Wednesday: The Northeast Pennsylvania Manufacturers and Employers Association HR roundtable from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Top of the 80s, Hazleton. The roundtable will discuss the benefits of hiring veterans. Allen Smith, veteran employment representative, PA CareerLink, will present. Cost to register is $37 for members and $74 for nonmembers. Email Gina Whalen at gwhalen@maea.biz, or 622-0992, to register. - Pennsylvania and Delaware Valley Chapter of Community Associations Institute mini-trade show, from 4 to 8 p.m., at Mount Airy Casino Resort. The event will feature two education sessions and exhibitors offering services to private communities. The trade show is free to attend for homeowners, board members and managers in community associations and includes light dinner. Advance registration is suggested by visiting www.cai-padelval.org or calling 877-608-9777. - The Northeast Pennsylvania Manufacturers and Employers Association maintenance roundtable, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Pottsville Club. Justin Kanamine, MRO specialist for Victaulic, and Dave Bender, territory sales manager for Victaulic, will review various pipe joining methods and systems. Cost to register is $37 for members and $74 for nonmembers. Email Chris Robbins at crobbins@maea.biz or call the MAEA office at 622-0992, to register. "Avoid ID Theft" workshop in observation of Protect Your Identity Week sponsored by Consumer Counseling Service of Northeastern Pennsylvania and presented by the Pennsylvania attorney general's office at 3 p.m., at the Osterhout Free Library, 71 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. For reservations or details, call 821-1959. - Inherited kidney disease seminar, from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. in the Commonwealth Medical College, Lecture Hall 2001, 525 Pine St., Scranton. The research seminar will be presented by Steven J. Scheinman, M.D., president and dean of the medical college. Seminar is free and the public is welcome to attend. 1.0 AMA Category 1 Credit will be awarded for attending. To RSVP, email eplatkus@tcmedc.org or call 504-7000. For details, visit thecommonwealthmedical.com
Thursday: Greater Hazleton Chamber annual business and community awards luncheon. The Commerce Women's Networking Committee will honor the 2012 Women's Empowerment Grant recipients at 11:45 a.m. at Top of the 80s in Hazleton. For details, visit the calendar of events on the Chamber website or contact Leann at 455-1509 or lfallabel@hazletonchamber.org.
Friday: The Assistive Technology Research Institute and the College of Professional Studies and Social Sciences at Misericordia University, in conjunction with the Augmentative and Alternative Communication Institute, "Teaching Accessibility: Beyond the Classroom," conference from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Muth, Huntzinger and Alden Trust rooms of Sandy and Marlene Insalaco Hall. The conference will feature David J. Feathers, Ph.D., assistant professor, Department of Design and Environmental Analysis, Cornell University, as keynote speaker; and Denis Anson, M.S., O.T.R., director of research and development at ATRI. Cost is $125. Deadline to register is Tuesday. To register, contact Robert Williams, director of the Center for Economic and Entrepreneurship Education at Misericordia University, at 674-6777 or rwilliam@misericordia.edu.
Nov. 2: Pike County Chamber of Commerce 18th annual Community Awards Banquet beginning with a cocktail reception at 6 p.m., and followed by dinner at 6:30, at the Best Western Inn at Hunt's Landing, Matamoras. Cost is $30. The deadline for reservations is Oct. 29 and can only be made by calling the chamber office at 296-8700.
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