Calendar.Tuesday, March 8 The First Coastal Story Sponsor: Association for Strategic Planning Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy, including its capital and people. Speaker: Don Griffith, First Coastal Bank Chairman and Chief Executive 6 p.m. Renaissance Hotel LAX 9620 Airport Blvd., 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. $60-$65 (877) 816-2080 Wednesday, March 9 Tomorrow's Need for Effective Graphic Design Sponsor: American Institute of Graphic Arts graphic arts: see aquatint; drawing; drypoint; engraving; etching; illustration; linoleum block printing; lithography; mezzotint; niello; pastel; poster; silk-screen printing; silhouette; silverpoint; sketch; stencil; woodcut and wood engraving. , Los Angeles Author Bruce Sterling 6:30 p.m. MOCA MOCA Museum of Contemporary Art MOCA Multimedia over Coax MoCA Museum of Chinese in the Americas MOCA Minnesota Ovarian Cancer Alliance MOCA Montezuma Castle National Monument (US National Park Service) Grand Avenue 250 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles $15-$30 (818) 558-3968 Reflections on the Tsunami, Darfur and the AIDS Crisis Sponsor: Los Angeles World Affairs Council World Affairs Council may refer to:
Speaker: Nicolas de Torrente, executive director, Doctors Without Borders Doctors Without Borders, Fr. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), international organization that provides emergency medical assistance to people suffering from a natural or societal disaster, such as an earthquake or war. 7:30 p.m. Beverly Hills Hotel The Beverly Hills Hotel is a hotel in Beverly Hills, CA, at 9641 Sunset Boulevard. It was opened on May 12, 1912 and started by Margaret J. Anderson and her son, Stanley S. Anderson, who had been managing the Hollywood Hotel. 9641 Sunset Boulevard, Beverly Hills $41-$56 (213) 628-2333 Thursday, March 10 Networking Mixer (at the Art of Motion Picture Design Exhibition) Sponsor: Foreign Trade Association of Southern California 5:30 p.m. Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising Museum & Galleries 919 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles $20-$30 (323) 730-1011 Friday, March 11 Kenneth I. Chenault, Chairman and Chief Executive, American Express Co. Sponsor: Town Hall Los Angeles Town Hall Los Angeles is a non-profit speaker's forum based in Los Angeles. It was founded in 1937. It has hosted over 3500 unpaid speakers, including
Noon 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 $38 (213) 628-8141 Tuesday, March 15 Technology Roadmapping Workshop (Four-week series) Sponsor: AccelTech & NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. Commercialization Center Cal Poly Pomona Building 3660, Suite 1330 3801 W. Temple Ave., Pomona $650 (909) 869-2533 Wednesday, March 16 Dennis Miller Sponsor: Distinguished Speaker Series 8 p.m. Pasadena Civic Auditorium 400 E. Green St., Pasadena $39.75-$52 (800) 508-9301 Friday, March 18 19th Annual Leadership and Legacy Awards Luncheon Sponsor: National Association of Women Business Owners, Los Angeles Chapter and the Enterprise Institute of NAWBO-LA. 11 a.m. Beverly Hilton Hotel 9876 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills $150 (310) 772-8246 Saturday, March 19 Uncork a Wish: 12th Annual Wine Tasting and Auction Sponsor: Make-A-Wish Foundation 6:30 p.m. Barker Hangar, Santa Monica Air Center 3021 Airport Ave., Santa Monica $125-$250 (310) 788-9474 Tuesday, March 22 Women Leading/Leading Women Series: Power and Sex in the New Millennium Sponsor: Town Hall Los Angeles Speaker: Constance Rice, the Advancement Project Noon Omni Los Angeles Hotel 251 S. Olive St., Los Angeles $38 (213) 628-8141 Wednesday, March 23 Writers on Writing Sponsor: Writers Guild Foundation Speaker: James L. White, screenwriter of "Ray" 7:30 p.m. Writers Guild of America/West 7000 W. Third St., Los Angeles $10-$20 (323) 782-4692 Thursday, March 24 An Ounce of Prevention: Records Compliance & Control Sponsor: Jordan Lawrence Group 7:45 a.m. Marriott Downtown 333 S. Figueroa St., Los Angeles Free (636) 527-3000 Federal Contract Administration Sponsor: The Federal Technology Center 9 a.m. Southwest L.A. SBOC SBOC Santa Barbara Oratorio Chorale Inglewood Office 110 S. La Brea Ave., Inglewood Free (916) 334-9388 Tuesday, March 29 Liberalism Without Apology, Regret or Fear: Lessons From the Life of John Kenneth Galbraith Noun 1. John Kenneth Galbraith - United States economist (born in Canada) who served as ambassador to India (born in 1908) Galbraith, John Galbraith Sponsor: Town Hall Los Angeles Speaker: Richard Parker, Harvard University Noon The Beverly Hills Hotel 9641 Sunset Blvd., Beverly Hills $38 (213) 628-8141 Wednesday, March 30 Westweek 2005: Celebrating 30 Years of Design Excellence (Two-day event) Sponsor: Pacific Design Center 8687 Melrose Ave., West Hollywood Free (310) 657-0800 Monday, April 4 20th Annual Ability First Golf Classic Sponsor: Ability First 11 a.m. The Wilshire Country Club 301 N. Rossmore Ave., Los Angeles $4,000 per foursome (626) 243-4846 Wednesday, April 6 Peter L. Bergen Sponsor: Distinguished Speaker Series 8 p.m. Pasadena Civic Auditorium 400 E. Green St., Pasadena $39.75-$52 (800) 508-9301 Thursday, April 7 How America Can Afford to Grow Older: A Vision for the Future Sponsor: Town Hall Los Angeles Speaker: William D. Novelli, chief executive, AARP AARP, a nonprofit, nonpartisan national organization dedicated to "enriching the experience of aging"; membership is open to people age 50 or older. Founded in 1958 by Ethel Percy Andrus as American Association of Retired Persons, AARP now has over 30 million Noon Millennium Biltmore Hotel 506 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles $38 (213) 628-8141 Friday, April 8 Coaching and Mentoring Employees Sponsor: UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX Extension 9 a.m. Japanese American Cultural Community Center 244 S. San Pedro St., Los Angeles $190 (310) 825-2012 To be considered for publication, Calendar listings should be submitted at least three weeks in advance of the event. Listings can be submitted by e-mail to newsdesk@labusinessjournal.com or by mail to: Los Angeles Business Journal Calendar 5700 Wilshire Blvd. #170 Los Angeles, CA 90036 |
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