Today, Nov. 6
Maryland Small Business Development Center workshop, "Using Open Source Tools to Automate and Remotely Manage Your Business," 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Wheaton Business Innovation Center, Westfield Building South, 11002 Veirs Mill Road. $25. Registration: www.capitalsbdc.umd.edu; 301-403-0501, ext. 11; or training@mdsbdc.umd.edu.
Baltimore Collegetown Network and Baltimore County Department of Economic Development workshop, "Internships 101: Recruiting and Hiring Your Next Generation Workforce," 8:30-11 a.m., University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Kuhn Library, 1000 Hilltop Circle, Catonsville. Free. Registration: www.baltimorecollegetown.org/intern.
Tuesday, Nov. 10
Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce mixer, 7:30-9 a.m., Silver Diner, Lakeforest mall, 701 Russell Ave., Gaithersburg. Members and first-timers free. Registration: http://ggchamber.org.
Baltimore Council on Foreign Affairs talk, "Whither the Economy — and the Idea of Entrepreneurial Capitalism?" with Steve Forbes, 5:15 p.m., Hyatt Regency Hotel, 300 Light St., Baltimore. $15; members free. Registration: 410-727-2150 or bcfaprograms@verizon.com.
Tech Council of Maryland seminar on cloud computing, 1-4 p.m., $45. Also, Mid-Atlantic CIO & CTO Live! Awards, 5:30-9 p.m.; $249; members $189. Reagan International Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington. Registration: http://techcouncilmd.com.
Maryland Public Purchasing Association reverse trade show, 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Martin's West, 6817 Dogwood Road, Baltimore. $175. Registration: www.mppainc.org.
Greater Bethesda-Chevy Chase Chamber of Commerce breakfast, 7:15-9 a.m., Hilton Garden Inn, 7301 Waverly St., Bethesda. $30; members $20; $10 more at the door. Registration: 301-652-4900, garnold@bccchamber.org or www.bccchamber.org.
American Society for Quality Baltimore section dinner meeting, 5:15-8:30 p.m., Snyder's Willow Grove Restaurant, 841 N. Hammonds Ferry Road, Linthicum. $15; program alone free. Registration: www.asqbaltimore.org.
NAIOP Commercial Real Estate Development Association Maryland/DC chapter panel discussion on Frederick County and brewery tour, 3:30-5:30 p.m., Flying Dog Brewery, 4607 Wedgewood Blvd., Frederick. Information: www.naiopmddc.org or Sally T. Modjeska, 301-530-8662.
Maryland Association of Nonprofit Organizations annual conference, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Montgomery County Conference Center, 5701 Marinelli Road, North Bethesda. Information: www.marylandnonprofits.org.
Wednesday, Nov. 11
Network 2000 Women of Excellence luncheon with Marilyn Tam, national director of SCORE and former CEO of Aveda, noon-2 p.m., Martin's West, 6817 Dogwood Road, Baltimore. $100. Registration: 410-783-8225.
Maryland Small Business Development Center workshop, "Creating a Strategic Web Presence," 5:30-7:30 p.m., Wheaton Business Innovation Center, Westfield Building South, 11002 Veirs Mill Road. $25. Registration: www.capitalsbdc.umd.edu; 301-403-0501, ext. 11; or training@mdsbdc.umd.edu.
Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce awards dinner, 6-9 p.m., Montgomery County Conference Center, 5701 Marinelli Road, North Bethesda. Registration: Linda Ekizian, 301-738-0015, ext. 241, or lekizian@mcccmd.com, or www.montgomerycountychamber.com.
Greater Bowie Chamber of Commerce Women in Business Committee and Soroptimist International of Bowie-Crofton annual fashion show to benefit scholarship funds, 6-9 p.m., Boswell Hall, 6111 Columbian Way, Bowie. $50. Registration: 301-262-0920 or info@bowiechamber.org.
Thursday, Nov. 12
Maryland Small Business Development Center workshop, "Writing a Winning Business Plan," 5:30-7:30 p.m., Wheaton Business Innovation Center, Westfield Building South, 11002 Veirs Mill Road. $45. Registration: www.capitalsbdc.umd.edu; 301-403-0501, ext. 11; or training@mdsbdc.umd.edu.
Business Women's Network of Howard County brown bag lunch, "Publish & Prosper: Today's Options for Publishing Your Book" with Peg Silloway, noon-2 p.m., Center for Business and Technology Development, 9250 Bendix Road North, Columbia. $15. Registration: www.bwn-hoco.org or 410-740-0126.
Frederick County Office of Economic Development, Frederick County Chamber of Commerce, Frederick Department of Economic Development and Downtown Frederick Partnership seminar on recycling and solid waste reduction for businesses, 8:30-11 a.m., Business and Employment Center, 5340-A Spectrum Drive, Frederick. Free. Registration: 301-600-1058 or jwbrown@fredco-md.net.
Prince George's County Office of Central Services Minority Business Development Division, Maryland Small Business Development Center and Prince George's Chamber of Commerce seminar, "Meet the Lenders," 9 a.m.-1 p.m., 3400 Pennsy Drive, Landover. Free. Registration: www.princegeorgescountymd.gov.
College of Notre Dame of Maryland panel discussion, "Entrepreneurship: Discover the Possibilities," 7 p.m., LeClerc Auditorium, 4701 N. Charles St., Baltimore. Free. Information: 410-532-5556 or www.ndm.edu.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Enterprise Forum, "Social Networking in Healthcare," 6:30-9 p.m., Center for Advanced Research in Biotechnology, 9600 Gudelsky Drive, Rockville. $35; members free. Registration: www.mitef.org.
Financial Planning Association of Maryland talk, "How Small Businesses are Affected by the Current Economy" with former Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. (R), 9 a.m., Loyola Graduate Center, 8890 McGaw Road, Columbia. $40. Registration: www.fpamd.org/events.php or 410-883-9200.
Tech Council of Maryland Financial Executives Forum breakfast, "Navigating the New Economy" with John B. Jung Jr., COO of BB&T Capital Markets, 7:30-9 a.m., Bethesda Country Club, 7601 Bradley Blvd. $89; members $39. Registration: http://techcouncilmd.com.
Hagerstown-Washington County Chamber of Commerce breakfast, "The Impact of Flu to Businesses" with Earl Stoner of the Washington County Health Department, 7:30-9 a.m., Academy Theatre, 58 E. Washington St., Hagerstown. $15; members $9. Information: 301-739-2015, chamber@hagerstown.org or www.hagerstown.org.
Frederick County Chamber of Commerce lunch, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Danielle's Italian & American Cuisine, 6 N. East St., Frederick. $30; members $20. Registration: 301-662-4164, ext. 201, or http://frederickchamber.org.
Wheaton & Kensington Chamber of Commerce and Women Business Owners of Montgomery County mixer, 5:30-7:30 p.m., 1894 Restaurant and Tavern, 10417 Armory Ave., Kensington. Free. Registration: Maureen Carrington, maureen@therefilady.com or 301-651-3257; or Carolyn Bruna, cmbruna@aol.com or 301-365-7132.
Friday, Nov. 13
Women's Business Network of Frederick lunch, "Business Giving and Gifting in Frederick County" with Kara Norman of Downtown Partnership of Frederick and Betsy Day of the Community Foundation of Frederick County, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Dutch's Daughter, 581 Himes Ave., Frederick. $40; members $25. Registration: Be Cranford, 800-539-0960, or www.wbnfrederick.org.
Baltimore-Washington Corridor Chamber of Commerce Women in Business breakfast meeting, "Demystifying the Loan Process" with Steve Zelenak of Revere Bank, 8:30-10 a.m., Revere Bank, 319 Main St., Laurel. $40; prepaid members $15; plus non-perishable food items to donate. Registration: 301-725-4000, 410-792-9714, bwcc@bwcc.org or www.bwcc.org.
Maryland Technology Development Corp. information session on technology transfer funding programs, 2-3:30 p.m., 5565 Sterrett Place, Suite 214, Columbia. Free. Registration: info@marylandtedco.org.
Chesapeake Regional Tech Council seminar, "Adapting to the Cloud: Industry's Evolution and Government's View from the Inside," 7:30-9:30 a.m., L-3 Communications, 2720 Technology Drive, Annapolis Junction. $45; members $35; prepaid members $25. Registration: www.chesapeaketech.org.
Monday, Nov. 16
Frederick Innovative Technology Center Inc. and Moore Wealth economic symposium, "Beyond the Great Recession of 2008-09: Searching for the New Normal" with Robert A. Dye of PNC Financial Services Group, 7-9 p.m., Weinberg Center for the Arts, 20 W. Patrick St., Frederick. Free. Registration: cori@moorewealthinc.com or 301-631-1207.
NAIOP-Maryland mixer, with Baltimore Ravens game, 7 p.m., Ryleigh's Oyster Bar, 36 E. Cross St., Baltimore. Free. Registration: jennysmith@assnhqtrs.com.
Tuesday, Nov. 17
Maryland Small Business Development Center workshop, "How and Where to Get Financing," 5:30-8 p.m., Capital Region Training Center, 7100 Baltimore Ave., College Park. $35. Registration: www.capitalsbdc.umd.edu; 301-403-0501, ext. 11; or training@mdsbdc.umd.edu.
Leads2Share Networking Group breakfast with Robyn Quinter of Quinter Design, 7:30-9 a.m., B.J. Pumpernickel's, 18169 Town Center Drive, Olney. Free. Information: 240-882-6324.
Maryland Technology Development Corp. "Innovation and Investment: 2009 Maryland SBIR Conference," 8 a.m.-3 p.m., Greenbelt Marriott, 6400 Ivy Lane. $99; $125 at the door. Registration: www.marylandtedco.org.
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