Calendar of Events

April 22-25
ARCHITECTURE CONFAB: The Florida Association of the American Institute of Architects will hold a three-day conference at the Hyatt Regency Sarasota, 1000 Boulevard of the Arts, Sarasota. Speakers will include Ned Kahn, Peter Gluck, and Denmark's David Zahle. For more information, visit the AIA Florida Gulf Coast Web site aiafla-gulfcoast.org.

April 27
SHOW YOUR FACE: The Tampa Bay chapter of the American Marketing Association will feature a presentation by Facebook's regional vice president, Mike Haines, from 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Mainsail Conference Center, 5108 Eisenhower Blvd., Tampa. The meeting, moderated by Bayshore Solutions' chief executive officer Kevin Hourigan, will explore ways businesses can use Facebook. Cost is $15 for members and $35 for guests. For more information visit amatampabay.org/Facebook.aspx.

May 6
WHAT AMENDMENT 4 MEANS: The Manatee Tiger Bay Club Inc. will discuss Amendment 4 at an 11:30 a.m. meeting at Mattison's Riverside, 1200 First Ave., Bradenton. Speakers will include Ryan Houck, spokesman for the statewide group Citizens for Lower Taxes and A Stronger Economy and Dan Lobeck, president of Control Growth Now, will speak. Cost is $20 for members and $25 for guests. For more information visit manateetigerbay.com or e-mail [email protected].

May 5
BUSINESS HALL OF FAME: The Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida will induct Jim Nathan, president of Lee Memorial Health System, and Tom Uhler, a founding principal of Uhler and Vertich Financial Planners, into the 2010 Business Hall of Fame, Lee County, at a dinner and awards ceremony at the Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort and Spa in Estero. For information call 239-225-2590.

May 5-6
SMALL BUSINESS TRADE CONFERENCE: The University of South Florida Small Business Development Center and the Florida Procurement Technical Assistance Center will hold a two-day conference designed to bring together local, federal and state government agencies and major corporations with small business firms. The meeting is located at the Tampa Convention Center, 333 S. Franklin St., Tampa. Learn more or register at sbdctampabay.com and click on “special events.”

May 14
PROJECT TEACH: Executives involved with the Greater Manatee Chamber of Commerce will present Project Teach at all area elementary schools. The program will help fourth-grade students become aware of career choices and stress the importance of first impressions. For more information, call Jahna Leinhauser at 941-748-4842, ext. 172.

June 6-10
FLORIDA BANKERS MEET: The Florida Banker's Association will hold its annual meeting at the Ritz-Carlton, 280 Vanderbilt Beach Road, Naples. The early bird price for the meeting is $645 per person. For more information visit the events section of floridabankers.com.