CALENDAR
Tuesday, August 26
Finding & Refining Your Niche in Consulting
7:30 a.m.
Plug Nickel Restaurant
717 Lakefield Road, Westlake Village
$10-$15
(310) 260-9765
Wednesday, August 27
Inside Business Forum
7:30 a.m.
L.A. Area Chamber of Commerce Building
350 S. Bixel St., Los Angeles
$15-$25
(213) 580-7576
How to Improve You Trade Show and Special Events Marketing
9:30 a.m.
10420 Pioneer Blvd., Santa Fe Springs
Free
(562) 944-1677
Thursday, August 28
Inside Business Forum
7:30 a.m.
L.A. Area Chamber of Commerce
350 S. Bixel St., Los Angeles
$15 members, $25 non-members
(213) 580-7576
Friday, August 29
Pasadena Coin, Currency and Stamp Expo
(Three-Day Event)
11 a.m.
Pasadena Conference Center
300 E. Green St., Pasadena
$1-$2
(818) 997-6496
Wednesday, September 3
Rethinking Affirmative Action
Sponsor: Latino-Jewish Roundtable
6:30 p.m.
University of Southern California Law School
USC University Park Campus, Los Angeles
$20
(310) 446-8000, ext. 229
Friday, September 5
Building Entrepreneurial Competence
Sponsors: Nawbo University and the Anderson School at UCLA
8 a.m.
Westin Bonaventure Hotel
404 S. Figueroa St., Los Angeles
$175-$675
(310) 226-6908
Have an Awesome Consulting Practice
7:30 a.m.
LAX Renaissance Hotel
9620 Airport Blvd., Los Angeles
$20
(310) 829-1612
Saturday, September 6
Imagine Los Angeles 2003
Sponsor: Latino Empowerment Foundation
11:30 a.m.
La Mirada Performing Arts Center
14900 La Mirada Blvd., La Mirada
$20-$75
(714) 234-1170
Wednesday, September 10
City of Angels Counter-Terrorism Update
Sponsor: Japan America Society
12 p.m.
The New Otani Hotel and Garden
120 S. Los Angeles St., Los Angeles
$30-$35
(213) 627-6217
Friday, September 12
Networking for Executives in Career Transition
8:30 a.m.
Pepperdine University
400 Corporate Point, Culver City
$50
(877) 820-4149
Tuesday, September 16
Consultants, Coaches, Professionals: Why & How to Write a Book
4 p.m.
LAX Renaissance Hotel
9620 Airport Blvd., Los Angeles
$45-$65
(310) 829-1612
Thursday, September 18
Business Expo Showcase & Mixer
Sponsor: Pasadena Chamber of Commerce and City of Pasadena
1 p.m.
Pasadena Conference Center
300 E. Green St., Pasadena
Free
(626) 795-3355
Access City Hall 2003
7:30 a.m.
Los Angeles City Hall
200 N. Spring St., Los Angeles
Free admission
(213) 580-7531
Saturday, September 20
Architecture + Cocktails
5 p.m.
Southern California Institute of Architecture
960 E. Third St., Los Angeles
$50
(818) 713-0846
Sunday, September 21
Taste of Santa Monica
Sponsor: Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce
Noon
Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica
$10-$30
(310) 393-9825
Monday, September 22
Making Schools Work: A Revolutionary Plan to Get Your Children the Education They Need
Speaker: William Ouchi, UCLA Professor, former chief of staff, Mayor Richard Riordan
7 p.m.
Central Library, Mark Taper Auditorium
630 W. 5th St., Los Angeles
Free
(213) 228-7025
Tuesday, September 23
Mergers Acquisitions and Finance: Aiming for Opportunity
1:30 p.m.
Beverly Hills Hotel
9641 Sunset Blvd., Beverly Hills
$495-$595
(310) 576-0903
Wednesday, September 24
2003 Economic Development Summit
Sponsors: American Institute of Architects Los Angeles and McGraw-Hill Construction Information Group
8:15 a.m.
Omni Los Angeles
251 South Olive St., Los Angeles
$75-$105
(213) 639-0777
October
12
Emergency Preparedness and Safety Expo
9 a.m.
Beverly Hills Farmers’ Market
200 block of North Canon Drive, Beverly Hills
Free
(310) 285-1025
CONVENTIONS
– Hot Imports Night
(Public Show)
Aug. 30
Management: Hot Imports Night LLC, Irvine
– Bride World Expo
(Public Show)
Sept. 6-7
Management: Adcom Publishing, La Mirada
– Los Angeles Times Career Days
(Public Show)
Sept. 10
Management: Los Angeles Times Career Day,
Los Angeles
– L.A. Black Business Expo and Trade Show
(Public Show)
Sept. 12-14
Management: Multiservice Inc., Los Angeles
– Professionals in Human Resources Association
(Trade Show)
Sept. 18-19
Management: Professionals in Human
Resources Association, Los Angeles
– The National Gay Erotic Expo
(Public Show)
Sept. 20-21
Management: Consolidated Management Associates, New York
– On-Line Learning Conference & Expo
(Trade Show)
Sept. 22-24
Management: VNU Expositions, Chantilly, Va.
– Yoga World Expo
(Public Show)
Sept. 25-28
Management: Yoga Expo Inc., Beverly Hills
– Imark Comm-Itec Presents Gbet
(Trade Show)
Oct. 1-2
Management: Imark Comm-Itec Presents Gbet, Portland, Ore.
– Greater L.A. Job Fair
(Public Show)
Oct. 6-7
Management: America’s Best, El Segundo
– Water Environment Federation
(Convention)
Oct. 12-15
Management: Water Environment Federation,
Alexandria, Va.
L.A. Convention Center, (213) 741-1151, ext. 5340
