Entrepreneurship and E-Business. Register online at www.shidler.hawaii.edu/kipapa or call 956-5083.
THURSDAY
Job growth and economic development in West O'ahu is the topic of a conference taking place from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Honolulu Country Club. Gov. Linda Lingle will deliver the keynote address, with speakers from nonprofit organizations, commercial and residential developers also sharing information. The event is sponsored by West O'ahu Economic Development Association and Enterprise Honolulu. Fee: members of sponsoring organizations $70, others $80, continental breakfast, buffet lunch and conference materials included. Registration: www.westoahu.org (event calendar); phone, 956-8204; fax, 956-3364.
UPCOMING
East O'ahu Breakfast Club, a business person's networking group, will meet from 7 to 8:15 a.m. Nov. 13 at Hawai'i Kai Golf Course Clubhouse, 8902 Kalaniana'ole Highway. Featured speaker will be Peter Matsumoto, CPA, who will explain why it's good business to be involved in community service. He also will share his recent experience volunteering in Cambodia. Fee: $9 for breakfast. Call Kevin Nitta for reservations: 395-5492.
DAN SHEERAN, business development point person for RealNetworks, will address the goals and strategies of Rhapsody and Apple's iTune, and demonstrate some of their recent marketing techniques, Nov. 20 at the Kahala Hotel & Resort; 5:30 p.m. no-host cocktails will precede 6:30 p.m. dinner and program. Fee: Sales & Marketing Executives International members, their guests and PSE student sponsors, $45; others, $55; register by Nov. 16; $55 at the door. 942-7000, www.smehonolulu.com.
Vendors who would like to participate at the FOURTH ANNUAL HONOLULU GIFT FAIR from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Dec. 15 and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 16 at the Blaisdell Exhibition Hall may visit the following Web site for further information: www.HonoluluGiftFair.com. The fair will feature unique handcrafted gifts and on-site gift wrapping and shipping services. Admission will be free.
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 coming events@honoluluadvertiser.com. (For e-mailed releases, please include information in the body of the message, not in an attachment.)
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