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Senator John Ensign is hosting a federal grant workshop April 14 to provide information on available renewable energy funding opportunities available through the U.S Department of Energy. The workshop was designed for firms, non-profits, academicians and local governments interested in developing renewable energy sources.

Date: April 14

Time: 9:00 a.m. – 12 noon

Location: University of Nevada Reno Joe Crowley Student Union, ballrooms B & C

RSVP by April 8: Samantha_Hudson@ensign.senate.gov or call (775) 686-5770

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April 16, 2009 – 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Location: Desert Research Institute, 755 E. Flamingo Rd, Las Vegas

Presented by: Management Assistance Partnership (MAP)

Instructor: Ron Henderson

Course overview: This course will provide an overview of Environmental Management Systems (EMS) based on ISO 14001 principles using practical examples from a variety of view-points.
Key Session Topics:
• Key ways organizations interact with the environment
• Requirements of an EMS based on ISO 14001
• Reasons customers want ISO 14001 registration of their vendors
• Benefits of implementing an EMS

This Free event requires advance registration. For more information contact Nikki’ Brown, 702 895 4963 or Lorraine O’Neill, 702 651 4360 / nikki_brown@nshe.nevada.edu lorraine_oneill@ nshe.nevada.edu or register online at www.mapnv.com.

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Credit remains as tight as springtime sinuses. But rather than wait for the Federal Reserve’s maneuvers to get things flowing again, antsy borrowers are asking their neighbors for a little help online, thanks to a rash of so-called social- lending Web sites. These operators charge fees to broker and service the loans–about 1% from the lender and 2% to 4% from the borrower–as well as penalties for late payments to cover the costs of chasing deadbeats.

While still tiny, the social-lending business is gaining serious momentum. The dollar amount of outstanding loans jumped 41.7% in 2008 to $102 million, according to Jim Bruene, founder of Seattle-based NetBanker, which tracks the online finance world. Bruene figures that figure could hit $1 billion by 2013. Read more:

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“Part two” of AITP’s Cloud Computing Forum will be held April 9 at the Platinum Hotel in Las Vegas.

Have you set up a cloud solution at your company? Would you like to talk to someone else who is using cloud solutions? This event will be an opportunity to talk to others about their experiences with cloud computing. Anyone interested in joining the panel is asked to contact AITP no later than April 2.

Registration required for this meeting:

Meeting Agenda:

5:30 p.m. – Networking and cocktails

6:00 p.m. – Dinner

6:15 p.m. – Cutting Edge Forum: Cloud Computing

Meeting Location:

Platinum Hotel Las Vegas

211 E. Flamingo Rd.

Las Vegas, NV 89169

Meeting Cost:  $35 per person

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Date: April 7, 2009
Presented by: Management Assistance Partnership (MAP)
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Location: University of Nevada Cooperative Extension, 8050 Paradise Rd., Ste.100, Las Vegas, NV
Cost: $55.00 registration fee includes continental breakfast (no refunds after April 2)
Instructor: Cheryl Gustafson

This training is designed to inform companies that are currently certified to the ISO 9001:2000 standard of the changes in the new ISO 9001:2008 standard.

Objectives:
• To present a summary of changes in the ISO 9001:2008 standard
• To explore how the changes/clarifications in the ISO 9001:2008
may impact your company.
• To provide additional information from guidance documents
referenced in the ISO 9001:2008 standard
• To assist companies with their transition to the ISO 9001:2008

For more information contact Nikki’ Brown, 702 895 4963 or Lorraine O’Neill, 702 651 4360
nikki_brown@nshe.nevada.edu lorraine_oneill@ nshe.nevada.edu.

Register for NV0000322EV on-line: www.mapnv.com.

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