The Business Report Calendar is open to events of general interest to the Capital Region businesses community. Items must be submitted no later than noon the Friday before the event occurs. E-mail tboone@businessreport.com with information.
Tuesday — Rolfe McCollister, president and founder of Louisiana Business Inc., which publishes Business Report, will be the guest speaker at the LSU Executive Education’s “Breakfast to Business” meeting, set for 7:30 a.m. at Café Américain. McCollister will discuss the rapid pace of change in business and the need to embrace change in order to compete. Admission is $25, to register online, click here.
Tuesday — John Dilworth, East Baton Rouge school superintendent, will be the guest speaker at Volunteers In Public Schools’ first Partners In Education Luncheon. The event starts at 11 a.m. at D’John’s Restaurant. Admission is $18. To register, e-mail alau@ebrschools.org.
Thursday — Paul Chaney of Bizzuka Web Designs will be the guest speaker at the Sales and Marketing Executives of Greater Baton Rouge membership luncheon. The event will be held at Embassy Suites on Constitution Avenue. Registration starts at 11 a.m. and the program starts at 11:30 a.m. Admission is free for SME members, $35 for non-members.
Thursday — The League of Women Voters of Baton Rouge will hold a luncheon panel on educational options at 11:30 a.m. at Drusilla Seafood. Participants include Jerry Arbour, East Baton Rouge Parish school board president, Danny Loar, executive director of Citizens for Education Choice and Ken Campbell, director of charter schools for the Louisiana Department of Education. Admission is $20 for LWVBR members, $25 for non members. To register, e-mail lwvbr@lwvbr.org.
Thursday — The LSU and Southern University Law Center Student Bar Association will present a panel discussion on the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor at 12:40 p.m. in the McKernan Auditorium. The event is being held to mark Constitution Day 2009.
Thursday — Louisiana Looking Up 2009, hosted by the LSU Flores MBA Alumni Association-Louisiana Chapter, will begin at 1:30 p.m. at the Lod Cook Alumni Center. This will be the sixth time for the annual events, which celebrates entrepreneurship in Louisiana. Bill Jeansonne, a commercial agent at Sealy & Falgoust Real Estate, will serve as the chair of Louisiana Looking Up 2009. For more information, click here.
Friday — Stephen Tomlinson, vice president of operations support for Cameron International Corporation, will kick off the LSU Flores MBA Distinguished Speaker Series for the fall. The lecture will take place at LSU’s Energy, Coast & Environment Building, located on Nicholson Drive Extension, from 10 a.m. to noon. Cameron is a leading provider of flow equipment products, systems and services to the oil, gas and process industries.
Sept. 24 — Kean Miller’s diversity council will hold its third annual Louisiana Diversity Forum, beginning at 7:45 a.m. at the Baton Rouge Marriott. Representatives from state government, businesses and non-profits will be on hand, including Secretary of State Jay Dardenne, John Davies, CEO of the Baton Rouge Area Foundation and Elton Ndoma-Ogar, diversity and inclusion manager for BP America. Admission is free. To RSVP, e-mail rsvp@keanmiller.com.
Sept. 24 — Pete Newkirk, director of the city-parish Department of Public Works, will be the guest speaker at a joint luncheon held by the Baton Rouge Chapters of the Louisiana Engineering Society and the American Public Works Association. The lunch will be held at 11:30 a.m. at the LSU Faculty Club. Admission is $20 for LES/APWA members and $25 for non members. For more information, e-mail lesbatonrouge@les-state.org.
Sept. 25 — Mayor Kip Holden will be the guest speaker at Forum 35’s monthly lunch, which starts at noon at Juban’s. Holden will give his annual address to the group and discuss his $901 million capital improvement plan. Admission is $15 for Forum 35 members and $20 for guests. To register, e-mail teepell@mac.com.
Oct. 2 — James Carville will be the guest speaker at the Istrouma Area Council, Boy Scouts of America’s Annual Business & Industry Leaders’ Lunch. The event will be held at noon at the Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Center. For more information, contact Christi Domingue at 247-9974 or christidomingue@cox.net.
Oct. 7-8 — Business Report will hold its 27th Annual BizTech Expo at the Baton Rouge River Center. More than 200 local companies will exhibit the latest products and services for business. Special events and seminars are being planned for both days of the show. For information on tickets and exhibit space, go to businessreportexpo.com.
Oct. 17 — The Baton Rouge Affiliate of Pancreatic Cancer Action Network will be hosting a 5k fundraising walk around the LSU lakes. Registration starts at 8 a.m. and the walk begins at 10 a.m. The course will start at the Chapel on the Campus. To sponsor the event, call Melissa Corkern at (225) 229-8680. Register online at pancan.org/
Oct. 25 — A one mile Team Hope Walk for Huntington’s Disease will be held around the State Capitol Grounds. Registration starts at 1 p.m. at the Louisiana State Museum and the walk begins at 2 p.m. To sponsor the event, call Amy Vollman at (225) 235-5709. Register onone at here.
Nov. 16 — The 9th Annual Louisiana Legacy Golf Event to benefit Junior Achievement will be held at the Country Club of Louisiana. The number of players is limited. For more information, go to batonrouge.ja.org or call 928-7008.
