Science in the Triangle

Vanessa Woods, author of “Bonobo Handshake”, at Periodic Tables in Durham Tuesday night

Sunday, Aug. 8

13th Biennial Molecular and Cellular Biology of the Soybean Conference

All day, starting at 8:00am

Sheraton Imperial Hotel & Convention Center, 4700 Emperor Blvd. Durham, NC 27703

Will highlight the collaborative research among breeders, physiologists, and genomicists to bring the power of the complete soybean genomic sequence to bear on these fields of research.

More here.

Monday, Aug. 9

First Marketing Monday: New in RTP!

4:00 – 5:30pm

RTP HQ, 12 Davis Drive, RTP, NC 27709

What is location-based marketing, and how can it help you?
Location-based marketing helps you show how great your business is to members of your community and lets you reach out to new and existing customers who live and work in the same area as you. Come to Marketing Mondays and find out! Guest Speakers: Wayne Sutton and Lawrence Ingraham of TriOut, experts in location-based marketing.

Free! Click here to register.

Tuesday, Aug. 10

Periodic Tables: Bonobo Handshake: Love and Adventure in the Congo

7:00 – 9:00pm

Broad Street Cafe, Durham

Author, scientist, and SCONC contributor Vanessa Woods will discuss and sign copies of her new book, Bonobo Handshake: A Memoir of Love and Adventure in the Congo.

Details and more about Periodic Tables.

Wednesday, Aug. 11

Innovation@rtp: How EMC is leveraging Social Network Analysis as a Strategic Asset

4:00 – 5:00pm

RTP HQ, 12 Davis Drive, RTP, NC 27709

EMC provides the technologies and tools that can help you release the power of your information, helping you design, build, and manage flexible, scalable, and secure information infrastructures.

Free. More info.

Thursday, Aug. 12

Women In Business Awards

11:30am – 2:15pm

Sheraton Imperial RTP, I-40 Page Road/4700 Emperor Blvd., Durham/RTP

Triangle Business Journal and Presenting Sponsors Duke Raleigh Hospital and Durham Regional Hospital cordially invite you to attend the 2010 Women In Business Awards luncheon honoring the Triangle’s most dynamic professional women.

Make your reservation today!

Friday, Aug. 13

2nd Friday Art Walk, Chapel Hill/Carrboro

6:30 – 9:30pm

Carrboro and Chapel Hill

Carrboro Creative Coworking participates and usually has live music and new art. All Free! More info here.

Saturday, Aug. 14

Engineering Exploration Fair for Kids

9:00am – 5:00pm

Museum of Life & Science, Durham NC

Includes Lego Robotics workshops hosted by IBM

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