NCET

Please join NCET for this high-energy networking event on June 8 at the Louis Basque Corner, Reno!

NCET’s Wi-Fi Wednesdays feature:

• - The very popular “Speed Networking”
• - Delicious appetizers
• - Drink Specials
• - Great Door Prizes
• Wednesday, July 8
• 5:30 – 7:30pm
• Click here to RSVP and Prepay ONLINE
• $15 PAID IN ADVANCE ONLINE
• $25 at the door
• Louis Basque Corner is a family style restaurant serving family-style with authentic specialties such as paella, shrimp and tongue Basquaise, oxtails, tripas callos, lamb chops, sweetbreads and sirloin steak.  Fish served daily.
• Louis Basque Corner
• 301 E. 4th Street
• For more information contact: Roxanne DeCarlo at Roxanne@NCET.org or (775) 853-4226

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U.S. Small Business Certifications help to limit competition for small businesses pursuing Federal government contracting. The Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUBZone) certification program helps small businesses who employ staff who live in a HUBZone. The company must also maintain a “principal office” in one of these specially designated areas.

This workshop will explain:

• · How the HUBZone program works
• · How to know if your small business is in a HUBZone?
• · Benefits of HUBZone certification
• · Applying for the HUBZone program

Thursday, May 26, 2011 – 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.

Washoe County Government Center Building ‘C’, Conference Room, 1001 East Ninth Street, Reno

Fee: FREE

Registration: Call 775-784-1717. For additional information contact: Judith Hepburn, SBA, 775-827-4923.

Engineering Students Showcase High-Tech Inventions During Senior Design Competition May 13

WHAT: Students from the UNLV Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering will put their undergraduate education to the test when they showcase year-long, commercially viable projects designed to solve everyday challenges at the spring 2011 Senior Design Competition.

WHEN: Friday, May 13, from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
All projects will be on display for the duration of the event, with a scheduled break from 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

WHERE: Cox Pavilion Concourse at UNLV

DETAILS: The Senior Design Competition is free and open to the public. With thousands of dollars in prize money on the line, the competition introduces senior engineering students to the spirit of entrepreneurship and the benefits of commercial application. Local industry representatives judge projects developed by students in the electrical, mechanical and civil engineering departments.

UNLV’S HOWARD HUGHES SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING SENIOR DESIGN DINNER & AWARDS

Keynote Speakers: Calum Pearson & Jerry Nadal of CIrque du Soleil (US), Inc.

When:   Friday, May 13, 2011

Time:     6 PM Cocktails & Viewing of the Projects

Time:     6:45 PM Dinner & the Fred & Harriet Cox Awards

Place:   Cox Pavilion at the Thomas & Mack Center 

Cost:      $150 per person

RSVP:     Dawn Barlow-Curtis 702-895-3965

Nevada Industry Excellence will present a workshop of lean visual controls and communications May 12. This workshop is provided for employers who want to implement Visual Communimaking™ in the workplace. The workshop offers an overview of the importance of examining the new workforce, looking at strategies to better communicate, and learning about the principles of Visual Communimaking™. It also takes a look at cultural traits that are influencing communication on the job and impacting performance results tied to processing, quality, errors and rework, and overall productivity.

This workshop is the first step in a process of assisting a company that strives to enhance internal communication in the workplace. It is a holistic approach to communication, coaching and developing the skills of the workforce. It also helps employees feel more integrated into a company in which Lean Enterprise efforts are being applied. The workshop is also the first step in a process of assisting a company that strives to enhance internal communication in the workplace. It is a holistic approach to communication, coaching and developing the skills of the workforce. It also helps employees feel more integrated into a company in which Lean Enterprise efforts are being applied.

When: May 12, 2011 – 8:30 am to 10:30 am (Come Early for a complementary continental breakfast)

Where: UNR – Nell J. Redfield Building A (South Reno) Room 202, 18600 Wedge Parkway (Wedge Pkwy & Mt Rose Hwy)  Reno, NV 89511

Cost: $59 per person (includes training materials, continental breakfast, and lunch)
Discounts available for multiple attendees

CLICK here for details or to register.

TMA Nevada presents a “power house panel” discussion May 18 to discuss Las Vegas future business prospects. 

Panelists:

Richard Pérez-Feria is the Editor-in-Chief of VEGAS INC as well as Business Editor of Greenspun Media Group. Previously, he was COO, Editor-in-Chief of PLANETASTIC, a Web development company Richard co-owned where he worked on celebrity and sports websites. Richard was formerl y the Editor-in-Chief of Time Inc’s People en Espaol, the nation’s largest and most important magazine for Hispanics. He’s an award-winning Editor-in-Chief for magazines and websites.

Robert E. Lang
An urban planning and policy expert, Robert Lang focuses on suburban studies, demographic and spatial analysis, economic development, metropolitan governance, transportation, the “built environment,” and the Intermountain West. He is a professor of sociology at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, co-director of Brookings Mountain West and director of The Lincy Institute.

Fred Mossler of Zappos.com, Inc.
Fred joined us in 1999 and was recently promoted to the position of “No Title” from Senior VP of Merchandising because we couldn’t think of a title for him. His “No Title” position enables him to oversee a variety of departments within Zappos.com, Inc. and is an officer of Zappos Merchandising.

Location: Spanish Trail Country Club, 5050 Spanish Trail Lane,
Las Vegas, Nevada 89113

Your name must be registered at the gate. In order to ensure so, please register for the event no later than the Monday before the event. We will then submit your name to security. Any last minute attendees must announce their name at the gate and that they are attending the TMA Nevada event at the Spanish Trail Country Club.

Date: May 18

Time: 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.

Cost: Members: $30;  Non-Members:, $45

Early bird discounts are available. Register at least 5 days in advance to get a $5 discount off registration.