Calendar.Tuesday, May 11 Venture Capital from the Shores of the Mediterranean to the Shores of the Pacific--Expanding Opportunities between Israel and California Host: LAVA--Los Angeles Venture Association 7 a.m. The Regency Club 10900 Wilshire Blvd., 17th Floor, Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. $20-$50 (310) 450-9544 Entrepreneurship Award Dinner Sponsor: Pasadena Entretec and Clinical Microsensors Speaker: David Baltimore David Baltimore (b. March 7, 1938) is an American biologist and co-recipient of the 1975 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. He is currently the Robert A. Millikan Professor of Biology at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), where he was president from 1997 to 2006. 5:30 p.m. The Athenaeum ath·e·nae·um also ath·e·ne·um n. 1. An institution, such as a literary club or scientific academy, for the promotion of learning. 2. A place, such as a library, where printed materials are available for reading. , Caltech 551 S. Hill Ave., Pasadena $75-$100 (626) 356-9933 Wednesday, May 12 The Crisis in Workers' Compensation workers' compensation, payment by employers for some part of the cost of injuries, or in some cases of occupational diseases, received by employees in the course of their work. 7:30 a.m. California Yacht Club 4469 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey Del Rey may refer to:
$20-$40 (310) 823-4567 Small Business Health Care Coverage Seminar Speaker: Map/Richert, President of the Venice Chamber of Commerce and Director of Operations for the Venice Family Clinic Noon Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce--Bank of America room 350 S. Bixel St., Los Angeles Free (includes lunch; RSVP (ReSerVation Protocol) A communications protocol that signals a router to reserve bandwidth for real time transmission. RSVP is designed to clear a path for audio and video traffic, eliminating annoying skips and hesitations. ) (818) 728-3353 My Life as an Officer in the Japanese Imperial Navy Sponsor: Japan America Society Speaker: Iwao Tomita Noon New Otani The New Otani is a chain of hotels, with headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. The main hotel in Tokyo opened in 1964, to coincide with the Tokyo Olympics of that year, and is known for the revolving restaurant atop the hotel, along with the New Otani Art Museum located on its sixth floor. Hotel & Garden 120 S. Los Angeles St., Los Angeles $32-$38 (213) 627-6217 ext. 206 Thursday, May 13 Women of Distinction Awards Luncheon Host: Hollywood Chamber of Commerce 11:30 a.m. Henry Fonda Music Box Theater 6126 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles $75 (323) 469-8311 The Psychology of a Debtor & the Art of Negotiation Host: STA International Noon Burbank Association of Realtors Building 2006 W. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank Free (818) 953-4610 Friday, May 14 Cal Poly Cal Poly may refer to:
(Two-day-event) 8 a.m. Kellogg West, Cal Poly Pomona campus 3801 W. Temple Ave., Pomona $100-$395 (909) 869-3831 Saturday, May 15 Los Angeles Comic Book comic book Bound collection of comic strips, usually in chronological sequence, typically telling a single story or a series of different stories. The first true comic books were marketed in 1933 as giveaway advertising premiums. & Science Fiction Convention Science fiction conventions are gatherings of the community of fans (called science fiction fandom) of various forms of speculative fiction including science fiction and fantasy. (Two-day event) 10 a.m. Pasadena Conference Center The Pasadena Conference Center is a convention center in Pasadena, California, a suburb of Los Angeles. It consists of three buildings. Pasadena Civic Auditorium The Civic Auditorium, also known as the Pasadena Civic Center 300 E. Green St., Pasadena $7.50 (free for children five and under) (818) 954-8432 Thursday, May 29 "Peace and Reconciliation" Luncheon Japan America Society 11 a.m. New Otani Hotel & Garden 120 S. Los Angeles St., Los Angeles $28-$38 (213) 627-6217 ext. 202 Friday, May 21 Smart Housing 101:2004 Regional Housing Summit South Coast Air Quality Management District The South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD), formed in 1976, is the air pollution agency responsible mainly for regulating stationary sources of air pollution for most of Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside County, and all of Orange county. Headquarters 21865 Copley Drive, Diamond Bar Free (323) 236-1923 Sunday, May 23 Home Tour: Hills of Silver Lake Sponsor: American Institute of Architects/Los Angeles 11 a.m. Self-driven tour; maps issued on registration $55-$100 (213) 639-0777 Monday, May 24 Case Law Seminar Sponsor: California Workers' Compensation Institute 9 a.m. Grand Long Beach Event Center 4101 E. Willow St., Long Beach $195-$395 (510) 251-9470 Tuesday, May 25 23rd Annual Small Business Luncheon Awards 11 a.m. Millennium Biltmore Hotel The Biltmore Hotel is a hotel located in downtown Los Angeles, California. Built by John McEntee Bowman, it opened in 1923. At the time, it was the largest hotel west of Chicago and designed by architects Schultze and Weaver. It is now named the Millennium Biltmore. 506 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles $45-$60 (213) 580-7585 Mid-Valley Chamber of Commerce Valley Business Expo 4 p.m. Airtel Plaza Hotel The Plaza Hotel in New York City is a landmark 19-story luxury hotel with a height of 250 feet (76 m) and length of 400 feet that (122 m) occupies the west side of Grand Army Plaza, from which it derives its name, and extends along Central Park South in Manhattan. , 7277 Valjean Ave., Van Nuys Free (818) 989-0300 Karen Hughes 8 p.m. Distinguished Speaker Series Pasadena Civic Auditorium 300 E. Green St., Pasadena $38-$50 (626) 449-7360 Saturday, June 5 Antique & Contemporary Tile Sale 9 a.m. California Heritage Museum 2612 Main St., Santa Monica $5-$10 (310) 392-8537 Wednesday, June 9 Leading Change: Strategies for Thriving in the Midst Adv. 1. in the midst - the middle or central part or point; "in the midst of the forest"; "could he walk out in the midst of his piece?" midmost of Change 7:45 a.m. II Fornaio 24 W. Union St., Pasadena $49-$79 (626) 463-1432 Thursday, June 10 A Conversation with Barry Diller 7 p.m. FAME Renaissance Business Center, 1968 W. Adams Blvd., Los Angeles $10 (323) 730-7700 Ext. 2000 Thursday, June 17 Excellence in Business Advocacy Awards Sponsor: Valley Industry and Commerce Association 6:30 p.m. Sheraton Universal Hotel Grand Ballroom 333 Universal Hollywood Drive, Universal City $200-$250 (818) 817-0545 Sunday, June 27 Home Tour: Vista Venice Sponsor: American Institute of Architects/Los Angeles 11 a.m. Self-driven tour; maps issued on registration $55-$100 (213) 639-0777 Thursday, July 22 L.A.'s Largest Mixer 5 p.m. L.A. Center Studios 450 S. Bixel St., Los Angeles $15 (323) 860-9999 |
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