Wednesday, February 22, 2012

CALENDAR.(Conference news)(Calendar)

WEDNESDAY

MARCH 23

Detroit Economic Club. 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. With Brian Moynihan, president and CEO, Bank of America. Detroit Marriott Renaissance Center. $45 members, $55 guests of members, $75 nonmembers. Contact: (313) 963-8547; e-mail: info@econclub.org; website: www.econclub.org.

Forum on Small Business Lending. 9 a.m.-noon. U.S. Small Business Administration and Michigan Small Business and Technology Development Center. Learn about the SBA guaranty loan program and the criteria used to evaluate a loan request. TechTown, Detroit. Free; preregistration required, no walk-ins allowed. Contact: (313) 967-9295; website: www.misbtdc.org/training.

Digital Marketing Experts Sharing Insights. 6-8 p.m. American Marketing Association, Detroit chapter. With Avi Savar, founder and CEO, Big Fuel Communications, New York; others. University of Michigan-Dearborn. $35 members, $45 guests, $35 first-time guests, $20 students, $280 table of eight, $750 sponsorship. Contact: (313) 583-6476; e-mail: cmsam@umd. umich.edu; website: detroit.market ingpower2.com.

IDEA: Detroit Conference. 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Crain's Detroit Business; Advertising Age. With Toby Barlow, chief creative officer, Team Detroit; Josh Linkner, founder and chairman, ePrize; others. College for Creative Studies, Detroit. $99, $125 on-site. Contact: (313) 446-0300; e-mail: cdbevents@crain.com; website: www. crainsdetroit.com/events.

THURSDAY

MARCH 24

Social Media Boot Camp. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. March 24; 8 a.m.-noon March 25. American Marketing Association, Detroit chapter. With Dana VanDen Heuvel, Internet marketing specialist. University of Michigan-Dearborn. $600 members, $960 nonmembers. Contact: (586) 620-4080; e-mail: james.loughran@davenport.edu; website: detroit.marketingpower2.com.

The Secret to Being Highly Effective Every Day. 7:30-10:30 a.m. Inforum. With Suzann Foerster, leadership coach, Corporate Coach University. Walsh College, Troy. $50 Inforum members, $75 nonmembers. Contact: (877) 633-3500; website: www.inforum michigan.org.

FRIDAY

MARCH 25

Canada-U.S. Business Association and the Detroit Regional Chamber Business Luncheon. 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Detroit Regional Chamber. With Perrin Beatty, president and CEO, Canadian Chamber of Commerce. Detroit Marriott Renaissance Center. $45. Contact: (313) 596-0336; e-mail: wnodge@detroitchamber.com; website: www.detroitchamber.com.

COMING EVENTS

Communities & Companies in the Resurging Automotive Economy. 12:30-7 p.m. March 29; 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. March 30. Center for Automotive Research. With Sandy Baruah, president and CEO, Detroit Regional Chamber; Dan Kildee, president and CEO, Center for Community Progress; others. Dearborn Hyatt Regency. $300. Contact: (734) 662-1287; e-mail: dschilz@cargroup.org; website: road storenewal.cargroup.org.

Keeping Detroit Sustainable. 7:30-10 a.m. March 29. University of Michigan-Dearborn; Crain's Detroit Business. With John Hertel, general manager, SMART Transportation; Chris Uhl, vice president, Comerica Bank; others. UM-Dearborn. $35, $30 groups of 10 or more or UM faculty and students, $50 at the door. Contact: (313) 446-0300; e-mail: cdbevents@crain. com; website: www.crainsdetroit. com/events.

Detroit Economic Club. 9-11 a.m. March 29. With Detroit Red Wings coach Mike Babcock and Ken Holland, executive vice president and general manager. MotorCity Casino Hotel, Detroit. $45 DEC members, $55 guests, $75 nonmembers. Contact: (313) 963-8547; e-mail: aczarnik@econclub.org; website: www.econclub.org.

Protecting Corporate Information. 2:30-5 p.m. March 29 and April 5. Automation Alley. March 29 with Stephanie Scheuermann, senior security and control engineer, Ford Motor Co.; others. April 5 with Bob Brietman, president, IT That Works; others. Automation Alley, Troy. Members preregistration $20, nonmembers preregistration $40, $10 more for either at the door. Preregistration for first session closes March 25, second session preregistration closes April 1. Contact: (800) 427-5100; e-mail: info@automationalley.com; website: www.automationalley.com.

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