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Tuesday, December 2, 2008

» 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. - North Shore Technology Council �Meet, Mingle, and Jingle� Holiday Networking Night takes place at Acapulco's Mexican Restaurant, 900 Cummings Center (Route 62), Beverly. Free for NSTC members, $20 for non-members. To register, visit www.nstc.org. For more information, send e-mail to nstcadmin@gmail.com.)

» 5 to 8 p.m. - A Holiday Shopping Boutique, sponsored by the Marlborough Regional Chamber of Commerce Women�s Business Council, takes place at Coral Seafood, 29 South Bolton St. (Route 85), Marlborough. Put a dent in your holiday shopping in one night at one location. Vendors will be selling custom jewelry, kitchen products, cosmetics and many other unusual and beautiful gift ideas. Hors d�oeuvres and light refreshments will be served. Vendor tables available. Call Cathy Mogavero or Penny Tiernan at 508-485-7746.)

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

  » 11:31 a.m. to 1:01 p.m. - LeTip of Beverly invites all area business owners, professionals and sole proprietors to join in at its holiday open house. Meet in the Fireside Room, Beverly Golf & Tennis Club, 134 McKay Street, Beverly. Guests are $10 and LeTip members are $5. )

  » 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. - The Downtown Women�s Club presents �Social Media for Digital Immigrants,� a hands-on workshop that walks participants through most major social networks and Internet tools, explaining how people are using them both personally and to market and brand their businesses.Join Diane K. Danielson, CEO and founder of the Downtown Women's Club, and learn how to use RSS feeds, LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and blogging for business. Location:Metro Meeting Centers, 101 Federal Street, Boston.For more information and to register visit:http://www.eventbrite.com/event/209771432. Cost is $199/person. Registration closes Nov. 26.)

  » 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. - Federal Reserve Bank of Boston's New England Public Policy Center's 4th annual conference, "Employing the Region's Assets: Baby Boomers meeting New England's Skilled Workforce Needs," takes place at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. For a full agenda, speaker bios, an online literature review and to register, visit the conference website: www.bos.frb.org/economic/neppc/conferences/2008/workforce/index.htm. This event is free and open to the public, but you must register in advance. Registration closes on Nov. 28.)

Thursday, December 4, 2008

» 7:30 to 11 a.m. - Northeast Human Resources Association hosts a half-day workshop broken into two parts, the first focused on �Metrics-Based Decision Making in Managing Health Care Expense for the Long Term � and the second on how to �Help Your Employees Lead Healthier Lives While Reducing Your Healthcare Costs! A Step-by-Step Guide to Worksite Wellness.� Takes place at the Westin Hotel in Waltham, MA. This program has been approved for 3 general credit hours toward PHR recertification. The registration cost for the workshop is $100 for NEHRA members and $150 for non-members. For more information and to register, visit www.nehra.com/events, call NEHRA at 781-239-8711 or e-mail vantonetti@nehra.com. )

» 5:30 to 8 p.m. - Join the Cambridge Chamber of Commerce at its annual Holiday BAHsh (Business After Hours), an evening of networking, frivolity, fantastic food & cocktails (cash bar). Takes place at the Charles Hotel, One Bennett Street, Harvard Square, Cambridge. Cost: $25 for CCC members or $50 for non-members with registration & payment by 12/2. $10 additional thereafter if available. To RSVP, go to www.cambridgechamber.org or call (617) 876-4100.)

Monday, December 8, 2008

» Noon to 2 p.m. - Sandler Executive Sales Boot Camp Ultra is a free, two-hour training program that has participants discovering a selling system that puts them in control and helps them to close faster and more often. Led by Mark Barnard, the program will be held in Waltham. Call 781-848-0993, ext. 102, to register. Limited seating.)

Tuesday, December 9, 2008

» 6:30 to 8 p.m. - Boston Women's Network Holiday Networker is an open forum taking place at Vlora Restaurant and Wine Bar, 545 Boylston St. Boston. Included in the evening are a holiday networking game, holiday raffle and holiday door prize. All proceeds from the raffle go to Rosie's Place. One cocktail per attendee courtesy of BWN; cash bar is also available. Cost: Members are free; nonmembers, $10. To register, go to www.bostonwomensnetwork.org. )

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

» 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. - Sandler Executive Sales Boot Camp Ultra is a free, two-hour training program that has participants discovering a selling system that puts them in control and helps them to close faster and more often. Led by Greg Nanigian, the program will be held in Braintree. Call 781-848-0993, ext. 102, to register. Limited seating.)

» 6 to 8:30 p.m. - Boston Print Buyers presents a "Print Buyer Brainstorming Session!" at the Doubletree Guest Suites Boston/Waltham, 550 Winter Street, Waltham. Print-buying expert and industry speaker Margie Dana will facilitate this fast-paced session to gather ideas and solutions for common challenges plaguing today's print-buying pros, including career growth and best practices. $35 for members of Boston Print Buyers; $55 for others. Add $10 at the door. For information, contact Barbara Graham at 978-490-0100 or e-mail info@bostonprintbuyers.com.)

Thursday, December 11, 2008

» 6 to 11 p.m. - COLOR Magazine holds its first annual All-Inclusive Awards. Soledad O�Brien, CNN Special Correspondent, is the keynote speaker. The event will recognize three organizations and leaders who have paved the way for change by embracing and fostering work force diversity, and takes place at the Westin Boston Waterfront. Tickets are $175 per person or $150 per person if purchased before Oct. 30. For more information, visit www.colormagazineusa.com or call 781.433.6964.)

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

» 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. - Women in Business Connection sponsors a holiday networking luncheon that offers participants the opportunity to connect with other women in business, and celebrate thespirit of the holidays by donating gently used clothing to Somerville-based Second Chances. Shelly Berman-Rubera, president of SBR-Small Business Results in Newton, will emcee the event, which also includes raffle prizes. Takes place at Charles View Ballroom, 16th floor, Hyatt Regency Cambridge, 575 Memorial Drive, Cambridge. Validated parking is available for only $8. Menu: choice of two entrees (either roasted chicken with lemon dill or a Mediterranean vegetable strudel), plus a garden saladand dessert. To register and for more information, go to www.wibconnection.org/upcoming.html, e-mail WIBConnection@yahoo.com, or call 617-661-WIBC (9422). Cost is $35 for members, strategic partners, students and first-time guests; $45 for all others. )

Friday, January 9, 2009

» 7:30 a.m. - "Fundraising in These New Economic Times, Lessons from the Field" is the focus of the upcoming Hot Topics in Philanthropy Breakfast hosted by Bay Path College and the MS in Nonprofit Management and Philanthropy degree program. Takes place in the Blake Student Commons on the college's Longmeadow campus. Bay Path College Dean of the Graduate School and Professor of Nonprofit Management and Philanthropy Melissa Morriss-Olson will deliver the opening address, which will be followed by a panel discussion moderated by A. Rima Dael, assistant professor of Nonprofit Management and Philanthropy at Bay Path. The panel will feature Morriss-Olson, Mark J. Drozdowski, consultant and Executive in Residence at Bay Path College; Kristin Leutz, Director of Development at the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts; Deborah Kaplan Polivy, consultant in fund development and board management; and Abbie J. von Schlegell, Principal of A. von Schlegell & Co. The breakfast is free, but registration is necessary. To register, visit www.baypath.edu or call 800.782.7284 extension 1056.)

Monday, January 12, 2009

» 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. - The first Boot Camp for Print Reps will be held at the Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education Auditorium, Ten Winter Pl., Boston, in Downtown Crossing, Boston. Cost is $299 until Jan. 12; $349 after that date. A 10 percent group discount applies for groups of four or more attendees from the same firm. Register online at http://www.bostonprintbuyers.com/printrepbootcamp/. For more information, contact Barbara Graham at 978-490-0100 or e-mail her at info@printbuyersinternational.com. )