Science in the Triangle

Saturday, July 17 – Sunday, July 18

Dino Days! at Museum of Life + Science

Saturday 10:00am–5:00pm, Sunday 12:00pm–5:00pm

Museum of Life + Science, 433 Murray Avenue, Durham, NC 27704

If you dig dinosaurs, come and celebrate Dinosaur Trail’s first anniversary with a weekend full of fossils and fun! Meet local collectors from the North Carolina Fossil Club, talk with paleontology experts, find your own fossils or make fossil casts and meet Buddy from UNC-TV’s Dinosaur Train!

More info.

Monday, July 19

CED Personalized Leadership Development Program

All day through 7/23 (5-day event)

Website.

Seminar: Epigenetic mechanisms underlying estrogen-mediated gene silencing in breast cancer

10:00 – 11:00am

NIEHS, Rall Bldg. Room D350

To gain a better understanding of the role estrogen-regulated ncRNAs play in establishing and maintaining chromatin states of the ER± transcriptome, our lab is developing a novel strand-specific RNA sequencing protocol for the Illumina Genome Analyzer platform.

More information.

Tuesday, July 20

Entrepreneurship Webinar Series: The Business Plan

12:00 – 1:00pm

Online (www.ncimed.com)

Topics: 1. Why Do I Need a Written Plan?, 2. Mission and vision statements, 3. Elements of a Business Plan, 4. SWOT Analysis, 5. Tips for Success

Register here.

TGHC Gender Working Group: “The Policy Environment for Gender and RH/HIV”

5:30 – 7:00pm

Cox multi-purpose room, RTI International, 3040 East Cornwallis Road, RTP

Mary M. Kincaid, Senior Policy Advisor at Futures Group, will provide an update on gender-related policy as it applies to USG programming in reproductive health and HIV/AIDS.

Register by end of business day, Friday July 15, here.

Wednesday, July 21

Structure Lab Durham

All day.

RTP HQ, 12 Davis Drive, RTP, NC 27709

A day-long experience in which participants explore how corporate structures and hybrid forms can enable or hinder their efforts. Participants leave with new tools and perspectives with which they can make better choices about financing, governance, growth, market interaction and exits.

Just 40 seats available! Reserve yours now.

Thursday, July 22

Refresh The Triangle July: Focus and Empathy – Two Keys to Designing Great User Experiences

6:30 – 8:00pm

Rotating. July: Railinc, 7001 Weston Parkway, Third Floor, Cary, NC 27513

A community of designers/developers working to refresh the creative, technical & professional culture of new media endeavors in their area through design, technology, usability, and standards. Speaker: Abe Crystal, MoreBetterLabs.com

Pulled from here.

Seminar: Copyright, Patents, Trademarks, Intellectual Property

6:45 – 8:45pm

Wake Tech Northern Campus,6600 Louisburg Road Bldg D – Room 310, Raleigh, 27616

Do you have intellectual property or business products you should legally protect? If you have questions or just need an overview of the topics of discussion, this seminar is for you. Lawyers from NC LEAP present.

To register, click here.

Friday, July 23

Communicable Disease Conference: Quality Improvement Through Best Practice

8:00am – 4:15pm

William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education, Chapel Hill, NC

Conference participants learn about best practices for communicable disease programs in local public health agencies. Public health professionals and community partners interact with key leaders in communicable disease to discuss hot topics, outbreak response, and new initiatives.

More here.

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To view a complete calendar of RTP community events, please visit the Science in the Triangle calendar.