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.
Today — U.S. Rep. Bill Cassidy, R-Baton Rouge, will hold a town hall meeting at 7 p.m. in Boudreaux’s to discuss the moratorium on offshore oil drilling. The event, co-sponsored by the Tea Party of Louisiana, will also feature Don Briggs, president of the Louisiana Oil and Gas Association, and Ginger Sawyer of LABI
Tuesday — Bill Potter, senior tax director at Postlethwaite & Netterville, will be the guest speaker at ACG Louisiana’s monthly meeting, which will be held at 11:30 a.m. at the Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Center. Potter will discuss the tax impact of health care reform. Admission is free for members and $50 for nonmembers. To register, click here.
Thursday — The Disney Institute and LSU Executive Education are teaming up to offer a day-long seminar “Disney’s Approach to Leadership Excellence” at the Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Center. The event begins at 8 a.m. and goes until 5 p.m. The program will give participants new ideas for being more effective leaders and inspiring high-performance teams. Program registration is $349 per person if registered before Friday and $399 after that date. Special group rates are also available. This price includes all necessary course materials, a full day of instruction, lunch and refreshments. For more details, click here.
Thursday — The Professional Women’s Network of Baton Rouge will hold its monthly meeting at 11:30 a.m. at Café Americain. Vince Whittington, owner of O’Neal Car Care, will be the guest speaker. Registration is $15 for members and $20 for non-members. To register, click here.
Thursday — A free seminar on how to manage and protect data in a virtualized environment will be held at 11:30 a.m. at the Bon Carre Conference Center. The seminar is sponsored by Dell, Veeam, Venyu and the Louisiana Technology Council. For more information or to register, go to here.
Thursday — The Foundation for Historical Louisiana will present a seminar on “Bayou Bijou: Movies Shot in Louisiana” at 6 p.m. in the Old Governor’s Mansion. Secretary of State Jay Dardenne will share a summary of the 50 most famous movies shot in Louisiana and Amy Mitchell-Smith of the Baton Rouge Film Commission will discuss movies currently filming in the state. Admission is free for foundation members and $10 for guests.
Friday — The Louisiana Department of Revenue will hold a free seminar to help business operators understand sales tax at 10 a.m. in the organization’s offices downtown. For more details or to register, go to (225) 219-5550.
Friday — Davis Rhorer, head of the Downtown Development District, will speak at Forum 35’s monthly Forum Friday luncheon. The event will be held at 11:45 a.m. at Juban’s. Admission is $15 for Forum 35 members and $20 for non-members. To register, e-mail friday@forum35.org.
July 19 — The Louisiana Technology Council’s “Technology Road Show” will stop at 5 p.m. at the Baton Rouge River Center. The event, co-sponsored by Louisiana Economic Development, is designed to spotlight technology businesses from across the state and spotlight initiatives. For more information, e-mail mlewis@ltc-la.org.
July 20 — Michael Norton, executive vice president of global accounts for Sandler Training, will be the guest speaker at LSU Executive Education’s Breakfast to Business series. The event will be held at 7:30 a.m. at Café Américain. Registration is $25. For more information or to sign up, click here.
July 23 — Dream Teachers of Baton Rouge, in association with the Louisiana Department of Education, will host the 4th Annual Cecil J. Picard Symposium on Academic Excellence at the Crown Plaza Hotel. The event starts at 7:30 a.m. with the Principal of the Year breakfast and concludes with the Baton Rouge Mercedes Reception Awards Dinner. For more information, or tickets, go to dreamteachers.org.
Aug. 5 — The Istrouma Area Council, Boy Scouts of America will hold its annual 2010 Annual Business & Industry Leaders’ Lunch at noon at the Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Center. Gov. Bobby Jindal will be the keynote speaker. For more information or tickets, e-mail christidomingue@cox.net.
