Agribusiness

Indiana pork producer Emiley Gaskill of Piqua Ag Enterprises will address the New Haven Lions Club at 7 p.m. Monday at the Powerhouse Youth Center, 830 Main St., New Haven.

The 10th annual Tri-State Conservation Farming Expo will be at 7:30 a.m. March 15 at the Veterans Memorial Building in Montpelier, Ohio. Cost is $20. For information call 484-5845, ext. 120.

Computers

The Fort Wayne Community Schools Neighborhood Connection program is offering the following classes at Anthis Career Center. For information call, 467-1075 or go to www.neighborhood-connection.org.

•“Introduction to Macintosh Computers,” 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday and March 10; $65.

•“Navigating the Internet,” 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. March 15 and 22; $49.

•“Organize, Optimize and Protect Your Computer and Yourself,” 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays from April 13 to May 4; $93.

ExecuTrain will offer the following classes from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at 7337 W. Jefferson Blvd. Call 432-9077 for pricing information or go to www.etfortwayne.com.

•Keyboarding A-Z, March 7

•Visio 2010 Basic, March 7

•InDesign CS4 Basic, March 7 and 8

•SharePoint Services 3.0 Installation and Configuration, March 7 and 8

•Implementing Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0–MS-5060, March 7 and 8

•Updating Your Skills to Exchange Server 2007 SP1–MS-3938, March 7 to 9

•Visual Studio 2008: Windows Presentation Foundation–MS-6460, March 7 to 9

•Visual Studio 2008: Windows Communication Foundation–MS-6461, March 7 to 9

•Configuring Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Domain Services–MS-6425, March 7 to 11

•Windows 7 Basic, March 8

•PowerPoint 2010 Advanced, March 8

•Access 2010 Intermediate, March 8 and 9

•Excel 2010 Intermediate, March 9

•QuickBooks 2009 Advanced, March 9

•Project Management Basic, March 9

•Implementing and Maintaining MS SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services–MS-2793, March 9 to 11

•Implementing and Maintaining MS SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services–MS-6234, March 9 to 11

•Implementing and Maintaining MS SQL Server 2008 Integration Services–MS-6235, March 9 to 11

•ACT! 2009 Advanced, March 10

•Word 2010 Intermediate, March 10

•Access 2007 Intermediate, March 10 and 11

•Illustrator CS4 Advanced, March 10 and 11

•Visual Studio 2008: ASP.NET 3.5–MS-6463, March 10 and 11

•Publisher 2007 Advanced, March 11

Networking

The Society of Women Engineers Opportunity Banquet will be from 4:30 to 9 p.m. March 25 at IPFW’s Walb Ballroom. Tickets will be available from March 7 to 18 and cost $30 a person. For information call 481-6361 or e-mail Thompson@engr.ipfw.edu.

American Society for Quality Selection 0905, the Northeast Indiana Section’s Spring All-Day Conference will be from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. April 14 at the Eagle’s Nest, 125 S. Eagle Glen Trail, Columbia City. Featured speaker Glen Mazur will conduct a white belt workshop on Quality Function Deployment. Cost is $250 before March 18, $275 for ASQ members and $300 for non-members. For information, e-mail Nathan.prieshoff@medtronic.com or dtempleton@pccfiberglass.com.

Etc.

The Gerald D. Smith Lecture Series will feature Rick Miller giving a presentation titled “Confessions of a Math/CS Major: Education, Work, Family and God” at 4 p.m. Friday in Hiner Hall of the Science Hall at Huntington University.

The Apartment Association of Fort Wayne-NE Indiana Inc. will have a Breakfast Connection meeting at 8 a.m. March 8 at Don Hall’s Guesthouse, 1313 W. Washington Center Road. For information or to RSVP by Thursday, call 482-2916 or e-mail info@aafw.org.

The Fort Wayne-Allen County Economic Development Alliance Swagger Awards will be from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday in Convention Hall A at Grand Wayne Center. Cost is $50 per person. For information, call 426-5568 or go to www.swagger-awards.com.

Women’s Enterprise, a program of the Fort Wayne Women’s Bureau, is presenting programs at the Fort Wayne’s Women’s Bureau, 3521 Lake Ave. unless otherwise noted. To register, call 424-7977 or go to www.womensenterprise.org.

•“Grant Writing 101,” 1 to 4 p.m. Monday and March 7, Northeast Indiana Innovation Center, 3201 Stellhorn Road; $25.

•“Minority-owned Business Enterprise/Woman-owned Business Enterprise Certification,” 1 to 3 p.m. March 9; $50.

•“Getting Started with Government Procurement Level 1,” noon to 2 p.m. Tuesday; $50.

•“Business Plan Basics,” 2 to 4 p.m. March 10, Northeast Indiana Innovation Center, 3201 Stellhorn Road; $20.

•“Money Smart,” 6:30 to 8 p.m. March 16 and 18; $10.

•“Getting Started with Government Procurement Level 2,” noon to 2 p.m. March 22 and 29; $50.

•“FastTrac New Venture-Business Planning Workshop,” 6 to 8 p.m. April 11 to June 13, Northeast Indiana Innovation Center, 3201 Stellhorn Road; $150.

Ivy Tech Community College, Workforce and Economic Development offers classes in Carroll Hall on the North Campus. Call 480-4118 to register unless otherwise noted.

•“Outlook 2007,” 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 11; $159.

•“Introduction to Computers,” 8 a.m. to noon March 18; $59.

IPFW’s Division of Continuing Studies is offering the following courses at IPFW unless otherwise noted. For more information or to register, call 481-6619 or go to learn.ipfw.edu.

•“Managing Change When Change is Difficult,” 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday and March 17; $99.

•“Getting Results with Social Media,” 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday; $119.

•“How to Start a Business Workshop,” 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Decatur Chamber; $25.

•“Microsoft Windows Beginning,” 9 to 11 a.m. Mondays from Feb. 28 to March 14; $142.

•“Microsoft Windows Advanced,” 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays from March 2 to March 16; $142.

•“HTML 4.0 Advanced,” 6 to 8:15 p.m. Mondays from Feb. 28 to March 21; $152.

•“Microsoft Word 2010 Basic,” 2 to 4:15 p.m. Thursdays from March 3 to 24; $152.

•“Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 Basic,” 9 to 11:15 a.m. Wednesdays from March 2 to 30; $152.

•“Advanced Product Quality Planning and Production Part Approval Process,” 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, IPFW Warsaw Center; $229.

•“Failure Mode and Effects Analysis,” 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, IPFW Warsaw Center; $229.

Bennacht Counseling and Consulting LLC will have the following professional CEU seminars at Klopfenstein Inn and Suites, 1212 Magnavox Way. Cost is $80 a session or $70 a session with 10-day advance notice. For information, call 415-5441.

•“Leaving a Legacy: Capturing Important Life Experiences, Lessons and Sentiments,” 8 a.m. to noon March 11.

•“Continuity of Care: Legal and Ethical Considerations for the Welfare of Clients and the Community,” 1 to 5 p.m. March 11.

•“Mugglers, Jugglers and Clowns: Personal Safety Skills for an Uncertain World,” 8 a.m. to noon March 25.

•“Addressing the Victim Stance: Guiding Clients from Surviving to Thriving,” 1 to 5 p.m. March 25.