Clark County business calendar

Upcoming

Young Professionals of Vancouver: Free networking social 4:30-6:30 p.m. Jan. 5, Red Lion Hotel at the Quay, 100 Columbia St. The board of directors for 2011 includes Chris Kocalis, president; Sara Scheetz, secretary; and Marci White, treasurer. Young Professionals was established in 2006 to provide a place where young professionals can connect. http://www.ypov.org.

Society of American Military Engineers: Meeting at 11:30 a.m. Jan. 5, Governor Hotel card room, 614 S.W. 11th Ave., Portland. Topic: Federal contracting, with Julie Anderson, regional contracting chief, Northwestern Division. Reservations are required. Cost, $20 for members with reservations, $30 without reservations or non-members; and $10 for young or student members. Reservations: Kim Seymour, KXSE@deainc.com or 503-449-0541 by Thursday.

Battle Ground Chamber of Commerce: General meeting, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 6, Battle Ground Community Center, 912 E. Main St., Battle Ground. Rob McKenna, Washington attorney general, will speak. Lunch, $16. Register: 360-687-1510, http://www.battlegroundchamber.org.

Women Entrepreneurs of Oregon: Networking dinner, “Realizing your Dream,” 5:45-8:30 p.m. Jan. 11, Madison’s Grill, 1109 S.E. Madison, Portland. Cost is $30-$50. Reservations: http://www.oregonweo.org/connect___grow_networking_dinner___jan_11 or 503-432-8939.

Neil Kelly Design, Build & Remodeling free seminars: Designers teach all sessions and share trends in design and information on new materials and techniques, as well as review on the professional design and build process. The free one-hour sessions are informal, allowing for plenty of questions and discussion. Jan. 8 sessions at the Lake Oswego showroom, 15573 S.W. Bangy Road, Lake Oswego, Ore., include: 10 a.m. whole house makeover; 11 a.m. kitchen design and remodeling; noon Dacor appliance cooking demonstration and complimentary menu tasting; and 1 p.m. bath design and remodeling. On Jan. 12, Lake Oswego location: 12:30 p.m. bath design and remodeling. On Jan. 8, sessions at the eastside showroom, 804 N. Alberta, Portland, include: 10 a.m. aging in place; 11 a.m. kitchen design and remodeling; noon bath design and remodeling; 1 p.m. basement design and remodeling. The Alberta Street location will also offer a 12:30 p.m. Jan. 12 seminar on kitchen design and remodeling. Both showrooms will remain open until 3 p.m. Jan. 8 and 5:30 p.m. Jan. 12 so visitors can explore kitchen and bath exhibits. Information and schedule: http://www.neilkelly.com or 503-335-9204.

Landlord Study Hall: Program on tenant fraud and false information, 6:30-8 p.m. Jan. 12 at All Saints Episcopal Church, 4033 S.E. Woodstock Blvd., Portland. Landlord Study Hall is a free monthly forum for rental property owners to learn more about landlord-tenant law, protecting assets, creating safer neighborhoods, announcing vacancies and networking. http://www.landlordstudyhall.com, 503-997-9035, 503-772-8825, kathryn@kjkproperties.com.

Christian Chamber of Commerce: All regions lunch, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Jan. 19 at Hayden’s Lakefront Grill, 8187 S.W. Tualatin Sherwood Road, Tualatin, Ore. Guest speaker is Wende Jones of Agile Northwest, a software development company that focuses on building applications for the web and mobile devices, who will give a presentation on “Strategies for Success in 2011.” Cost is $20-$30. http://www.christianchambernorthwest.com.

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