Business calendar
Conferences/Events
Health Care Trends for Human Resource Generalists: National Human Resources Association luncheon with Marlo Wiktorski, employee benefits consultant. 11:30 a.m. registration; noon to 1 p.m. presentation Oct. 7. Registration required. Inn on Broadway, 26 Broadway St. $25; $20 advance; Free for members. (585) 749-6031 or www.humanresources.org/events_main.cfm. Public Relations Society of America Northeast District Conference: 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Oct. 8. RIT Inn & Conference Center, 5257 West Henrietta Road, Henrietta. Online registration. http://prsarochester.org/conference.html.
Hackerfest2009: Trade show with more than 25 vendors demonstrating new technology with keynote presentation by Chris Nickerson. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 8. Hyatt Regency Hotel Rochester, 125 E. Main St. Free with invitation. Register online. (888) 633-3369 or www.hackerfest.com.
Canandaigua Women’s Conference: Cultivating Success: 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Oct. 10. Canandaigua Inn On The Lake, 770 S. Main St., Canandaigua. $35 per person (includes breakfast buffet). Registration recommended. (585) 394-0787 or www.canandaiguawomensconference.downtowncanandaigua.com.
Architecture and Engineering Tours: See how several High Falls historic buildings have been retrofitted into state of the art office space. 3:30 to 5 p.m. Oct. 9. High Falls Heritage Area, Brown’s Race at Platt and Mill streets. Free. (595) 428-6767 or www.visitrochester.com.
Finance
Recent Xerox RIF Employees — 401(k), ESOP and RIGP — consolidating, managing, accessing without 10 percent penalty: Marathon Financial. 6:30 p.m. Oct. 5 and 12. 179 Sully’s Trail, Perinton. Free. (585) 419-2280.
College Assistance/Avoid Student Debt: Proven strategies for college planning and financing. 5:30 p.m. Oct. 5 and 15; 7 p.m. Oct. 7 and 13; 8:30 a.m. Oct. 8; noon Oct. 14. Sage Rutty and Co. Inc., 100 Corporate Woods, Suite 300. Free. (585) 232-3760 or www.sagerutty.com.
Recent Xerox RIF Employees — Retirement Planning/Investing/Understanding your RIGP options: Marathon Financial. 6:30 p.m. Oct. 7 and 14. 179 Sully’s Trail, Perinton. Free. (585) 419-2280.
Single and Secure: Four Steps to Financial Independence: Presented by Mark Colgan, author of The Survivor Assistance Handbook. 6 p.m. Oct. 8. 179 Sully’s Trail, Perinton. Registration required. (585) 419-2272 or www.colgancapital.com.
Xerox Employees: VRIF/IRIF Retirement Planning: Noon Saturdays. Registration required. Newell Financial LLC, 21 Willow Pond Way, Penfield. Free. (585) 377-3960.
Networking
Faith Employment Network: 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Mondays. Mt. Olivet Baptist Church, 141 Adams St. (585) 232-6742. Career Club: Networking event. 9 to 11 a.m. Oct. 5 and 12. Ontario County Complex, 3010 County Complex Drive, Canandaigua. (585) 396-4020.
Networking Referral Group of Rochester: 7:15 to 8:30 a.m. Tuesdays. Conference Room, 255 Woodcliff Drive, Perinton. Free. (585) 248-6718 or www.nrgrochester.com.
Business Networking International Tuesday’s Team: Grow your business today. 7 a.m. Tuesdays. Perkins Restaurant & Bakery, 2130 Fairport Nine Mile Point Road, Fairport. (585) 223-7340.
Westside Network With Other Businesses: 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. Oct. 6. Edward Jones Investments, 3177 Latta Road, Greece. Free. (585) 723-6850.
Business Networking International NorthEast Marketers: 7 a.m. Wednesdays. Midtown Athletic Club, 200 E. Highland Drive. (585) 218-4574.
Exchange Club of Rochester: 8 a.m. Wednesdays. Bruegger’s Bagels, 548 Monroe Ave. (585) 461-5070, ext. 19.
The August Group General Networking: 9:30 a.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays. Bagel Bin Cafe, 2600 Elmwood Ave., Brighton. Free. www.augustgroup.org.
Business Networking International Redeye Referrals: 7 a.m. Wednesdays. Country Village Family Restaurant, 1100 Long Pond Road. Free. (585) 227-0680.
Business Networking International The Network Team TNT: 7 a.m. Wednesdays. Forest Park Retirement Community, 99 Forest Park, Victor. (585) 732-8432.
Masterfully Working a Room — Networking at Events: John Bayley will be instructing this class for the Canandaigua Chamber University. 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Oct. 8. Registration required. Simply Crepes Cafe, 101 S. Main St., Canandaigua. $15 includes class and box lunch. (585) 394-4400 or www.canandaiguachamber.com.
Business Networking International Rapid Referrals: Noon to 1:30 p.m. Thursdays. Flour City Diner, 2500 East Ave. (585) 381-2360.
Business Networking International Towpath Referrals: 7 a.m. Thursdays. Pineview Family Restaurant, 2139 Union St., Spencerport. (585) 419-9000.
Business Networking International Business Builders: 7 a.m. Thursdays. Bay Front Restaurant, 1075 Empire Blvd., Penfield. (585) 872-2050.
Business Networking International Notable Networkers: 7 to 8:30 a.m. Thursdays. Holiday Inn Express, 860 Holt Road, Webster. Call for details. (518) 618-1260.
BNY Referrals Group: Noon to 1:30 p.m. Thursdays. Green Lantern Inn, 1 E. Church St., Fairport. (585) 978-2459 or www.bnyreferralsgroup.com.
Business Networking International Baysiders: 7 a.m. Thursdays. Jewish Community Center of Greater Rochester, 1200 Edgewood Ave., Brighton. (585) 742-3894.
Business Networking International Canaltown Connections: 7 to 8:30 a.m. Oct. 8 and 15. Slayton Place, 54 Slayton Ave., Spencerport. (518) 618-1260.
Referral Partners Group: 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. Oct. 8. Rush-Henrietta School Operations Center, 1133 Lehigh Station Road, Henrietta. www.referralpartnersgroup.com.
Rochester Area Chapter of the New York Commercial Associations of Realtors (RAC NYSCAR): Monthly luncheon event, which will be sponsored by Flaum Management Company Inc. 11:45 a.m. Oct. 8. Formerly The First Bible Baptist Church, 1039 N. Greece Road, Greece. (585) 546-4170 or www.rochesternyscar.com.
Connecting Rochester Magazine Networking Event: Sponsored by the Monroe County Fair and Recreation Association and Connecting Rochester Magazine (Spiritus Media Group). The networking event will kick off the Rock ‘N’ Country Blues Festival, which will be held from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Tickets are available online. 5 to 6:30 p.m. Oct. 9. Minett Hall, Monroe County Fair & Expo Center, 2695 East Henrietta Road, Henrietta. $12; $10 advance. www.fairandexpocenter.org.
Other
Wayne Articulators Toastmaster Club: 7 p.m. Oct. 5. Wayne Arts Gallery, 108 W. Miller St., Newark. (315) 597-5722.
Speechcrafters 1044 Toastmasters: 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 6. Riley’s Irish Pub, 200 Park Point Drive, Suite 110, Henrietta. Attendees must pay for dinner. (585) 442-1991.
TNT Toastmasters: 6:30 to 9 p.m. First and third Wednesdays. King Buffet, 150 Cobblestone Court, Victor. Free. Dinner is extra. (585) 346-0227.
Lilac City Toastmasters Meeting: 7 p.m. Oct. 8. Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church, 131 W. Main St., Webster. Free for guests. (585) 749-5505 or www.lilaccity.org.
Frederick Douglass Toastmasters Club: 7 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 8. Baden Street Administration Building, 152 Baden St. Free. (585) 325-4910, ext. 127.
Toastitarians Toastmasters Club: Visitors welcome. Meet in Room 228. 12:45 to 2:45 p.m. Oct. 11. First Unitarian Church of Rochester, 220 S. Winton Road. (585) 482-6640 or http://toastitarians.freetoasthost.org.
Toasted Sage Toastmasters Club: Noon to 1 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month. Toshiba Business Solutions New York, 150 Metro Park, Henrietta. Free. (585) 697-5512 or http://toastedsage.freetoasthost.net.
Professional Development
Job Readiness Training for Displaced Homemakers: For women who have been out of the work force and need to update their job-seeking skills, homemakers who need a job, or have lost their income due to widowhood, divorce or loss of partner’s job. Individual appointments or group workshops. 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Lifespan, 1900 S. Clinton Ave. Free. (585) 244-8400 or www.lifespan-roch.org.
Résumé Review: Presented by staff from RochesterWorks! Bring 10 copies of your résumé. 7 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 5 or Nov. 16. Registration required. Elma Gaffney Meeting Room. Fairport Public Library, 1 Village Landing, Fairport. Free. (585) 223-9091 or www.fairportlibrary.org.
Career Navigator: To help professional-level job seekers transition to new careers. 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Oct. 5 to 9. Lennox Tech Center, 150 Lucius Gordon Drive, Henrietta. Free. (585) 263-4590 or http://careernavigator10052009.eventbrite.com/.
Greece Chamber of Commerce Small Business Success Series: Tech Tuesday — Get More From Your Web Browser presented by Art Wheat, SiteSteward Inc. Continental breakfast included. Presented by AT&T. 7:30 to 9 a.m. Oct. 6. Registration required. Greece Chamber of Commerce, 2496 W. Ridge Road, Greece. $35; $20 members. (585) 227-7272, ext. 204, or www.greecechamber.org.
Seymour Rudin Small Business Lecture: James Carriero, president of Key Bank NAs Rochester District will speak. 7 p.m. Oct. 6. Fairport Public Library, 1 Village Landing, Fairport. Free, registration requested. (585) 223-9091 or www.fairportlibrary.org.
Supervisor Academy: Human Resource Fundamentals for Managers and Supervisors: A four-part management training series presented by HR Works Inc. 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Oct. 6, 13, 20 and 27. Registration required. HR Works Inc., 246 WillowBrook Office Park, Perinton. $125 per person per session. $400 for all four sessions. (585) 381-8340, ext. 113, or www.hrworks-inc.com.
Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High: Sponsored by Vitalwork Inc. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 7, 14 and 28. Registration required. Woodcliff Hotel and Spa, 199 Woodcliff Drive, Perinton. $1,500 (three full-day sessions). (585) 425-0301, ext. 0, or www.vitalwork.com.
Interviewing Process (From the Interviewer’s Prospective): Learn what employers want and what they want to know. 5:15 to 5:45 p.m. networking; 5:45 to 6:45 p.m. dinner; 6:45 to 7:45 p.m. program; 7:45 to 8:30 p.m. business meeting Oct. 7. Registration required. Holiday Inn Airport, 911 Brooks Ave. $25; $20 members and students; $5 program/workshop only. (585) 262-1770.
Is Your Résumé a Gate Opener or a Gate Closer?: Workshop addresses the challenges of creating a résumé for the 50-plus job seeker. 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Oct. 8. Registration required. Gates Public Library, 1605 Buffalo Road, Gates. Free. (585) 247-6446 or www.gateslibrary.org.
Is Your Résumé a Sales Brochure?: Learn how to create an accomplishment-based résumé. 6:30 to 8 p.m. Oct. 8. Registration required. Penfield Public Library, 1985 Baird Road, Penfield. Free. (585) 340-8720 or www.penfieldlibrary.org.
Online Marketing for Experienced: Presented by the Fairport Public Library and SCORE. 6 p.m. Oct. 8. Registration required. Elma Gaffney Meeting Room. Fairport Public Library, 1 Village Landing, Fairport. Free. (585) 223-9091 or www.fairportlibrary.org.
