Business calendar for Nov. 30, 2009

This morning's opening numbers:

TSX Dow

11,464.41 10,309.92

Nasdaq Dollar

2,138.44 94.21

Monday -- In Ottawa, Statistics Canada releases third-quarter gross domestic product by income and expenditure and by industry as well as October industrial product and raw materials price indexes.

Tuesday -- In Ottawa, Statistics Canada releases third-quarter financial flow accounts.

Wednesday -- In Ottawa, Statistics Canada releases 1981-2001 study: investment in intangible assets.

Thursday -- In Montreal, Bombardier holds its third-quarter earnings conference call, and National Bank of Canada holds its fourth-quarter earnings conference call. In Ottawa, Statistics Canada releases November production of principal field crops. And in Toronto, CIBC reports fourth-quarter earnings and TD Bank releases its fourth-quarter earnings followed by a conference call.

Friday -- In Ottawa, Statistics Canada releases November labour force survey: jobs, and CIBC holds fourth-quarter earnings conference call.

TOMORROW

Women's Enterprise Centre of Manitoba workshop Research and Exploration, 9 a.m.-noon, 207 Donald St. Register: 988-1860 or 1-800-203-2343.

Canadian Association of Family Enterprise Manitoba Chapter dinner presentation What It Takes To Be the best with Carol Paradine and Rick Soenen, Deloitte, 6 p.m., Inn at the Forks, 75 Forks Market Rd. Register: 896-3548 or manitoba@cafecanada.ca

Society for Technical Communication meeting Learn About the Growing Rift Between Canadian and U.S. Chapters/Tech Comm Q & A, 5:45 p.m., Room P107 Princess St. campus, RRC. Register: Joanne, 943-3473, ext. 3343 or meeting coordinator@stcmanitoba.org. Fee: $10 members and students, $15 non-members.

Professional Business Associates meet with Len Bachewich, CA, noon, Canad Inns Windsor Park, 1034 Elizabeth Rd. Information: 254-6140 or www.pbawinnipeg.com

BNI Accelerators meeting with Dave Megaw, Frostfire Heating & Air Conditioning, 11:45 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Winnipeg Winter Club, 200 River Ave. Fee:$14.

Canada/Manitoba Business Service Centre seminar Through the Gallery Doors -- The Business Side of Art with Jordan Miller/Cre8ery, 7-8:30 p.m., 250-240 Graham Ave. Register: 984-2272, manitoba@canadabusiness.ca or www.canadabusiness.ca/manitoba

WEDNESDAY

Manitoba Quality Network luncheon Meaningful Conversations and Other Positive Networking Tips, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Register: 949-4999 or www.qnet.mb.ca. Fee: $40 members, $50 non-members.

Metro Club of Winnipeg luncheon with Lesli Stern, Southwynn Homes Ltd.Dec. 2, 11;45 a.m., Fort Garry Hotel. Information: Terry Cyr, 943-8649.

Dec. 2 & 7: Women's Enterprise Centre of Manitoba workshop Marketing Parts I and II, 9 a.m.-noon, 207 Donald St. Register: 988-1860 or 1-800-203-2343. Fee: $25.

THURSDAY

Professional Property Managers Association workshop New Items In the Act with RTB facilitator, 9:30-11 a.m., 100 Adamar Rd. Register: 957-1224 or www.ppmamanitoba.com. Fee: $10.

Women's Enterprise Centre of Manitoba seminar Welcome to Business, 6:30-8:30 p.m., 207 Donald St. Register: 988-1860 or 1-800-203-2343.

Management Performance Centre workshop Business Writing and Grammar Skills Made Fun and Easy, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Holiday Inn, 2520 Portage Ave. Register: www.management-performance-centre.org. Fee: $495.

Manitoba Trucking Association course Transporting Dangerous Goods, 9 a.m.-noon, 25 Bunting St. Information: 632-6600 or www.trucking.mb.ca. Fee: $70 members, $105 non-members.

Manitoba Quality Network workshop Igniting Corporate Spirit, Understanding Self/Understanding Others, 8:15 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Register: 949-4999 or www.qnet.mb.ca. Fee: $329 members, $389 non-members.

Manitoba Chambers of Commerce breakfast Vision for Infrastructure & Transportation with Steve Ashton, Minister of Infrastructure & Transportation, 7:30-9 a.m., McPhillips Street Station. Register: www.mbchamber.mb.ca or 948-0100. Fee: $40 members, $50 non-members, $25 students.

IT Service Management Forum (ITSMF) -- Problem Management Forum with Harald Sachs, Problem Analyst/Architech, noon-1:30 p.m. Register: http://www.itsmf.ca/branch/manitoba/. Fee: $10 non-members.

Human Resource Management Association of Manitoba presents Creating a Successful Learning Technologies Strategy with George Siemens, 8-10:30 a.m., 1700-275 Portage Ave. Register: www.hrmam.org. Fee: $30 members, $40 non-members.

FRIDAY

Manitoba Quality Network workshop Managing Workplace Violence, 8:15 a.m.-4:15 p.m. Register: 949-4999 or www.qnet.mb.ca. Fee: $299 members, $359 non-members.

MONDAY

Canada/Manitoba Business Service Centre seminar Get your Money For Nothing and Your Clicks for Free! -- Online Marketing and Sales for Artist Entrepreneurs with Alexandra Morrison/xLAB Interactive Communications & Design, noon-4 p.m., 250-240 Graham Ave. Register: 984-2272, manitoba@canadabusiness.ca or www.canadabusiness.ca/manitoba.

Estate Planning Council of Winnipeg presents Individual Pension Plans and Charitable Gifts: How an Actuary Can Keep You Out of Tax Court with Gregory Gillis, Lawton Partners, 5 p.m., Best Western Charterhouse Hotel, 330 York Ave. Register: Andy Hamilton, 415-0512 or epcwinnipeg.com

COMING SOON

Dec. 8: Women's Enterprise Centre of Manitoba workshop Operations Plan and Financial Projections, 9 a.m.-noon, 207 Donald St. Register: 988-1860 or 1-800-203-2343. Fee: $25.

Dec. 8: Winnipeg Chapter of the International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP) meeting APs: Their Influence on the Paradigm Shift Toward Collaborative Selling with Peter Skakum, Tangent Strategies Inc., 5:30 p.m., Royal Canadian Mint, southwest corner of Fermor & Lagimodiere. Register: www.iaapwinnipeg.com. Fee: $25.

Dec. 8: Achieve Training Centre workshop Conflict-Resolution Skills -- Dealing with Difficult People, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Register: www.achievecentre.com or 452-0180. Fee: $150.

Dec. 8 & 9: Manitoba Quality Network two-day workshop Project Management: A Practical Approach, 8:15 a.m.-4:15 p.m. Register: 949-4999 or www.qnet.mb.ca. Fee: $569 members, $669 non-members.

Dec. 9: Achieve Training Centre workshop Stress Management -- Gain Focus and Live Well, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Register: www.achievecentre.com or 452-0180. Fee: $150.

Dec. 10: PRAXIS Conflict Consulting presents Building Better Board Bylaws & Board Manuals with Priti Shah, 1-4 p.m., Best Western Charterhouse Hotel, 330 York Ave. Info: 477-5985. Fee: $125.

Dec. 10: Manitoba Trucking Association course PDIC, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., 25 Bunting St. Information: 632-6600 or www.trucking.mb.ca. Fee: $150 members, $250 non-members.

Dec. 11: PRAXIS Conflict Consulting presents Legal Duties and Liabilities of Boards with Priti Shah, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Best Western Charterhouse Hotel, 330 York Ave. Info: 477-5985. Fee: $250.

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Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition November 30, 2009 B7