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• The Grant Institute's Grants 101: Professional Grant Proposal Writing workshop will be held in Salt Lake City from May 12-14. Interested development professionals, researchers, faculty and graduate students will be given an introduction to the process, structure and skill of professional proposal writing. All participants will receive certification in professional grant writing from the Institute. Time: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Registration costs: $597 covers all materials and certificates. Please register at www.thegrantinstitute.com or call (888) 824-4424 or e-mail your name, organization and basic contact information to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

• The Utah Office of Tourism and the Utah Tourism Industry Coalition will host their 5th annual Utah tourism conference from May 12-14 featuring Roger Dow, president and chief executive of the Travel Industry Association. He will speak at the conference on May 14 on the power of travel, a $740 billion industry in the United States. Dow has served in his present position since January 1, 2005. Other topics to be discussed include: an economic outlook for Utah tourism, green tourism, Local First Utah, hospitality, scenic byways, and a marketing and advertising update from the Utah Office of Tourism. Nominations are also being accepted for the Utah Tourism Hall of Fame Awards that will be presented at the closing luncheon. Location: Hilton Salt Lake City Center, 255 S. West Temple, downtown Salt Lake City. Cost: $175 per person, but two or more representatives from the same company can register for $150 per person. For more information, please visit www.utahtourism.org or call UTIC at (435) 425-3997 or the Utah Office of Tourism at (801) 538-1900.

• Brigham Young University will host a conference from May 12-14 to discuss the basics of facility management as it pertains to the use of the Sprocket program. The conference is geared toward current users of the software, but will be a useful training and networking event for all facility managers. Topics to be covered include work management, online work order requests, preventative maintenance, inventory management, inspections, mobile devices, e-mail notifications and reporting. Location: BYU Conference Center, 900 East and University Parkway, Provo. Cost: Registration is $699, which includes presentation handouts, a certificate of attendance and daily breakfast, lunch and snacks. Participants may register in person in the lobby of the BYU Harman Continuing Education Building or call (801) 422-8925 or visit ce.byu.edu/cw/sprocket.

TUESDAY

• The Utah Valley Entrepreneurs' Forum; Omniture; the Open Source Technology Center at Novell; the Provo Business Development Corp.; Utah Science, Technology and Research; and the Utah Fund of Funds will host a free lecture series featuring speaker Josh Coates, who will discuss "Corporate Governance and Financial Exits." Time: 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Location: Mountain View room, Novell Cafeteria, 1800 S. Novell Place, Provo. Please purchase your own lunch at the Novell cafeteria prior to these events. Contact Linda at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or at (801) 705-9303 to reserve your place.

WEDNESDAY

• The Orem Small Business Development Center will be hosting their monthly Women's Entrepreneur Group featuring Startup Princess. Topic: How to manufacture products overseas. Cost: $10. Time: 6:30-9 p.m. For more information, visit www.uvsc.edu/sbdc/workshops or call 863-8230.

• The Salt Lake Real Estate Investors Association will host a free workshop featuring speaker Wendy Patton, a licensed real estate broker and builder. Patton has trained thousands of real estate agents and investors across the country on the same processes she used to get out of debt in a challenging real estate market. Her books include: "Investing in Real Estate with Lease Options and Subject To Deals," "How To Make Hard Cash in a Soft Real Estate Market" and "Remarkable Women." Time: 6:30 p.m. Location: Miller campus of the Salt Lake Community College, 9750 S. 300 West, main auditorium.

• The Provo-Orem Chamber of Commerce will host a networking event. All Chamber members are invited to come network and share leads one with another. Time: 8 a.m. Location: Mimi's Café off University Parkway. Please RSVP to Brittany.

THURSDAY

• The Provo-Orem Chamber of Commerce will host a free business seminar series, Chamber University, to help members improve their business. Location: Zion's Bank Building, Orem. Time: 7:30- 9 a.m.

• The Provo-Orem Chamber of Commerce will host its Women in Business conference featuring speakers Matt Townsend of Marriage Matters, Leslie Ingersoll of Intermountain Healthcare, Jeanette Jones, Jeanette Bennett, Rene Rioux, Rebecca Merrill and Jill Stevens. Location: Tahitian Noni. Time: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Cost: $30.

• The University of Utah's Center of Excellence in Women's Health will host a free health fair for women. The Women's Health Fair is being held in conjunction with National Women's Health Week, May 11-17. Attendees can visit 13 rooms, each devoted to a different health issue, and obtain information on that topic, a list of resources for getting help or treatment in that area, and a screening tool to assist with knowing if one is at risk and should seek further advice. Each room will be staffed by a University Health Care physician, nutritionist, physical therapist, nurse or other specialist who can answer questions. Attendees can learn about Utahhealthnet, an online resource for finding health information throughout the state. Location: University Health Care's Madsen Health Center, 555 S. Foothill Blvd. Time: 5:30-8 p.m. For more information, please contact the Center of Excellence in Women's Health at (801) 585-9971.