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Events for the week of: Saturday, April 14, 2012

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Management Reset

What: Christopher Worley, author and organizational effectiveness expert, will present this seminar on how companies need to address their social and environmental effect to be viable in the long term.
Who: Department of Management and Organizational Behavior
Where: Benedictine University , 5700 College Road, Lisle
When: April 14, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Cost: $490
Contact: mailto:bfrederick@ben.edu

What: Topics will include: the best defense is a good offense: common wage and hour claims and employer strategies for preventing them; and independent contractors: managing and minimizing risk in an uncertain legal environment.
Who: Ogletree Deakins
Where: Maggiano's Restaurant, 240 Oak Brook Center, Oak Brook
When: April 17, 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Cost: Free
Web site: Event registration

What: Gain practical advice and expert insight on compelling issues that are challenging corporations domestically and across the globe. Earn up to seven Illinois continuing education credits.
Who: Law Bulletin Seminars
Where: Chicago Mart Plaza, 350 W. Mart Center Drive, 14th Floor of the Sun-Times Building, Chicago
When: April 18, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Cost: $199
Web site: Event registration

What: The Experts in Residence program offers valuable opportunities for aspiring entrepreneurs to meet established professionals one-on-one to seek advice or simply have a conversation about starting and growing a business. Lema Khorshid is one of the managing partners at Fuksa Khorshid LLC, where she handles a range of legal matters for small to midsize closely held businesses in Chicago and New York.
Who: Illinois Small Business Development Center at UIC
Where: Illinois Small Business Development Center at University of Illinois-Chicago, 815 W. Van Buren St., Suite 400, Chicago
When: April 19, 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
Web site: Event registration

What: A three‐course luncheon with fellow middle-market colleagues and advisers to learn about the benefits of pricing technology through a presentation by Vernon E. Lennon III, principal and founder, The Pricing Cloud.
Where: Morton's Steakhouse, 65 E. Wacker Place, Chicago
When: April 19, 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

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