Science in the Triangle

Monday, July 26

Health Care in the 21st Century

8:00am (Mon. 7/26) - 5:00pm (Thurs. 7/29)

The Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, 1 Towerview Drive, Durham, NC 27708

Broaden your knowledge and your professional network by joining us for this four day intensive course on current health care issues and trends. Led by distinguished faculty from The Duke MBA Health Sector Management (HSM) program, the course is open to executives and managers from all industries.

To register, go here.

Certified ScrumMaster with Jeff Sutherland - Back in RTP!

9:00am (Mon. 7/26) - 5:00pm (Tues. 7/27)

Four Points Sheraton at South Point, 7807 Leonardo Drive, Durham, NC 27713

n this course, participants will learn how to stop thrashing and start executing along with everything necessary for getting started with Scrum. Following the course, each participant is enrolled as a Certified ScrumMaster, which includes a one-year membership in the Scrum Alliance.

Read more here.

Tuesday, July 27

PEPH Webinar: Community Health Workers - Methods and Models to Improve Environmental Public Health

1:00 - 2:00pm

Online (www.gotowebinar.com)

Open to the public. Find out more at NIEHS’s website.

Super Cool Liquid Nitrogen Show

Shows at 1:30pm AND 3:00pm daily (Tues. 7/27 - Sat. 7/31)

Museum of Life + Science, 33 Murray Avenue, Durham, NC 27704

The liquid nitrogen show is back by popular demand! Come see this exciting, engaging and chilly show to discover what happens to different objects when they get “super cool.” You’ll even get to sample your own liquid nitrogen ice cream!

Free, with museum admission. Reserve tickets at desk day of show. Museum events.

Wednesday, July 28

Grand Opening of South Regional Library

10:00am - 6:00pm

4505 S. Alston Ave at NC Hwy. 54, Durham

The day will begin with a ribbon cutting ceremony, with comments from Durham County Commissioners and other library guests, from 10-10:30am, in front of the building. Visitors will check out the new library, participate in a special gathering of historic stories and photos, and sample some of the programs that will be available at their library.

Local Tech Wire’s Executive Exchange: The “Immersive Internet”

11:30am - 1:30pm

American Tobacco Campus - Bay 7, 324 Blackwell St, Washington Bldg, Durham, 27709

How can you and your business take advantage of opportunities created by virtual worlds, real-time collaboration, and the life-like experience of 3D? Internationally published and recognized expert in all things 3D, Dr. Tony O’Driscoll (Duke professor and fmr. IBM/Nortel exec) will discuss and demonstrate the potential of the Immersive Internet.

Register here.

Acrolinx Executive Forum

12:00 - 3:00pm

RTP Marriott, 301 Residence Inn Blvd., Durham, NC

This event is a complimentary networking luncheon, followed by a discussion surrounding Information Quality strategies and the impact on Machine Translation for companies with global content and products. Co-hosted by SDI.

Headshot Tweetup

7:00 - 10:00pm

MindWorks Multimedia - 807 East Main Street - Durham, NC 27701

Come meet other people who are active in the Triangle social media world that want a new/better profile picture. You hang out and try the awesome FREE BEER from our friends at LoneRider Brewing Company. Professional photographers present.

Free! Full as of now: page.

Thursday, July 29

Seminar: Biomolecular Simulations Using Implicit Solvent Models

1:00 - 2:00pm

NIEHS, Rall Bldg, Rm F193

Speaker: Professor David Case, Rutgers University. Open to the public. More.

IBM Supplier Development, Global Entrepreneur, and SME Toolkit

6:00 - 9:00pm

Brier Creek Country Club

TiE Carolinas monthly networking dinner. IBM program managers panel on supplier development, innovation programs, and small business resources. Details and registration.

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