Long Island business events

Long Island business events for the week beginning Dec. 13, 2010.

TUESDAY

HOLIDAY PARTY | Woodbury
Featuring the ALI (Action Long Island) Wellness Challenge Awards, networking, cocktails, dinner and entertainment, tickets required, 6-9:30 p.m., Crest Hollow Country Club, 8325 Jericho Tpke., $60, tickets required, actionlongisland.org, 631-425-2700.

AITP MEETING | Hauppauge
Association of Information Technology Professionals Long Island Chapter meets with discussion of trends in health care information technology analytics. Open to nonmembers, registration required, 8-10 a.m., Adelphi University Hauppauge Center, 55 Kennedy Dr., aitp-li.org, $10, 631-864-0271.

BACK TO BUSINESS | Commack
Workshop covers basic aspects of LinkedIn including invitations, inbox messages, profile searches, editing and managing a profile, 10:30 a.m.-noon. Suffolk Y JCC, 74 Hauppauge Rd., free, suffolkyjcc.org, 631-486-2521.

BNI POWER LUNCH | East Meadow
Business Networking International meets for lunch, noon, Empress Diner, 2490 Hempstead Tpke., free, register, 516-997-9800.

HOLIDAY BUSINESS LUNCHEON | Hauppauge
Holiday party featuring “The Sister Act,” with music by Barbra Streisand, Tina Turner and more, make business connections, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Sheraton Long Island Hotel, 110 Vanderbilt Motor Pkwy., $75, bring an unwrapped toy to donate to Toys for Tots, register, 631-543-5355.

WEDNESDAY

BNI MEETS | Syosset
Meeting of Business Networking International, 7-8:30 p.m. every Wednesday, Celebrity Diner, 312 Jericho Tpke., free, seeking new members, celebrity-diner.com, 516-977-7090.

BUSINESS NETWORKING | East Meadow
New members are encouraged to attend the meeting of the Mid-Island Chapter of Business Networking International, 7 a.m., Empress Diner, 2490 Hempstead Tpke., free, 516-721-1911.

HOLIDAY EVENT | Hempstead
All are welcome, informal lunch, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m., Hempstead Chamber of Commerce, 1776 Nichols Ct. free, 516-292-5100.

THURSDAY

BNI MEETING | Sayville
Business Networking International meets, learn how to grow your business, 7-8:30 a.m., Seacrest Palace Diner, 229 W. Main St., seeking new members, 631-739-3791.

BUSINESS NETWORKING | Mineola
TEAMmates brainstorm and network with other professionals and business owners, 10 a.m.-noon Thursdays, American Red Cross in Nassau County, 195 Willis Ave., $5, meetup.com/teammates, 516-924-7999.

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