25th Annual Meeting - January 2016
Date and Time
Friday Jan 29, 2016
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM EST
11:30 am - Registration
12 - 1:30 pm - Program
Location
Brier Creek Country Club
9400 Club Hill Dr.
Raleigh, NC 27617
Fees/Admission
$45 per employee of member firms
$60 per non-member
$405 per corporate table of 10 (members only)
RSVP by Jan. 26
Description
Join us for the Morrisville Chamber's 25th Annual Meeting. Gather with top business and community leaders and celebrate the accomplishments of the Morrisville Chamber, our businesses and volunteers.
This year's event features a keynote from Bob Geolas, President and CEO of the Research Triangle Foundation of North Carolina. Geolas will discuss the first redevelopment effort in RTP's 50-year history, how he is leading the charge to reinvent the Park to meet demands of the 21st Century and how this redevelopment project will impact our community.
Highlights include:
- An opportunity to connect with top business leaders and elected officials
- Award presentations for the Jeremiah Morris Community Steward of the Year, James M. Pugh Small Business of the Year and the Ambassador of the Year
- A celebration of our 2015 accomplishments and a look ahead at what's to come
Gold Sponsor
Award Sponsor
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina
Bronze Sponsors
Atlantic Tire & Service
Branch Banking & Trust Co.
Brickman Group
Coastal Federal Credit Union
Duke Energy
Frankel Staffing Partners
Oracle
Preston Development Company
Raleigh Consulting Group
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Town of Morrisville
Wake Technical Community College
YMCA of the Triangle
Bob Geolas, President and CEO of the Research Triangle Foundation of North Carolina works daily to create a stronger Research Triangle Park for the benefit of people across all of North Carolina.
He coordinates initiatives to ensure that the Park remains at the forefront of technology, applied science, art and the humanities. He also leads the Foundation in achieving its mission of creating opportunities for North Carolina by reconnecting RTP with educational institutions to bolster their collaborative efforts not only with companies located within the Park but also one another.
Geolas brings more than 20 years of experience to RTP and has a proven track record of leveraging world-class education, research and business activities. Prior to his current role, Geolas was the Executive Director of the Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR) and in his earlier career, Geolas led North Carolina State University’s Centennial Campus and Centennial Biomedical Campus.