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.
Thursday — Paul Pastorek, education superintendent, and Caroline Roemer Shirley of the Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools, will discuss education reform with the Capital City Republican Women at 6 p.m. in Bluebonnet Regional Library. For more details, e-mail hollico1@aol.com.
Jan. 11 — The LSU Small Business Development Center is holding a workshop on starting and financing a small business, from 4-6 p.m. at the Louisiana Business & Technology Building. Registration is $10 per person. For more information, call 578-7555.
Jan. 12 — A 2011 legislative roundtable will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the American Red Cross offices. The event, sponsored by Louisiana Citizens for Action Now and Louisiana Together Educating All Children, will discuss the organization’s agenda for the upcoming year and how to be an advocate for people with developmental disabilities. To RSVP, e-mail LaCAN2@cox.net.
Jan. 13 — A “Race and Gravy” community forum will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at First United Methodist Church. The event is sponsored by Leadership Greater Baton Rouge Alumni and the Baton Rouge Area Foundation. David Livingstone Smith, a noted researcher and author of Less Than Human, will be the guest speaker. For more details or to register, go to here.
Jan. 18 — Craig Juengling, principal of Juengling and Associates, will be the guest speaker at LSU Executive Education’s Breakfast to Business at 7:30 a.m. in Café Américain on Jefferson Highway. Registration is $25. For more information or to register, click here.
Jan. 19 — The Louisiana Technology Council and Oracle will hold a Business Intelligence Lunch at 11:30 a.m. at Crowne Plaza. The lunch will provide details on how to use business information and manage it. Admission is $25. For more details or to register, click here.
Jan. 22 — The Louisiana Federation of Business and Professional Women will hold a panel discussion on leadership skills of the future from 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. at the Holiday Inn South. Panelists include Sharon Cole, site leader of Dow Chemical’s Plaquemine site; Patricia Felder, owner of Felder’s Collision Parts; and Terrie Sterling, chief operating officer of Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. For more information or to register, click here.
