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.
Tuesday — The Public Relations Association of Louisiana-Baton Rouge Chapter will hold a workshop on social media strategies at 11:30 a.m. at Juban’s. The event will look at new media tools and their uses. Admission ranges from $10 for students to $25 for guests. To register, go to pralbr.org.
Tuesday — The Foundation for Historical Louisiana will hold a brown bag seminar at noon at the Old Governor’s Mansion. The seminar will discuss the history of the LSU Indian Mounds and will be hosted by Brooks Ellwood, an LSU geophysics professor, and Rob Mann, an LSU anthropological archaeologist. To RSVP, call 387-2464.
Thursday — The Louisiana Association of Health Plans will hold its annual conference from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Hilton New Orleans Airport in Kenner. Experts on health care reform will participate in the event, such as Bruce Greenstein, head of the state Department of Health and Hospitals, Dr. Patrick Quinlan, CEO of Ochsner Health System and Jim Donelon, state Insurance Commissioner. For more information or to register, go to lahp.net.
Thursday — A reception honoring the 2010 class of Business Report’s “Forty Under 40” will be held at 6:30 p.m. at Crowne Plaza. The event is sponsored by Phelps Dunbar, Entrepreneur Rising and Lamar. Admission is $35. For more information, click here.
Saturday — The American Association of Individual Investors will sponsor a workshop on Louisiana estate planning at 9:30 a.m. at the Adult Education Building of Broadmoor United Methodist Church. Carey J. Messina, a partner at Kean, Miller, will host the workshop, which will cover topics such as wills and trusts. Admission is $10 in advance, $13 at the door. To pre-register, click here.
