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.
Thursday — The Baton Rouge Social Media Association hosts its monthly meeting at noon at the Louisiana Technology Park, 117 Florida Blvd. Christien Louviere, director of business development for Vitrue, will be the guest speaker. Lunch will be provided. Admission is free for professional level members, $5 for nonmembers.
Thursday — The League of Women Voters of Baton Rouge hosts a public forum on education reform at Drusilla Seafood, 3482 Drusilla Lane. Registration is at 11:30 a.m., with the program to begin at noon. Cost is $25; members get a 20% discount. Reservations may be made by calling 927-2255 or by emailing lwvbr@lwvbr.org. More info and a complete list of confirmed panelists is available here.
Thursday — The Sales and Marketing Executives of Greater Baton Rouge will feature guests Matt Cannizzaro, U.S. Bowling Conference media relations manager, and Adam Knapp, Baton Rouge Area Chamber president/CEO, at its 11:30 a.m. meeting at Juban’s, 3739 Perkins Road. Registration will begin at 11 a.m. Guest admission is $35 per person, and tables of ten are $325. SME members may attend at no charge. Click here or call 978-4004 to register.
Thursday — Volunteers in Public Schools and the Baton Rouge Area Chamber co-host the Partners in Education Business Luncheon from 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.
Friday-Sunday — 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 brings together presentations by health-care experts on the success and benefits of public hospital systems—including the highly regarded LSU Health Care Services Division. The forum begins at 8:30 a.m. at Crowne Plaza Hotel, 4728 Constitution Ave. For more information, contact Marvin McGraw at 922-1424 or mmcgra@lsuhsc.edu.
Feb. 29 — The Baton Rouge Area Chamber Small Business Council hosts a seminar on how to do business with LSU at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center from 6-8 p.m. Cost is $10 per person and includes a ticket to attend the LSU men’s basketball game following the meeting. Complete details and registration info are available here.
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 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 North 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, is free and open to the public.
March 22 — SeNSE hosts a special film industry pitch night event from 6-8 p.m., during which three area entrepreneurs will have 10 minutes to pitch their business plan to a panel of judges and a live audience. Pitches must be submitted before Feb. 20 to be considered. Complete details and submission info are available here.
March 29 — Baton Rouge Green hosts a “Plant Smart” seminar from 6-7:30 p.m. at LSU AgCenter’s LaHouse, 2858 Gourrier Ave. Speakers will be Betty Miley of Maypop Hill nursery and Dana Brown of Dana Brown & Associates landscape architecture firm. The event is free. For more information, contact Baton Rouge Green at 381-0037.
March 31 — The Corporate Cup 5K run/walk begins at Fourth Street and North Boulevard at 9 a.m. Get all the info and register online here.
