SEPTEMBER 15
Society for Marketing Professional Services will hold its eighth annual Public Works Roundtable, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at Maggiano’s Little Italy, 3200 Las Vegas Blvd. South. Speakers include Steve Parrish, general manager, Clark County Regional Flood Control District; David Bowers, public works director, city of Las Vegas; Dr. Qiong Liu, city manager, city of North Las Vegas; Mark Hobaica, city architect, city of Henderson; Jennifer Doody, deputy public works director, city of North Las Vegas; Dr. Saeed Bonabian, deputy director of aviation, support services, McCarran Airport; Rudy Malfabon, P.E., director, Nevada Department of Transportation; and David Swallow, director of engineering, Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada. $35 members; $75 nonmembers (includes lunch). For more information or to purchase tickets online, visit smpslasvegas.com.
Urban Land Nevada Institute will review the 2015 legislative session, 7:30-9:30 a.m. at Molasky Corporate Center, 100 N. City Parkway. Speakers will include George C. Garcia of G.C. Garcia Inc., a Nevada-based land planning and development services firm. Get updates on the new legislation relevant to the real estate/development industry. Register online at my.uli.org/login. For more information, visit nevada.uli.org/about-us/
SEPTEMBER 16
The 11th annual Las Vegas’ Largest Mixer, a collaboration of local chambers of commerce and business organizations which allows hundreds of different companies to spread the word on their products and services, will be held 5-9 p.m. at Tuscany Suites & Casino, 255 E. Flamingo Road. The event is open to all business people. Tickets are $20. For more information or a list of sponsors and exhibitors, visit lasvegasmixer.com or call 702-769-7799.
SEPTEMBER 17
State of UNLV will be the topic for university President Dr. Lee Jessup at 2:30 p.m. in the Judy Bayley Theater on campus. The event is free and open to the public., For more information, visit http://www.unlv.edu/president.
CPA Gary Johnson will present “Nevada’s New Business Taxes — Are You Ready?” as part of the Henderson Chamber of Commerce’s Roadmap to Success workshop series, 7:30-9:30 a.m. at the Henderson Business Resource Center, 112 S. Water St. Johnson will discuss how the commerce tax works, how a business should prepare for reporting and paying the tax, and other recent tax changes for Nevada businesses. Johnson is managing partner of Johnson Advisors, a local business consulting and certified public accounting firm. Free for Henderson Chamber members; $25 nonmembers. Register at hendersonchamber.com by Sept. 16.
SEPTEMBER 18
Women’s Chamber of Commerce of Nevada will host the third annual ATHENA International Women’s Leadership Day luncheon, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. at Cili at Bali Hai Golf Club, 5160 Las Vegas Blvd. South. Keynote speaker will be Kristin McMillan from the Metro Chamber; empowerment speaker will be Leslie Stein, U.S. Army veteran and West Point graduate. Paula Francis will be the emcee; $50 members, $85 member seating for two, $105 nonmember seating for two. To purchase tickets online, visit tinyurl.com/oaxc27q. For more information, visit womenschamberofnevada.org or contact the Women’s Chamber, 702-733-3955.
SEPTEMBER 22
Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce NewsFeed Breakfast conversation on “The future of transportation in Las Vegas,” 7:30-9 a.m. at the Four Seasons, 3960 Las Vegas Blvd. South. Transportation experts will share their perspectives on transit solutions for Las Vegas and potential plans to expand multimodal transportation to address the needs of the growing metropolitan area. The discussion will be moderated by Glenn Cook, columnist and senior editorial writer for the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Panelists will include Tina Quigley, general manager of the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada; Dr. Robert Lang, director of Brookings Mountain West, and David Knowles, Northwest Transit Lead for CH2M. RSVP Required. To register online, visit lasvegasnvcoc.wliinc34.com/events. $40 members, $40 nonmembers, $50 walk-ins.