Science in the Triangle

N.C. Biotechnology Center dedication, 10/26/10

Monday, November 8th

Entrepreneur Night with Brad Feld and David Cohen of TechStars

6:00 – 9:00pm

American Tobacco – BAY 7, 318 Blackwell Street, Durham, NC 27701

On November 8th, LaunchBox Digital and Square 1 Bank will host Brad Feld and David Cohen of TechStars fame. Brad and David will discuss their experiences with TechStars, their lifelong journey in technology startups and their new book, “Do More Faster”. $10. Tickets must be purchased in advance. Light food and beverage served.

Tuesday, November 9th

Lecture: “The Suicide of the Humanities”

5:00 – 7:00pm

National Humanities Center, 7 T.W. Alexander Drive, RTP, 27709

Speaker: Dr. Raymond Tallis, University of Liverpool

Periodic Tables: Scott Huler’s “On The Grid”

7:00 – 9:00pm

Broad Street Cafe, Durham

Join us for a unique Periodic Tables as DG Martin, host of UNC-TV’s North Carolina Bookwatch program, will be interviewing Scott Huler about his latest book. The event will be filmed for a later broadcast on UNC-TV.

Wednesday, November 10th

Practical Method Development for Liquid Chromatography

8:20am – 12:00pm

NC Biotechnology Center, 15 T.W. Alexander Drive, RTP

Seminar intended to provide a complete, practical working knowledge of liquid chromatographic method development. Workshop Lecturer: Richard Lake, Pharmaceutical Market Development Manager at Restek.

Innovation@RTP: Your Employees are leaving and you don’t even know!

4:00 – 5:30pm

RTP HQ, 12 Davis Drive, RTP, NC 27709

Employee Retention is not a subject managers are talking much about today. However, with the economy turning around, retention is a major issue facing many industries today. Come and learn how Cisco is addressing this issue with Talent Connection and lessons learned from rolling this major program across the company. Speaker: Heather Yurko.

Thursday, November 11th

CED’s Direct Connections Lunch: Life Science Trends

12:00 – 1:30pm

CED’s Classroom in the American Underground, American Tobacco (334 Blackwell, Suite B012, Durham, NC 27701)

Please note: Registration closes 2 days prior to the event and is for CED members only. This is a member-only event. To join CED as a member, click link.

Public Health Perspectives on Traditional and Integrative Medicine by Gerard Bodeker

4:00 – 5:30pm

John Hope Franklin Center Room 240, Duke Global Health Institute

Most research has focused on clinical and experimental medicine (safety, efficacy, and mechanism of action) and regulatory issues, to the general neglect of public health dimensions. Public health research must consider social, cultural, political and economic contexts to maximize the contribution of traditional and complementary medicine to health care systems globally. Speaker: Gerard Bodeker, University of Oxford and Columbia University.

Saturday, November 13th

2010 IndieConf

8:00am – 5:00pm

The McKimmon Center, 1101 Gorman St, Raleigh, 27695

indieconf is a conference for independent web professionals. Who should attend? Web freelancers, contractors and those considering making the jump. Whether you’re a designer or developer, indieconf will help you run your business smarter, saving you time and money. Only $99.

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