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Calendar
– FEB. 22: President’s Reception. 5:30-7 p.m., Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce, 2750 Speissegger Dr. Ste. 100. Meet the chamber’s president/CEO. Open to all new and renewing members. Free. Information: 805-3039, Jnobles@charlestonchamber.org or www.charlestonchamber.net.
– FEB. 23: Charleston Area Business Council. 7:30-9 a.m. at Jason’s Deli, 975 Savannah Highway, Ste. 9. Speakers: Skip Godow, executive director of Lowcountry Graduate Center; Perry Halushka, dean of graduate studies at the Medical University of South Carolina; Elise Jorgens, provost of the College of Charleston; and Ray Jones of The Citadel. Topic: “Graduate Level Opportunities for Future Workforce Development.” Cost: $15 at the door. Information: 805-3039, Jnobles@charlestonchamber.org or www.charlestonchamber.net.
– FEB. 23: S.C. World Trade Center luncheon. 11:45 a.m. at the North Charleston Convention Center. Cost: $21 for members; $25 for non-members. Speaker: Charles Newton, project manager for Vought and Alenia North America Inc., on the formation of Global Aeronautica LLC. Information: Rebecca Marriott at 577-4080 or rmarriott@scwtc.org.
– FEB. 23: S.C. Business Women’s Networking meeting. 6-8 p.m. at the Embassy Suites Hotel Airport-Convention Center, 5055 International Blvd., North Charleston. Speaker: Barbara Franklin of Franklin & Associates. Topic: planning for long-term care. Information: Beverly McBain, 832-4643 or itlplan@sc.rr.com.
– FEB. 23: New group forming for women in the trades. 7:30 p.m. at Alex’s restaurant in Mount Pleasant. This is the first meeting of a new group for women in the trades (carpenters, welders, electricians, HVAC mechanics, boat builders). The group is designed to help trades women connect to other women who use their hands, their minds and power tools on the job. Information: Lea Cloyd at cloyd@buildingartscollege.us.
– FEB. 24: Business Network of Charleston meeting. 7:45 a.m. at the Embassy Suites in North Charleston. Information: Laura Martindale, 871-4044 or lmartindale@printingassociate.com.
– FEB. 24: Mechanical Contractors Association of South Carolina Annual Oyster Roast. 6:30-11 p.m. at the James Island Yacht Club. Cost: $20 in advance. Information: Jim Ritter, 577-3491 or jim@transworldincelectric.com.
– FEB. 28: Built Here ADDY 2005 Show & Party. Sponsor: the Advertising Federation of Charleston. 6-10 p.m. at the Old City Jail, featuring the top advertising work of the year. Cost: $75 per person. Information: Sandy Lang, sandywrites@earthlink.net.
– MARCH 3: Charleston Foreign Affairs Forum and The Citadel Greater Issues joint meeting. 11 a.m. at McAlister Field House at The Citadel. Speaker: former Nebraska Sen. Bob Kerrey, president of New School University in New York and a former member of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States. Topic: “National Security in the 21st Century.” For more information, call Anne Moise at 723-5432.
– MARCH 5: Author’s Life seminar and retreat. Charleston Place Hotel. Speaker: McGraw-Hill author and life coach Anne Bruce. Topic: What publishers want from Charleston authors, how much money authors can expect to make and how to avoid publishing scams that take an author’s money only to leave them with a box of books and no book distributor. Information: www.annebruce.com/authorslife.htm.
– MARCH 8: Charleston Women in International Trade meeting. 11:45 a.m. at the Charleston Naval Shipyard. Speaker: Sean Kittrell, assistant U.S. attorney. Topic: An overview of Operation Seahawk. Cost: $20 members; $25 non-members. Lunch will be provided but space is limited. Information: 803-737-0488, cwit@sccommerce.com or www.cwitsc.org.
– MARCH 9: South Carolina Business Women’s Networking meeting. Noon-1:30 p.m. at the Embassy Suites Hotel Airport-Convention Center, 5055 International Blvd., North Charleston. Speaker: Suzanne Barr, president of Azure Sky Resources. Topic: “How to hire and maintain the most important asset for your company—your employees.” Information: Beverly McBain, 832-4643 or itlplan@sc.rr.com.
– MARCH 10: The Marketing Boot Camp, hosted by the Charleston Chapter of the American Marketing Association at the College of Charleston’s Tate Center, 9 Liberty St. Seminar helps marketing team members gain a solid understanding of basic marketing principles and processes, including how to analyze market opportunities and select target markets, differentiate products and services from competitors, and organize, implement and evaluate marketing programs. Cost: $415 members; $630 non-members (includes one-year AMA membership). Information: 800-262-1150 or www.marketingpower.com/bootcamp.
– MARCH 10: 21st annual Sports, Cardiovascular, and Wellness Nutritionists Symposium. Francis Marion Hotel. Event is designed for individuals working in or interested in the fields of wellness and weight management. Topic: “Involve, Evolve, Resolve: Advances in Wellness and Weight Management.” Information: www.scandpg.org.
– MARCH 16: Proposal Writing & Bidding. 9 a.m.-noon at 5900 Core Dr., Room 502, North Charleston. Presented by the University of South Carolina Small Business Development Center. Topic: bid and no-bid decision criteria and preparing a proposal by “answering the mail.” Information: 740-6160.
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