BREAKFAST, LUNCH AND DINNER MEETINGS

Small Business Association – Canada
Wednesday, May 7: Power Networking Breakfast. Speaker: Dr. Marcelle Forget, Life Coach, Awakening Potentials Inc. Topic: Are you exactly where you want to be in your life? Registration and early networking, 7:45 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. Local Heroes Restaurant, 15 Robertson Rd. in Bells Corners. Cost: guests $15, SBA members $10 (standard breakfast, taxes and a tip are included.)

Ottawa Business Journal
Thursday, May 8: Mayor's Breakfast. Speakers: Janet Yale, Executive vice-president, Corporate Affairs TELUS; His Worship Mayor Larry O'Brien. 7:30 a.m. Ottawa City Hall, Jean Pigott Hall, 110 Laurier Ave. W. Each ticket sold for the Mayor's Breakfast will include a $10 donation to the United Way. For more information visit www.ottawabusinessjournal.com or contact Sue Perry at 613-744-4800, ext. 225

Ottawa Chamber of Commerce
Thursday, May 8: Annual General Meeting and luncheon. Speaker: Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty. 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Westin Ottawa Hotel, Governor General Ballroom, 11 Colonel By St. Cost: member - $60; non-member - $90; full table - $480 For more information visit ottawachamberofcommerce.virtuo.ca

Eastern Ottawa Chamber
Tuesday, May 13: Strictly Business Breakfast. Speaker: Guy Forget CIP CAIB, Bourgeois-Cote-Forget & Associates. 7:15 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. 2712 St. Joseph Blvd. For more information visit www.easternottawa.ca

Thursday, May 22: Luncheon & Annual General Meeting. Speaker: Carl Poirier, Topic: Branding Your Company. Gloucester Hall, Clubhouse, Pine View Municipal Golf Course, 1471 Blair Rd. For more information visit www.easternottawa.ca

Greater Nepean Chamber
Wednesday, June 4: NEXUS Breakfast. Speaker: Shari Westman, Comfort Keepers. 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. Stonebridge Golf & Country Club. Cost: $15 members; $20 future members. Reservations required. For more information visit www.nepeanchamber.com

Wednesday, June 18: AGM/Lunch with the mayor.11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Centurion Conference & Event Center, 170 Colonnade Rd. For more information visit www.nepeanchamber.com

COURSES, SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS

OCRI
Friday, April 18 to Monday, June 2: Linda Duxbury Workshop Series 2008. Speaker: Linda Duxbury, Professor, Sprott School of Business, Carleton University. Friday, April 18 Topic: Dealing with Boiled Frogs: It's All About Workloads; Monday, April 28 Topic: Managing a Changing Workforce: Changing How We Manage; Tuesday, May 20 Topic: Capable Managers: The Scarcest Resource of All; Monday, June 2 Topic: Change Management 101: What Every Manager and Leader Needs to Know. 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. Scotiabank Place, Club Red Restaurant, 1000 Palladium Dr. Cost: Entire Series (all 4 sessions): $300 OCRI members (plus 5% GST), $500 Non-members (plus 5% GST); Individual Presentations: $100 OCRI members (plus 5% GST), $150 Non-members (plus 5% GST). Visit www.ocri.ca to register and find out more.

Canadian Association of Professional Speakers
Saturday, May 10: Expert Event: Get That Book Done/ Book Club with a Twist. Speaker: Kathy Glover-Scott, Alternative Truths, International Author and Publisher, Experts Who Speak Books. 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Chimo Hotel, 1199 Joseph Cyr St. CAPS Members free; guests $40. To register contact info@capsottawa.ca or 613-749-5975

Wednesday, June 11: Videoconference with CAPS Chapters in Ottawa, Montreal and Toronto. Speaker: Roger Leroux, Duocom Canada Inc. Topic: Grow your business through the newest uses of video technology in our industry. Duocom Canada Inc., 2405 St. Laurent Blvd., Unit C. CAPS Members free; guests $40 To register contact info@capsottawa.ca or 613-749-5975

GENERAL EVENTS AND FUNDRAISERS

Wes Nicol Entrepreneurial Award National Competition
Tuesday, May 6: Students from across the country present their original business plans to a panel of local entrepreneurs. 1:15 p.m. to 5 p.m. Fairmont Chateau Laurier Hotel, 1 Rideau St.

Eastern Ottawa Chamber of Commerce
Wednesday, May 7: Monthly meeting. 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Casey's Bar and Grill, 1880 Ogilvie Rd. Please RSVP by phone 613-745-3578. For more information visit www.easternottawa.ca

The Ottawa Network / The Code Factory
Friday, May 9 – Sunday, May 11: Ottawa Web Weekend. A group of people who love Web 2.0 get together for a weekend with one goal: launch a (web) product and start a company by Sunday night, from scratch. Participants get shares in the company according to how much time they spend creating the product. Looking for programmers, designers, marketers, business people, communication specialists and legal specialists. Friday 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Sunday 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. TheCodeFactory , 246 Queen Street, 2nd floor (above the Green Papaya, between Bank and Kent). For more details go to www.ottawaw.com

OPCUG
Wednesday, May 14: Member's night; OPCUG members will present some of their favourite applications and programs. 7:30 p.m. Museum of Science and Technology, 1867 St. Laurent Blvd. All OPCUG general meetings are free and are open to the general public. The facility is wheelchair accessible. For more information visit http://opcug.ca.

eWomenNetwork
Wednesday, May 21: Accelerated networking event. Speaker: Sandra Yancey, Founder and CEO, eWomenNetwork. Topic: five core ingredients women need to become a thriving business owner. 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Pine View Municipal Golf Course, 1471 Blair Rd. For more information contact Laura Booker, Ottawa managing director at 613-424-1102 or laurabooker@ewomennetwork.com

Sierra Club
Monday, May 26: Story of Stuff discussion panel. Tracey Clark, Managing Director, Bridgehead; Paul Dewar, MP, NDP Foreign Affairs Critic; Jean Langlois, National Campaigns Director, Sierra Club Canada; David Chernushenko. 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Door opens at 6:30 p.m. National Library and Archives Auditorium, 395 Wellington St. Free Admission. For more information visit http://ontario.sierraclub.ca/ottawa/

Womens Business Network
Tuesday, June 17: Jill Brown Memorial Charity Golf Tournament. Registration - 1 p.m.; putting contest - 2 p.m.; tee off - 3 p.m. Eagle Creek Golf Course, 109 Royal Troon Lane R.R.#1 Dunrobin, Ont.

Ottawa Talent Initiative
New Member Orientation every Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. The Ottawa Talent Initiative is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the growth of Ottawa's high tech sector by working with employers and high tech workers to help create job opportunities. 359 Terry Fox Dr., Suite 210. Phone: 613-254-9914. For more information visit www.ottawatalentinitiative.ca

Toastmasters

Sandy Hill Toastmasters meets every Monday evening from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the Sandy Hill Community Centre, 250 Somerset Street East. Anyone interested in attending is welcome at any meeting. Contact president@sandyhill.freetoasthost.net or call Jennifer Dobson at 613-761-9900.

The Entrepreneurial Speakers Toastmasters group meets every Tuesday morning from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. at the Clarica Building, 50 O'Connor St., Room 315. Visit www.es-tm.ca for details or contact Lori Bassarab lorib_hewlettpackard@yahoo.com or 613-598-0107 for more information.

Capital Toastmasters meets every Tuesday at 6:15 p.m. Location: Canadian Legion, Montgomery Branch, 330 Kent St. Visit www.capitaltoastmasters.ca for further information.

The Dawn Breakers Toastmasters meets at 110 O'Connor St., 14th floor, each Wednesday morning from 7:15 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Learn and practice communication and leadership skills. For more information call 613-728-6116.

Dynamets Toastmasters weekly meeting, each Wednesday at noon. Location: 99 Bank St., 6th floor. Practice meeting planning, conduct and make presentations, evaluate others. For more information call Joanne Savoie at 613-239-1906.

240 Sparks Toastmasters meet every Wednesday 12:10 to 1:10 p.m. Room varies, call 613-231-6115 ahead of time. Guests always welcome. Initiation fee $25, annual fee $75. Website http://240sparkstoastmHasters.org.

Context Toastmasters meets every Thursday 6:45 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Location: Royal Canadian Legion, 4026 Richmond Rd., Bell's Corners. Guests are free. RSVP. For information, contact Su Thomas at 613-864-3310 or www.contexttoastmasters.ca

Bytown Toastmasters meets every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. Location: Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, 774 Echo Drive, or 265 Sunnyside. For more information, contact Richard at 613-830-1710, or visit www.teradocs.com/bytown

Centretown Toastmasters meets every Tuesday from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Jack Purcell Community Centre, Room 201, 320 Jack Purcell Lane (behind the Starbucks on Elgin St). Visit http://centretown.freetoasthost.org/ for details or contact Ingrid Trudel at Trudeli@ainc-inac.gc.ca for more information.