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Calendar – March 29, 2005

Calendar – March 29, 2005

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Tuesday, March 29

  • The Maryland Development Center presents “Developing a strategic marketing plan,” an instructional workship, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at . For information: 877-421-0830 or www.towson.edu/sbdc.

    Wednesday, March 30

  • The Bar Association of Baltimore City presents “Litigation Tips from the Pros” by Ronald S. Landsman and Harry A. Suissa from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Clarence Mitchell Courthouse, room 506. For information: 410-539-5936 or (e-mail) [email protected].
  • The University of Baltimore School of Law will host the third annual Venable LLP Women in Advocacy Symposium in honor of Women’s History Month from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in The Moot Court room at the University of Baltimore’s Law Center. The Honorable Lynne A. Battaglia will discuss how the Court of Appeals of Maryland’s Professionalism Commission is proposing new Bar-wide initiatives that will address lawyer and judiciary concern about the decline and lack of professionalism in the legal community. A distinguished panel of Maryland judges including the Honorable Audrey Carrion, Honorable Deborah Eyler, Honorable Marcella Hollander, Honorable Jeannie Hong and Honorable Bess Lavine will also offer their perspectives, insights and experiences on this growing issue.

    Thursday, March 31

  • “Stepping Out to Rock and Roll,” 6-9 p.m., M&T Bank Stadium, North Club Level, Baltimore. Cost to attend is $60. Proceeds benefit TurnAround Inc., a that assists victims of domestic violence and sexual assault/abuse. For more information: 410-377-8111.
  • Cheryl L. Slay, an entertainment lawyer, and Sandra Tatman, a Towson University professor, present “Downloading Music and Entertainment: What Every Consumer Should Know” at a brown bag lunch event at the University of Maryland School of Law at 12:30 p.m. The event is sponsored by the Maryland State Bar Association.
  • P.M. Forni, author and director of the Johns Hopkins Civility Project, will present “Life is a Relational Experience: Civility, Ethics and Quality of Life” from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Towson University Union’s Potomac Lounge. His lecture is the first in a series hosted by the College of Business and Economics Center for Applied Business and Economics Research. For information: 410-704-3342.
  • The University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business hosts a three-day symposium, “Governance, Markets and Financial Policy, starting today. Among the presenters will be Dr. Michael Jensen of Harvard University.

    Saturday, April 2

  • Baltimore City’s Hispanic Liaison Office sponsors the 10th bilingual business workshop, “How to start a business in Baltimore,” from 9 a.m. to noon at the St. Patrick’s Hall at 1728 Bank St. in Baltimore For information: 410-545-6532.

    April 4

  • “Linear Referencing Systems in the Geodatabase,” April 4 and 5, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Towson University, 8000 York Road, Towson. In this two-day course, participants will be introduced to Linear Referencing Systems in the ArcGIS Geodatabase environment. Local-level data will be used for the course. Participants will learn how to create, use, edit and manage routes and event tables stored in the Geodatabase. Route creation, calibration, and maintaining data will be covered. Cost to attend is $750. For more information, contact Gloria M. Yeatman at 410-704-2026 or via e-mail at [email protected].

    Tuesday, April 5

  • The Baltimore Chapter of the American Marketing Association hosts a breakfast meeting featuring Cathy Qori, principal in several high-tech startup firms. Qori will present part two of an in-depth look at the fast paced world of search engines and the marketing opportunities they offer. For information: www.amabaltimore.org or 410-276-0027.

    Wednesday, April 6

  • The Bar Association of Baltimore City presents a lecture about recent Maryland cases dealing with trade secrets beginning at noon at the Clarence Mitchell Courthouse, room 506. For information: 410-539-5936 or (e-mail) [email protected].
  • The Bar Association of Baltimore City’s young lawyers’ division presents “The American Jury,” a forum with ABA President Robert J. Grey Jr., at 5 p.m. For information: 410-539-5936 or (e-mail) [email protected].
  • In conjunction with the AIABaltimore Spring Lecture Series, Roberta Brandes Gratz will present a lecture focusing on urban revitalization and its effect on environmentalism and historic preservation at 6 p.m. at Falvey Hall, Brown Center, Maryland Institute College of Art. For information, contact Karen Lewand at 410-625-2585 or [email protected].
  • “Student Business Plan Competition,” 5:30-8 p.m., location to be announced. The Technology Council of Maryland is partnering with the Patriots Technology Training Center to host a competition for local middle school students who have been participating in an after-school program to develop business plans in conjunction with a patent replication project. At this event, the top five business plans will be presented and judged by a panel of Tech Council of Maryland members. Come show your support for the significant achievements these students have made. For more information, contact Charlie Scott at (240) 453-6210 or via e-mail at [email protected].
  • Come hear Dr. Ravinder Dhallan, chairman and CEO of Ravgen, explain the company’s growth from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the Greater Baltimore Committee. Ravgen, a Maryland biotechnology company founded in 2000, has developed innovative technology to rapidly and accurately analyze DNA. As of January 2005, Ravgen has raised over $12 million in private equity. For information: http://www.umbc.edu/entrepreneurship/BioNet_final.pdf.

    Thursday, April 7

  • The Better Business Bureau will host a networking breakfast at the Holiday-Inn Select in Timonium at 7:30 a.m. Kathleen Snyder, president of the Maryland Chamber of Commerce, will discuss the 2005 Maryland legislative session. To register: 410-347-3990, ext. 3002.
  • The Law School Alumni Association presents a dinner and panel of lawyers and journalists to explore the competing roles of those who demand access to the inner workings of the justice system and those who may seek to limit access or, at the very least, place a self-serving spin on the information reported. The event starts at 6:30 p.m. at Arnold & Porter in Washington. For information: 410-581-0070 Ext. 16.
  • ”GIS/GPS for K-12 Teachers,” April 7 and 8, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Towson University, 8000 York Road, Towson. GIS/GPS for K-12 Teachers is a two-day workshop designed to give primary, middle and high school teachers the basic knowledge and skills to use geographic information systems and global positioning systems in the classroom. Cost to attend is $750. For more information, contact Gloria M. Yeatman at 410-704-2026 or via e-mail at [email protected].

    Friday, April 8

  • The Bar Association of Baltimore City presents “DWI — Everything You Need to Know About Representing the DWI Client in Maryland Courts and Before the Office of Administrative Hearings” from 8:30 a.m. to noon at the Clarence Mitchell Courthouse, room 506. For informa
    tion: 410-539-5936 or (e-mail) [email protected].

    Monday, April 11

  • Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright will speak about women in leadership in America at 7:30 p.m. in LeClerc Auditorium at College of Notre Dame of Maryland. The lecture, presented by College of Notre Dame and Network 2000, is open to the public and free of charge. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Seating is limited. For information: 410-532-5556 or www.ndm.edu or www.network2000md.org.

    Tuesday, April 12

  • “Potential Liability for the Life Science Entrepreneur,” 6 p.m., location in Rockville to be announced. At this event sponsored by Women in Bio, advisors and attendees will discuss individual and corporate exposure to liability and ways to avoid it. Issues will range from antitrust to securities fraud and FDA-defined fraud and abuse. Event includes a light supper. For information, call (703) 819-7647.

    Wednesday, April 13

  • “Religion, disability and the workplace: the art of accomodation,” a workshop for human resource professionals, is today from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Howard Communicty College Charles I. Ecker Business Training Center. For information: 410-772-4458 or www.hrci.org.

    Saturday, April 16

  • St. Agnes celebrates its service to the community with a spring gala, Caritas, at the Maryland Science Center, starting at 7 p.m. For information: 410-368-3155 or www.stagnes.org/foundation.

    Monday, April 18

  • The Baltimore Sun Smart Talk Women’s Lecture Series presents author Mariane Pearl tonight at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall. For information: 410-783-8000.
  • “Auditing Web and Network Security,” April 18 and 19, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Snyder’s Willow Grove, 841 N. Hammonds Ferry Road, Linthicum. SecureIT will present a two-day class on auditing Web security. Visit the ISACA Web site for further details. Cost to attend this event and the following one-day workshop is $650 for members of Information Systems Audit and Control Association, $695 for nonmembers.

    Wednesday, April 20

  • The Business Women’s Network (BWN) of will hold a luncheon meeting today from 11:30 a.m. to1:30 p.m. at the Columbia Hilton Hotel. The topic for this month’s luncheon meeting is quality leadership and a healthy community. For information: 410-740-0126 or www.bwn-hoco.org.
  • The Baltimore Chapter of the American Marketing Association hosts a dinner meeting featuring Daryl Travis, CEO of BrandTrust and nationally recognized speaker on the topic of emotional branding. The event kicks off at 5:30 p.m. at the Mt. Washington Conference Center. For information: www.amabaltimore.org or 410-276-0027.
  • “Auditing Web and Network Security,” 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Snyder’s Willow Grove, 841 N. Hammonds Ferry Road, Linthicum. SecureIT will present a one-day class on auditing network security. Visit the ISACA Web site for further details. Cost to attend this event and the preceding two-day workshop is $650 for members of Information Systems Audit and Control Association, $695 for nonmembers.

    Thursday, April 21

  • The 2005 Restaurant Assocation of Maryland Industry Gala, with a theme of Viva Las Vegas, is from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel. For more information: 800-874-1313, x. 1313 or 1019 or [email protected].

    Friday, April 22

  • “Introduction to Cartography,” 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Towson University, 8000 York Road, Towson. The purpose of this workshop is to introduce the participants to the concepts related to cartography as visualization, impart some of the rules of successful map design, and examine many real-world examples of maps with an eye toward “best practices.” Cost to attend is $375. For more information, contact Gloria M. Yeatman at 410-704-2026 or via e-mail at [email protected].

    Monday, April 25

  • “Global Diversity International Trade Seminar,” 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Prince George’s Community College, Rennie Forum, 301 Largo Road, Largo. The Global Diversity Initiative seeks to increase the participation of minority- and woman-owned firms in international trade. This event will provide insight into the federal, state and local assistance available to small businesses interested in international trade. Additionally, afternoon workshops will cover regional perspectives, as well as a mechanics track covering issues such as trade finance, shipping and logistics and strategic intelligence. Cost to attend is $35. For more information, contact Mathew D. Woodlee at 410-962-4539 or via e-mail at [email protected].
  • “Business of Stem Cell Conference,” 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Marriott Bethesda North Hotel & Conference Center, 5701 Marinelli Road, Bethesda. The Tech Council of Maryland and health care law firm Arent Fox will produce an East Coast business conference on stem cell research. This daylong forum will cover: the business potential of stem cell research, the state of the science, how pending legislation throughout the country will impact future funding and business, who’s funding the research and how to qualify for the research funds. For more information, contact Angie Bergeron via e-mail at [email protected].

    Tuesday, April 26

  • The Howard County Economic Development Authority’s International Trade Center holds Ghana Day 2005 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Center for Business and Technology Development in Columbia. For information: 410-313-6550 or www.hceda.org/thecenter/events.html.
  • New York Times executive editor and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist William Keller will give the Frank R. Kent Memorial Lecture in journalism at 8 p.m. in Shriver Hall Auditorium on the Homewood campus of The Johns Hopkins University. Keller’s talk, “Does the Press Matter Any More?,” will be one of his rare public speaking appearances. Reservations are required. Send an e-mail message to [email protected].

    Monday, May 2

  • Humanim’s annual charity golf tournament is today at the Chartwell Golf and County Club. Proceeds from the tournament will go to services that benefit children, adults and older adults with disabilities. For information: 410-381-7171 or www.humanim.org.

    Tuesday, May 3Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing hosts an expert-to-expert town hall focusing on health care disparities from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the School of Nursing Alumni Auditorium. The event will be moderated by ABC News correspondent Sam Donaldson. For information: 410-955-7544

    Thursday, May 5

  • The Mid-Atlantic Business Finance Co. and Howard County Economic Development Authority will host a small business lender fair 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Center for Business and Technology Development in Columbia. For information: 800-730-0017.
  • Baltimore Bar Foundation at Center Stage, presenting “The Voysey Inheritance,” starts at 6:30 p.m. For information, 410-539-5936 or (e-mail) [email protected].
  • “Crime Analysis and Geographic Information Systems,” May 5 and 6, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Towson University, 8000 York Road, Towson. This two-day workshop is designed as an introduction to the use of geographic information systems and crime analysis. This course covers topics on developing and using tabular and geographic databases, data collection, geocoding and spatial analysis ranging from thematic mapping to infere
    ntial spatial statistics. Cost to attend is $750. For more information, contact Gloria M. Yeatman at 410-704-2026 or via e-mail at [email protected].

    Monday, May 9

  • The Baltimore Sun Smart Talk Women’s Lecture Series presents model and author Iman tonight at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall. For information: 410-783-8000.
  • Belinda A. Clifford, Harbor Hospital’s nursing grant coordinator, presents a free seminar on your options to transition into nursing from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. She will discuss the nursing shortage, detail selecting the right program for you, and highlight the many options available to finance your education. There also will be a time for questions. For information: 410-350-TALK (8255).

    Tuesday, May 10

  • Greater Baltimore Committee Bioscience Speaker Series, 8-9:30 a.m., GBC Boardroom, 111 S. Calvert St., Suite 1700, Baltimore. Featured speaker: John Holladay, founder of EntreMed and chairman, Harvest Bank of Maryland, delivers the talk “So You Want to Build a Biotech Company?”

    Wednesday, May 11

  • “Early Stage East 2005 Conference,” May 11 and 12, Hyatt Regency on Penn’s Landing, Philadelphia. Early Stage East brings emerging technologies to the forefront for its audience of venture capitalists, private investors, expert service providers and entrepreneurs on the East Coast. This year, Early Stage East has broadened its list of featured industries to include not only information technology and software, but also chemicals and advanced materials, manufacturing technology, nanotechnology, medical instruments and devices, industrial biotechnology and electronic materials. For more information, log on to www.earlystageeast.org.

    Wednesday, May 25

  • The Bar Association of Baltimore City presents “Handling Automobile Tort Cases In Maryland: The Plaintiff’s and Defendant’s Perspective from Initial Interview to Trial” from 8:30 a.m. to noon at the Clarence Mitchell Courthouse, room 506. For information: 410-539-5936 or (e-mail) [email protected].

    Thursday, May 26

  • The 125th annual meeting of the Bar Association of Baltimore City starts at 5 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Baltimore. For information: 410-539-5936 or (e-mail) [email protected].

    Monday, June 6

  • The Baltimore Sun Smart Talk Women’s Lecture Series presents entertainer Julie Andrews tonight at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall. For information: 410-783-8000.

    Monday, June 27

  • Baltimore Bar Foundation annual golf tournament to benefit the Judge Gary I. Strausberg Memorial Fund is today at the Chestnut Ridge Country Club. For information: 410-539-5936 or (e-mail) [email protected].

    Tuesday, July 12

  • “GBC Bioscience Speaker Series,” 8-9:30 a.m., Greater Baltimore Committee Boardroom, 111 S. Calvert St., Suite 1700, Baltimore. Featured speaker: Bruce Robertson, managing director of Toucan Capital. The topic slated is: “What Do Venture Capitals Want?”

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