Datebook: Ann Arbor OpenCoffee and other upcoming business events
• Oct. 9, 10 & 11: Remodelers Home Tour, Washtenaw. Remodelers Council's tour of remodeled homes. 3-8 p.m. Oct. 9 and 12-6 p.m. Oct. 10 and 11. Attendees can visit 12 homes that have had partial or whole-house renovations, including green building and energy retrofit projects. Tickets are available at all tour homes, and are $10 for adults. Children 16 and under get in free. For more information, visit www.remodelerstour.com.
• Oct. 13: Ann Arbor OpenCoffee. 8-9:30 a.m. SPARK Central, 330 E. Liberty, Lower Level, Ann Arbor. Networking event event for entrepreneurs, investors and those who work with technology & innovation businesses. Free, coffee provided. For more information, visit annarborusa.org.
• Oct. 13: Marketing Roundtable - Integrated Marketing. 5-7 p.m. SPARK Central, 330 E. Liberty, Lower Level, Ann Arbor. Free panel discussion on how to select and use outside marketing resources. For more information, visit annarborusa.org.
• Oct. 13: Credit Professionals of Ann Arbor breakfast meeting. 7:30-9 a.m. Weber’s Inn, 3050 Jackson Road, Ann Arbor. Carrie Buss Williams will speak on the credit card act of 2009. $15. For reservations or information, call (734) 662-2563.
• Oct. 14: Lunch Ann Arbor Marketing: Google Adwords - Optimizing Your AdWords. 11:45 a.m. - 1 p.m., Meaghan McCann of Search Ad Marketing leads a discussion covering how to best organize your keywords, write compelling ads and how your landing page should be written to get the ever-elusive conversion. Free. For more information, call (734) 272-4698.
• Nov. 9-12: MOVING MINDS: The Next Transportation Infrastructure. SMART's Sustainable Urban Mobility & Accessibility Summit will be hosted at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. For more information, visit the SMART Web site.