Bubbler Calendar

Upcoming networking opportunities and events you should know about

• Monday, Dec. 7 MKELive and its strategic partners will host its holiday celebration at Cuvee, 177 N. Broadway, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Cuvee offers more than 100 varieties of champagne and sparkling wine, and the event will include live music from the Keith Sarnow Trio, drink mixing lessons, raffles and a champagne toast. The event will also serve as a Toys for Tots drop off location. Attendees that bring a new toy to the MKELive holiday gala will be entered into a special drawing for tickets to the Bucks, Admirals and Wave games. Cost to attend is $10, register at the MKELive website.
• Monday, Dec. 7 Milwaukee hosts Women on Boards event at the Hyatt Regency Hotel from 3 until 6 p.m. The annual panel is designed to educate and prepare women for board service. Panel discussions will focus on being an effective board member, how to position one self to serve on a board and how to transition from serving on non-profit boards to for profit boards. An interactive Q&A and reception will follow. Milwaukee panelists include: Gail Lione, EVP, General Counsel & Secretary, Harley-Davidson, Inc. and president, The Harley-Davidson Foundation, Inc; Kathryn Hasselblad-Pascale, managing partner of Hasselblad Machine Company, LLP; and Tina Chang, CEO, SysLogic, Inc. Carla Rutley, founder & president of The Rutley Group will moderate the event. Cost to attend is $75 To register visit: To register visit:  www.MilwaukeeWOB2009.eventbrite.com
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• Thursday Dec. 10 The winners have been chosen for the sixth annual BizTimes Milwaukee Health Care Hero awards. Award winners will be honored at a breakfast event at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Wauwatosa from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. Co anchor and news reporter for WISN channel 12 Patrick Paolantonio will moderate the event. Cost to attend is $50 per individual. To register visit www.biztimes.com/hero.
• Thursday, Dec. 10 BMA Holiday Party at New Berlin Hills Golf Course, 13175 W Graham St. in New Berlin from 6 until 9:30 p.m. Network and enjoy a cash bar, appetizers, music, a silent auction and more. Guests are encouraged to bring an unwrapped toy for children of the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Eastern Wisconsin. Registration for event is required and is open to all BMA members, guests and significant others. Cost to attend is $25 for BMA Members before Monday, Dec. 7 and $35 for nonmembers before Monday, Dec. 7. To register visit: http://www.bma-milwaukee.org/events/2009/12/holiday-party.aspxwww.bma-milwaukee.org/events/2009/12/holiday-party.aspx
• Thursday, Dec. 10 Clifton Gunderson will present a free webinar for chief financial officers, plan administrators and human resource professionals entitled Employee Benefits Update: two challenges, two solutions for 2010. The webinar will be presented twice at 10 a.m. and again at 2 p.m. Throughout the session you will learn about common operational defects related to employee benefit plans, how to solve those defects, and what impact the economy has had on employee benefit plans. Registration is required and can be done at www.cliftoncpa.com/resources/events. For questions about the event, please contact Deana Mary at (888) 778-9588.
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• Saturday, Dec. 12 Crowne Plaza Milwaukee Airport will host a free party for families of Wisconsin Army National Guards from 11a.m.until 3:00 p.m.. The event will include free skyping for families with their loved one, Santa Claus, free toys, snacks and beverages. The hotel is also a collection point for donations for homeless veterans.
• Thursday, Dec 17 The Milwaukee Press Club’s next Newsmaker Luncheon will take place at the NewsRoom Pub, 137 E. Wells St. from 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and will feature a discussion on the year ahead in Wisconsin politics. The featured Newsmakers will be Michael Tate, chairman of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, and Reince Priebus, chairman of the Republican Party of Wisconsin. The Newsmakers will discuss the 2010 elections, including the Wisconsin gubernatorial race. Cost to attend is $15 for press club members, $20 for non-members and $10 for students. Registration is required: www.milwaukeepressclub.org