Tuesday: Northeast PA Manufacturers and Employers Association annual Excellence Awards Dinner, 6 p.m. at the Top of the 80s, Hazleton. For details, contact the MAEA office at 622-0992 or email Joan Trosterud at jtrosterud@maea.biz. - Toastmasters International meeting at 5:15 p.m. at Sundance Vacations Presentation Room, 264 Highland Park Blvd., Wilkes-Barre. All are welcome to attend. For details, toastmasters.org or email toastmasterswb@gmail.com.
Wednesday: The Commonwealth Medical College will host Jan-Âke Gustafsson, M.D., Ph.D., director of the Center for Nuclear Receptors and Cell Signaling at University of Houston. He will present his research titled "Biology and Pathology of Estrogen Receptor Beta" during a seminar from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. at the Medical Sciences Building, Auditorium. For details, thecommonwealthmedical.com.
Thursday: Pennsylvania Sales Tax for Manufacturing Companies, topic of the Northeast Pennsylvania Manufacturers and Employers Association CFO/Finance Roundtable from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Top of the 80's, Hazleton. Cost to register, which includes lunch, is $37 for members and $74 for nonmembers. To register, email Nancy McCloskey at nmccloskey@maea.biz, or call the MAEA office at 622-0992.
Friday: Pennsylvania Economy League Issues Forum from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Genetti Hotel & Conference Center, Wilkes-Barre. Pennsylvania Secretary of Revenue Dan Meuser will outline Gov. Tom Corbett's 2013-2014 proposed budget and discuss other administration initiatives. Forum is open to the public and starts with a luncheon buffet. Cost is $15. For details, visit pelcentral.org.
May 14: The Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce updated basic First Aid/CPR/AED course, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce office, 20 W. Broad St., Hazleton. Zee Medical will facilitate this training and candidates successfully completing the course will receive a wallet card, valid for two years. Registration is $95 per person and is required by registering on the chamber's online calendar at www.hazletonchamber.org or by contacting 455-1509 or jferry@hazletonchamber.org.
May 15: The Greater Scranton Women's Network, sponsored by First Liberty Bank & Trust, "Strong Women Leading Today" series, from noon to 1 p.m. at the Country Club of Scranton, Clarks Summit. This luncheon will feature guest speaker, Sylvia Lafair, Ph.D., who will discuss how to profit from deep collaborations and creative relationships. Cost is $20 for members and $30 for nonmembers. For details, contact the chamber at 342-7711 or scrantonchamber.com.
May 15 and 16: Erosion and Sediment Manual trainings at the Radisson Lackawanna Station hotel, Scranton. The training will be held 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday; and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday. The training cost is $300 and covers all materials and meals. All attendees, who complete the training, will receive a certificate noting they have obtained 12 professional development hours. For details, contact Brandi Hunter-Davenport, PACD director of education, at brandi-davenport@ pacd.org or 717-238-7223.
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