The Business Report calendar is open to events of general interest to the Capital Region business community. Items must be submitted no later than noon the Friday before the event occurs. Email ssanoski@businessreport.com with information.
Tuesday — Mark Singletary, president and publisher of New Orleans Publishing Group—which is responsible for New Orleans CityBusiness—will be guest speaker at this month’s meeting of the Association for Corporate Growth Louisiana. The meeting will be from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the InterContinental New Orleans, 444 Saint Charles Ave. Click here to register.
Wednesday — The five-part New Venture Workshop series, aimed at emerging entrepreneurs, will kick off this week at LSU’s Louisiana Emerging Technology Center. The series is meant to guide attendees to the successful launch of a business, and to help further the growth of established ventures. The workshop meetings will be held on Wednesdays, each at the LETC on East Parker Boulevard, from 5-6 p.m. Sign-in will start at 4:45 p.m. Topics of the workshops are: From Idea to Application, the Planning Process (Wednesday); Legal Structure and Intellectual Property (Feb. 15); Entrepreneurial Marketing (Feb. 29); Entrepreneurial Finance and How to Structure the Deal (March 14); and Pitching Your Idea (April 4). The LSU Louisiana Business & Technology Center and the Louisiana Small Business Development Center are co-hosting the workshop series. Though all workshop sessions are free, registration is required and can be done here or by contacting Daniel Vlosky at 578-3986.
Thursday — Innovation Take-Out, an interactive series of meetings from the Baton Rouge Area Chamber’s Regional Innovation Organization, takes place at The Lyceum, 124 Third St., from 6-8 p.m. Elias Bizannes, director at venture capital firm Charles River Ventures, is the keynote speaker at this meeting. The event is free, and registration is available here.
Thursday — Professor Peter J. Breaux of Southern University’s Department of History will present a lecture on “Louisiana’s First Crusade for Civil Rights” at the Old Governor’s Mansion, 502 North Blvd. The event, sponsored by the Foundation for Historical Louisiana, is free to organization members and $10 for guests. The public is invited. A reception begins at 6 p.m. and the lecture is at 6:30 p.m.
Thursday —The 2012 LSU Spring Faculty Enrichment Series will be held from 3-4:30 p.m. in Capital Chamber Room 329 of the LSU Student Union. Titled “Workplace Harmony: Creating Civil and Appreciative Cultures in Stressful Times,” the presentation will review community standards for civility, tolerance and diversity appreciation. Featured speakers are Tom Kosakowski, president of the International Ombudsman Association and ombudsperson for the UCLA Health Science; and Melinda Le, counseling psychologist for the LSU Student Health Center. More information and registration are available here.
Feb. 16 — Volunteers in Public Schools and the Baton Rouge Area Chamber co-host the Partners in Education Business Luncheon at 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Juban’s, 3739 Perkins Road. EBRP School District Chief Officer of Accountability Liz Frischhertz, Westdale Middle School Principal Sherry Brock and Alecia Lambie, parent and employee at Home Bank, will serve as panelists. The discussion will focus on creating new opportunities for principals and parents to work alongside the business community to improve student progress. Cost is $20. Registration is available here.
Feb. 17-19 — The 11th annual Advances in Econometrics Conference takes place at the Lod Cook Alumni Center. The conference is a companion to the work Advances in Econometrics: Essays in Honor of Jerry Hausman, and will bring together authors and scholars for discussion, debate and feedback. See the full conference schedule here. For more information, click here or call 578-5211.
Feb. 24 — The LSU Health Care Effectiveness Forum consists of presentations by health-care experts on the success and benefits of public hospital systems—including the highly regarded LSU Health Care Services Division—and begins at 8:30 a.m. at the Crowne Plaza, 4728 Constitution Ave. For more information contact Marvin McGraw at 922-1424 or mmcgra@lsuhsc.edu.
March 1 — The Louisiana Social Media Marketing Conference will take place at the Baton Rouge Marriott, 5500 Hilton Ave. Admission to the daylong conference is $199 per person, or $189 per person if booking in a group of four. More info and registration are available by calling 800-873-7545.
March 8 — The 2012 Good Growth Awards Gala, presented by the Baton Rouge Growth Coalition, will be held at the Renaissance Hotel, 7000 Bluebonnet Blvd., beginning at 6 p.m. Cost is $85 per person or $750 for a table of 10. More info and registration are available here.
March 8-9 — The second annual Louisiana Association of Nonprofit Organizations Public Policy Institute will be held at the Louisiana State Museum, 660 N. Fourth St., in conjunction with the Louisiana Family Impact Seminar, a national model educational series organized locally by the Louisiana Child Poverty Prevention Council and the LSU School of Social Work. The fee for LANO’s Public Policy Institute is $25 for LANO members and $75 for the general public. Online registration, a presentation schedule and a list of speaker bios are all available here. The Family Impact Seminar, scheduled from noon to 4 p.m. on March 9, will be free and open to the public.
March 31 — The Corporate Cup 5K run/walk will get off and running at Fourth Street and North Boulevard at 9 a.m. Get all the info and register online here.
