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Labor law seminar Time: 8 a.m. Cost: Free Location: 5th Street School, 401 S. 4th St., Las Vegas Information: Email dmharris@lasvegasnevada.gov or call 229-6862 Henderson Chamber of Commerce member briefing For advertising information please call 990-2443 or visit Time: 8-9 a.m. Cost: Free Location: Henderson Chamber of Commerce, 590 S. Boulder Highway, Henderson Information: Contact lchao@hendersonchamber.com or call 565-8951 Attendees will learn about the benefits of joining the Henderson Chamber of Commerce. Thursday, April 11 Roadmap to Success seminar Time: 7:30-9:30 a.m. Cost: Free for members; $25 for non-members Location: Wingate by Wyndham, 3041 St. Rose Parkway, Henderson Information: Email draffi@hendersonchamber.com or call 565-8651 Motivational speaker Jase Souder will offer advice about how to build better personal relationships to help grow a business. LasVegasJobs.com job fair Brookings Mountain West lecture Time: 11 a.m.- 2 p.m. Cost: Free Location: Texas Station, 2101 Texas Star Lane, North Las Vegas Information: Email cindi@lvjobsmail.com Time: 5:30-6:30 p.m. Cost: Free Location: Greenspun Hall at UNLV, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas Information: Email william.brown@unlv.edu or call 895-0091 LasVegasJobs.com will host its third job fair of 2013. Meet face-to-face with decision makers from local companies and interview with up to 50 businesses. A free interview preparation workshop will be offered from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Free 10-minute resume reviews will be available from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Cliff Gaddy, a senior fellow in foreign policy at the Brookings Institution, will present, "The Middle Class vs. the Creative Class: The Fight for Russia's Future." Henderson Development Association spring mixer Time: 5-7 p.m. Cost: Free for HDA members; $20 for chamber members; $40 for nonmembers; additional $10 for walk-ins Location: Fiesta Henderson, 777 W. Lake Mead Parkway, Henderson Information: Email draffi@hendersonchamber.com or call 565-8651 Green Chamber of Commerce event Time: 5:30-7:30 p.m. Cost: $20 for members; $25 for nonmembers Location: Border Grill at Mandalay Bay, 3950 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas Information: www.lvgreenchamber.com Mike Minor, executive chef at Border Grill, will speak and conduct a live cooking demonstration of his Peruvian ceviche. Minor has worked in several well-known Las Vegas restaurants and is active in local charitable causes. Bart Patterson, president of Nevada State College, will present, "Nevada State College: Building for the (Near) Future" and discuss the college's long-term plans. The last day to RSVP is April 10. Friday, April 12 Nevada RIMS educational session Mike Minor leila navidi Pyramid Power Talkers Toastmasters Club meeting Time: 11 a.m. Cost: $27 for members; $30 for nonmembers Location: Lawry's The Prime Rib, 4043 Howard Hughes Parkway, Las Vegas Information: Email rimsnv_rsvp@yahoo.com or call 990-2189 Time: 6-7:15 p.m. Cost: Free Location: Luxor, 3900 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas Information: Contact Cindy Birkland at 683-7429 or cindybirkland@gmail.com, or Lory Jones at 521-9839 or loryaj2000@yahoo.com Christopher Giovino, a partner in Dempsey Partners' fraud group, will present "Crime Pays: Recovering Employee Dishonesty Claims." Dempsey Partners is a forensic accounting, claims management and risk consulting firm. Pyramid Power Talkers aims to help people develop the skills they need to succeed in the business world. The group, which has more than 12 years of success, can help people enhance their leadership skills and ease their nerves when speaking in front of an audience. Time: 6-8 p.m. Cost: Free Location: The Downtown Project Construction Zone, 102 S. 7th St., Las Vegas Information: tech.co/tech-cocktail-week-vegas Wednesday, April 10 Dina Kaplan, co-founder of Blip, will be the featured speaker. Kaplan ran company operations for Blip, which hosts and distributes thousands of original web series. Kaplan was named one of Fortune Magazine's "Most Powerful Women Entrepreneurs" and Fast Company's "Most Influential Women of Web 2.0" and has taught business and journalism classes at Columbia and NYU. Tech Cocktail is a media company focused on building and strengthening the start-up technology community and showcasing recent tech innovations. "First Wednesday" luncheon Time: 11:30 a.m. Cost: $30 Location: Las Vegas Country Club, 3000 Joe W. Brown Drive, Las Vegas 18 20130408_VI18_F.indd 18 Las Vegas Tech Cocktail week | 8 APRIL 2013 | 4/4/13 2:33:59 PM