Kettering Sets Open House
Saturday, Aug. 9: Kettering University "Discover Kettering" Open House, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Flint campus. More by calling (800) 955-4464 or visit http://admissions.kettering.edu/visit/.
Lawrence Tech Hosts 'Tech Invitational' Golf Outing
Monday, Aug. 11: Lawrence Technological University fifth annual Tech Invitational golf outing, 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., Meadowbrook Country Club, Northville. More at www.ltu.edu/techinvitational.
Defense Robotics Group To Meet In Troy
Tuesday, Aug. 12 and Wednesday, Aug. 13: Michigan Chapter, National Defense Industrial Association Robotic Vehicle Life Cycle conference, Troy Marriott. To register, visit http://ndia-mich.org/seminars/.
Oakland County Offers SBA Financing Roundtable
Wednesday, Aug. 13: Oakland County Business Center Team SBA Financing Roundtable, 9 a.m. to noon, Oakland County Executive Office Building Conference Center, 2100 Pontiac Lake Road, west of Telegraph, Waterford. For location specifics and pre-registration, call (248) 858-0783. This workshop is free of charge, but pre-registration is required. More at www.oakgov.com/peds/calendar.
Ann Arbor Spark Sets Career Hot Shots Event
Wednesday, Aug. 13: Ann Arbor "Hot Shots - Career Connections" event, 5 to 8 p.m., Vinology Wine Bar, 110 S. Man St., Ann Arbor. To register, click here. Bring your resume and mingle with growing, innovative companies in a fun and relaxed environment. This event is only for talent seeking opportunities for themselves. Recruiters and staffing companies should use other venues to meet with these company representatives. If you would like your company to participate, contact Amy Cell at Amy@AnnArborUSA.org.
Help Desk Group To Hear From GM, EDS
Thursday, Aug. 14: Motown Chapter, Help Desk Institute, "Award Winning Service - GM Service Desk operated by EDS," 1 to 4 p.m., EDS, 500 Renaissance Center, Detroit. More information at www.hdimotown.com.
Oakland County Offers 'Start A Business' Workshop
Thursday, Aug. 14: Oakland County Business Center Start a Business workshop, 6 to 9 p.m., Oakland County Executive Office Building Conference Center, 2100 Pontiac Lake Road, west of Telegraph, Waterford. For location specifics and pre-registration, call (248) 858-0783. The fee is $30. No refunds. More at www.oakgov.com/peds/calendar.
UM-Dearborn Observatory Offers Public Viewing
Friday, Aug. 15: Open viewing at University of Michigan-Dearborn observatory, 9:30 to 11:30 p.m., third floor of Science Learning and Research Center. The session will be cancelled if the sky is overcast. The status will be posted at (313) 583-6566 and http://astronomy.umd.umich.edu.
AimWest To Kick Off Year With Mixer
Wednesday, Aug. 20: AimWest 5:01 networking event and kickoff to the 2008-09 program year, Grand Wood Lounge, 77 Grandville Ave. S.W., Grand Rapids. More at www.aimwest.org.
First Tech Direct To Host Microsoft CRM Event
Thursday, Aug. 21: First Tech Direct "Around The World" event with Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0, 3 to 6 p.m., Microsoft regional office, 1000 Town Center, Suite 1900, Southfield. Register at www.firsttechdirect.com/AroundTheWorld_CRM.htm.
Oakland County Offers Business Plan Writing Workshop
Thursday, Aug. 21: Oakland County Write a Business Plan workshop, 6 to 9 p.m., Oakland County Executive Office Building Conference Center, 2100 Pontiac Lake Road, west of Telegraph, Waterford. For location specifics and pre-registration, call (248) 858-0783. The fee is $40, whichincludes all materials. No refunds. More at www.oakgov.com/peds/calendar.
Pure Visibility Offers Intro to Search Marketing
Friday, Aug. 22: Pure Visibility Inc. Intro to Search Marketing course, Ann Arbor. More at www.purevisibility.com.
TiE Detroit To Meet On Credit, Tax Strategies
Tuesday, Aug. 26: Detroit Chapter, The Indus Entrepreneurs, discussion on credit and tax strategies, 5:15 p.m. networking, 7:15 program, 8 Q&A. More at www.tie-detroit.org.
UM-Dearborn Observatory Offers Public Viewing
Friday, Sept. 5: Open viewing at University of Michigan-Dearborn observatory, 9:30 to 11:30 p.m., third floor of Science Learning and Research Center. The session will be cancelled if the sky is overcast. The status will be posted at (313) 583-6566 and http://astronomy.umd.umich.edu.
Seed and Venture Funds to Meet in Detroit
Wednesday, Sept. 10 to Friday, Sept 12: The National Association of Seed and Venture Funds 2008 annual conference, Marriott Renaissance Center, Detroit. More at www.nasvf.org.
WMSTI, GRCC Host Diversification Session On Medical Devices
Wednesday, Sept. 10: West Michigan Science & Technology Initiative - Grand Rapids Community College seminar for companies interested in learning more about the growing medical device manufacturing market and how to become involved, 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Grand Rapids Community College. Register at www.grcclearn.com or www.wmsti.org.
Help Desk Institute To Host Executive Panel
Thursday, Sept. 11: Motown Chapter Help Desk Institute fifth annual HDI Motown Executive Panel, 1 to 4 p.m. More at www.hdimotown.com.
'Start Your Own Business 'Coming To Washtenaw CC
Friday, Sept. 12: Starting Your Own Business, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Washtenaw Community College Morris Lawrence Building, 4800 E. Huron River Drive, Ann Arbor. More information by e-mailing susanna@annarborusa.org
IT in the UP Conference Coming
Thursday, Sept. 18: IT in the UP Conference, Bay College, Escanaba. For more information, contact Renee Lundberg at lundberr@baycollege.edu or call (906) 789-6902, ext. 1535.
PMV Tech Offers Fourth Annual Open House
Thursday, Sept. 25: PMV Technologies Fourth Annual Open House at the company's new headquarters, 29215 Stephenson Highway in Madison Heights. The event runs from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. To register, visit www.teampmv.com/EventRegistrationForm.aspx?event_id=11.
Government Information Sciences Fall Conference Set
Sunday, Sept. 28 - Wednesday, Oct. 1: Michigan Government Management Information Sciences 2008 fall conference, Boyne Mountain, near Boyne Falls. More at www.mi-gmis.org.
Third Annual Innovation Forum Set
Monday, Oct. 6: Applied Innovation Alliance Third Annual Innovation Forum, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Michigan State University Management Education Center, 811 W. Square Lake Road, Troy. For more information, e-mail contactus@aia-consulting.com or call (248) 443-9606.
Creative Cities Summit Set in Detroit
Monday, Oct. 13 - Wednesday, Oct. 15: Creative Cities Summit, Marriott Detroit Renaissance Center. More at www.creativecitiessummit.com.
Convergence 2008 To Showcase Vehicle Electronics
Monday, October 20 - Wednesday, October 22: Convergence 2008 vehicle electronics show, Cobo Center, Detroit. More at www.ctea.org.
PRSA Conference In Detroit Features Craigslist Founder
Saturday, Oct. 25 - Tuesday, Oct. 28: Public Relations Society of America 2008 International Conference, featuring keynote from Craig Newmark, founder of Craigslist, Detroit Marriott Renaissance Center. More at www.prsa.org.
Co-op, Internship Educators To Meet In Detroit
Sunday, Oct. 26 - Tuesday, Oct. 28: Midwest Cooperative Education & Internship Association 33rd Annual Conference, Atheneum Suites Hotel, Detroit. More at www.mceia.org.
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