CONVENTIONS
What, Where, When
Food Processing Machinery Association Expo. Expected attendance, 15,000.
Lakeside Center
Nov. 7 through Thursday
Association for Computing Machinery Conference. 750.
Hilton Chicago
Nov. 7 through Thursday
Package Machinery Manufacturers Institute PACK EXPO International 2004. 50,000.
McCormick Place
Nov. 7 through Thursday
Institute of Food Technologists Chicago Section Suppliers Night. 3,000.
Donald E. Stephens Convention Center
Wednesday
American Society of Women Accountants Annual Conference. 400.
Hotel Inter-Continental
Wednesday through Friday
National Association of Biology Teachers Annual Convention and Exhibition. 1,700.
Hyatt Regency Chicago
Wednesday through Saturday
Future Business Leaders of America/Phi Beta Lambda National Fall Leadership Conference. 2,000.
Hyatt Regency Chicago
Thursday through Saturday
National Communication Association Annual National Convention. 4,400.
Hilton Chicago
Thursday through Sunday
American Society of Cytopathology Annual Meeting. 1,000.
Sheraton Chicago
Friday through Nov. 17
Private Label Manufacturers Association Private Label Trade Show. 10,000.
Donald E. Stephens Convention Center
Sunday through Nov. 16
Promo Expo. 5,000.
Navy Pier
Nov. 15-17
Primedia Business Magazines & Media Powersystems World, Power Quality, Power Electronic Technology. 3,000.
Navy Pier
Nov. 16-18
HSM Americas Inc. World Business Forum.
Lakeside Center
Nov. 16-18
LRP Publications 13th Annual Worker’s Compensation and Disability Conference and Exhibit. 1,500.
Lakeside Center
Nov. 17-19
Illinois Association of School Boards Joint Annual Conference. 11,500.
Sheraton Chicago, Hyatt Regency Chicago
Nov. 18-21
American Council on Teaching of Foreign Languages 38th Annual Meeting and Exposition. 4,000.
Hilton Chicago
Nov. 19-21
INTERNATIONAL
What, Where, When
“Learn From the Experts” export seminar sponsored by the Cosmopolitan Chamber of Commerce. Presentations by specialists from the U.S. Department of Commerce, Small Business Administration, and Export-Import Bank. Thelma Young, 312-353-5097 or thelma.young@mail.doc.gov.
560 W. Lake St.
Tuesday 8:30 a.m. to noon
“Agribusiness in Latin America: Competitor or Partner? Trade and Investment Issues” seminar sponsored by the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Center for International Business Education and Research, College of Business, College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. $75. Lynnea Johnson, 217-333-8335 or lsjohnso@uiuc.edu or www.ciber.uiuc.edu/agribusiness.
Illini Center, 200 S. Wacker Drive, 4th Floor
Tuesday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
“The Value-Added Tax Revisited: How to Get Refunds Out of Europe, Canada, Japan and Elsewhere” luncheon program presented by Lorri Hurst, managing director of TTM International in St. Paul, and sponsored by the International Trade Association of Greater Chicago. 773-725-1106 or rsvp@itagc.org.
Rosewood Restaurant, 9421 W. Higgins Rd., Rosemont
Thursday 11:45 a.m. to 3 p.m.
JOB/CAREER
What, Where, When
“Summit VII: Success Through Alignment,” a one-day conference sponsored by Human Resources Management Association of Chicago. There will be educational sessions, a 75-booth trade show, networking and a panel discussion with local chief financial officers. $525-$600. Ethel Wallace, 312-981-6790 or www.hrmac.org.
Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, 5555 N. River Rd., Rosemont
Tuesday 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
The Forum for People Performance Management and Measurement third annual summit. The forum is part of the Integrated Marketing Communications Department at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. $129. 914-591-7600 ext. 240 or www.performanceforum.org.
Northwestern University, Evanston
Wednesday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
OTHER
What, Where, When
The Chicago Manufacturing Center presents a series of “Green Plants” workshops on sustainability and the natural capitalism principles. The Green Plants program offers small manufacturers methods for applying sustainable practices for economic advantage.
Center for Green Technology, 445 N. Sacramento Blvd.
Monday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Also Nov. 16 and Nov. 17
William Boulware, legislative counsel for the Ho-Chunk Nation, will speak about the proposed Lynwood casino project at the Chicago Southland Chamber’s Regional Consensus Luncheon. $25, members; $30, non-members. 708-957-6950 or www.chicagosouthland.com.
Holiday Inn–Matteson Hotel & Conference Center, 500 Holiday Plaza, Matteson
Monday 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
“Brown vs. Board of Education and the Civil Rights Movement: Reflections 50 Years Later” lecture delivered by Callie Crossley, a documentary and TV news producer. Free and open to the public. 847-735-6010.
Lake Forest College, Lily Reid Holt Memorial Chapel, Middle Campus, Lake Forest
Tuesday 7 p.m.
“The 2004 Triad Awards” and “Annual Report Roundtable Discussion and Workshop” hosted by the National Investor Relations Institute-Chicago with the Chicago chapter of the American Institute of Graphic Arts and Morningstar Inc. Free for NIRI members; $40, non-members. 773-262-1090 or www.niri-chicago.org.
The Chicago Club, 81 E. Van Buren St.
Wednesday 10 to 11:15 a.m., roundtable; 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., awards
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