EVENT OF THE WEEK
Corporate leaders discuss ethics
Four corporate leaders will discuss “Leadership in Ethics in 21st Century Corporate America” from 9 a.m. to noon Friday. The session is part of the 11th annual International Conference Promoting Business Ethics taking place Thursday through Saturday in the Grand Ballroom of the Standard Club, 320 S. Plymouth Ct. The event is sponsored by DePaul University’s Institute for Business and Professional Ethics.
The session’s speakers are: Charles Brock, vice president, chief ethics and compliance officer, Abbott Laboratories; M. Martha Ries, vice president of ethics and business conduct at Boeing Co.; Raymond F. McCaskey, CEO of Health Care Service Corp., who oversees the Illinois, Texas and New Mexico Blue Cross Blue Shield plans; and Donni Case, president of the Financial Relations Board.
A luncheon panel discussion on the “Responsibilities of Accountants and Auditors” will be held from 12:15 to 2:15 p.m. Other sessions of note cover the topics of entrepreneurial ethics, environmental challenges to business, and media ethics.
Registration fee for the Friday morning leadership session is $80, including breakfast. The fee for the entire conference is $250.
For information, visit www.commerce.depaul.edu/ethics/.
CONVENTIONS
WHAT, WHERE, WHEN
National Council of State Housing Agencies Annual Convention. Expected attendance, 1,100.
Hyatt Regency Chicago
Oct. 16 through Tuesday
Product Development and Managers Association: The Business of Product Development. 700.
Hyatt Regency O’Hare
Oct. 16 through Tuesday
Stylemax: Women’s & Children’s Spring 2005 Apparel Market. 4,000.
Merchandise Mart
Oct. 16 through Tuesday
Heating, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Distributors International Annual Convention. 1,300.
Hyatt Regency Chicago
Oct. 17 through Tuesday
National Tank Truck Carriers Inc. Tank Truck Conference 2004. 4,000.
Donald E. Stephens Convention Center
Monday through Wednesday
Sourcing Solutions National Board of Education Conference. 700.
Chicago City Centre
Tuesday through Saturday
Financial Forum & Expo 2004.
Donald E. Stephens Convention Center
Wednesday through Friday
InterContinental Hotels Group Americas Investors and Leadership Conference. 3,700.
McCormick Place
Wednesday through Friday
2004 North American Wholesale Lumber Association Traders Market. 1,900.
Hyatt Regency Chicago
Thursday through Saturday
Transworld Exhibits 67th Jewelry, Fashion and Accessories Show. 25,000. Donald E. Stephens
Convention Center
Thursday through Oct. 25
Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Hispanic Business Expo. McCormick Place South
Friday
Transworld Exhibits 118th Chicago Fall Merchandise and Gift Show. 5,000.
Donald E. Stephens Convention Center
Friday through Oct. 25
Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology International Coatings Expo and Technology Conference. 8,000.
McCormick Place North
Oct. 25-29
Society for Human Resource Management Diversity in the Workplace Conference. 700.
Chicago Marriott Downtown
Oct. 25-27
North American Spine Society 19th Annual Meeting. 3,000.
Lakeside Center
Oct. 26-30
American Corporate Counsel Association Annual Meeting. 1,900.
Sheraton Chicago
Oct. 27-29
SMALL BUSINESS
WHAT, WHERE, WHEN
“Financial Basics for Running Your Business” workshop offered by SCORE, Counselors to America’s Small Business. $35. www.scorechicago.org
Citicorp Center, Suite 1250, 500 W. Madison
Tuesday 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
“Business Killers,” workshop on avoiding critical mistakes in business sponsored by the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce. $20, members; $40, non-members. 312-494-6709.
Chicagoland Chamber, 330 N. Wabash, Suite 2800
Wednesday 8:30 to 10:30 a.m.
LEGAL
WHAT, WHERE, WHEN
“The Care and Feeding of Expert Witnesses in Intellectual Property Litigation” program on making complex and technical information understandable to judges and juries, sponsored by the Chicago Bar Association Large Law Firm Committee. $25, members; $35, non-members. 312-554-2056.
CBA, 321 S. Plymouth Ct.
Wednesday Noon to 1 p.m.
“Breaking Barriers, Building Bridges” third annual conference sponsored by the Chicago Bar Association and the American Bar Association. “Fifty Years After Brown v. Board of Education: Where are We Now?” will be presented by Columbia Law Professor Jack Greenberg, a former member of the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund and one of the attorneys who successfully argued Brown v. Board of Education before the U.S. Supreme Court. 312-554-2056 or www.chicagobar.org
CBA headquarters, 321 S. Plymouth Ct.
Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
TECHNOLOGY
WHAT, WHERE, WHEN
“Leadership for Start-Ups,” the Illinois Technology Enterprise Center-Evanston’s 7th Entrepreneurial Educational Event. William White, professor of industrial engineering at Northwestern University and former CEO of Bell & Howell, will lead a panel discussion on what it takes to be a great leader in a technology-based start-up. $5, students; $15, others. Mary Kelly, 847-491-7600, or mary-kelly@northwestern.edu
Hilton Garden Inn 1818 Maple Ave., Evanston
Tuesday 6 to 8 p.m.
OTHER
WHAT, WHERE, WHEN
The Oak Brook Area Association of Commerce and Industry and the City of Oakbrook Terrace present Business Expo 2004: A Day of Business, Bites and Buyers. 630-705-9991.
Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace
Wednesday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
“Leading with a Purpose” presented by Terrence A. Duffy, chairman of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. at a series sponsored by St. Xavier University’s Center for Religion and Public Discourse and Graham School of Management. Free, but seating is limited. 773-298-3311 or events@sxu.edu
Chicago Mercantile Exchange, 20 S. Wacker Drive
Thursday 11:45 a.m.; reception; 12:15 to 1:30 p.m., luncheon
Green Drinks Chicago 2nd annual gathering for those interested in discussing green cleaning, sustainability and environmental issues and related developments and trends. Sponsored by the Foresight Design Initiative. Robert Kravitz, 773-525-3021ok, or www.foresightdesign.org/greendrinks/
Rhythm, 1108 W. Randolph
Thursday 6:30 p.m.
“Insights into Multicultural Marketing” symposium hosted by the Blackstone Group. Sarahlynn Pablo, 312-423-4021 or sarah.pablo@bgglobal.com.
Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanter Meeting Center, 220 E. Chicago Ave.
Friday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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