The Lansing Center

Pepsi 100 Days of Summer Kick Off
2025-05-05 - 2025-05-06 | The Lansing Center, 333 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing, MI, 48933, United States
Meeting

Midwest Gang Investigators Association
2025-05-04 - 2025-05-07
The Midwest Gang Investigators Association (MGIA) is an organization representing 12 states throughout the Midwest with over 2,000 members. MGIA provides a collaborative association whose mission is in developing and recommending strategies to prevent and control gang crime, administer professional training, and assist criminal justice professionals regarding gangs in their communities.

Jobs for Michigan Graduates Career Development Conference
2025-05-01
This Career Development Conference (CDC) is Youth Solutions’ annual event where youth have the opportunity to showcase the skills they have learned throughout the year in the Jobs for Michigan’s Graduates (JMG) program. This event highlights workplace skills and knowledge, such as creative problem solving, interview skills, and career preparation. Career-based competitions provide students real-world practice for future employment opportunities while volunteer judges evaluate and offer feedback to our future leaders.
Moreover, inspirational speeches and student recognition allow our young people to envision and aspire towards their future careers.

Michigan Emergency Nurses Association
2025-04-29 - 2025-04-30
Michigan ENA is comprised of the members of the Emergency Nurses Association who live in the state of Michigan. Each member has an opportunity to become involved at their local chapter and at the state level.

The ENA mission is to advance excellence in emergency nursing. Our vision is to be the premier organization for the emergency nursing community worldwide.

START Conference - Grand Valley State University
2025-04-28 - 2025-04-29
The Statewide Autism Resources and Training (START) Project is housed in the Grand Valley State University (GVSU) Autism Education Center (AEC) and has been funded by the Michigan Department of Education Office of Special Education since 2001. START supports educators to increase local capacity by providing evidence-based training, resources, and coaching support focused on systems-level change. As a statewide collaborative project, START partners with schools, families, and communities to create inclusive environments and experiences to empower autistic and neurodivergent students.

Tattoo City Tat Con
2025-04-25 - 2025-04-27
This convention is open to the public and celebrates the artistry and culture of tattoos by bringing together a diverse community of tattoo enthusiasts, talented artists, and industry professionals for an unforgettable experience. One day tickets or 3 day passes are available.
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2025 MAER Annual Conference
2025-04-23 - 2025-04-25
The mission of Michigan AER is to render all possible assistance to the promotion, development and improvement of all phases of education and rehabilitation of blind and visually impaired persons of all ages. This event features a variety of sessions, workshops, vendors, and networking opportunities.

Michigan Political Leadership Program
2025-04-23
Michigan Political Leadership Program (MPLP) is a bi-partisan program that identifies individuals from across the state committed to community service and brings them together to engage in a public policy and leadership curriculum. This is program of the Institute for Public Policy and Social Research (IPPSR) in MSU’s College of Social Science. The only bi-partisan public policy and leadership training program in Michigan, MPLP is distinguished as one of only a handful of such successful programs in the nation.

LEPFA Board of Commissioners
2025-04-22, 2025-03-18
LEPFA’s mission is to provide professional management toward the administration, operation, marketing and maintenance of the Lansing Center, Jackson Field, Groesbeck Golf Course and community/regional interest events. Through our commitment to service excellence, we provide outstanding experiences for our guests. By providing safe environments and developing strong relationships with our diverse clients, sponsors, and business neighbors, we serve as a catalyst to enhance both local and regional economic growth.
The commission meets the last Tuesday of every month at 8 AM and is open to the public.

LARA-Joint Providers Surveyor Training
2025-04-22
The Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) holds a spring and a fall Joint Provider Surveyor Training for nursing home staff and the Bureau of Community and Health Systems surveyors as mandated by the Public Health Code.

SBAM Annual Meeting & Small Business Summit
2025-04-21
The Small Business Association of Michigan (SBAM) Annual Meeting and Small Business Summit is the perfect opportunity to get engaged with SBAM and connect with small business peers, all while enjoying a fantastic program and lunch. In addition, the popular Express Learning Sessions will return!

Michigan Manufacturing Association Operations Conference
2025-04-17
The annual Manufacturing Operations Conference provides actionable solutions to operational challenges for Michigan manufacturers.
This powerful event offers proven strategies, tools and best practices in the areas of organizational culture, human resources, marketing and community relations, cybersecurity and technology, production and operational efficiencies, purchasing, finance and environmental health and safety.

Michigan Safety Conference
2025-04-14 - 2025-04-16, 2025-04-13 - 2025-04-15
The Michigan Safety Conference is a volunteer organization dedicated to promoting the improvement of workplace safety and health practices in the State of Michigan. The Michigan Safety Conference exists to provide education, and to create a community of experts, to help eliminate workplace injuries and fatalities.

Nation Outside
2025-04-14
Nation Outside, is a statewide grassroots and advocacy organization entirely led by the formerly incarcerated and legal system impacted. Our mission is to drive policy and practice innovation that builds transformative systems of support for criminal legal system impacted individuals, families and communities.

Michigan Association of State Universities
2025-04-11
The primary mission of the Michigan Association of State Universities is to advocate higher education as a public good and to promote its collective value.

Walk of Fame Cheer & Dance Championships
2025-04-11 - 2025-04-12
US Cheer Productions is one of the Midwest’s largest cheer and dance event companies! Committed to providing cheer & dance customers with fun, fair, and affordable cheer and dance events!
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Michigan HR Day Conference
2025-04-10
Human Resources and other professionals from across the state will gather in Lansing for the 16th Annual Michigan HR Day. This event connects HR leaders, professionals and resources.

Michigan Realtors Annual Broker Summit x Fair Housing Summit
2025-04-08 - 2025-04-09

YMCA MI Youth in Government Conference
2025-04-03 - 2025-04-06
The YMCA Michigan Youth in Government program provides middle school and high school students with a unique opportunity to become acting state legislators, lobbyists, and lawyers. They simulate the positions of the actual state government.

Community Mental Health Association Annual Community Breakfast
2025-04-01
Free to attend, however, registration is required as space is limited.
Annual Community Event, “Caring for Community.”
Keynote Speaker: Darryll Stinson, a transformational speaker on a mission to impact the world by helping leaders grow their movements through personal development, storytelling and public speaking. As a former Division 1 athlete who lost his career due to severe back injury, Darryll overcame multiple suicide attempts to become an international speaker, best-selling author, credential minister, award-winning philanthropist and 2xTEDx speaker — with one of his talks grossing more than 1.7 million views. Darryll’s ultimate goal in life is to be known for how he loves and how he gives.

2025 Michigan Scholastic Club Chess Championship
2025-03-29 - 2025-03-30
The US Chess Federation (US Chess) is the official governing body and nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization for chess players and chess supporters in the United States. Their mission is to empower people, enrich lives, and enhance communities through chess. Their vision is that chess is recognized as an essential tool that is inclusive, benefits education and rehabilitation, and promotes recreation and friendly competition.
More information to come.
Please click on the link below to be redirected to the organization’s website.

Beyond the Stars Regionals
2025-03-28 - 2025-03-29
Dance competition offering three levels of competition to give every dancer the best opportunity to compete against dancers with similar training. Beyond The Stars is a family-owned company built on strong moral values and a love for dance. Now in their 19th year, they promise that their focus will never change; the dancers will always come first! They’ll keep working to provide a positive competition experience for dancers and their families. Every BTS employee takes pride in our reputation for hosting organized and fair events that run on time or ahead of schedule.

Francis B. Vedder Society Banquet
2025-03-28
The Francis B. Vetter Society promotes and encourages advancement of sound restorative principles in the practice of crown and bridge prosthodontics; to stimulate, be informed of and to advance the latest developments, theories, techniques, and research in crown and bridge; to exchange ideas and promote coordination with all allied both clinical and technical areas of dentistry.

2024 County Road Association Highway Conference and Roadshow
2025-03-25 - 2025-03-27
The 2025 Highway Conference and Road Show is here.
This conference and Roadshow offers:

Opportunities to network with legislators and peers
Engaging General Session speakers
Educational Breakout Sessions on engineering, board management, public relations, human resources and commissioner topics
A variety of Road Show vendors
And much more!

County Road Self Insurance Fund
2025-03-24
The County Road Association Self-Insurance Fund (aka CRASIF) was formed in 1978 to manage the workers’ compensation liability of participating road commissions known as members. It was the sixth self-insured group fund to be created in Michigan. CRASIF began with 34 road commissions. It currently serves 70 county road commissions with a combined employee population of roughly 3,600 employees.
The Fund is governed by a nine-person Board of Trustees comprised of road commission administrative staff and commissioners. The Board hires an administrator to be the chief operating officer.

Michigan Army National Guard
2025-03-22 - 2025-03-23

ESOP Spring Conference
2025-03-20
The Michigan Chapter of the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) Association is made up of more than 105 ESOP companies and professional service providers in Michigan.
ESOP’s mission is to help companies excel by providing their members with educational and networking opportunities.

MI Municipal League 2025 CapCon
2025-03-18 - 2025-03-19
CapCon 2025 attendees will gain meaningful information and tangible tools to advocate, engage, and influence the legislative process to support and shape the future of our communities and Michigan.
