Tuesday — Louisiana shale gas opportunities will be the main topic of Energy Summit 2011, presented by the LSU Center for Energy Studies from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Dalton J. Woods Auditorium in the Energy, Coast & Environment Building at LSU. The full-day conference features speakers representing companies active in developing the state’s unconventional oil and gas resources, as well as state government and regulatory agency representatives. Pre-registration fee is $70 for students, $110 for those in government and education, and $135 for all others. Pre-registration, which ends Oct. 14, and a full schedule of events are available here. On-site registration is $85 for students, $135 for those in government and education, and $160 for all others. The registration fee covers breakfast, a buffet lunch and reception. Attorneys can earn continuing legal education credits, and engineering professionals can earn professional development hours. For more information, contact the Center for Energy Studies at 578-3948 or via email here.
Thursday: Sales and Marketing Executives of Greater Baton Rouge and the Baton Rouge Lodging Association are hosting Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne and his challenger, Plaquemines Parish President Billy Nungesser, at a luncheon at the Marriott Hotel, 5500 Hilton Ave. A networking opportunity, starting at 11 a.m., will lead into the luncheon, slated to begin at 11:30 a.m. and last until 1:00 p.m. The event is free for Sales and Marketing Executive members, $25 for Baton Rouge Lodging Association members, $35 for guests and $325 for a table of ten. More information and tickets are available here or by calling the SME office at 755-8763.
Friday: The Louisiana Department of Revenue hosts a free seminar to help business operators understand sales tax and other important business issues at 10 a.m. at LDR’s Baton Rouge office, 617 North Third St. For details and registration, call 219-5511.
For the full list of upcoming events, click here.
