Location: ENMAX Ballroom, Calgary Chamber
Address: 100 - 6th Ave SW
Date: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Join the Calgary Chamber as we present federal Minister of Natural Resources Joe Oliver on a talk about forging new paths towards Canada's energy future. 

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Location: ENMAX Ballroom, Calgary Chamber of Commerce
Address: 100 - 6th Ave S.W.
Date: Thursday, January 26, 2012 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Learn how good governance and economic policy can act as a catalyst for successful business relationships with aboriginal communities from Stephen Cornell, co-director of one of the world’s foremost research institutions on aboriginal economic development, the Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development. 

This is the third event in the Chamber’s Aboriginal Business Connections Series, which provides businesses with the tools to forge productive, long lasting relationships with aboriginal communities.

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Nearly every day we hear someone protest their lack of time, so for the first iF series event of 2012, we are exploring the question: iF you had an extra day, how would you use it?

Imagine the possibilities of what you might do, or achieve. Would you use it to explore – physically or intellectuality – something they have always wanted to do? Or would you live that extra day like it was your last day – reaching out to make your world a better place?

We hope you will all join us for what will be another inspiring afternoon of conversations and creativity as a number of prominent people from the Calgary business community explore this question on Wednesday, February 29, 2012 from 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Calgary Chamber.

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Event: Designing Killer Innovations, Alex Bruton, Associate Professor, Bissett School of Business, Mount Royal University  (Lunchbox Theatre Fundraiser)

Alex Bruton, an expert in innovation and one of Avenue Magazine’s 2011 Top 40 Under 40, will be sharing ways to help you innovate and improve your business. After the talk, join us for a networking lunch at the Auburn Saloon with Dr. Bruton in attendance - a perfect chance for one-on-one discussion. And you'll support Lunchbox's programming at the same time!

Dr. Alex Bruton: "Designing Killer Innovations" @ Lunchbox Theatre | Fri Feb 3 2012 12:00-1:30 pm | 160 - 115 9th Ave SE | Call 403-265-4292 ext 0 or visit tickets.lunchboxtheatre.com

Summit on the Mature Workforce

Skilled workers are becoming increasingly difficult to find. Some business sectors in Calgary are already experiencing a shortage of workers with the right skills, others soon will.  Ease this shortage by keeping mature workers in your organization and initiating mechanisms to transfer their knowledge to new generation employees.

The Summit On The Mature Workforce will be held at the Calgary Chamber from February 6 to 8. The event will offer techniques and best practices to develop an older workforce strategy. 

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2012 HRIA Celebrating Excellence, Nominations open

Recognize Human Resources Excellence. Human resources professionals across Alberta are accomplishing amazing work in challenging workplace environments. Nominate an HRIA member whom you feel demonstrates the criteria found in our prestigious award categories.

HRIA’s Celebrating Excellence Awards recognizes outstanding contributions in the following categories: Rising Star Award, Award of Excellence (Individual and Team), Distinguished Career Award, Strategic Innovator Award, Community Champion Award, and Fellow CHRP.

So if you know someone who is a leader, an ambassador, an evolutionist or a humanitarian?

Nominate them today!