Week of July 19, 2001    
Competing plans for Watson Island developments ready for evaluation
Homestead weighs options to gain revenue from mostly idle stadium
Gables elects to raze city hall annex, plot future for project
Microtel buys airport-area plot for hotel venture
4 initiatives separately seek to unknot region's snarled traffic
One Miami team says buyer found for Biscayne Bay piece of project
New board asked to monitor county beautification projects

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Thursday 7/19

TRAVEL & TOURISM LUNCHEON
   Presentation of Travel & Tourism Hall of Fame award to Tony Goldman. Speaker: Angela Gittens, aviation director for Miami-Dade County. Organized by the Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce. $30; $25 in advance. Noon. Wyndham Miami Beach Resort, 4833 Collins Ave., Miami Beach. Details: (305) 672-1270, ext. 19.
PRESENTATION
   "Technology Trends in Latin America." Speaker: Will Gonzalez, market development manager, IDC Latin America. Organized by the Florida chapter of the International Advertising Association. $40; $30 for members. 12:15 p.m. Bankers Club, 14th floor, One Biscayne Tower, 2 S Biscayne Blvd. Details: (305) 529-5006.
NETWORKER
   Organized by the Miami Business Alliance. RSVP. 8-9 a.m. Bankers Club, 14th floor, One Biscayne Tower, 2 S Biscayne Blvd. Details: (305) 361-9662.

Friday 7/20

TRAINING SESSION
   "Time Management." First of two Dale Carnegie training programs organized by the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce. $75 or $125 for two. 8-11:30 a.m. Wyndham Miami Biscayne Bay Hotel, 1601 Biscayne Blvd. Details: (305) 350-7700.

Saturday 7/21

STARTUP SEMINAR
   "How to start & run a successful business." Billed as a must for startups and expansions. Topics include finance, marketing, legal and accounting issues. Presented by the SCORE group of the US SBA. Free. 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Citadel Building, 49 NW Fifth St. Details: (305) 371-6889 or scoremiami.com.
TRADE SEMINAR
   "How to start, finance & operate an export-import business from your home." Presented by the Florida chapter of the Minority Exporters & Importers Association. Call for brochure. Reservations required. 9-11:30 a.m. 3191 Coral Way. Details: (305) 386-3396.
TRADE SEMINAR
   "How to export to and import from the Caribbean Basin & Latin America." Presented by the Florida chapter of the Minority Exporters & Importers Association. Call for brochure. Reservations required. 1-2:30 p.m. 3191 Coral Way. Details:
JOB FAIR
   Organized by the North Dade Regional Chamber of Commerce. Exhibit booths start at $500 for members. Aventura Mall, 19501 Biscayne Blvd., Aventura. Details: (954) 668-8197.

Wednesday 7/25

OPEN HOUSE
   Wine and cheese reception to signal start of classes on Sept. 2 at the Keller Graduate School of Management. RSVP. 5:30-7:30 p.m. Miami City Club, 55th floor, 200 S Biscayne Blvd. Details: (786) 425-1113 or keller.edu.
SEMINAR
   "Building the Real-Time Organization." Reshaping enterprise integration strategies. Speakers: John Cooper, StrataSysGroup, and Bruce Matichuk, founder of Celcorp. 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Weston Hills Country Club, 2600 Country Club Way, Weston. Details: (305) 777-1300.

Thursday 7/26

SEMINAR
   "Financing Your Small Business." Organized by the Florida Atlantic University Small Business Development Center. Free. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Coral Gables Branch Library, 3443 Segovia St., Coral Gables. Details: (786) 388-9040.
SEMINAR
   "Lease Purchase America." Speaker: John Ross, author. Targets property owners. Organized by the Miami Real Estate Investors Association. RSVP. $20; $10 for members. 6:30 p.m. 888 NW 27th Ave. Details: (305) 631-8881, ext. 107.
PANEL
   "IT Outsourcing & Infrastructure." A look at how the demand for data storage is forcing companies to consider IT outsourcing. Sponsored by the Miami Internet Alliance. Panelists include Jonathan Castleman, president of Storage Access, and Luis Navarro, chairman and CEO of iNNERHOST. Alex Manfredez, program manager for software solutions and enterprise research with IDC Latin America, moderates. $20; $10 for members. 6 p.m. Suite 3210, Chapman Center, M-DCC Wolfson, 300 NE Second Ave. Details: (305) 573-9650.

Friday 7/27

TRAINING SESSION
   "World Class Customer Service." Dale Carnegie training program organized by the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce. $75. 8-11:30 a.m. Wyndham Miami Biscayne Bay Hotel, 1601 Biscayne Blvd. Details: (305) 350-7700.

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