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Tonight — The Center for Planning Excellence presents “Smart Growth Is Smart Business,” a free seminar at St. James Episcopal Church, 205 N. Fourth St., from 6 to 7 p.m. Featured speaker is Geoffrey Anderson, president and CEO of Smart Growth America.
Tuesday — The Academic Distinction Fund welcomes Charles H. Zeanah Jr. as guest speaker for its Distinguished Speaker Series 2012. Zeanah, who is executive director of Tulane University’s Institute for Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health, will give a presentation titled “Mental Health in Young Children: Why Early Experience Matters,” 4:30-6 p.m. at the Renaissance Hotel, 7000 Bluebonnet Blvd. Registration begins at 4 p.m. There is no admission charge. Register online here.
Thursday — AARP and Connect present “Re-envisioning Government Street: From the Perspective of a Professional Pedestrian” with national pedestrian and bike safety expect Dan Burden, at the Louisiana Art & Science Museum, 100 S. River Rd., from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Burden will be presenting findings from an audit he recently conducted, in which he walked along Government Street with local and state engineers to re-envision the corridor’s future. The event is free.
April 10 — The Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center will hold its eighth annual Connecting Businesses with Contracts Procurement Conference from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Smith-Brown Memorial Union, 500 Jesse N. Stone Ave., on the Baton Rouge campus. The event is free and open to all small-business owners, contractors and the public; but registration is required. More information, as well as participant and exhibitor registration, is available by contacting Gloria London at 771-4107 or Eual Hall at 771-4105.
April 10 — The Louisiana Department of Insurance hosts the 2012 Health Care Conference from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Center, 201 Lafayette St. State and national health policy experts will present information on current health care reform topics, including federal health care reform, Louisiana Medicaid, Louisiana’s rate review process and Louisiana’s private health insurance market. All licensed life, health and accident producers attending will be eligible to earn up to six hours of continuing education credit. For more conference information, click here; for information on registration, call 342-5075.
April 12 — Congressman Bill Cassidy will deliver the keynote address at the “Louisiana Going Global” seminar focused on business expansion and international trade. Aimed at small and midsize businesses that are looking to expand into international markets or are already exporting internationally but want to learn more, the seminar is free to attend. It will be held from 8 a.m. to noon at the Crowne Plaza, 4728 Constitution Ave. Registration begins at 7:45 a.m. More information and registration is available here.
April 19 — The LSU Flores MBA Alumni Association–Louisiana Chapter will host its first annual Demo Night from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Lod Cook Alumni Center on campus. Demo Night is designed for current students in the Flores MBA Program and for alumni of the program. More information is available here.
April 17-19 The Louisiana Realtors’ Spring Conference at the Hilton Capitol Center Hotel will feature industry speakers, legislative activities, networking opportunities and the annual state Realtors Awards Luncheon. Complete information and registration are available here.
April 20 — The Louisiana Technology Council hosts the 11th annual Homeland Security Forum at the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness headquarters, 7901 Independence Blvd. The event will run from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu will be the keynote speaker. Full details on participants, fees and registration are available here.
April 21 — The Baton Rouge chapter of the American Advertising Federation hosts a workshop aimed at developing leadership potential and innovation through creativity. The workshop is from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Lamar Advertising Company headquarters, 5321 Corporate Blvd. Admission costs $20 per person. More details and registration are available here.
April 23-27 — The Louisiana Technology Park and LSU Center for Computation & Technology host a five-day iOS Application Workshop for Professionals at the tech park, 7117 Florida Blvd. Cost is $1,500 per person. Complete details and registration are available here.
May 4 — The Baton Rouge Speech and Hearing Foundation will host a benefit luncheon at 11:30 a.m. at the Crowne Plaza, 4728 Constitution Ave., to honor the winners of the 2012 Volunteer Activist awards. Tickets are $50 per person. More information, including sponsorship opportunities, can be found here.
May 4 — The Baton Rouge Association of Women Attorneys is hosting its annual Law Day Event at the Camelot Club, 451 Florida St., at 11:45 a.m. BRAWA is honoring three law enforcement officers with an Outstanding Law Enforcement Award for their investigations into stalking cases and other crimes directed particularly at women; the officers are Lt. Greg Brown, Baker City Police; Sgt. Chiquita Broussard, East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office; and Detective Robert Cook, Baton Rouge Police. Cost for the luncheon is $30. You can RSVP by calling 767-1003.
May 8 — The Livingston Parish Chamber of Commerce holds its 2012 Business & Community Expo at Forrest Grove Plantation, 8743 Stephenson Dr., Denham Springs, from 3 to 7 p.m. Admission is free. For more expo information, including vendor and sponsor applications, click here.
Editor’s note: This story has been changed since its original publication.
