CONVENTIONS
What, Where, When
Transworld Exhibits 66th Jewelry, Fashion and Accessories Show. Expected attendance, 25,000.
Donald E. Stephens Convention Center
July 8 through Monday
Most Worshipful National Grand Lodge/Free and Accepted Ancient York. 600.
Radisson Hotel O’Hare
July 8 through Friday
Transworld Exhibits 117th Chicago Summer Merchandise and Gift Show. 5,000.
Donald E. Stephens Convention Center
July 9 through Monday
Family, Career and Community Leaders of America 2004 National Leadership Meeting. 5,000.
Navy Pier
July 11 through Thursday
Trade Show Exhibitors Association TS2: The Trade Show About Trade Shows. 3,500.
Lakeside Center
Monday through Thursday
The ASI Show! Chicago. 6,000.
McCormick Place North
Tuesday through Thursday
Illinois Institute of Technology/Chicago Kent College of Law International Federation of Classification Societies Conference. 400.
Illinois Institute of Technology
Thursday through July 19
The ACCI (Association of Crafts and Creative Industries) Show–International Craft Exposition. 9,000.
Donald E. Stephens Convention Center
Friday through Sunday
American Osteopathic Association Annual House of Delegates. 800.
Fairmont Hotel Chicago
Friday through Sunday
Servicemaster 2004 Clean and Furniture Medic International Meeting. 2,000.
Sheraton Chicago
July 21-24
Merchandise Mart Properties Chicago Gift and Home Market. 25,000.
Merchandise Mart
July 21-28
University of Illinois at Chicago 30th International Symposium on Combustion. 1,500.
UIC-Circle Center
July 25-30
4Imprint/Adventures in Advertising 9th Annual Convention. 550.
Palmer House Hilton
July 28-30
TECHNOLOGY
What, Where, When
Mark Ertes, president of Elm Enterprises, will discuss cutting-edge technology and how it can help professional writers boost their productivity at the Independent Writers of Chicago meeting. Free for members; $15 for non-members. 847-855-6670, or www.iwoc.org.
The Feltre School, 22 W. Erie St.
Tuesday 5 p.m., networking; 6 p.m., program
“Service-Oriented Architecture Conference: Winning Strategies for Your Company Playbook” half-day event sponsored by Brunswick New Technologies. The conference will address how Service-Oriented Integration (SOI) and Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) are being applied to business issues. The event will include a panel discussion on application and data integration challenges and a speech by Jason Bloomberg of ZapThink. Free if registering online at www.soaconference.com
Soldier Field
Friday 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
JOB/CAREER
What, Where, When
“Resume Preparation and Presentation” workshop presented by Career Resource Center Inc., a non-profit career-counseling organization. 847-295-5626.
Career Resource Center, Grove Cultural Campus, 40 E. Old Mill Rd., Suite 105, Lake Forest
Monday 10:15 a.m.
SMALL BUSINESS
What, Where, When
“Market Your Business Successfully” workshop offered by SCORE, Counselors to America’s Small Business. $35. 312-353-7724 or www.scorechicago.org.
Citicorp Center, Suite 1250, 500 W. Madison St.
Tuesday 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
INTERNATIONAL
What, Where, When
“International Trade” workshop for small businesses held by the CenterPoint Small Business Development Center at Governors State University. $30. 708-534-4929 or www.centerpointgsu.com.
Governors State University, Room C-3300
Wednesday 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
LEGAL
What, Where, When
“Understanding the Elder Justice Act” program co-sponsored by the Chicago Bar Association’s Task Force on Issues Affecting Women as They Age and the Suburban Area Agency on Aging. Free and open to the public, but registration is required. Ruby Williams, 708-383-0258, ext. 330.
CBA headquarters, 321 S. Plymouth Ct.
Friday 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
OTHER
What, Where, When
“How to Make Steel Construction Work Harder for You” seminar sponsored by the Steel Joist Institute and the National Council of Structural Engineers Associations. $295. 843-626-1995, or www.steeljoist.org.
Oak Brook Hills Resort, 3500 Midwest Rd., Oak Brook
Tuesday
Joel Kurtzman, author of “MBA in a Box,” will speak on understanding how business really works at an event sponsored by ANET Internet service provider. Free, but registration is required. Lindsey@bigfrontier.org.
Merchandise Mart Conference Center, Wednesday
“Creative Conflict: Transforming Trouble into Personal Power” program presented by Chris Johnson of Q4 Consulting at the West Suburban Women Entrepreneurs’ monthly meeting. Free for members; $20, non-members. Dolores Misasi, 708-354-2262.
Katherine Legge
Memorial Lodge, 5901 S. County Line Rd., Hinsdale
Thursday 8 a.m.
The Midwest Society of Professional Consultants annual Consultants’ Chicago Cruise aboard the “Gypsy Spirit” $55, members; $70, non-members, includes dinner and open bar. Sheldon Greenberg, 847-251-6500.
Burnham Harbor
Thursday 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
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