EVENT OF THE WEEK
Marketing to women
The 2nd Annual Marketing to Women Conference takes place Monday and Tuesday at the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington St.
The event presented by Frank about Women, a marketing-to-women communications firm, features marketers, authors and others involved in the challenge of marketing to women.
Among the topics to be covered is “Reaching the Embedded Women in Every Woman,” presented by Nancy Leibig, Elizabeth Maher and Gigi Carroll of Draft Chicago’s Ms&Mom Marketing Group.
Leibig is executive vice president, director of business development at Draft. Maher and Carroll are vice presidents at the agency.
The cost for the event is $1,895, including research, general sessions, workshops, clinics and conference documentation.
For fast-track registration to the event, call 860-724-2649, extension 11, or visit www.m2w.biz.
CONVENTIONS
What, Where, When
Mortgage Bankers Association of America Secondary Marketing Conference. Expected attendance, 2,000.
Hilton Chicago
May 5 through Friday
International Bridge, Tunnel & Turnpike Association Facilities Management Workshop. 250.
Westin Chicago River North
May 6 through Wednesday
Organic Trade Association All Things Organic Conference and Tradeshow. 4,000.
McCormick Place North
May 7 through Tuesday
National Association for the Specialty Food Trade Spring Fancy Food Show. 12,000.
McCormick Place North
May 7 through Tuesday
Food Marketing Institute The FMI Show. 35,000.
McCormick Place South
May 7 through Tuesday
Consumer Specialty Products Association. 500.
Chicago Marriott Downtown
May 7 through Friday
Primedia Business Magazines & Media Direct Marketing Association Catalog Conference. 6,500.
Lakeside Center
Monday through Wednesday
Network Appliance Inc. Conference. 2,000.
Hyatt Regency Chicago
Tuesday through Thursday
Association for Institutional Research Annual Conference. 2,000.
Sheraton Chicago
Thursday through May 19
North American Membrane Society Annual Conference. 400.
Renaissance Chicago
Friday through May 17
American Industrial Hygiene Conference & Expo. 9,300.
Lakeside Center
Saturday through May 18
101 Communications Data Warehousing Institute World Conference & Expo. 700.
Hilton Chicago
Sunday through May 19
HelmsBriscoe U.S. Pan Asian Chamber of Commerce CelebrAsian 2006 Conference. 1,000.
Hyatt Regency O’Hare
May 15-18
National Recreation and Park Association Urban Conference. 500.
Palmer House Hilton
May 17-18
American College of Surgeons Combined Otalaryngological Spring Meeting. 1,500.
Hyatt Regency Chicago
May 18-22
SmithBucklin Corp. America’s Expo for Skin Care & Spa. 1,200.
Navy Pier
May 20-21
National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show. 76,000.
McCormick Place North and South
May 20-23
LEGAL
What, Where, When
“Breaking Barriers, Building Bridges” annual conference sponsored by the Chicago Bar Association/American Bar Association’s Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Profession. $50-$99. 312-554-2056, or www.chicagobar.org/bb.
Chicago Bar Association, 321 S. Plymouth Ct.
Friday 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
INTERNATIONAL
What, Where, When
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, president of the Republic of Liberia, will discuss foreign policy at a lecture sponsored by the Chicago Council on Foreign Relations. $10-$25. www.ccfr.org.
Palmer House Hilton, 17 E. Monroe St.
Tuesday 5:30 p.m.
“Basics of Global Exporting and Importing” seminar offered by Score. $60-$70. 312-353-4540 or www.scorechicago.org.
Citicorp Center, Suite 1250, 500 W. Madison St.
Wednesday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
“Overview on Retail Real Estate: Strategy, Trends, Development and Financing” event sponsored by the Dutch Chicago Business Exchange and LaSalle Bank. Presentations by: Chad Firsel, Baum Realty Group; Lori Healy, City of Chicago; Patricia Kelly, LaSalle Bank Institutional Real Estate. Meeting will also be attended by 45 Dutch executives from retail, real estate and financial services companies. Free, members; $35, non-members. chi-ea@minbuza.nl.
The Standard Club, 320 S. Plymouth Ct.
Thursday 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
OTHER
What, Where, When
“Bionanotechnology for Medical Applications” symposium sponsored by UK Trade & Investment, the British Consulate-General Chicago, and Northwestern University’s Institute for Bionanotechnology in Medicine. Gila Budescu, 312-503-3246, or www.uktradeinvestusa.com/ibnam.
Pritzker Auditorium, Feinberg Pavilion, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, 251 E. Huron St.
Monday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Financial Institutions and Information Technology Risk and Responsibilities Panel presented by Grant Thornton. Free. 312-602-8187, or www.grantthornton.com/fiseminar.
Westin O’Hare, 6100 N. River Rd., Rosemont
Tuesday 8 to 10 a.m.
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