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lansingchamber.org CALENDAR OF EVENTS
October 2023
LANSING ECONOMIC CLUB equity strategies, organizations can reap
10/3 Tuesday, Oct. 3, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. tangible, proven benefits including better
Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center, talent recruitment and retention, stronger
219 S. Harrison Road, East Lansing DEI outcomes, and improved organizational
The October Lansing Economic Club will performance.
focus on paving the pathway for greater Cost: Tickets are offered at no cost for LRCC
student achievement and feature Jamie members and $25 for future LRCC members.
Vollmer. Vollmer is a former attorney and
business executive turned public school MEMBER MIXER
advocate. He previously served as president 10/10 Tuesday, Oct. 10, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
of the Great Midwestern Ice Cream Company Capital Region International Airport, 4100
and participated in the Iowa Business and Capital City Boulevard, Lansing
Education Roundtable for five years before The Capital Region International Airport and
switching careers. Eaton RESA are co-hosting a member mixer
Cost: Tickets are offered at no cost for Lansing to show the importance of business and
Economic Club members, $55 for LRCC education partnerships as they launch the
members and $75 for future LRCC members. Aviation Careers Institute.
A table of eight is $425. Cost: Tickets are offered at no cost.
LANSING REGIONAL ECONOMIC ATHENA WIN PROFESSIONAL
10/5 AND FISCAL OUTLOOK 10/24 GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT SERIES:
Thursday, Oct. 5, from 8 to 10 a.m. YOUR PRESENCE IS YOUR POWER
James B. Henry Center for Executive Tuesday, Oct. 24, from 9 to 9:30 a.m.
Development, 3535 Forest Road, Lansing Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce,
Michigan State University Extension and the 500 E. Michigan Avenue, Suite 200, Lansing
Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce are Join Gina Lisenby, founder of Revelation
pleased to announce the first annual Lansing Road, to explore why it can be challenging to
Regional Economic and Fiscal Outlook. regulate our emotional responses when faced
The outlook will provide a view of the next with stress and challenges, the 5 Areas of
year’s economic outlook on income and Personal Agency that enhance our resilience,
employment for the region along with the indicators of a limited versus expansive
revenue outlook for local governments. mindset and personal patterns, 3 practices
Cost: Tickets are offered at no cost. that help you get unstuck, stay present, and
take action and how to build a resilience plan
DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION to stay confident and grounded.
10/10 SERIES: EMBRACING A DIALOGUE Cost: Tickets are offered at no cost for ATHENA
ABOUT GENDER EQUITY WIN members and $25 for future ATHENA
& INTERSECTIONALITY WIN members.
Tuesday, Oct. 10, from 10 to 11:30 a.m.
Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce, BUSINESS EDUCATION SERIES:
500 E. Michigan Avenue, Suite 200, Lansing 10/25 MAXIMIZING PRODUCTIVITY –
The October Diversity, Equity and Inclusion STRATEGIES FOR MORE
series will be led by Lori Simon, MPA, CDM, EFFECTIVE WORK
CTA, president and principal consultant, Wednesday, Oct. 25, from 10 to 11:30 a.m.
SimonSezConsulting, LLC, and focus on Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce,
embracing a dialogue about gender equity 500 E. Michigan Avenue, Suite 200, Lansing
and intersectionality. In the drive for gender Productivity is a habit and it’s something you
equity, organizations must acknowledge can become better at every day by choosing
the need for fully inclusive gender equity the methods and tricks that work for you.
that recognizes the intersectionality of In the October Business Education Series
race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and other program, Emmie Musser, Future of Work
dimensions of identity. Efforts to improve Strategist with TechSmith, is going to discuss
women representation in the leadership roles some tried-and-true strategies for more
must include women from all backgrounds productive and effective workdays.
and experiences. When intersectionality Cost: Tickets are offered at no cost for LRCC
considerations are incorporated into gender members and $25 for future LRCC members.
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