Events & Networking
Today, Feb. 5:
Maryland Small Business Development Center seminar, "What Now? Is Your Retail/Restaurant Positioned for 2010?" 8-10 a.m., Wheaton Business Innovation Center, 11002 Veirs Mill Road, Suite 700. Free. Registration: www.capitalsbdc.umd.edu, training@mdsbdc.umd.edu or 301-403-0501, ext. 11.
Monday, Feb. 8
Maryland Chamber of Commerce congressional delegation dinner, 5:30-9 p.m., Greenbelt Marriott, 6400 Ivy Lane. $140; members $80. Registration: Kristen Solis, 410-269-0642, 301-261-2858 or ksolis@mdchamber.org.
Tuesday, Feb. 9
Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce "Grow Your Business" seminar and expo, 7:30-11:30 a.m., Wyndham Garden Hotel, 805 Russell Ave., Gaithersburg. $40. Registration: www.ggchamber.org.
Montgomery County Green Certified Business class, 8-11 a.m., Montgomery College, 12 S. Summit Ave., Room 402, Gaithersburg. $55. Information: Barbara Ashe, 301-738-0015, ext. 215, or bashe@mcccmd.com; or www.mcgreenbiz.com. Registration: www.mcccmd.com.
Giving Connections mixer, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Doubletree Hotel, 8120 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda. $20; $30 at the door; members free. Registration: www.giving-connections.com.
Hagerstown-Washington County Chamber of Commerce lunch, "Civility in Sport and Society" with Joe Jacobs of Fort Ritchie Community Center, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Durango Restaurant, 10-12 E. Washington St., Hagerstown. Registration: 301-739-2015, www.hagerstown.org or chamber@hagerstown.org.
Maryland Small Business Development Center seminar, "Presenting to Win!" 5:30-7:30 p.m., Capital Region Training Center, 7100 Baltimore Ave., Suite 400, College Park. $25. Registration: www.capitalsbdc.umd.edu, training@mdsbdc.umd.edu or 301-403-0501, ext. 11.
Chesapeake Regional Tech Council mixer, 5:30-7:30 p.m., O'Callaghan Hotel, 174 West St., Annapolis. $20; members at the door $15; prepaid members $10. Registration: www.chesapeaketech.org.
Wednesday, Feb. 10
Maryland Small Business Development Center seminar, "How to Make Your Web Site Work for You!" 5:30-7:30 p.m., Wheaton Business Innovation Center, 11002 Veirs Mill Road, Suite 700. $25. Registration: www.capitalsbdc.umd.edu, training@mdsbdc.umd.edu or 301-403-0501, ext. 11.
Tech Council of Maryland 2010 Government Contracting Academy, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., 9713 Key West Ave., Suite 100, Rockville. $800; members $500. Reception, 6-8 p.m.; Montgomery County Conference Center, 5701 Marinelli Road, North Bethesda. $95; members $80. Registration: Mark Glazer, mglazer@techcouncilmd.com or 240-243-4045, or http://techcouncilmd.com.
Thursday, Feb. 11
Mid-Atlantic Networking Financial and Investment Expo, 8 a.m.-3 p.m., Hilton Columbia, 5485 Twin Knolls Road. Members free; $50 at the door. Registration: info@midatlanticnetworking.com, 410-592-2406 or 866-260-8771.
Howard County Economic Development Authority Business Resource Center workshop, "Smart Start to Business Success," 8:30 a.m.-noon, Center for Business and Technology Development, 9250 Bendix Road, Columbia. $55. Registration: 410-313-6550 or www.hceda.org/thecenter/busEvents.aspx.
MIT Enterprise Forum seminar, "Startup Lab: Growing Through Buyers!" 6:30-9 p.m., Center for Advanced Research in Biotechnology, 9600 Gudelsky Drive, Rockville. $35; members free. Registration: www.mitef.org.
Friday, Feb. 12
Women's Business Network of Frederick lunch, "Business Trends and Resources for Small-Business Leaders" with Laurie Boyer of Frederick County Office of Economic Development, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Dutch's Daughter restaurant, 581 Himes Ave., Frederick. $40; members $25. Registration: Be Cranford, 800-539-0960, or www.wbnfrederick.org.
Tuesday, Feb. 16
MIT Enterprise Forum dinner with telephone industry executive Iqbal Z. Quadir, 6:30 p.m., Maggiano's Little Italy, 5333 Wisconsin Ave. N.W., Washington, D.C. $61; members $46. Registration: www.mitef.org, or Cynthia O'Connell, cjo@alum.mit.edu or 202-657-2188.
Wednesday, Feb. 17
Business Women's Network of Howard County lunch, "Accounting Software Reports — More Than Doing Your Taxes" with Rhonda J. Tomlinson of RJ Tomlinson & Associates, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Hilton Columbia, 5485 Twin Knolls Road. $45; members $35; $10 more at the door. Registration: www.bwn-hoco.org or 410-740-0126.
Howard Technology Council panel discussion, "Cyber Security and Information Assurance," 8:30-10 a.m., Center for Business and Technology Development, 9250 Bendix Road, Columbia. Free. Registration: 410-313-6550 or www.hceda.org/thecenter/busEvents.aspx.
Chesapeake Regional Tech Council seminar, "Branding, the Web and the New Meaning of Love," 7:30-9:30 a.m., Loews Annapolis Hotel, 126 West St. $45; members at the door $35; prepaid members $25. Registration: www.chesapeaketech.org.
Emmitsburg Business & Professional Association mixer, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Carleo Italian Pizza, 101 Silo Hill Road, Silo Hill Shopping Center, Emmitsburg. Registration: ebriggsassoc.com or 301-447-3110.
Thursday, Feb. 18
Montgomery County Green Certified Business webinar, 3-4:30 p.m. $55. Information: Barbara Ashe, 301-738-0015, ext. 215, or bashe@mcccmd.com; or www.mcgreenbiz.com. Registration: www.mcccmd.com.
BWI Business Partnership breakfast with state Transportation Secretary Beverley Swaim-Staley, 7:45-9:30 a.m., Westin Baltimore Washington Airport, 1110 Old Elkridge Landing Road, Linthicum. $50; members $30. Registration: www.bwipartner.org or 410-859-1000.
MIT Enterprise Forum annual gala, 6-9 p.m., Canadian Embassy, 501 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. $60; members $20. Registration: www.mitef.org.
U.S. Small Business Administration workshop, "Exporting 101," 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Emerging Technology Center @ Johns Hopkins Eastern, 1101 E. 33rd St., third floor, Baltimore. $25. Registration: 410-296-5613.
Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce mixer, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Hilton Washington DC North/Gaithersburg, 620 Perry Parkway. $40; members and first-timers free. Registration: www.ggchamber.org.
Friday, Feb. 19
Frederick County Chamber of Commerce "New Media & Technology Conference," 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Mount St. Mary's University, 5350 Spectrum Drive, Frederick. Registration: 301-662-4164 or info@frederickchamber.org.
NAIOP Maryland/D.C. chapter workshop, "Sustainability 101," 11:45 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Ruppert Properties, 23601 Laytonsville Road, Laytonsville. $30; members $20. Registration: http://naiop-mddc.affiniscape.com.
Monday, Feb. 22
Premier Planning Group forum, "Forecast 2010: Past and Present," with Leo Wells III of Wells Real Estate Funds, 6 p.m., 115 West St., Suite 200, Annapolis. Information: Talia Whitney, 443-837-2529 or taliawhitney@premierplanninggroup.com.
Tuesday, Feb. 23
Business Women's Network of Howard County mixer, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Donna's Café, 5850 Waterloo Road, Columbia. Registration: www.bwn-hoco.org or 410-740-0126.
Score Frederick and Frederick Innovative Technology Center Inc. workshop, "The Complete Cycle of Business Ownership," 5:30-7:30 p.m., Frederick Community College Conference Center, Room E126AB, 7932 Opossumtown Pike, Frederick. $20. Registration: score@scorefrederick.org.
Wednesday, Feb. 24
Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce lunch, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Crowne Plaza Rockville, 3 Research Court. $40; members $20. Registration: www.ggchamber.org.
Wheaton & Kensington Chamber of Commerce breakfast presentation by Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, 7:30-9 a.m., Warner Memorial Presbyterian Church, 10123 Connecticut Ave., Kensington. $5; $10 at the door. Registration: Vicky Surles, 301-949-0080; wkchamber@wkchamber.org; or www.wkchamber.org.
Howard Technology Council mixer, 5-7 p.m., Pub Dog Restaurant, 8865 Stanford Blvd., Suite 100, Columbia. $10. Registration: 410-313-6550 or www.hceda.org/thecenter/busEvents.aspx.
Thursday, Feb. 25
Tech Council of Maryland seminar, "Unleashing the Power of Your Smartphone," Johns Hopkins University, 9605 Medical Center Drive, Building 3, Rooms 112-121, Rockville. $60; members $40. Registration: http://techcouncilmd.com.
Chesapeake Regional Tech Council seminar, "Turning Waste into Useable Fuels," 7:30-10 a.m., The Bistro-The Golf Club at South River, 3451 Solomon's Island Road, Edgewater. $35; members $25. Registration: www.chesapeaketech.org.
Friday, Feb. 26
Tech Council of Maryland breakfast, "The Commercial Implications of Personalized Medicine," 7:30-10:30 a.m., Center for Advanced Research in Biotechnology auditorium, 9600 Gudelsky Drive, Rockville. $65; members $35. Registration: http://techcouncilmd.com.
Saturday, Feb. 27
Baltimore-Washington Corridor Chamber of Commerce scholarship fundraiser with ventriloquist Taylor Mason, 6-11 p.m., BWI Airport Marriott, 1743 W. Nursery Road, Linthicum. Information: 301-725-4000, 410-792-9714, bwcc@bwcc.org or www.bwcc.org.
Tuesday, March 2
Howard County Economic Development Authority Agriculture Marketing Program workshop, "Taking the Roadblocks Out of Growing Your Farm Enterprise," 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Howard County Fairgrounds, 2210 Fairgrounds Road, West Friendship. $35.Registration: Kathy Zimmerman, kzimmerman@hceda.org; Jill Joubert, jjoubert@hceda.org; or 410-313-6500.
Wednesday, March 3
Payroll Network and Shulman Rogers seminar, "Employment Roundtable: Understanding What To Do When Your Employees Can't or Won't Come To Work," 7:30-10 a.m., Shulman Rogers Conference Center, 12505 Park Potomac Ave., sixth floor, Potomac. Free. Registration: Colleen O'Neil, 301-770-4200, ext. 314, or coneil@payrollnetwork.com.
Saturday, March 6
Maryland Grape Growers and Maryland Wineries Association annual meeting, 8 a.m.-7 p.m., Clarion Hotel, 6400 Oxon Hill Road, Oxon Hill. $89; members $79; $11 more at the door. Registration: www.marylandgrapes.org.
Tuesday, March 9
Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce mixer, 7:30-9 a.m., Upcounty Regional Services Center, 12900 Middlebrook Road, Germantown. Free; returning non-members $40. Registration: www.ggchamber.org.
Montgomery County Green Certified Business class, 8-11 a.m., Montgomery College, 12 S. Summit Ave., Room 402, Gaithersburg. $55. Information: Barbara Ashe, 301-738-0015, ext. 215, or bashe@mcccmd.com; or www.mcgreenbiz.com. Registration: www.mcccmd.com.
Tech Council of Maryland "CyberMaryland Forum," 8:30-11 a.m., 9713 Key West Ave., Suite 100, Rockville. $25; members free. Registration: Mark Glazer, 240-243-4045 or mglazer@techcouncilmd.com.
Thursday, March 11
Tech Council of Maryland Financial Executives Forum breakfast, 7:30-9 a.m., Bethesda Country Club, 7601 Bradley Blvd. $89; members $39. Registration: Brian Levine, blevine@techcouncilmd.com or 240-243-4044.
Saturday, March 13
Community College of Baltimore County women's business expo, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., through March 14, 800 S. Rolling Road, Catonsville. $6. Information: www.ccbcwomensexpo.com.
Thursday, March 18
Montgomery County Green Certified Business webinar, 3-4:30 p.m. $55. Information: Barbara Ashe, 301-738-0015, ext. 215, or bashe@mcccmd.com; or www.mcgreenbiz.com. Registration: www.mcccmd.com.
Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce mixer, 5:30-7:30 p.m., United Bank, 16268 Frederick Road, Gaithersburg. $40; members and first-timers free. Registration: www.ggchamber.org.
Thursday, March 25
Howard County Economic Development Authority Business Resource Center workshop, "Writing an Effective Business Plan," 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Center for Business and Technology Development, 9250 Bendix Road, Columbia. $69. Registration: 410-313-6550 or www.hceda.org/thecenter/busEvents.aspx.
Tech Council of Maryland annual Frederick County Tech Awards dinner, 6-8 p.m., Dutch's Daughter, 581 Himes Ave., Frederick. $59. Registration: Wendy Dudrow, wdudrow@techcouncilmd.com.
Tuesday, April 6
Montgomery County Green Certified Business class, 8-11 a.m., Montgomery College, 12 S. Summit Ave., Room 402, Gaithersburg. $55. Information: Barbara Ashe, 301-738-0015, ext. 215, or bashe@mcccmd.com; or www.mcgreenbiz.com. Registration: www.mcccmd.com.
Thursday, April 15
Montgomery County Green Certified Business webinar, 3-4:30 p.m. $55. Information: Barbara Ashe, 301-738-0015, ext. 215, or bashe@mcccmd.com; or www.mcgreenbiz.com. Registration: www.mcccmd.com.
Thursday, April 22
Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce mixer, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Growlers Brew Pub, 227 E. Diamond Ave., Gaithersburg. $40; members and first-timers free. Registration: www.ggchamber.org.
Thursday, April 29
Multination Development of Women in Technology annual conference, "Global Diversity: Enriching Technology," 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Sheraton Columbia Town Center Hotel, 10207 Wincopin Circle. $30-$160. Registration: http://mdwit.org.
Tuesday, May 4
Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce mixer, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Drink More Water, 7595 Rickenbacker Drive, Gaithersburg. $40; members and first-timers free. Registration: www.ggchamber.org.
Wednesday, May 5
Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce Congressional Procurement Conference & Expo, 7:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Universities at Shady Grove, 9630 Gudelsky Drive, Rockville. $110; members $95. Registration: Barbara Ashe, bashe@mcccmd.com or 301-738-0015, ext. 215, or www.mcccmd.com.
Thursday, May 13
Baltimore President's Round Table green business conference, through May 14, Hyatt Regency Baltimore, 300 Light St. Information: www.businessforgreen.com.
Thursday, May 20
Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce annual wine-tasting and charity bake sale, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Kentlands Mansion, 320 Kent Square Road, Gaithersburg. $50; members $25. Registration: www.ggchamber.org.
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